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Chocolate Croissant French Toast Casserole
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Butter a 2-quart baking dish
- Butter, for greasing
- 4 croissants, torn into large chunks
- One 4-ounce bar semi sweet chocolate, chopped
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
You know those crisp, sugary, brown-buttery edges of a great chocolate chip cookie? Yeah, this is a whole pan of th...
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted, roasted cashews or pecans, chopped
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (60% cacao)
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake {Holiday Baking Blog Party}
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1.Preheat oven to 325°F. 2
- Crust:
- 30 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- Dash of salt
- Cheesecake:
- 32 oz cream cheese
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 oz Reese’s Peanut Butter miniature cups, unwrapped and roughly chopped
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (8 oz) package Reese’s Minis
Chocolate Cheesecake Balls
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
This is a low carb recipe
- 16 oz of cream cheese softened (either 1/3 fat or fat free would work)
- 1/2 cup of coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons of xylitol and a few shakes (5-7) of stevia powdered extract (taste test to see if you like it more or less sweet)
- 4 tablespoons of dark chocolate cocoa powder (or regular cocoa powder, you can use more or less depending on how chocolaty you want your cheesecake)
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- unsweetened shredded coconut
Thick and Fluffy Pancakes From Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Directions 1. For the Pancake Mix: In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, sugar, malted milk powder, ba...
- For the Pancake Mix:
- 4 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour, such as Gold Medal blue label (about 1 cup, spooned; 125g)
- 1 /2 ounce sugar (about 1 tablespoon; 15g)
- 1 /2 ounce malted milk powder, such as Carnation or Hoosier Hill Farms (about 2 tablespoons; 15g)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (6.8g) baking powder
- 1 /2 teaspoon (2g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight
- 1 /4 teaspoon (1.6g) baking soda
- 2 1/2 ounces refined coconut oil, solid and firm, between 68°F and 72°F (about 1/3 cup; 70g)
- For the Pancakes:
- 4 ounces milk, any percentage will do, or non-dairy alternatives (about 1/2 cup; 115g)
- 1 large egg, straight from the fridge (1 3/4 ounces; 50g)
- 1 /4 ounce vanilla extract (about 1 1/2 teaspoons ; 7g)
- 1 batch pancake mix, above (about 1 1/2 cups; 8 1/4 ounces; 233g)
Holiday Sugar Cookies the Lazy Girl's Way
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
- 2 3/4 cups (13 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) softened butter
- 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk, plus more for brushing cookies with
- Sprinkles or colored sugar, for decorating
Bakery-Style Cream Scones With Milk Chocolate Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
These super-simple scones come together faster than you can preheat an oven, so pause to enjoy a cup of coffee befo...
- 9 9 3/4 1 255g), flour (1 3/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon; 255g), plus more for dusting
- 1 1 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 2 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon (4g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight
- 2 2 55g), 1/2-inch cold unsalted butter (4 tablespoons; 55g), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 6 6 170g) ounces roughly chopped milk chocolate (1 cup; 170g)
- 2 2 55g), ounces milk (1/4 cup; 55g), any percentage will do
- 6 6 170g) ounces heavy cream (3/4 cup; 170g)
- to or turbinado sugar, to taste (see note)
Parker House Rolls
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
These feather-light, buttery rolls were a 19th-century staple of the Parker House, a famous Boston hotel — the sa...
- 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup potato flour or 3/4 cup instant mashed potato flakes
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 1/2 to 4 tablespoons butter, melted; for brushing on rolls
Sous Vide Egg Bites: Just Cheese
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Sometimes, you just want to keep it simple
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 c grated hard cheese
- 1/4 c/2oz cream cheese/Neufchatel
- 1/4 tsp salt (can be omitted if the cheese is very salty)
- Equipment: 6 4oz/125ml canning jars
Pasta with Grilled Artichokes
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1. Put artichokes, 2 tbsp
- 1 lb. (about 10) baby artichokes with stems, trimmed and halved lengthwise, tough outer leaves discarded
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 lb. spaghetti
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley