Christmas Morning Treats! In these final days leading up to "the big day" we are all scrabbling to put the finishing touches on Christmas Morning! Don't forget to have a little breakfast treat ready... That said, here's a yummy recipe to enjoy while you lounge in your new robe & slippers... and while the kiddos play with their new toys from Santa!
2 small tubes refrigerator buttermilk biscuits OR 1 tube Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted 1/2 C. maple syrup 1/3 C. packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 C. chopped pecans, optional 1/4 C. chopped almonds, optional Spray a fluted pan with non-stick spray. Place about half of the syrup mixture in the bottom of the pan. Lay the biscuits on the bottom of the pan, overlapping edges (closely together) to form a ring. Top with remaining syrup and sugar mixtures. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute in the pan, then invert onto a serving platter and enjoy! The step-by-step pictorial on how to Merry Christmas! Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo) Recipe. Print Our tour of Brazil continues. After posting the moqueca recipe, several of you asked if I had a recipe for Pão de Queijo, or Brazilian cheese bread, sort of like a chewy cheese puff made with tapioca flour.
As a matter of fact, I do. My friend Bill gave me this recipe years ago, a favorite from his Brazilian wife Silvia. I’ve made it several times, each time with different cheeses. There are several ways to make Pão de Queijo. The beauty of this recipe is that you can make a big batch of batter and just store it in the refrigerator (for up to a week), pouring out just as many mini-muffins as you want to eat.
The only weird ingredient is tapioca flour. The recipe as presented is fairly basic. Ingredients Special equipment recommended: One or two mini muffin tins. *It helps when baking with eggs to start with eggs at room temperature. Method Hide Photos 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. 2 Put all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. Eat while warm or save to reheat later. Under the High Chair: DIY: Pita Bread. This post was originally published on May 4, 2007 On these beautiful spring days, it's tough deciding how to spend the mornings: head outside and weed among the daffodils or throw on an apron and get floury in the kitchen?
Here's a quick bread recipe that lets you do both--Pita! With a relatively rapid rising time (30 minutes) you can have the satisfaction of having your hands in both dough and dirt in the same morning.Just be sure to use that nail brush in between! Pita bread is something my family has been making for as long as I can remember. They are so fun to make and puff up nicely, leaving a hollow center to fill with grilled chicken, veggies or whatever you desire. Here's my favorite hummus recipe, in case you need an accompaniment for your pitas! Wimbush Family Pita Bread 1 tablespoon yeast1 ¼ cup warm water1 teaspoon salt3- 3 ½ cups flour Dissolve yeast in water for about 5 minutes in the bowl of an electric mixer. Easy Parmesan Knots. Cinnamon-Sugar Popovers | Wives with Knives. Homemade Soft Pretzels. Where I grew up, football was a big deal. Especially Friday night high school football.
Texas can claim the high school football craze all they want, but I can attest that my home town in Michigan was just as into it, if not more. If Halloween fell on Friday, it was postponed to Saturday. If there was an away game, our city turned into a ghost town. Our team competed in the state finals all four years I was there, with two victories. We were pumped, excited, and proud. Professional (NFL) football was a big deal, too, despite a winning season or not. Being in the south now, football is a big deal once again…glory! The original recipe calls for eight big pretzels, but I decided to scale them down into smaller portions to serve a crowd. And, for those of you intimidated by shaping a perfect pretzel, it’s easier than I should even admit.
UPDATE: Below is a photo of what these look like as eight large soft pretzels: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Soft Pretzels with Jalapeno Cheese Sauce. Well the Superbowl didn't have the outcome that I was hoping for, my team had too many turnovers, I wasn't a fan of the halftime show and the commercials weren't anything exciting, but the food was good at least. For me these soft pretzels were the highlight of the night. I debated between a couple different recipes - one from Baking Illustrated and one from Alton Brown.
Although similar the main differences were in the type of flour and the type of sweetener. The Baking Illustrated recipe used bread flour which has a higher gluten content and therefore creates a chewier dough. Pretzels are supposed to be chewy so I decided to stick with the bread flour. The Baking Illustrated recipe also used honey and after reading their explanation, I decided to go with that - it also meant I didn't have to open a package of brown sugar for a couple tablespoons - so it made it a fairly easy decision. Soft Pretzels Recipe slightly adapted from Baking Illustrated Jalapeno Cheese Sauce. Garlic Cheese Rolls « Raptor Toe – Food, Baking, Fun. February 15, 2011 Oh so easy. These went with the soup I made in the prevous post. I was serious when I said Michael hated soup. A few men I’ve met have an aversion to soup.
Complaints that it’s “mostly water” and “not filling” resonate whenever I’m making a soup. My solution? Shut them up with bread! I've had this bulk grocery store garlic butter in my fridge for a while. I made my regular pizza dough, with the addition of some nomu peri peri spice to give it some kick. Pizza dough recipe here. Grated a layer of mozzarella cheese on top. Beautiful! More cheese! Bake in a 400 degree oven until gorgeous and golden brown! Like this: Like Loading...
Pretzel Rolls. Update 11/18/2011: I have not had the opportunity to make this recipe since this posting until today. I have read through the comments and appreciate all of them. I am not sure if I originally recorded my measurements inaccurately or what happened. Please know, I am not a professional baker and do my best to experiment and record my recipes with three amazing, but often distracting, children at my heels. Thank you so much for your patience with this crazy lady.
Changes are in bold. I have posted this recipe before but these beauties are so good that they deserve another post. These rolls are addictive and well worth the effort. Pretzel RollsThe Dough6 - 7 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons canola oil 2 teaspoons active dry yeast2 1/2 cups milk, slightly warmed 1 cup water, slightly warmed Coarse sea salt for sprinkling The "Bath" 7 cups water 1 tablespoon salt 4 tablespoons baking soda Add canola oil and warmed water to yeast mixture.
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