Adapted from several sources -- lifted from Smitten Kitchen
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs, separated
2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
Vegetable oil for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray
Preheat oven to 250°F and preheat waffle iron. Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices. Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl with buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter until smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients just until combined.
In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks (as in, far softer than the over-beaten whites you’ll see in my picture above). Folk them gently into the waffle batter, until just combined.
Brush waffle iron lightly with oil and spoon batter (about 2 cups for four 4-inch Belgian waffles) into waffle iron, spreading quickly. Cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Transfer waffles to rack in oven to keep warm and crisp. Make more waffles in same manner.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Watermelon Lemonade
From Smitten Kitchen, adapted from Bubby’s
Makes enough to fill two glasses with ice cubes; we quadrupled it to fill a pitcher. We already need more.
1/4 cup (2 ounces) fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh watermelon puree, strained through a coarse strainer to remove seeds
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) simple syrup*
3/4 cup (6 ounces) cold water
Stir it all together and serve over ice. Garnish it with a thin watermelon or lemon wedge, if you’re feeling fancy.
Makes enough to fill two glasses with ice cubes; we quadrupled it to fill a pitcher. We already need more.
1/4 cup (2 ounces) fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh watermelon puree, strained through a coarse strainer to remove seeds
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) simple syrup*
3/4 cup (6 ounces) cold water
Stir it all together and serve over ice. Garnish it with a thin watermelon or lemon wedge, if you’re feeling fancy.
Blueberry Boy Bait
From Smitten Kitchen, adapted from Cook’s Country, which adapted it from the original
Like any recipe with a great name, this also has a great story, which was that in 1954, a 15-year-old girl stole the show (but only won second prize) in the junior division of an early Pillsbury Bake-Off with a variation of this recipe, named, she said, after the effect it had on boys.
Cook’s Country magazine dusted this recipe off from the Pillsbury Bake-Off Dessert Cookbook and made a few tweaks to bring it more deliciously into the modern age: butter was swapped for shortening, the quantity of blueberries was doubled and some plain sugar was replaced with brown sugar. The result? Let’s just say you don’t need to be a boy to be lured in.
Serves 12, generously
2 cups plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk (though buttermilk, which was all I had on hand, worked just great)
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, do not defrost first as it tends to muddle in the batter)
Topping
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (do not defrost)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
Whisk two cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium-high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated and scraping down bowl. Reduce speed to medium and beat in one-third of flour mixture until incorporated; beat in half of milk. Beat in half of remaining flour mixture, then remaining milk, and finally remaining flour mixture. Toss blueberries with remaining one teaspoon flour. Using rubber spatula, gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into prepared pan.
For the topping:
Scatter blueberries over top of batter. Stir sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl and sprinkle over batter. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then turn out and place on serving platter (topping side up). Serve warm or at room temperature. (Cake can be stored in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)
Like any recipe with a great name, this also has a great story, which was that in 1954, a 15-year-old girl stole the show (but only won second prize) in the junior division of an early Pillsbury Bake-Off with a variation of this recipe, named, she said, after the effect it had on boys.
Cook’s Country magazine dusted this recipe off from the Pillsbury Bake-Off Dessert Cookbook and made a few tweaks to bring it more deliciously into the modern age: butter was swapped for shortening, the quantity of blueberries was doubled and some plain sugar was replaced with brown sugar. The result? Let’s just say you don’t need to be a boy to be lured in.
Serves 12, generously
2 cups plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk (though buttermilk, which was all I had on hand, worked just great)
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, do not defrost first as it tends to muddle in the batter)
Topping
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (do not defrost)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
Whisk two cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium-high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated and scraping down bowl. Reduce speed to medium and beat in one-third of flour mixture until incorporated; beat in half of milk. Beat in half of remaining flour mixture, then remaining milk, and finally remaining flour mixture. Toss blueberries with remaining one teaspoon flour. Using rubber spatula, gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into prepared pan.
