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Leite's Royal Icing
By stancec44
Royal icing is a holiday must, both for frosting Christmas cookies and licking straight from the spoon
- 4 large egg whites*
- 4 1/4 cups (1 pound, 2 ounces) confectioners' sugar, plus more as needed
- Water, if needed
- Food coloring or food-color gels or flavorings
Tahini Cookies
By stancec44
Think of these tahini cookies as grown-up peanut butter cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
Croqueu-Monsieur
By stancec44
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- 1 Tablespoon salted butter
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 thick slices of French bread
- 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 cups grated Gruyere cheese (about 4 ounces), divided
- 4 ounces smoked ham, sliced
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Passover Sponge Cake
By stancec44
This light cake provides the layers for our Strawberry Lemon Trifle
- Margarine, for pan
- Matzo meal, for pan
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 1/2 cup potato starch
Homemade Mozzarella
By stancec44
it comes together in about twenty minutes
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon citric acid
- 1/4 rennet tablet or 1/4 teaspoon liquid rennet (Not Junket rennet, see note below)
- 1 gallon milk, whole or 2%, not ultra-pasteurized*
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Equipment
- 5 quart or larger non-reactive pot
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Thermometer
- 8 " knife, off-set spatula, or similar slim instrument for cutting the curds
- Slotted spoon
- Microwavable bowl
- Rubber Gloves
Tarragon Creamed Corn
By stancec44
1. In a large saucepan set over high heat, bring the corn cobs, cream, water and tarragon to a boil
- 3 large ears corn--husked, kernels sliced off and cobs reserved
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup water
- 2 sprigs fresh tarragon plus more to garnish
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sweet Noodle Kugel
By stancec44
Buy Kosher for Passover noodles
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 lb. broad egg noodles
- 4 Tbs. unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted
- 16 oz. cottage cheese
- 2 cups crème fraîche
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
Coffee Milk Mascarpone
By stancec44
Much of the modern food Miles Thompson serves at Allumette in Los Angeles is too complicated for home cooks to mast...
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup strong espresso
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Ladyfingers or shortbread cookies, for serving
- Cinnamon, for garnish (optional)
Brown-Butter Apple Tart
By stancec44
From Mike Paredes / Beast
- Tart Dough
- Unsalted butter, 2 1/4 sticks (at room temperature) plus 1 tablespoon (melted)
- Granulated sugar, 1 cup
- Kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon
- Large egg, 1 (lightly beaten)
- Heavy cream, 2 tablespoons
- Vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons
- All-purpose flour, 3 1/2 cups (plus extra for shaping and rolling)
- Filling
- Large eggs, 4
- Granulated sugar, 1 cup
- Unsalted butter, 2 sticks
- Vanilla bean, 1 (halved lengthwise, split open and seeds scraped from the pod using the tip of a knife)
- All-purpose flour, 1/2 cup
- Kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon
- Semi-tart apples, 3 (such as Granny Smith, Braeburn or Pink Lady; peeled, cored and thinly sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch thick rings)
Pain au Chocolat
By stancec44
Everybody in France seems to eat croissants daily, especially pain au chocolat
- 1 tbsp. yeast
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups plus 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, barely softened; plus 3 tbsp. melted and cooled
- 1 tbsp. powdered milk
- 1 tbsp. kosher salt
- 4 cups flour
- 18 1/2"-wide x 3"-long bittersweet chocolate bars
- 1 egg, mixed with 1 tbsp. water, for egg wash