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Chocolate Ganache
By efriend
Bring heavy cream to a simmer on the stove top, stirring occasionally
- 8 oz (1/2 lb or about 1 1/3 cup of ) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Artisan Bread at Home
By efriend
The recipe calls for a mild lager but I used a medium/darker one
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (15 ounces), plus additional for dusting work surface
- 1/4 teaspoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water (7 ounces), at room temperature
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mild-flavored lager (3 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Basic Yeast Doughnuts
By efriend
Makes 2 dozen large or 4 dozen mini
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk (12 1/2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup water (2 1/2 ounces)
- 4 tablespoons butter (2 ounces)
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (25 ounces)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar (2 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 eggs
- Vegetable oil, for frying
CARAMEL-APPLE CINNAMON BUNS
By efriend
To make the dough: Mix and knead all the ingredients — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — to make a smooth, sli...
- DOUGH
- 369 369g 390g Pastry Flour Blend or 390g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 43 43g 43g potato flour or dried potato flakes
- 14 14g 14g granular lecithin, optional
- 35 35g 35g sugar
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 43 43g 43g butter
- 1 1 1 teaspoon Buttery Sweet Dough Flavor or vanilla extract
- 1 1 1 large egg
- 227 227g 227g lukewarm milk
- FILLING
- 99 99g 99g sugar
- 21 21g 21g Instant ClearJel or King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 227 227g to 2 grated apple (1 to 2 large apples)
- 14 14g 14g lemon juice
- 113 113g 113g chopped walnuts, optional
- 142 142g 142g caramel sauce (see tip, below)
Butter Cookies Recipe
By efriend
Cream butter with Pam cooking spray, sugar, egg yolk, salt and vanilla extract until fluffy
- Ingredients:
- 10 oz butter (2 1/2 sticks)
- 1 tablespoon Pam cooking spray, optional
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 oz + 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 11 oz all-purpose flour
- 4 oz corn starch
- 2 tablespoons full cream milk/whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
SOURDOUGH CIABATTA SANDWICH ROLLS
By efriend
Mix all the dough ingredients together, using 6 cups of the flour
- DOUGH
- 225g ripe (fed) sourdough starter
- 283g lukewarm water
- 170g lukewarm milk
- 14g olive oil
- 18g salt
- 723 to 964g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- TOPPING (OPTIONAL)
- 43g artisan bread topping, optional
Simply Jam Hand Pies
By efriend
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt
- For the Crust
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- For the Filling and Topping
- 1 jar of Stonewall Kitchen Sour Cherry Jam and/or Wild Blueberry Jam
- 1 large egg, beaten for egg wash
- granulated sugar, for topping
Apple Cinnamon Pop Tarts
By efriend
Notes Pop Tarts can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days
- For the Dough:
- All Purpose Flour 2 cups (278g)
- Granulated Sugar 2 tablespoons (24g)
- Salt 1 teaspoon (3g)
- Unsalted Butter COLD 1 cup (224g)
- Milk 1/4 cup (60ml)
- For the Apple Filling:
- 1/2 Recipe Apple Filling OR 1 can Apple Pie Filling
Lemon-Honey Sweet Rolls
By efriend
In a large bowl stir together the warm water and yeast; let stand about 5 minutes or until yeast is dissolved
- 1 1/4 cups warm water (105 degrees F to 115 degrees F)
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups bread flour
- 2 1/2 - 3 cups white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
- 1 recipe Lemon Icing
Skillet Irish Soda Bread
By efriend
Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp caraway seeds
- 1 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted