Toffee Brownie Bites with Salted Caramel Buttercream | Baking with Basil Moving to a new city can always be a bit daunting. New job, new friends, new house, new neighbors…..and let’s be honest….the new neighbors thing can play a huge part in liking said new house. We have been very lucky to have met some fantastic neighbors and they are just the sweetest people. Brent and I both thought these turned out quite tasty and based off the reviews we got next door and from his co-workers, they all agree. (Printable Recipe) Toffee Brownie Bites with Salted Caramel Buttercream Toffee Brownie Bite Ingredients 10 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature1 1/4 cups sugar3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1/2 tsp salt2 tsp vanilla extract2 large eggs1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/3 toffee bits1/4 cup chocolate chips 1. 2. 3. Salted Caramel Buttercream Ingredients 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature1 tbsp vanilla extract1 1/2 cups powdered sugar1/2 cup caramel1/8-1/4 tsp salt 1. 2. 3. Notes: Like this: Like Loading...
Baked by Rachel brown sugar cookies I randomly stumbled upon this recipe last night while poking around on Chow. Apparently the recipe is from Cooks Illustrated. I decided to make them because I had all the ingredients on hand, and people on Chowhound were raving. The only thing I regret about making these, is that I didn't double the recipe. Brown Sugar Cookies Makes 2 Dozen Cookies 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks) 1/4 cup granulated sugar (about 1 3/4 ounces) 2 cups packed dark brown sugar (14 ounces) 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons (about 10 1/2 ounces) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Heat 10 tablespoons of the butter in a pan over medium-high heat until melted. Bake sheets one at a time until cookies are puffy and lightly browned, about 12- 14 minutes.
Oven Roasted Potatoes When I heard this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp Challenge was potatoes, I was pumped. Originally, I had great plans for the sweet potatoes still in my basement from last fall, but after researching and chatting with the hubby, I decided to go with Yukon Gold potatoes instead. My husband isn’t a huge fan of sweet potatoes and I wanted to make something he would enjoy too, so that’s how I settled on this oven roasted potato recipe. Yukon Golds are our favorite potato to grow in the garden and they absolutely melt in your mouth when freshly dug from the garden. But oddly enough, I’ve never actually roasted them in the oven. Of course, I’ve added them to a roast with carrots and onions and celery, you know the usual, but never on their own. I did some more searching through The Professional Chef and on the web and actually settled on a recipe from epicurious.com. Notes:The above link to The Professional Chef is an amazon affiliate link. You Might Also Like:
Picky Palate - Chocolate thumbprints It’s been a while since I last made ice cream and, even with the cold days here, I sometimes feel like having a scoop or two... :DNext time I make ice cream I know exactly where to go for inspiration: the issue #9 of Desserts Magazine is full of delicious ice cream recipes! And my sweet corn ice cream is there, too. In the winter, I’ll take any excuse to turn the oven on to get the kitchen warm and cozy, and that’s much better when there are cookies involved. Chocolate thumbprints Cookie dough:½ cup (113g/1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature½ cup (70g) confectioners' sugar, sifted¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 ¼ cups (175g) all-purpose flour, sifted Filling:2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, room temperature56g (2oz) semisweet chocolate, chopped1 teaspoon light corn syrup Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF; line two baking sheets with baking paper. * I used this measuring spoon to make the indentations on the hot cookies Makes 2 dozen – I got 30
Kitchen Helpers I found these helpful charts last week and just had to share! Both of these beauties are from Chasing Delicious (aka one of the most fab foodie blogs out there)! Aren’t they faaaaabulous?! I love tea, but I’m no expert. For people of the UK, have this one with you while you’re meal planning or grocery shopping! I’ve fond some other helpful charts that I’ll share in another post! Yay charts!
love lives in the kitchen Snickerdoodles It's actually pretty surprising that snickerdoodles haven't ended up on this blog before now. I love them! I have tried a few recipes and while they are all tasty, my favorite kind is more on the chewy to cakey side. These cookies (recipe from Martha Stewart) are not that. They do taste good, but they are more of the crisp to crumbly type cookie and for snickerdoodles that just isn't my favorite. The snickerdoodles this month were the winning vote for the Cookie Carnival - that monthly celebration of cookie goodness created by darlin' Kate over at The Clean Plate Club. Oh, and you'll also notice that I got a little bit silly and decided to just mix in some M&M's to half of the dough, just for fun. Snickerdoodles(Source: Martha Stewart) IngredientsMakes 4 dozen Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs If I ask my kids what they want for dinner, there's a ninety percent chance they will say pizza. They love it, as most kids do. I guess I have an affection for it too, but we don't indulge too often. If I had to choose a favorite pizza, it would be the Hawaiian, but no one else in my household appreciates its flavors like I do, too bad for them. So when my kids came home from school and I had this afternoon snack waiting for them, they were pretty excited to be having pizza at 3 PM. Okay, so was I, can you blame me? These are the simplest, yummiest little bites. If you have a mini muffin pan you are good to go. Preheat oven to 375o. Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through, then stir in 1 Tablespoon basil. Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 Tablespoon basil. Print Recipe Ingredients Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Desserts for Breakfast great cookies So, here's what we're gonna do: I'm changing this whole thing up a bit. Instead of just posting my favorite cookie from the 10 most recent recipes, I'm going to organize them from the BEST to the NOT SO BEST (they're all good--no "worst"). Here we go, let's do this: 1st place: Pecan Bars This was a no-brainer right? I mean, seriously, if you tasted these--or even just read my entry on them, you'd know from the get go that these were winners. 2nd place: Peanut Crisps Okay, maybe not everyone who has tried all of the cookies I've baked so far would agree that these deserve to be the runner-up, but I was hardcore addicted to these cookies! 3rd place: Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookies These were just winners. 4th place: Lemon Squares I would have given these a higher rating if I was solely judging them on flavor, but the recipe itself was a royal pain in the ass. 5th place: Chocolate Thumbprints It's all about the quality of chocolate that you use in these cookies that makes them so delicious.