For the topping:
Scatter blueberries over top of batter. Stir sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl and sprinkle over batter. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then turn out and place on serving platter (topping side up). Serve warm or at room temperature. (Cake can be stored in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Lime and Buttermilk cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
¾ cup butter, at room temperature
¾ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
zest of one lime
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350. Line 12 wells in a cupcake tin with baking papers. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, zest and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the juice. Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Fill each baking cup two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Ice with coconut lime icing.
1 cup sugar
¾ cup butter, at room temperature
¾ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
zest of one lime
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350. Line 12 wells in a cupcake tin with baking papers. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, zest and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the juice. Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Fill each baking cup two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Ice with coconut lime icing.
Coconut Lime Icing
1 cup confections’ sugar
¾ cup sweetened, flaked coconut
3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 tablespoon lime juice
zest of one lime
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine butter,zest and sugar thoroughly. Add buttermilk and lime juice. Mix on high 1 minute until well mixed Spread over cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle each cake with coconut.
¾ cup sweetened, flaked coconut
3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 tablespoon lime juice
zest of one lime
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine butter,zest and sugar thoroughly. Add buttermilk and lime juice. Mix on high 1 minute until well mixed Spread over cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle each cake with coconut.
Steak nachos
* 1 lb beef sirloin, cut into strips
* taco seasoning
* refried beans
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese
* tortilla chips
* sour cream
* salsa
* green onion
* horseradish to taste
Directions
1. Cut steak into strips.
2. Brown in skillet and add taco seasoning as directed on package.
3. Heat beans.
4. layer chips in a baking dish.
5. Layer chips with half of your beans, steak,& cheese.
6. Repeat and place in oven on 325 until cheese is melted.
7. Mix horseradish with sour cream to taste
8. Top with salsa, sour cream and green onions.
* taco seasoning
* refried beans
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese
* tortilla chips
* sour cream
* salsa
* green onion
* horseradish to taste
Directions
1. Cut steak into strips.
2. Brown in skillet and add taco seasoning as directed on package.
3. Heat beans.
4. layer chips in a baking dish.
5. Layer chips with half of your beans, steak,& cheese.
6. Repeat and place in oven on 325 until cheese is melted.
7. Mix horseradish with sour cream to taste
8. Top with salsa, sour cream and green onions.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Persimmon Lemon Bars
Makes 12 bars
Ingredients for crust
8 low-fat graham crackers
2 tablespoons butter or trans-fat free margarine, softened
1 tablespoon water
Ingredients for filling
2 ripe persimmons, such as Hachiya, stemmed, chopped, pit discarded
3 lemons, zest and juice
4 whole eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Break the graham crackers and place them in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs form. Add the butter or margarine, and water. Pulse a few times until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Press into the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan.
Rinse out the bowl of the food processor. Add the persimmons and process until they're smooth. Add the lemon zest and juice, eggs, sugar and flour. Process until smooth. Poor the persimmon mixture over the crust and bake at 350 degrees F, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes until the topping is firm around the edge but still wiggles in the center. Cool completely and cover and chill at least 2 hours before slicing into 12 squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Ingredients for crust
8 low-fat graham crackers
2 tablespoons butter or trans-fat free margarine, softened
1 tablespoon water
Ingredients for filling
2 ripe persimmons, such as Hachiya, stemmed, chopped, pit discarded
3 lemons, zest and juice
4 whole eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Break the graham crackers and place them in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs form. Add the butter or margarine, and water. Pulse a few times until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Press into the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan.
Rinse out the bowl of the food processor. Add the persimmons and process until they're smooth. Add the lemon zest and juice, eggs, sugar and flour. Process until smooth. Poor the persimmon mixture over the crust and bake at 350 degrees F, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes until the topping is firm around the edge but still wiggles in the center. Cool completely and cover and chill at least 2 hours before slicing into 12 squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)