French Macaron Recipe for Your First Time Making Them (pictures included) If you’re new here, welcome! 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. I’d love to hear how it turns out. I’ve had a hankering to make macarons for some time. I found the process of making macarons to be every bit as delicate as I expected, but doable. And once you have macarons down, you will be a whiz at turning out a beautiful souffle. Do you like the tag? French Macarons Tag, printable (25067) After my day of experimenting with different batches, here are some lessons learned. French Macarons (recipe from MarthaStewart.com posted here with annotations) makes about 35 macaron shells Before you begin: Choose a nice, cool, dry day to make these. Ingredients 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, 4.5 oz 3/4 cup almond flour, 2.5 oz. Method1. 2. 3.
How to Make Macarons Macarons in the oven. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] I'm ashamed to admit that while I have eaten many macarons, I've never made them on my own. Thankfully, plenty of other people much more skilled in the culinary arts than I am have bravely attempted to make macarons in their home kitchens and have shared their results on that massive virtual brain called the Internet. I'm going to list the most promising recipes I found while aggressively sifting through the web and, from those, pool together a list of tips and tricks for optimum macaron creation. Clement's recipe at A La Cuisine was the most often cited recipe I found while searching through blogs. More Macaron Recipes A Few Tips Sift your ingredients, multiple times if necessary. Use old egg whites. Cooked Italian meringue may be used instead of the uncooked French one. The final macaron batter should have the consistency of magma. If the cookies form peaks on their tops after piping, flatten them with a wet fingertip. by Dorie Greenspan.
Pink Lemonade Pound Cake Pink Lemonade Cake Ingredients 1 cup homemade unsalted butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs, room temperature 2-3/4 cups flour 2-1/4 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1 cup frozen pink lemonade 1 TBS Lemon Zest Pink food colouring Frosting: 1 cup butter, softened 7 to 8 cups powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 cup thawed pink lemonade Lemon zest to taste Pink food colouring Directions Preheat oven to 350 Sift the dry ingredients together and set aside. Beat the butter for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat another 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly after each addition.
Rainbow Cake in a Jar I’ve always had a penchant for sunshine in a jar. Doesn’t the very phrase itself, “sunshine in a jar,” roll off your tongue and fill your mouth with magic? While I’ve never yet found myself a sunshine in a jar, I think we may have just concocted it in our kitchen tonight. In this simple recipe, a basic white cake is turned into a slew of bright colors, baked to perfection, then topped with a creamy white frosting. Cakes baked in jars can be topped with traditional metal canning lids and stored in the fridge for up to five days. Rainbow Cake in Jar 1 box white cake mix made according to package instructionsNeon food coloring in pink, yellow, green, turquoise, and purple3 one-pint canning jars1 can vanilla frostingRainbow sprinkles Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop about 1/2 cups of cake batter into five small bowls. Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the purple batter into the bottom of each jar. For even more great desserts in a jar, check out our slideshow “Contain Yourself!
Apple Walnut Muffins — Our Life In The Kitchen Muffins are always good but with fall in the air it was time for a new variation. What can be simpler and more fall-like than apples and cinnamon? Throw in some walnuts, add a streusel topping and they’re even better. All Purpose Flour, 2 1/4 cups, dividedSugar, 2/3 cupBaking Powder, 2 teaspoonsSalt, 1 teaspoonEggs, 2Milk, 3/4 cupButter, 1/2 cup, dividedBrown Sugar, 1/3 cupApples, 2Walnuts, 3/4 cupCinnamon, 1 teaspoon plus more for sprinkling Preheat the oven to 400. Grease a muffin pan. Peel and core the apples. Dice them into small chunks until you’ve got about 1 to 1 1/2 cups. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon with a whisk. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup flour, the brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter. Whisk together the milk and eggs until well-blended. Very gently stir the liquid into the bowl of dry ingredients. Gently fold in the apples and walnuts. Sprinkle on a little more cinnamon. Serve warm and enjoy!
28 Muffin Recipes You’ll Want to Try I love muffins. I love them even more than cupcakes. Probably because they are so quick to make. It’s almost instant gratification from the time the muffin idea pops in your head until you’re pulling them from the oven. Of course, not all muffins are the sweet variety. Here’s a list of muffin recipes gathered from this site and all around the web too. Snickerdoodle Muffins – Just like the cookie, only in muffin form. Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins Cranberry Muffins with Orange Marmalade Glaze – The glaze would be really good on other kinds of muffins too. Chocolate Chip Muffins Blueberry Muffins with Orange Glaze Apple Brown Betty Muffins Poppy Seed Muffins Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins Graham Muffins Pumpkin Muffins Argan Banana Muffins from Maroc Mama Sweet Potato Spice Muffins from The Jammie Girl Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping from Hoosier Homemade Banana Muffins with Tart Lemon Icing from Addicted to Recipes Apple Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins from Barbara Bakes Cheddar Muffins
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread I’m sorry. I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. I know it’s not fair. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. I’m sorry and you’re welcome and I love you. Let’s start at the beginning. I did this all without the use of a stand mixer and dough hook. This dough can be made and left to rise , then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. This is the dough just before it’s left to rise. After the dough has rested and risen for an hour, I knead it in a few tablespoons of flour. This is the part in the bread process where you can wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to rest overnight. I worked with my dough right away. I can’t even deal. I sliced the dough, vertically, into six long strips. After 30 minutes in the oven… oh man…. bread heaven.
