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Cooking Techniques to Master. Slutty Brownies. Now I don’t want to over sell this, so I’m going to be conservative and simply say, that these are… The Best Brownies In The WORLD.

Slutty Brownies

I know, big statement. They’re called Slutty Brownies because they’re oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy. How to Make Bagels: A User's Manual at Epicurious. While making bagels may seem challenging to home cooks, it's actually not as complicated as you might think.

How to Make Bagels: A User's Manual at Epicurious

But before we get into the specific recipe and bagel-making process, let's explore a few urban myths: Do You Need a Special Type of Flour to Make Bagels? No. Bagel shops often use a type of high-gluten flour to achieve that distinctively chewy texture and to stand up to the rigors of mass production, but you can opt for more readily available unbleached bread flour and still achieve fantastic results. Plus, even though bread flour contains slightly less protein—12.5 percent compared with 14 percent for high-gluten flour—it actually tastes better.

Is Barley Malt Syrup Essential to That Distinctive Bagel Taste? Yes and no. Pierogi Recipe. Get Off Your Butt and BAKE! » Impressive recipes made simple. » page 8. Panna Cotta with Red Fruit Sauce. Tutorial - nettle tea. Illustrated bread making tutorial. I got this bread making recipe from a wonderful website called selfsufficientish and it is pretty fail safe although is not a quick fix, you will need to go the the shops if you have a bread emergency, it takes a day to make.

Illustrated bread making tutorial

First pour 750ml of luke warm water into a jug: Next add two teaspoons of yeast and two teaspoons of sugar and stir it in: Leave the mixture in a warm place untill it is all frothy on top, (about half an hour) Pour the mixture into a bowl: Take your flour. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. And I’m not even kidding!

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Easiest. Recipe. Mexican Ceviche. A Billion comments about ceviche,including all the different variations.Nothing is carved in stone when making this.Use whatever seafood you like,ie,you ONLY like shrimp,then just use that.====================================== www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000225ceviche.php The first time I made ceviche, I was amazed.

Mexican Ceviche

I could actually see the lemon and lime juice turning the color of the fish from translucent pink to opaque white. I love ceviche rolled up in a freshly cooked, still warm corn tortilla with lettuce and salsa. 42968098_dfPdIkJ3_c.jpg (JPEG Image, 553x1743 pixels) Kit Kat Bars Recipe. These homemade kit kat bars are supposed to taste like the popular candy bar of the same name. They do have the nice chocolatey crunch of a Kit Kat candy bar, but these bars have more of a salty-sweet flavor than the candy bar. The kids tell me they like the taste of these bars even better.

French Macaron Recipe for Your First Time Making Them (pictures included) If you’re new here, welcome!

French Macaron Recipe for Your First Time Making Them (pictures included)

I’m AmberLee, and Giverslog is my place to share simple DIYs for gift giving, happy mail ideas, simple recipes, and more. I also just opened an online chocolate shop, The Ticket Kitchen. Stop by if you get a moment. I hope my notes here about making French macarons for the first time help you out. Boardwalk Fried Oreos At Home!

Rainbow Cake. For Cake: 2 1/4 cups cake flour (9 ounces) 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature 6 large egg whites (3/4 cup), at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12 1/4 ounces) 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring For Frosting/Filling: 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar 10 large egg whites 2 pounds (8 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 pound best-quality white chocolate, melted and cooled Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Rainbow Cake

Prepare your cake pans by first liberally buttering the pans, then line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Butter the rounds and set aside. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into 2-cup glass measure, and mix with fork until blended. Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Let cakes rest in pans for 3 minutes. Broccoli Cheese Soup. *Update (10/2011): We continue to love this soup (and eat it often)!

Broccoli Cheese Soup

I’ve edited the recipe just a bit to enhance with a bit of salt and flesh out some of the details. Enjoy! I could sum up this post by the following statement from my husband while devouring this meal: “This is the ultimate perfect dinner.” Of course it could have been atmosphere since it had snowed all day and was the perfect night for soup, but still, when we were fighting over the last scoops in the pot, I knew this had to be a winner.