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Cheesy Puff Pull Apart Bread

Cheesy Puff Pull Apart Bread
I made plans for you this weekend. See this bread? You’re going to make it. And you’re going to like it too. Like everyone else who owns a computer, I feel in love with the cinnamon version. Then I thought… “Cheese. So I used a little whole wheat flour to balance it out. Easily one of the best things I’ve ever eaten right here. Cheesy Puff Pull Apart Bread adapted from hungry girl por vida –> she has a great step-by-step tutorial 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1 tablespoon sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (1 envelope) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk (I used 2%) 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup water 2 eggs, at room temperature 12 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated (1 1/2 bricks) 1/4 cup butter, melted In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour with sugar, salt and yeast, and stir to mix. Set dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a towel, then set in a warm place to rise for one hour.

Cheese Pinwheel Rolls Sooner or later, all my conversations inevitably turn to food. Don’t believe me? Call me up sometime and try to, say, sell me some insurance. I guarantee that before we get off the phone, I’ll be giving you my recipe for blackberry jam. I can’t help it. Perfect example: I was in a meeting a few weeks ago at the office. What was the best way to make them? Ah, the Frankenroll This recipe borrows heavily from two fairly unrelated things. To make these rolls, spread pizza dough liberally with melted butter, sprinkle it with cheese and spices, roll it up like a stromboli—then slice and bake like a pan of cinnamon buns. The result? Fill them however you like The best part about these rolls? This is what I always refer to as a Sliding-Scale Recipe. You can toss it together with a ball of pre-made dough and a bag of shredded cheese from the grocery store—or you can go all out and make the dough from scratch and grate your favorite cheeses by hand. So, this one’s for you, Scott. Melt the butter.

The Pastry Affair - Home - Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart&Bread I once made the driest pancake in the world. I can see you sitting at home, staring at your computer screen, and scoffing at my bold statement. Driest pancake in the world? Yeah, right. How would you even know? But this is the truth, my friends. Let me share my story with you. A few years back, I made chocolate chip pancakes. Quickly flash to the next morning. Still cold. Confusion. Was the microwave broken? I got angry, as one will when they want food and want it now. When I took it out, the pancake was slightly less cool. It took me a few hours to realize what had happened. It only stands to reason that my pancake was so utterly dry that there wasn't enough water in it to be absorbed by the microwaves. Thus, the world's driest pancake was born. And to think I took a bite... Luckily, this Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread is definitely not dry. One Year Ago: Chocolate Orange Miniature Cakes Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread Yields 1 loaf Punch down the dough.

Cinnamon Toast Rolls The USDA released its new food pyramid the other day (which is actually a plate now instead of a pyramid), and I am sorely disappointed to report that cinnamon rolls did not appear anywhere on that plate. I think by now most of us know what should be on our dinner plate in terms of healthy, well-rounded nutrient-laden meals, but it is my considered opinion that our breakfast plate should include cinnamon rolls now and then. And not just any cinnamon roll, mind you, but how ‘bout a homemade cinnamon roll hybrid that is a cross between a cinnamon roll and cinnamon toast, is super easy to make and gosh darn delicious. In honor of their ancestry, I call these little gems cinnamon toast rolls, and here’s all you need to make them… Yep. Trim the crusts off of the bread Roll the bread really flat Brush both sides of the bread with butter Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar Roll in any fashion you like (I’ve also folded them into little triangles) Cinnamon Toast Rolls Click here for a printable recipe

Avocado Lime Fruit Salad Hiiiiii. How are you on this fine June day? Wait… fine June SUMMER day! It’s summer! Break out the tequila and bikinis and tiki torches. Since it’s summer, I really need you to do two things. First, find a cup with a lid. So muddle that mint with some sugar. Or you could just drink it in your dark living room while watching your DVR-ed episode of The Bachelorette and wearing your sexy triple XL sweatpants. I’m pretty sure I just instructed you to make the biggest mess of a mojito ever, but who cares? The second thing you have to do is chop some fruit with and pair it creamy avocado, in a SALAD. It’s the next best thing to a mojito. Avocado Lime Fruit Salad makes about 4 generous servings (but depends on the size of your fruit) 3/4 cup fresh blueberries 6 large strawberries, quartered or halved 3 peaches, sliced 2 small avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped 2 small bananas, sliced juice of 3 limes 1 1/2 tablespoons honey tiny pinch of salt Why can’t all salads be like this??

Panda Bread Ok, so I’ve seen a lot of amazingly cute panda things, but this literally made me giddy when I saw it. I’ve never seen anything like it and I really want to try out the recipe. The original recipe is from an Asian website called Taro Taro (which features a photo gallery of user submitted panda bread!), luckily for those of us who can’t read the site, wlteef.blogspot.com was kind enough to post a translation. Panda Bread: Ingredients: 600g loaf (206 x 108 x100h) 230g bread flour 70g cake flour 30g sugar milk + 1 yolk = 210g (I used skim milk) 4.5g salt 18g unsalted butter (I used 20g) 4g yeast 8g green tea powder dissolved in 10g boiling hot water 8g cocoa powder dissolved in 8g boiling water Method: 1.

Kitchen Hack: One-Minute Bread Oven-fresh bread is one of life’s simple joys. Ciabatta, a crisp-crusted Italian bread with hints of sourdough and loads of crannies longing for butter, is one of the easiest breads to make at home. Why are we talking about baking bread on Lifehack? Because kitchen hacks aren’t just impressive, they often have very tasty results! In this instance, I’m going to show you how to make ciabatta with less than one minute of prep time. You may have heard of “no-knead” bread before. I wanted something very, very simple that delivered great results in 60 seconds of prep time or less. For your ciabatta you’ll need: 4 cups of all-purpose flour (do NOT pack the flour into the measuring cup)2 cups of warm water1 teaspoon of salt1/4 teaspoon of granulated yeast (or equivalent) For the gorgeous readers needing metric equivalents of this recipe, Toon left a comment with the following conversion: Have everything handy? 1. 2. Add flour and salt to your bowl of yeasty water. 3. Use a spoon. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Monkey Bread with Bourbon Crème Anglaise | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn It didn't totally blow up my radar, however, until only a few weeks ago. I was celebrating a bachelorette with some of my favorite girlfriends at a too-cool-for-school Atlanta restaurant. We had already overindulged in one too many courses of food, but our waiter gently encouraged us to order the sampler platter of desserts. Never one to say no to sweets, I caved against my (stomach's) better judgement. I couldn't begin to tell you what else was on that giant tray of desserts. I fell hard for monkey bread that night; I've been waiting patiently for the right time to recreate it. Monkey Bread with Bourbon Crème Anglaise Serves 6-8 For the dough1/4 cup warm water (105-110 degrees)1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast1 1/4 cups whole milk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter1 egg, lightly beaten1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed For the caramel coating1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Tropical Kiwi Strawberry Spring Rolls The jig is up. It’s time for some new snacks around here. Don’tcha think? You really don’t believe I can survive on peanut butter slathered bacon and margs, do you? Don’t answer that. I do, which is half the problem. Anyway! Strawberry chunks. Mango matchsticks. Kiwi cubes. Fun, right? Springs of fresh mint add some zing too. The best snacks can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. Oh… but there is one thing. Good grief. Have you ever tried to use rice paper wrappers? Just… don’t be like me. Tropical Kiwi Strawberry Spring Rolls adapted from Veg Times makes 6 or 12 rolls, depending if you double wrap them 12 rice paper wrappers (I found mine at Whole Foods) 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries 2 firm yellow bananas, chopped 1 mango, cut into matchsticks 3 kiwi, chopped a bunch of fresh mint Note: I double wrapped my rolls, resulting in 6 roles. Fill a large baking dish with warm water. Vanilla Lime Honey Dipping Sauce 1/3 cup honey 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract contents of 1/2 vanilla bean zest of one lime

Nutella Cinnamon Rolls May 10, 2011 | Print | E-mail | Filed under bread, nutella There are some days that I just lose my appetite. It might be because of my mood, or that nothing sounds good, or that I’m in a food rut again and need to spice things up a bit. When my appetite comes back though, what I’m inevitably craving is some sort of comfort food. 2 cups whole milk1/2 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup sugar2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast5 1/2 cups flour, divided1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1 stick butter1/2 cup nutellaCinnamon For the glaze (for three 8″ pans of rolls): 3 cups powdered sugar6 Tbsp milk In a large pot, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, and sugar. Next, add in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread the nutella and butter mixture over the rolled out dough and follow with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Starting at the opposite end, begin rolling the dough toward you, keeping it as tight as possible. Spray three 8? Leave a Reply

Baked Zucchini Sticks and Sweet Onion Dip: that bloomin’ zucchini! Today, class, it being late July and all, we’re going to examine our zucchini facts: •Zucchini is always at the end of any A-to-Z food list; •Zucchini and fruitcake are the undeserving targets of many a joke; •The zucchini plant literally grows like a weed, making it absolutely ubiquitous in vegetable gardens across America; •And for that reason, enterprising cooks have discovered ways to turn it into muffins, and cake, and pancakes, and… Baked Zucchini Sticks. You know that onion appetizer that came into bloom back in the late ’80s? Outback Steakhouse claims it invented the “Bloomin’ Onion” back in 1988, and it wasn’t long before quasi-fast food restaurants adopted it as the hottest appetizer since artichoke dip baked in a bread bowl. These zucchini sticks, with their melty-soft interior and crisp crust, are reminiscent of those onions – and equally addictive, especially when served with their special onion-mustard dip. Ready to go beyond muffins, bread, kebabs, and frittata? Warning!

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