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Craggy Chocolate Cake
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the oven to 375°F/190°C
- 7 * 7 ounces 70% chocolate, chopped
- 7 * 7 ounces butter, softened
- 4 * 4 eggs, separated
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
French 75
By maredan
Directions 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
- * Ice
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 ounce(s) VSOP cognac
- 1/2 * 1/2 ounce(s) Simple Syrup
- 1/2 * 1/2 ounce(s) fresh lemon juice
- * Sparkling wine
Chevre Chaud
By maredan
Directions Filling In a bowl, combine all the filling ingredients
- Filling
- 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pepper
- Goat Cheese Triangles
- 6 sheets phyllo dough, defrosted
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 200 grams feta or firm goat cheese, sliced into 8 sticks
- Salad
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Zante currants
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
- 3 cups mixed baby greens or baby spinach
- Fleur de sel
Chicken Consomme
By maredan
1. Put the stock in a large saucepan
- 6 * 6 cups unsalted, home-made chicken stock, cold
- 1 * 1 small leek, trimmed and minced
- 1 * 1 small carrot, grated
- 3 * 3 parsley stems, minced
- 8 * 8 ounces ground chicken breast
- 2 * 2 egg whites
- 1 * 1 pinch Salt
White Chocolate Brownies
By maredan
White Chocolate Brownies 1
- White Chocolate Brownies
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 6 * 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 2 * 2 egg
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 * 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup walnut pieces, (optional), lightly toasted
- * icing sugar, for dusting
Cornmeal Cake with Fresh Berries
By maredan
1 Preheat the oven to 350F, with a rack near the center
- 1 * 1 pint blackberries or raspberries
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup corn kernels
- 1 * 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup fine or medium stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 1 * 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp.kosher salt
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- * Lightly sweetened, softly whipped cream, for serving
Espresso Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
By maredan
Directions Whisk together flour, salt, and espresso in a large bowl; set aside
- 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 teaspoon(s) finely ground espresso
- 8 ounce(s) (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup(s) confectioners' sugar, sifted, then measured
- 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 3 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate, chopped
Yellow Ŀayer Cake with Vanilla Frosting
By maredan
Directions Make the Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Cake
- 3 cup(s) sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 cup(s) milk, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 stick(s) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- Frosting
- 1/2 pound(s) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg yolk (optional)
- 1 pound(s) confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup(s) heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon(s) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch(s) salt
Nanaimo Bars
By maredan
Directions To Assemble 1
- Base
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup unsalted butterunsalted butter
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugarsugar
- 5 * 5 tablespoons cocoa powdercocoa powder
- 1 * 1 eggegg
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extractvanilla extract
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbschocolate cookie crumbs
- 1 * 1 cup unsweetened grated coconutunsweetened grated coconut
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and choppedwalnuts, toasted and chopped
- Filling
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperatureunsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 tablespoons custard powdercustard powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup milkmilk
- 2 * 2 teaspoons vanillavanilla
- 3 * 3 cups icing sugar, siftedicing sugar, sifted
- Topping
- 8 * 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, choppedsemisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 * 2 tablespoons unsalted butterunsalted butter
Nanaimo Bars
By maredan
Make It HEAT oven to 350°F
- 6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
- 3/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. butter, softened, divided
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups Honey Maid Graham Crumbs
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 Tbsp. Bird's Custard Powder
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- 2 cups icing sugar