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Cinnamon Rolls With Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
By AzWench
This recipe also produces a very soft, tender roll without the need for a sourdough starter or lengthy cold ferment...
- Dough:
- Bread Flour: 700g
- Whole Milk: 475g
- Active Dry Yeast: 10g
- Salt (Kosher): 14g
- Sugar: 55g
- Eggs: 61g
- Butter: 74g
- Cinnamon Roll Filling:
- Melted butter (Salted or unsalted, your choice. Both have their merits here)
- 1 cup golden brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup heavy cream, cold. Higher the fat content, the better (I'm using 40% Ultra)
Chocolate Fondue
By AzWench
I love to dip angel food cake, bananas, and other goodies in this
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Baked Rice Pudding
By AzWench
In a 2 quart casserole beat eggs, add half and half, sugar, vanilla and salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups half and half
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, cooled
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup raisins, if desired
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Marbled Mascarpone Cheesecake
By AzWench
Make the Crust: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325 degrees
- Biscotti Crust:
- 1/3 cup chocolate biscotti crumbs (crushed in a food processor)
- Marbled Mascarpone Filling:
- 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Gingerbread Men
By AzWench
This recipe for gingerbread cookies is my favorite, and it's one you can adapt to your own taste
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light or dark molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Drinking straw or large skewer for making holes (optional)
- Raisins and nonmelting candies for decorating
Egg Rolls
By AzWench
Craving a good egg roll? Try this simple and delicious pork egg roll recipe, it's the real deal!
- 2 (12-ounce) packages spring roll wrappers (the frozen kind)
- 1/2 pound pork, finely diced
- 1/2 head Napa cabbage, finely chopped
- 1/2 head cabbage, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 2 to 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 egg (for wrapping)
Charcoal-Grilled Argentine Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce
By AzWench
The chimichurri sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance
- Chimichurri Sauce:
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt (see note)
- 1 1/3 cups loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 2/3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- 6 medium garlic cloves , minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Steak:
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt (see note)
- 4 boneless strip steaks , 1 1/2 inches thick (about 1 pound each) (see note)
- 4 (2-inch) unsoaked wood chunks (see note)
- Ground black pepper
Creamy Pork Chops
By AzWench
Slow and steady wins the race, especially when that's the rate at which you cook these creamy, dreamy pork chop
- 6 pork chops
- salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 cubes chicken bouillon
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 (8 ounce) sour cream
Lemon Dill Salmon
By AzWench
And this salmon really couldn’t be easier to prepare
- 2 8-ounce salmon filets
- 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons roughly chopped dill
- 4 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
No-Knead Country Bread
By AzWench
This bread's texture and flavor are enhanced by whole wheat and flax flours, plus a long, slow rise
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 cups King Arthur Premium Whole Wheat Flour or White Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/4 cup whole flax meal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast