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Pretzels
By stancec44
This soft pretzels recipe appears as the technical challenge in the Finals episode of Season 2 of The Great British...
- 500 g/1lb 2oz strong white flour
- 10 g salt
- 7 g/1/4oz fast-action yeast
- 40 g/1 1/2oz butter, softened
- 1 tbsp malt extract
- 280 ml/9 1/2fl oz milk
- 2 oranges, zest only
- 50 g/1 3/4oz poppy seeds
- oil, for greasing
- 21 g/3/4oz bicarbonate of soda
- To finish
- 20 g/3/4oz rock salt
- 50 g/1 3/4oz sesame seeds
- 3 oranges, juice of 3, zest of 1 cut into thin slithers
- 125 g/4 1/2oz sugar
Crispiest Potato Chips
By stancec44
Keys to great chips: A lower frying temp gets the moisture out; a vinegar soak ensures they're crisp
- 1 1/2 pounds russet or purple potatoes
- 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- Vegetable oil (for frying; about 8 cups)
- Kosher salt or Nori Salt (click for recipe) or Paprika Salt (click for recipe)
- Special Equipment
- A deep-fry thermometer
Buttermilk Cake with Riesling Poached Pears and Sweetened Créme Fraîche
By stancec44
1. Make the pears: To a large saucepan set over high heat, add the wine, water, sugar, orange zest, star anise pods...
- Poached Pears
- 3 cups sweet white wine (such as Riesling)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- One 3-inch-strip orange zest, any white pith scraped away
- 3 whole star anise pods
- 6 medium, ripe Bartlett pears--peeled, halved and cored
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
- Cake
- 1 stick plus 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter (8 1/2 tablespoons), divided and at room temperature
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup buttermilk, shaken
- Vanilla Crème Fraîche
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup crème fraîche
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
By stancec44
This ice cream cookie sandwich recipe isn’t actually a recipe
- Ice cream of your choice
- Your favorite cookies or brownies (that includes blondies and bars, by the way)
- Sprinkles, chocolate shavings, jimmies, chopped nuts, crushed pretzels, finely chopped candy bars, and so forth (optional)
Bonbon Cookies
By stancec44
Why these are not still popular is strange to me
- For the cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fillings: candied ginger, whole nuts, candied or maraschino cherries, chocolate pieces, pitted dates or marzipan
- For the icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- Food coloring
- Toppings - sprinkles, etc.
(Meat) Creamy Chile Sauce
By stancec44
Chipotle chiles pack some heat, but it’s tamed by sour cream
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup diced fresh poblano chile
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large clove garlic, smashed and peeled
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 to 2 tsp. minced chipotle in adobo
- 1 Tbs. fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup sour cream or crème fraîche
Potato Chip Cookies
By stancec44
Position oven racks in the middle and top of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F
- 8 oz. (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature; more for shaping
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar; more for shaping
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 8 oz. (scant 2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 2 oz. (1/2 cup) finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup finely crushed potato chips
Apple Pie Bars
By stancec44
Reinvents apple pie as a bar with a nutty, streusel-like topping and a crisp, buttery shortbread crust
- CRUST
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- FILLING
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 12 Granny Smith apples (about 6 pounds)—peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup water, as necessary.
- TOPPING
- 3/4 cup walnuts
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled
Carbonated Pears (Overnight)
By stancec44
Chef’s Notes: The carbon dioxide will get dissolved in the liquid (anything would work! Juice, vinegar, cocktails...
- 3 Asian pears--peeled, halved and cored
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon store-bought pear juice (or reserve the pear scraps to make fresh pear juice)
- 2 tablespoons pear liqueur (such as Belle de Brillet)
- 2 tablespoons pear jam
- 2 tablespoons Guinness b
Lasagne Bolognese (BA's) Days in Advance
By stancec44
Can and MUST do some steps quite awhile in advance
- Bolognese Sauce
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 1 pound ground pork
- 4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), finely chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 14.5-oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- Fresh Pasta Dough And Noodles
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- Béchamel
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups whole milk, warmed
- pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
- Kosher salt
- Assembly
- Kosher salt
- Unsalted butter, room temperature (for dish)
- 2 cups finely grated Parmesan