Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Pecan Pie

Ingredients
6 eggs
2 oz Butter,  melted
12 oz Corn Syrup light or brown
3.5 oz Sugar
.12 oz Bourbon
.12 oz Pure Vanilla Extract
6 oz Pecan Halves
Steps
1. Whisk the Eggs lightly
2.  Add the Melted Butter, Corn syrup,  Sugar, Bourbon,  Vanilla Extract  to the eggs. Mix well using a whisk.
3. Place the pecans in the bottom of unbaked pie shell
4. Pour the liquid mixture on top of pecans
5. Bake @ 350 for 35 to 40 minutes
Enjoy and Have fun Baking! !!!!

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients
4 oz Milk
4 oz Heavy Cream
5 oz Brown Sugar
2 oz Corn syrup
2 ea eggs
12 oz Pumpkin Puree
Pinch salt
Dash Pure Vanilla Extract
As needed Cinnamon,  Nutmeg, Ginger
Steps
1. Combine Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup and Eggs
2. Add the Pumpkin Puree and blend
3. Add Salt, Vanilla Extract and Spices
4. Pour into unbaked pie shell
5. Bake until slightly firm about 50 to 55 minutes
Enjoy and Have Fun Baking !!!!

Friday, November 14, 2014

Strawberry Chiffon Pie

Ingredients
10.5 oz Strawberry  Puree
2 oz Sugar
Pinch of Salt
.12 oz Cornstarch
.5 oz Water
2.5 sheets of Gelatin
3-4 drops of lemon
2.5 oz Egg Whites ( Pasteurized)
2 oz Sugar


Steps
1. Heat puree with sugar, salt, and lemon juice, Bring to boil
2.Bloom gelatin in cold water
3. Make a slurry with cornstarch and water, add to puree mixture
4. Carefully add bloomed gelatin to strawberry base
5. Cool over ice bath
6. Whip meringue,  fold into base
7. Spoon into baked pie shell
Enjoy and Have fun Baking !!!!!

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Dutch Apple Pie



Ingredients
5 or 6 Granny Smith Apples
1 Cup or more Sugar
1 Cup or more Bread Flour
2 Tsp of Cinnamon
2 Tsp of Fresh Nutmeg
If needed Raisins or Dried Cranberries (if you like them)
1 Unbaked Pie shell
 
Streusel For Dutch Apple Pie
8 oz Butter, Cold
5 oz Sugar
4 oz Brown Sugar
To taste Salt
To taste Cinnamon
To taste Fresh Nutmeg
15 oz Pastry Flour
 
Steps
1. Slice apples
2. Dredge the apples in sugar,flour and spices
3. Add the raisins (if needed)
4. Place the Filling in unbaked 9" pie tin
For
Streusel
5. Combine the sugar, spices , salt and butter
6. Add the Flour and work it until a coarse crumbs form
7. Sprinkle with streusel on the pie
8. Bake at 375* F until the filling begins to bubble
 
 
Enjoy and Have Fun Baking !!!!!!!!!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

S'More Cupcakes


Ingredients
1. Vanilla Cake mix
2. Hershey Bars
3. Jumbo Marshmallows

Steps
  • 1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 26 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box; 
  • 2. Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 3.In large bowl,Place the Marshmallows in a Bowl and put  in the microwave. Then  spread marshmallow over tops of cupcakes. Divide chocolate bar into rectangles. Cut each rectangle diagonally in half and place on top of each cupcake. Place the Graham Crackers on top of the Cupcake.
Enjoy and Have Fun Baking !!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, May 17, 2014

MilkyWay Cookies


Ingredients
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1/4 cup Shortening 
1 Cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour
6 fun size MilkWay Bars

Steps.
1. Preheat the oven at 375*. 
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed to high speed for 30 seconds.
3. Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of the bowl occasionally.
4. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined. Add flour until combined.
5.  Drop dough by round teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie. Cut the mikway bar into halves and place them on top of the cookies.
6. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until golden brown.

Have Fun and Enjoy Baking!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sunday, May 4, 2014

Dinner Rolls


Ingredients
1 envelope Fleischmann's® Active Dry Yeast
1/4 cup warm water (100° to 110°F)
2 to 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk 
2 tablespoons butter OR margarine, softened

Steps
1. Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl.  Let stand 5 minutes.  Add 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, milk and butter.  Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer.  Add 1 cup flour and beat on high speed of mixer for 2 minutes.  Add in enough additional flour (if needed) to make a soft dough. 

2. Turn dough on lightly floured surface and knead 2 to 3 minutes.  Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to coat.  Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 30 minutes or until doubled.

3.Punch dough down and divide dough into 12 equal pieces.  Shape into balls.  Place in greased 8-inch round pan.

4. Pour a 1-inch depth of boiling water into large pan on bottom rack of cold oven.  Set rolls on rack above water. Cover. Close oven door; let rise 30 minutes or until doubled.  Uncover rolls; remove pan of water and rolls from oven.   

5. Preheat oven to 375°F.  Bake rolls for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done.  Remove from pan.  Serve warm

Enjoy and Have Fun Baking!!!!!!!!!!!!.