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Italian Buttercream
By efriend
Fluffy, light delicious great for icing cakes
- 400 g Granulated sugar
- 1/2 c Water
- 8 Egg whites at room temperature
- 454 g Unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
AUTHENTIC CZECH KOLACHES
By efriend
First: make the 3 different fillings
- For the filling:
- Ingredients
- 2/3 cup milk (2% or higher is best)
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large egg yolk
- 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 6 prunes
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 scoops very thick apricot preserves
- 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoons powdered sugar
- For the egg wash:
- 1 beaten egg
- splash of heavy cream (or milk)
Mini Chocolate Cupcakes
By efriend
Preheat oven to 350F. Line 48 mini muffin cups with paper liners
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder (optional)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup milk (low fat is ok)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
Buffalo Chicken Salad
By efriend
Recipe courtesy of Ellie Krieger
- Blue Cheese Dressing:
- 2 (8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper hot sauce (or other hot sauce), plus more to taste
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 hearts Romaine, cut into 1-inch strips (about 8 cups)
- 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, coarsely grated
- 2 scallions, green part only, sliced
- 1/2 cup Blue Cheese Dressing, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Cranberry Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting
By efriend
Cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line about 30 muffin cups with paper liners
- Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) butter, softened
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup milk (1%, whole milk, buttermilk -- I use 1%)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Cranberry Filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups cranberries (I used frozen, but fresh would also work)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 2 tsp water
- Frosting
- 3/4 cup chopped white chocolate or chips
- 1/3 cup milk (or cream)
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Pan Cubano
By efriend
With a crisp crust on the outside and a lightly textured inside, a warm, fresh-baked loaf of Cuban bread is the nex...
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/4 cups warm water
- 2 cups bread flour (see instructions)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (see instructions)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup lard (melted in microwave)
- 2 tablespoons warm water (to brush on loaves before baking)
No-Knead Brioche
By efriend
Whisk flour, yeast, and salt together in large bowl
- 3 1/4 3 1/4 3/4 cups (17 3/4 ounces) bread flour *
- 2 1/4 2 1/4 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
- Salt
- 7 7 7 large eggs (1 lightly beaten with pinch salt)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup water , room temperature
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces) sugar
- 16 16 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- Vegetable cooking sprays
NO-KNEAD CRUSTY WHITE BREAD
By efriend
The most basic of all no-knead loaves, this is a wonderful way to get into yeast-bread baking
- 680 680 680 g lukewarm water
- 907 907 907 g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour*
- 14 14 14 g salt
- 14 14 14 g instant or active dry yeast
- Greek Olive and Feta No-Knead Bread
- 1 1/2 to with mixed (pitted) Greek-style olives and feta cheese – about 1 1/2 cups total, your choice as to the amount of each. Kalamata or oil-cured black olives are both good; don’t use anything too juicy.
- Cinnamon raisin No-Knead Bread
Speedy Romeo's Grilled Pizza with Marinated Tomatoes & Ricotta
By efriend
The Beefy Korean Barbecue Classic That's Surprisingly Easy to Make at Home A Heat Wave-Thwarting Tomato Tart (& th...
- 2 quarts farm-fresh whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons kosher salt, divided
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 small heirloom tomatoes, chopped into large pieces, core removed
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed whole
- 15 basil leaves, torn roughly
- 3 rosemary sprigs
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 cup olive oil
- Hot grill with the flame off set to one side—wood-burning preferred
- Two 8-ounce pieces of your favorite pizza dough, stretched to 12 inches
- Herb Oil (from above)
- Ricotta (from above)
- Marinated Tomatoes (from above)
- Basil leaves for garnish
- Lemon juice for garnish
- Olive oil for garnish
- Ground chile flakes for garnish
- Flaky sea salt for garnish
Asparagus and Cheese Popover with Spicy Herb Oil
By efriend
For the oil: In a medium bowl, mix together the chiles, basil, mint and parsley
- Herb Oil:
- 1 serrano chile, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Asparagus and Cheese Popover:
- Kosher salt
- 8 ounces asparagus, trimmed
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup coarsely shredded fontina cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan