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Naan Recipe. Garlic Knots – For Superior Garlic Breath. When I was in High School, I thought garlic knots were the best things on earth.

Garlic Knots – For Superior Garlic Breath

I guess I still kind of think that, but often I’m disappointed by the garlic knots I buy. I’m not sure if the quality of garlic knots has gone down in NYC or if I’ve become harder to please. These days, they are often hard and dry, probably from being left around too long. As with all bread-based goodies, the freshest way to get it is out of your own oven.

These really are a reasonable amount of work, and easily doubled, tripled, or quadrupled for even more return. I’m assuming that pizzerias make their garlic knots with the same dough that they make pizza with, so use any pizza dough that you like. Garlic Knots~12-13 knots 3/4 cup +1 tablespoon all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon instant yeast1/2 teaspoon table salt1/3 cup water at room temperature (70 to 90 degrees)5 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, divided4 large cloves garlic, minced1/4 teaspoon kosher salt1 packed tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1. A Tasty Recipe: That’s the Best Frosting I’ve Ever Had. I’ve been intrigued with this frosting recipe for months, not just because of its alluring title, but also because if its ingredients.

A Tasty Recipe: That’s the Best Frosting I’ve Ever Had

Five tablespoons of flour? In frosting? Let’s just say my interest was piqued. I finally got around to making it yesterday evening; Marlboro Man’s grandmother has some old friends staying at The Lodge and I wanted to take them a treat. The BEST Cake Known to Man (Gooey Chocolate Cake) The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat. Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer There are two basic methods to test for how done your meat is while you are cooking it—use a meat thermometer, or press on the meat with your fingertips.

The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat

The problem with the meat thermometer approach is that when you poke a hole into the meat with a thermometer, it can let juices escape, juices that you would rather have stay in the meat. For this reason, most experienced cooks rely on a “finger test” method, especially on steaks (whole roasts are better tested with a thermometer). My mother has been trying to get me to test meat with my fingertips for years, and for years, being somewhat of a scaredy cat (won’t it burn my fingers?) Then my friend David showed me up. Now the point of this story is not to embarrass David (though that would be fun, if it were even possible) but to encourage you, if like me, you’ve been shying away from trying this approach.

This is one of those things that gets easier with practice. MethodHide Photos Hello! Bacon, Egg and Toast Cups » Annie's Eats. Bacon, Egg and Toast Cups Cooking View Oh, how I LOVE these little cuties!

Bacon, Egg and Toast Cups » Annie's Eats

What an ingenious idea – bacon, eggs and toast all wrapped up in a cute little muffin-sized package. Even better, these take next to no time to throw together so they are perfect for a lazy weekend breakfast, or a quick breakfast-for-dinner night. Growing up my absolute favorite breakfast was known in my family as an “eggy on toasty” (an over-easy fried egg on a piece of toast), even better when made by my sweet Grampa. These remind me so much of that favorite dish, and I hope that one day these will be a favorite breakfast of one of our kids.

If you don’t like a runny yolk, simply bake your eggs longer until they are cooked to your preferred doneness. Homemade Potato Chips Recipe. [donotprint]A few years ago a friend of mine taught me how to make potato chips in a microwave.

Homemade Potato Chips Recipe

I thought she was kidding because I couldn’t imagine a microwave producing crispy chips. After cooking them for 5 minutes they were done, crispy, and wonderful! Ideally, a mandoline works best to cut the potatoes paper thin. Tartelette. Spice Advice. Vanilla Extract. It’s that time of year when you’re baking A LOT.

Vanilla Extract

And MANY recipes call for Vanilla Extract. Utah Deal Diva: Helping Utah families live on less!: Holiday Baking: Homemade Caramels. Cupcakes for Dinner and Mashed Potatoes for Dessert?!? April Fools!!!

Cupcakes for Dinner and Mashed Potatoes for Dessert?!?

Oh yes, those are meatloaf cupcakes, my friends (with mashed potato frosting)! Crowd Favorite Recipes : Guinness Gasm – SF Food Wars. (photo by chris rochelle @ CHOW) Team Mustache had everyone smiling with their irresistible mini-mustache mini-cupcake toppers.

Crowd Favorite Recipes : Guinness Gasm – SF Food Wars

Matching this feast for the eyes was a party in the mouth–teeny Guinness Gasm cakes boasting a rich combo of Guinness, chocolate, and Bailey’s that will surely bring out the boozy Irishman in you when you whip these up yourself! Guinness Gasm Ingredients: Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes! So, Someone gave me a link to This Yesterday, and after reading the comments I decided to try this, but with modifications. I mixed together THROUGHLY: 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda 3 1/2 Tbsp. Flour 2 Tbsp.

Cocoa Powder 4 Tbsp. Sugar in a microwave-safe bowl and in a separate bowl, mixed 1 Egg white and half of the yolk. I added the wet ingredients to the dry, and stirred it up until all of it was moistened(no major clumps of dry ingredients-some small though. which is fine, because it bakes out.)According to the comments, over-mixing it will make a tough and rubbery cake.