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes It happened again. I had one of my cupcake visions. And I couldn’t shake it. So I did. What’s odd about this is I don’t usually like lemon-flavored sweets. And you know what? I used a variation on the tropical cupcake base I’ve used previously, with all coconut milk rather than soymilk (I thought the coconut would play nicely with the lemon). The frosting was tricky. Nevertheless, another cupcake for the books. Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Ingredients:Cupcakes: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup oil 1 cup full fat coconut milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1 teaspoon lemon juiceFrosting: 2 ounces of fresh strawberries 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large egg whites 6 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 tablespoons lemon juice (approximately 1 large lemon) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions:Preheat oven to 350?
Double Chocolate Chip Giant Cookies Recipe ~ Look What I Made « A Thrifty Mom – Extreme couponing the right way Thanks to The Lawrance Family <3 for passing along this recipe for Double Chocolate Chip Giant Cookies. If you are a lover of all things chocolate then you are going to want to try this recipe! The look SO yummy! If you would like to be a featured guest post on Look What I Made , watch for our weekly post each Tuesday called A Thrifty online craft fair, link up and you may be selected for our weekly feature post. Yield: 12 very large cookiesIngredients:1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cubed {mine was almost room temp}1¼ cup sugar2 large eggs½ cup dark cocoa powder {i used regular–hence the lighter color of my cookies}2¼ cups all-purpose flour¼ tsp. coarse salt {i used kosher}1 tsp. baking powder2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips {i might have overloaded the cups} Preheat the oven to 350? Tagged as: Chocolate cookie recipes, Double Chocolate Cookies Disclaimer: This post may or may not contain affiliate links.
Baking: Grain-free Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies I’ve been going crazy with the hazelnuts lately. I still dislike them in their natural form but grind them up, add sugar and chocolate and it’s all good. I admit that these cookies don’t taste like your typical buttery chocolate cookie and they certainly don’t taste like Nutella cookies (I had high hopes!) but they’re still awesome. You know what? If you’re a coconut fan, you might want to toss in some extra coconut because these don’t have a strong coconut taste, although it’s there. * One time in college I abandoned my bedroom for over a week because I saw a cockroach in there. I’ve been fiddling with grain-free recipes lately. The chocolate chips are optional. Ingredients: Preheat your oven to 350ºF / 190ºC.
Cookie Dough Mini Pies « The Summer Olympics Games are one of my favorite things in the world. In fact, this August I’m going on my dream vacation to London to spectate the games! Although I could only afford one ticket to a session of track + field events, I am still ecstatic to be present for such an incredible event. This year, I am lucky enough to actually know some of the athletes personally that will be competing. That being said, I couldn’t pass up the chance to compete in a baking-themed version of the games – the Cookie Dough-Lympics! For my entry, I made cookie dough mini pies. Egg-less Cookie Dough From: Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook 1 + 1/2 stick butter, room temperature 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 tablespoons milk or cream (I used half-and-half) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 + 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Photos: Zac Wolf Like this: Like Loading...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles Oh. My. God. My apologies to the New Years’ resolution folk. The cookie dough itself is egg-free, and potentially dairy free AND vegan if you get picky about what you coat them with. Take it or leave it (but I strongly suggest you take it. Update: Since it was first posted in 2010, I’ve updated this recipe and included it in my new cookbook, The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook (Quirk Books, 2012). Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles Yield: 3-4 dozenPrep Time: 1 hour Total Time: 2 1/2 hours Ingredients:2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup milk or cream (soy or almond milk works too) 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips14 oz dark chocolate candy coating Directions:Beat butter and sugars and in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. You may also like...
Mint Chocolate Chip Cake Chocolate cake and I have had a very interesting romance. I started off with quite an intense dislike of chocolate cake. I KNOW. But try not to judge me too harshly, I had many bad experiences with store-bought dry, dense mudcakes covered in grainy baking chocolate icing. So every year when I asked Regex Man what cake he would like for his birthday and every year he replied me with "Chocolate So this year for Regex Man's birthday I offered to do a chocolate cake even though he said it didn't have to be chocolate this year. I used David Lebovitz's devil's food cake recipe again, my new favourite chocolate cake since making it for my raspberry cupcakes when I launched the new site. Originally I was going to arrange the scoops of icing around the edge of the cake, but I realised I didn't have quite enough icing to do that so I ended up just doing a few of them in the middle. Mint Chocolate Chip Cake Mix together the coffee and milk. Happy Birthday Regex Man!
No-Bake Easter Treats Holidays are all about getting together with family and friends, making memories and eating good food. The oven is jam packed with roasting hams and tasty casseroles. It’s nice to get a few things done before the big day as well as give the oven a much needed break. Make sure to keep your meals simple so you can truly enjoy this Easter holiday. These recipes will help to make your lives a little easier and keep the kids busy while you make some last minute preparations in the kitchen. I made these Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Eggs for the first time last year when I went back to spend Easter with my family. These ones were made with the leftover Strawberry Marshmallows I had stored away in the freezer. Kids can: Dip the eggs in chocolate and sprinkles. Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Eggs Makes: 24 1/4 cup butter40 large marshmallows (5 cups mini or 250g)1/2 tsp. vanilla6 cups rice krispies6 oz. baking chocolatesprinklesMelt butter and marshmallows over low heat. Un-Baked Cookie Nests