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Homemade Soft Pretzels Recipe : Alton Brown. Directions Watch how to make this recipe. Combine the water, sugar and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam. Add the flour and butter and, using the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed until well combined. Change to medium speed and knead until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl, approximately 4 to 5 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart saucepan or roasting pan. In the meantime, turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled work surface and divide into 8 equal pieces. Place the pretzels into the boiling water, 1 by 1, for 30 seconds. Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown, 2007. Birthday Cake Oreo-Stuffed Brownies.

You didn't give up sweets for Lent, did you? If you did, may I suggest putting this on your list to make AS SOON AS Lent is over?!? Did you know that Oreo is turning 100 years old? Did you know that to celebrate, Oreo is making Birthday Cake OREOS?!? Really. So, of course, we can't just EAT the Birthday Cake Oreos, we must BAKE with them.

If you can't find Birthday Cake Oreos (I found them at Target), feel free to use regular Oreos. And, oh...don't feel obligated to top yours with Haagen-Dazs 5-Ingredient Vanilla Bean ice cream. Birthday Cake Oreo-Stuffed Brownies 1 cup dutch-process cocoa (such as Hershey's Dark) 1 tsp. coarse salt 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 c. unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 1 TBSP vanilla 3 eggs, lightly beaten with a fork 1 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour 20 Birthday Cake Oreos (or regular Oreos) 1 tsp. corn syrup 1 tsp. water sprinkles Preheat oven to 325. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Better Than Takeout Orange Chicken. Yesterday as I stood in the kitchen trying to figure out what to make for dinner I wondered to myself, how do those people do it on those shows where they are given random ingredients and are suppose come up with something genius.

I think I stood there for a solid 20 minutes looking in the cupboards and staring into the freezer hoping that I would be struck by some ingenious idea. Then I saw the oranges, and it hit me “O-raang Shh-ikun”….that is orange chicken if you can’t understand the accent. I love orange chicken, and I almost always order # 14 Orange Chicken when we order Chinese take out and I wondered to myself if I could make it better at home. This recipe most definitely delivered! The sauce is sweet, tangy, there is no lack in orange flavor, and the red pepper flakes give it just a touch of heat.

Combine corn starch, salt, and pepper. As you finish each batch, drain cooked chicken in a paper towel lined plate. Better Than Takeout Orange Chicken Ingredients Chicken 2 eggs, beaten. Restaurant Style Orange Chicken. Alright you guys, seriously, this orange chicken tastes exactly like the best orange chicken you’ve ever had at any restaurant. I was very, very, very skeptical at first because I’ve never fried meat before and I was afraid it would turn out terribly. Kramer was adamant about having me make orange chicken that would remind me him Chinese take-out, though, and I couldn’t let him down!

It was perfectly crispy and crunchy and the sauce was right on point; sweet and tangy and with a little bit of heat. I honestly can’t emphasize how good this orange chicken is. You won’t be able to stop eating it, and it heats up great in the microwave as leftovers the next day. This orange chicken is a revelation. Your ingredients. Mix together the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of canola or vegetable oil, then add in 1/2 cup of cornstarch and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour. Heat enough vegetable or canola oil in a pot or a wok (about an inch deep in the pot) for about 5 minutes over high heat. Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread. I’m sorry. I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. I know it’s not fair. I know that now you’re craving cinnamon rolls, and cream cheese frosting and chili fries and hot dogs.

I am too… and I already ate half of this warm bread. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. I’m sorry and you’re welcome and I love you. Let’s start at the beginning. I did this all without the use of a stand mixer and dough hook. This dough can be made and left to rise , then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. This is the dough just before it’s left to rise. After the dough has rested and risen for an hour, I knead it in a few tablespoons of flour. This is the part in the bread process where you can wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to rest overnight. My Mom’s Famous White Bread. Growing up, we never had store-bought bread. My mom always made bread and was a bit famous for it. [Yes, Draper friends, this is the recipe.] Of course, I didn’t really appreciate the time and effort it took her to make bread every.single.Saturday.

But church friends, family friends and neighbors gushed over the bread and sometimes conveniently stopped by on Saturdays around 3, right as it was coming out of the oven. I’m not as amazing as my mom and don’t make bread every weekend. And when I do make bread, it’s usually my whole wheat flax bread because it’s so darn easy (not that this recipe is really hard). But sometimes, I gotta have mom’s white bread…. When I’m feeling homesick, I make this. Alright, now that I’m all teary and dearly missing my mom, let’s get to it, shall we? First, you need good quality bread flour. I use a Bosch Mixer, but any mixer with a dough hook will work. In the mixer, combine 1.5 T yeast, 1/4 c sugar, 2.5 c of the bread flour, and 3 c very warm water. Poof. Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe. Ok are you ready for Pizza Monkey Bread. It will kinda change your life. And maybe your waistline. But it’s 100% worth it and so freaking delicious!

Imagine a pull apart pizza with herbs and cheese and a warm pizza dipping sauce. It’s good. I’ve seen Monkey Bread made from scratch or with pre-made biscuit dough from the market. Stick these suckers in mini bundt pans and into the oven they go! Ingredients 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast1 cup warm water1 tsp sugar2 cups Bread flour1 cup AP flour2 tsp salt1/2 cup Butter, melted2/3 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped5 Scallions, chopped10 Basil Leaves, chopped5 cloves garlic, mincedSalt and Pepper1 cup Marinara or Pizza sauce Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.In a medium bowl, combine the Bread flour, AP flour and salt. All PW Recipes.