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HOLIDAY BUTTER COOKIES
By efriend
To make the cookies: Combine the sugar, butter, egg yolk, salt, and flavor, beating until smooth
- Cookies
- 142 g confectioners' sugar
- 255 g salted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia, or flavor of your choice (see "tips," below)
- 326 g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- ICING
- 283 g confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar
- 35 g light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons, or up to 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon milk; enough to make a pourable/spreadable icing
- food coloring, optional
- 1 cup coarse sugar or colored sugar for decorating, optional
Chocolate Turtle Cake
By efriend
How we use your email address How we use your email address Instead of making a caramel topping for our Chocolate...
- 1 cup 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 ounces 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 cups 2 cups pecan halves, toasted
- 1 pound 1 pound soft caramel candies
- 1/8 teaspoon 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 (8-inch) 3 (8-inch) chocolate cake rounds
CHOCOLATE BREAKFAST MUFFINS
By efriend
Preheat the oven to 350°F
- 57 g Dutch-process cocoa
- 241 g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 266 g light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 170 g chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- 170 g milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 113 g butter, melted; or 66g vegetable oil
- sparkling white sugar or pearl sugar, for topp
Caramel Apple Pie cookie
By efriend
Sally's Baking Addiction Since our apple tree in the garden did very well this year, it would be crazy of me to bu...
- 3 apples (about 1 lbs.)-peeled and sliced into 8 slices each
- 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon white sugar
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- A dash of nutmeg
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into cubes-chilled
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup ice water
- (or you can use 1 package Refrigerated Pie Crust (2 crusts))
- 1 3/4 cup apple pie filling-chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 egg -lightly beaten
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sugar
Parker House Rolls by Bobby Flay
By efriend
lace milk in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for brushing
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
RASPBERRY PUFF TURNOVERS
By efriend
To make the crust: Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder
- DOUGH
- 177 g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 227 g cold butter
- 113 g sour cream
- FILLING
- 25 g Instant ClearJel® or cornstarch
- 131 g sugar
- 340 g raspberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, to seal pastries (optional)
- If you use cornstarch, you'll want to dissolve it in cold water, rather than stir it into the sugar.
Marc Forgione's Red WineBraised Short Ribs, Roast GarlicPotato Puree, Brussels sprouts
By efriend
Make the Port Wine Reduction: 1
- FOR THE SHORT RIBS:
- 4 (1-pound) short ribs on the bone
- Kosher salt
- 12 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 celery ribs
- 3 fresh or 1[1/2] dried bay leaves
- 3 bacon slices
- [1/3] cup vegetable oil, or more as needed
- 4 ounces (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 3 garlic heads, halved
- 20 garlic cloves, halved
- 8 shallots, diced
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 medium onions, peeled and cut into eighths
- 20 whole black peppercorns, cracked
- [1/3] cup tomato paste
- [1/3] cup all-purpose flour
- 6 cups dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
- 3 [1/2] cups ruby port
- 5 cups Veal Stock
- 2 cups Chicken Stock
- 1 recipe Port Wine Reduction (see below)
- 4 fresh or 2 dried bay leaves
- Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
- FOR THE PORT WINE REDUCTION:
- 4 cups dry red wine
- 2 cups ruby port
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- [1/2] cup granulated sugar
- 1 fresh or [1/2] dried bay leaf
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- FOR THE BRUSSELL SPROUTS:
- 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed, sliced lengthwise in half
- Canola oil
- 1 cup prosciutto lardons
- 1 cup mild honey
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh curly parsley
- FOR THE GARLIC BUTTER:
- [1/4] cup minced garlic
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Mexican Hot Chocolate Whoopie Pies
By efriend
Preheat oven to 350˚F and line a baking tray with parchment paper
- For the whipped chocolate ganache filling:
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp espresso powder
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pastelon (sweet plantain Lasagna)
By efriend
Instructions Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F
- 6-7 very ripe plantains (almost all black)
- 1 recipe's worth of picadillo
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 grated cup Parmesan cheese
- 3 eggs, beaten
- Canola oil, for frying
WHITE CAKE RECIPE FROM SCRATCH!
By efriend
Yields one 8 inch cake
- 2 cups granulated sugar (14 oz, 396 g)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (12 oz, 360 g)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 c neutral-flavored oil (avocado oil or canola oil are what I usually use)
- 3 large egg whites (105 g)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract or other extract of your choice
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk (366 g)