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Brioche
By maredan
Directions Stir the yeast into the warm water (or milk), with the salt and sugar
- 2 envelopes dry active yeast (about 16 g)
- 6 tablespoons warm water or milk
- 1-1/2 tsps salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cups flour
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 egg yolk
- Milk for wash
Cottage Pie
By maredan
Directions Filling 1. Add 2 tbsp vegetable oil to large saucepot over medium high heat
- Filling
- 4 * 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 500 * 500 grams ground beef
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup diced onion, about 1/2 medium
- 1 * 1 cup diced celery, about 1 stalk
- 2 * 2 cups diced carrot, about 2 medium
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 * 1 heaping tbsp tomato paste
- 2 * 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 * 1 cup red wine
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 cups beef stock
- 1 * 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 * 1 sprig thyme
- 1 * 1 bay leaf
- * Salt and pepper to taste
- Potatoes
- 7 * 7 medium cooking potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 3 * 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup butter, cut into cubes
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup 35% whipping cream
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- * Salt and pepper to taste
- For Assembly
- 1 * 1 9-inch square casserole dish
- * Extra grated parmesan cheese
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup bread crumbs (optional)
- * Salt and pepper
- Irish Peas and Cabbage
- 2 * 2 cups frozen sweet peas
- 2 * 2 strips bacon, roughly diced
- 1/2 * 1/2 head small Savoy cabbage, core removed and thinly sliced
- 1/2 * 1/2 small onion, sliced
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 * 1 tablespoon butter
- * salt and pepper to taste
Strudel with Strawberries and Prunes
By maredan
Instructions Heat oven to 400°
- 8 * 8 ounces strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 * 1 crisp baking apple, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, halved and sliced
- 6 * 6 pitted prunes, quartered
- 2 * 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
- * ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 * 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17¼-ounce package), thawed
- 1 * 1 large egg yolk
- * Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Cauliflower Gratin
By maredan
Directions Make the sauce: Bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan with the bay leaf and garlic
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove garlic split
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup grated gruyère cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound cauliflower florettes
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 to 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Raspberry Shortbread Bars
By maredan
Directions In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup seedless raspberry preserves or jam (8 ounces)
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)
Classic Biscotti
By maredan
Preheat oven to 350F Put almonds on baking sheet and toast shaking pan periodically until lightly toasted and fragr...
- 1 3/4 c roasted peeled whole almonds
- 4 extra large eggs
- 1 1/2 c pastry flour, plus 1 1/2 c flour for working dough
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 3/4 c pine nuts
- 1 tbsp cinammon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp baking ammonia, optional
Double Chocolate Chunk Biscotti
By maredan
Grease large cookie sheet and set aside
- 1/3 c butter
- 2/3 c sugar
- 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 c flour
- 4 oz white baking bar, coarsely chopped
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsp shortening (optional)
- 2 oz semisweet chocolate coarsely chopped
Glazed Radishes
By maredan
1. Put radishes in a sauté pan just large enough to hold them
- 1 * 1 pound radishes (smallish oblong kind)
- 1 * 1 knob butter
- * Salt and pepper
- 2 * 2 cubes sugar
Pie Crust
By maredan
Put flour, shortening, sugar and salt in bowl and beat at low speed until mixture comes together approx 30sec Add 6...
- 2 c flour
- 3/4 c vegetable shortening
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 7 tbsp ice water
Macaroni and Cheese
By maredan
Directions Macaroni and Cheese Boil the macaroni in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente
- Macaroni and Cheese
- 3/4 pound elbow macaroni
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or to taste
- Salt and pepper
- Topping
- 5 slices bacon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups diced bread