Recipes anyone?!
Recipes anyone?
Baking is like my destiny and i make like 10 desserts a week (quite literally). I don't even really enjoy eating them as much as i do baking them. Does any one know some unique or killer recipes? Anything like gourmet or super yummy. Family recipe, made up recipe, anything will do!
Answers:
Baklava
Crushed nuts in a fyllo pastry topped with syrup.
Ingredients:
7/8lbAlmonds Ground
1CupButter
2TeaspoonCinnamon
1PinchClove To taste
1lbFyllo Pastry
1A LittleLemon Juice
2CupSugar
1CupThyme Honey
2TeaspoonVanilla
1 1/2CupWater
Directions:
* Mix the almonds, cinnamon and clove.
* Butter a pan and place 4 buttered sheets of fyllo.
* Spread a thin layer of the mix and then two more sheets of fyllo.
* Repeat until you have 4 sheets left, which you use for the top layer.
* Cut the baklava in squares, all the way to the bottom of the pan.
* Top with the remaining butter and bake in medium oven for 45 minutes.
* Mix the sugar, honey, vanilla, lemon juice and 1 1/2 cup of water in a pot and boil for 5 minutes.
* Remove any froth off the top and pour over the baklava.
* Serve cold.
Source(s):
http://www.eatgreektonight.com/recipes/d...
How about a Greek Lemon Cake?
Super yummy!
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Ingredients:
3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup plain yogurt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch tube pan.
Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Set mixture aside.
Separate the eggs. In a large bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the sugar, beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Set aside.
Cream butter or margarine, 1 1/2 cups sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, and lemon juice together until fluffy. Add flour mixture alternately with the yogurt to the egg yolk mixture. Gently fold in the egg whites and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling. Serves 12.
Baking soda and water mixed with cocaine... make a pasty mixture 2 parts baking soda to one part water and a 1 part cocaine..... put it on a spoon and heat with a lighter..... makes some yummy crack.
How about a really nice cupcake with royal icing by Nigella Lawson on Food Network... here's the u.r.l. address for the recipe, comes with a picture-http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
hope this helps and good luck!!!
Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate! Bundt Cake With Chocolate Glaze
Cake
1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 3/4 cups water
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Glaze
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar (10X)
2-3 tablespoons hot water
1. Cake: Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour bundt pan, set aside.
3. In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix and chocolate chips.
4. In another bowl, combine water, eggs, and vanilla mixing well.
5. Add egg mixture to dry mixture and mix with spoon until just blended.
6. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tests done when wooden pick in center comes out clean.
8. Cool 15 to 20 minutes before removing cake from pan.
9. When completely cool, drizzle cake with Chocolate Glaze.
10. Chocolate Glaze: Combine all ingredients in bowl.
11. Mix with spoon until smooth.
Reeses Squares - 5 Ingredients & No Bake (Reese's)
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 lb confectioners' sugar (3 to 3 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, melted
1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
1. Combine graham crumbs, sugar and peanut butter and mix well.
2. Blend in melted butter until well combined.
3. Press mixture evenly into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
4. Melt chocolate chips in microwave or in double boiler.
5. Spread over peanut butter mixture.
6. Chill until just set and cut into bars (these are very hard to cut if the chocolate gets "rock hard".
Bolivian Milk & Coconut Pudding
Leche Asada de Coco Boliviana
Ingredients
1 can of sweetened, condensed milk (leche condensada)
1 bar of low fat cream cheese
3 Tablespoon of brown sugar
? can of coconut cream or leche de coco
4 eggs, beaten
? cup of coconut flakes
Preparation
Mix the coconut cream, coconut and cream cheese in the food processor until you have a soft mixture
Beat the eggs and slowly add the condensed milk
To the mixture of condensed milk and eggs, slowly incorporate the cream cheese mixture; let it sit for a few minutes while you prepare the caramel
In a saucepan dissolve the sugar in 4 tablespoon of water and heat carefully until it becomes syrupy and slightly tan
Pour the caramel in a pudding baking dish, let it cool for 1 minute or so
Over the caramel add a even bed of coconut first and slowly pour the milk mixture on top
Take a slightly larger dish and fill halfway with hot water
Place the dish with the milk mixture inside the larger dish, cook in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes then cover with foil and let if cook until custard is completely cooked , generally another 45 minutes.
Serve slightly chilled topped with wiped cream
Banana Caramel Pie
Ingredients
4 peeled, sliced bananas
6 oz. vanilla wafer or shortbread pie crust
1/4 cup Creamy Caramel Sauce
1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
1 Tbsp. Oh My! Chai?
1/3 cup Heath? Bar Toffee Bits
Shaved chocolate, optional
Directions
Layer bananas in bottom of crust. Drizzle with Creamy Caramel Sauce. Beat whipping cream and Oh My! Chai? with electric mixer in bowl until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream over bananas, swirling top of mixture decoratively with spatula. Sprinkle toffee around edge of pie; top with shaved chocolate, if desired. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours. Cut pie into wedges and serve. Makes 6-8 servings. For more gourmet recipes
http://tastefullysimple.com/web/dgoodacr...
mmm symphony dessert bars
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