Maredan's profile page
Recipes
Angel Biscuits
By maredan
Directions 1. Stir yeast, a pinch of the sugar and water together and set aside while preparing other ingredie...
- 1-1/4 * 1-1/4 tsp istant dry yeast
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 tbsp warm water (body temperature)
- 3 * 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 * 1 cup buttermilk
Applesauce Apple Tart
By maredan
1. Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C
- 1 * 1 9 inch/23 cm baked sweet tart shell (square looks nice!)
- 6 * 6 applesauce apples, such as Braeburn, unpeeled
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 * 2 royal gala apples, or other variety that keeps shape during cooking
- 2 * 2 tablespoons melted butter
Pumpkin Sponge Cake
By maredan
Directions Cake 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cake
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups packed Demerara sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 * 1 cup good quality pure pumpkin purée
- 2 * 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
- Milk Chocolate Mousse
- 30 * 30 ounces (2 pound) milk chocolate, cut into ¼ inch pieces
- 1 * 1 cup milk
- 1 * 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 * 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 * 2 cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
- Sour Cream Mousse
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 * 1 vanilla bean, pulp only
- 1 * 1 teaspoon icing sugar
- 1 * 1 gelatin leaf
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup sour cream
- Candied Pumpkin Seeds
- 1 * 1 cup raw shelled pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup simple syrup
Leeks Vinaigrette
By maredan
Directions Trim the root end of the leeks, and cut off the tops just above where the dark green starts
- 2 pounds leeks
- 1 shallot, minced
- 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to season
- Zest of 1 lemon
Squid Stewed with Tomatoes
By maredan
Directions 1. Slice the squid cross-wise into rings, like onion rings
- 2 * 2 pounds small squid, cleaned and rinsed
- 3 * 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 * 1 large onion, minced
- 4 to 6 * 4 to 6 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 2 * 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 * 1 pepperoncino or langue d’oiseau (a.k.a. small, hot, red pepper, or pepper flakes)
- 1 * 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 * 1 bay leaf
- * fresh thyme leaves
- * saffron (optional)
- * salt and pepper to season
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Niçois olives, or other small black olives
- 1/2 * 1/2 lemon zest
- * lemon juice to season
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped, flat-leaf parsley leaves for garnish
Herb Roasted Chicken Breasts
By maredan
Directions In a food processor or with a mortar & pestle, purée green onion, garlic, thyme and oregano with salt ...
- 2 cups chopped green onion
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 1-1/2 tbsp ground allspice
- 1-1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- lime juice, for sprinkling
Chocolate and Cheese Danish
By maredan
Directions Put an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Filling:
- Ingredients
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 1 * 1 egg yolk
- 1 * 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 * 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 2 * 2 (9-inch-square) sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 * 1 egg, beaten
Three Onion Couscous
By maredan
Directions Pour 1 cup of hot water over couscous, stir in lemon zest, cover and let set 10 minutes
- 1 cup dry couscous
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped leeks (white and light green parts only)
- 1/2 cup diced Vidalia onion
- 4 tablespoons chopped chives
- salt and pepper
Raspberry Macarons
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 400° and position racks in the upper and lower thirds
- 1 * 1 cup(s) confectioners' sugar
- 1 * 1 cup(s) almond flour (see Tips & Techniques)
- 3 * 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoon(s) water
- 2 * 2 drop(s) (or 3) red food coloring
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup(s) seedless raspberry jam
Lemon Barley Pilaf
By maredan
1. In a saucepan, soften the onion and garlic in the butter
- 1 * 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 * 1 cup pearl barley
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup white wine
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 * 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- * Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
- * Salt and pepper