Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Irish Soda Bread! with dried cranberries!!!!!










The Top of the Morning to Everyone!!!   This was my first attempt to make this soda bread.  No yeast was involved.  Yay!  Enjoy!!

Happy Baking from my kitchen to yours,






1/16/14




This bread is delicious warm or at room temperature.  If you have leftovers toast the next day!

I came across this recipe in the Dash section of the local newspaper.  I adapted this to my liking whereas I used dried cranberries instead of raisins and soured my milk. 

2 cups flour
5 T sugar, divided
 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4tsp. baking soda
3 T cold butter, diced
1 cup buttermilk( I soured 1%  milk with 1 tsp. white vinegar)
2/3 cup raisins(optional cranberries)



Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Coat a 8 or 9 inch round pan( I used a bread pan) with  cooking spray.  In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 4 T sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.  Add butter, rubbing it into flour mixture with your fingers until a coarse meal forms.

Make a well in center of flour mixture.  Pour in buttermilk ad stir to blend.  Stir in raisins.  Flour our hands and shape dough into a ball.

Transfer dough to pan and flatten slightly(not all the way to edges of pan).  Sprinkle with remaining 1 T sugar.

Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes; transfer to a rack to finish cooling.






***Note:  I substituted dried cranberries for the raisins.


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Friday, February 16, 2024

Eclair cake different recipe


I needed a very easy and quick dessert for tonight so I had all ingredients for the exception of the frosting for this recipe so it’s was made effortlessly .  

I don't keep canned frosting handy because imo homemade is very easy to make and I always have the ingredients to make it.  Powdered sugar, vanilla , milk and softened butter always make a yummy icing/frosting).  I added 1/4 cup
Of baking cocoa and it turned out to be perfect chocolate topping.

Hint:  did you know? If you icing is too thick pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and it’ll be easy to spread…

Enjoy!












  • In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
  • Line bottom of a 9-inch x 13-inch pan with a single layer of graham crackers, breaking some if necessary to fill the layer. Pour half the pudding mixture over the crackers and spread evenly.
  • Top with another layer of crackers. Pour the remaining pudding mixture over the second layer of crackers and top with a third layer of crackers.
  • Carefully spread the frosting over the top layer of graham crackers. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Serve chilled and store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.


Adapted from culinary hill

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Banana cream cake


This recipe is from a very old cookbook that the woman who made it was a Girl scout leader back in the day.

Moist, soft but firm it’s delicious eaten as is or as I usually do I use a cream cheese icing.

Icing:

4 oz.cream cheese softened 
2 tablespoons softened butter
I tsp. Vanilla extract
Powered sugar and milk

I don’t measure milk or powdered sugar.  Beat slowly adding powered sugar then milk small amounts until
Desired consistency.

Enjoy!

Note: I usually cut back the sugar in the recipe to 1cup.















 


 


 

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Cream puffs/ Eclairs

Hubby was looking for sweets and immediately mentioned eclairs.  We both enjoy them and when you make your homemade custard they are hard to resist.

The puff recipe is super easy and as long as you store them in a cool place they should keep for a few days.  Lightly cover with wax paper until you are ready to fill.

Note:  Make sure you scoop out all of unbaked dough in center after you cut them and dis guard.


Original recipe 10-1-16
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Puff ingredients:


1 cup water 
1 stick butter 
1 cup flour
Bring water and butter to boil, lower heat. Add flour stirring constantly until mixture works away from sides...Take off stove beat in 4 eggs one at a time into flour mixture.

Grease and flour cookie sheet.  By heaping Tablespoon spoon dough into large mounds or a little narrower making sure to leave space in between for dough to spread out if you want a eclair (oval) type look.


Bake 400 degrees for 40 minutes.  Turn oven off leave in oven 15 min. more.
When completely cool cut half way across and scoop out any remaining dough in center.  Fill with custard cream and either sprinkle powdered sugar on top for making a chocolate icing.


For years I have made the custard recipe below.  I used to make it on top of the stove and always worried about it burning/scorching so a few years back I decided to try it in our microwave and have made it this way ever since.  Enjoy!

NOTE:  USE AN ICE CREAM SCOOPER TO MAKE MORE UNIFORM CREAM PUFFS..


Microwave Custard Filling:
1/4 cup corn starch
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups milk( I used 2%)Or whole Milk is the best.
2 Egg yolks
2 Tablespoons butter
1 tsp. vanilla

In a medium glass bowl combine corn starch and sugar.  With a whisk , gradually stir milk into the corn starch.

Place above milk, cornstarch, sugar mixture in microwave on high power for 5 to 7 minutes or until thickened and bubbling, stirring after each 2 minute interval.  

Take out of microwave using whisk gently whisk half of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks and then add the rest of the egg mixture into remaining hot mixture..

Microwave on high power for 1 1/2 to 2  1/2 minutes or until thickened and heated through, stirring after each 45 second interval.  Using a wire whisk blend in butter and vanilla.










Chocolate Topping:

Start with 1 Tablespoon softened butter
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
1 tsp. milk

With a wire whisk blend all ingredients.  

Depending on how many cream puff/eclairs you are going to fill, adjust recipe.  The above was able to top 3 nicely.  I only do a few at a time or as needed.  My recipe made 10 puffs of average size.  Store puffs in a cool place or fill and refrigerate. You can also sprinkle powdered sugar on top instead of chocolate.  

Happy Baking from my kitchen to yours,



Friday, June 30, 2023

Cherry crumble



I had bought a large jar of Morello cherries in syrup from Aldi and today was a good time to find a recipe that they could be used.  Simple recipe and I’ll serve it with vanilla ice cream.  yummy!

Enjoy!


FILLING

  • 1 24 oz jar tart pitted cherries in syrup
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

CRUMBLE TOPPING

  • 1 stick butter chilled and cubed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • dusting of ground cinnamon


CHERRY FILLING

  • Pour the jar of cherries including syrup into a saucepan. Heat on medium until bubbly.
  • Mix the cornstarch with water in a small bowl until creamy. Pour into cherries and stir over heat.
  • Add cinnamon and vanilla. Stir frequently for 5 minutes until thickened, then turn off heat.
  • Pour the cherry filling into a 9" pie plate.




CRUMBLE TOPPING

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cut a stick of chilled butter into cubes.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, stir the sugar, flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt together.
  • Fold the butter into the dry ingredients and mix with a mixer or food processor until crumbly. 
  • Using your hands, mix together to form the crumble. Sprinkle it over the cherries in the pie plate. Make sure to use it all.




  • Sprinkle the topping with a dusting of cinnamon.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until crust is golden brown and cherries are bubbling.


Adapted from Quiche in my grits