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Vanilla Bean Macarons with Dulce de Leche Buttercream
By ctozzi
Preparation Instructions For the macarons: In a large bowl sift together almond meal and confectioners’ sugar to...
- FOR THE MACARONS:
- Ingredients
- 115 grams Almond Meal
- 180 grams Confectioners’ Sugar
- 100 grams Egg Whites, Aged At Room Temperature For 24 Hours
- 1/2 whole Vanilla Bean Pod, Seeds Scraped Out And Removed
- 25 grams Granulated Sugar
- _____
- FOR THE BUTTERCREAM:
- 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
- 2 cups Confectioners Sugar (sifted)
- 3 Tablespoons Dulce De Leche
Zuccotto
By ctozzi
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Vanilla Sponge Cake:
- Unsalted butter, for pans
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup plus 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- For the Syrup:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup framboise or other raspberry liqueur (If omitting liqueur, substitute 1/4 cup water)
- For the Filling:
- 2 cups chilled heavy cream
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- For the Filling & Topping:
- 4 ounces hazelnuts, plus more for garnish
- 4 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate-covered toffee bars, such as Skor or Heath, plus more for garnish
- 1 pint raspberries, plus more for garnish
- For the Topping:
- Chocolate Ganache Icing:
- 9 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- Vanilla Bean Creme Anglaise:
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Homemade Caramel Popcorn and Peanuts
By ctozzi
1 Heat oven to 200°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper
- 7 cups plain popped popcorn
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Chipit Squares
By ctozzi
Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks
- 3 tbs Butter
- 1 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Egg Yolks (Save whites)
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 pkg Chipits
- 1 cup Coconut
Cookie Dough Frosting
By ctozzi
In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, whip together butter and light-brown sugar until pale and fluffy, a...
- 10 Tbsp salted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp molasses
- 2-3 Tbsp cream or half and half
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pesche - Italian Peach Wedding Cookies
By ctozzi
Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease cookie sheets
- 2 cups sugar
- 8 large eggs
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 8 cups flour (you may have to keep adding flour until firm enough to form balls)
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- peach preserves peach brandy red food coloring granulated sugar
Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecakes
By ctozzi
Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter
- 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 mini peanut butter cups
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
By ctozzi
NO FLOUR, NO OIL, NO WHITE SUGAR and NO DAIRY! But delicious!
- 1 1/4 cups canned* chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) natural peanut butter (can use PB2 from gym to make healthier, check your labels)
- 1/4 cup (80 grams) honey (agave would be amazing too!)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder**
- a pinch of salt if your peanut butter doesn’t have salt in it
- 1/2 cup (90 grams) chocolate chips
Salad--Spinach Pomegranate Salad
By ctozzi
Place spinach in a salad bowl
- 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 red onion, sliced very thin
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta
- 1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts (optional)
- 1 pomegranate, peeled and seeds separated
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette
Strawberry Vanilla Buttercream Cheesecake Shortcake
By ctozzi
This over-the-top cake was a big hit at one of our recent sips-n-nibbles get-togethers with friends
- Cream together:
- Pound Cake Base
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- Vanilla Cheesecake Layer
- 3 eight ounce packages ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Italian Buttercream Frosting
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 6 egg whites at room temperature
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups unsalted butter, soft but cooler than room temperature works best
- 2 pints fresh ripe strawberries (small to medium sized berries work best)