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Egg, Prosciutto & Tomato Muffins / Mini Omelets
By ctozzi
You can definitely mix up the ingredients, like you would an omelette or egg scramble
- 8 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 6 slices prosciutto, cut into pieces
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Fluffy Pancakes
By ctozzi
Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour"
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Hazelnut Mousse
By ctozzi
Sprinkle gelatin over water in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes
- 1 tsp unflavored gelatin (from a 1/4-oz envelope)
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella)
- 1/2 cup mascarpone (1/4 lb) - didn't add this
- 1 1/2 cups chilled heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder - too chocolatey last time - didn't add this
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
By ctozzi
Prepare the Lemon Chiffon Cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 375°F
- Lemon Chiffon Cupcakes:
- Makes 24 cupcakes
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 4 large egg whites
- Lemon Curd:
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup lemon juice
- Zest of 3 lemons
- 10 large egg yolks
- Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
The Cake Boss’s Vanilla Frosting Recipe
By ctozzi
For a creamier frosting, use milk instead of water, but note that you must refrigerate it, as well as any cakes fil...
- 2 1⁄2 cups (5 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 5 cups powdered (10x) sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
Coconut Cupcakes
By ctozzi
Basic Cupcake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed sweetened shredded coconut
- 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs, plus 2 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups large-flake unsweetened coconut
- Seven -Minute Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 6 large egg whites, room temperature
Blueberry Coffee Cake
By ctozzi
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC)
- Cake:
- 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) milk
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed and drained
- Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter, softened
Hush Puppies
By ctozzi
In a large bowl whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt
- 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 T. sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup canned cream corn
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 small onion finely chopped
- vegetable oil to fry
Fleur de Sel Vanilla Bean Caramels
By ctozzi
Line the bottom and sides of the baking pan with aluminum foil and grease the foil
- 1 cup golden syrup (I used Steen's Syrup which I found at Walmart; you can also get Lyle's Golden Syrup from World Market)
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure ground vanilla beans, purchased or ground in a coffee or spice grinders, or 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I used vanilla beans from 1 pod + 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks, softened
Yellow Rice
By ctozzi
1. Heat oil a little. 2
- 1 . 1 cup rice
- 2 . 2 cups water
- 3 . 1 tablespoon oil + or -
- 4 . turmeric
- 5 . salt
- 6 . raisins as you wish