Author: Robert Andrews

Ghee – aka – Clarified Butter

  1. Heat butter in a sauce pan at medium low heat.  DO NOT STIR.
  2. Once it has completely melted, let rest a few minutes
    – During this time the solids will precipitate to the bottom of the liquid
  3. Skim off any foam that has formed on top.
  4. You now have clarified butter
  5. Keep cooking until the solids in the bottom begin to turn brown
  6. You now have ghee
  7. Carefully pour off the ghee, leaving the solids behind.
  8. Ideally, pour it through cheesecloth for even cleaner ghee

This will give a cleaner taste to whatever you are cooking.  It is also less likely to burn.  Just a dash of EVOO will also help inhibit burning.  If you are a purist, pour the butter through cheesecloth.

Appetizer Trays

I was asked to create appetizers for my son and daughter’s wedding. Here they are:

Appetizer
Cream Cheese with different jellies and marmalade.  Pizza pieces with different toppings.
Appetizer
Misc dips for the veggies
Appetizer
Cheese and meat skewers, veggie tray, garlic toasts and misc crostini
Appetizer
Cream cheese and chiltipen and thai chili peppers
Appetizer
Tea cucumber sandwiches – darker with cayenne.
Appetizer
More tea sandwiches, and pizza with misc toppings.
Appetizer
Misc crostini with cheese, meat and veggies toppings, caprese, veggie tray.
Appetizer
Small veggie tray, pretzels, cucumber sandwiches and ???
Appetizer
Misc crostini with cheese, meat and veggie toppings, caprese and garlic toast

Chicken Fried Steak

INGREDIENTS

PER PERSON

  • 1 cubed steak per person – about 4-6 oz
  • flour
  • 1 egg – beaten
  • panko bread crumbs or crushed potato chips

STEP BY STEP

  1. pound cube steak until it is about 1/4 inch thick overall
  2. dredge in flour, then in egg, then in flour again, then egg, then flour
    alternately panko for third dredge
  3. fry at 375-400º for about 90 seconds per side
  4. Serve with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables

 

Spanikopita

It is actually quite time consuming to make your own phylo dough, so don’t hesitate to buy it frozen in the store.  Make sure the phylo is NOT crumbly.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 box phylo dough
    SPINACH MIXTURE
  • feta cheese – made with sheep or goat milk NOT cow milk
    buy a block and crumble it
  • Mix in a sweet onion sliced just as thinly as possible
  • Mix with EVOO, mushrooms, chives, zucchini, basil, parm cheese
  • Fresh spinach – NOT frozen

STEP BY STEP

  1. De stem FRESH spinach and give it a rough chop
  2. Mix in with everything else
  3. In a heavily greased cake pan lay down about ten sheets of phylo dough
  4. Divide your spinach mixture into fourths
  5. Spread 1/4 of your mixture onto the phylo
  6. Add 3-5 sheets of dough and another 1/4 spinach
  7. Repeat two more times until your spinach is all used up
  8. Finish with about 8 sheets of phylo dough on the top
  9. Butter the top heavily and tuck in the edges
  10. Bake it at 350º for an hour
  11. Let it cool a bit (or it will fall apart) and then loosen up the edges and the bottom
  12. Invert it onto a baking sheet and remove the cake pan
    – The bottom will become the top
  13. Cut it into half, and then into triangles

Serve with a village salad of tomato, zucchini, black olives, cucumber slices, oregano and lemon all tossed in a bit of EVOO

 

Sweet Potato Pie

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 steamed medium sized sweet potatoes (cubed and steamed 20 minutes) 25-30 oz – Remove the flesh from the potatoes – do not use the skin for pie
  • 6 TBL softened butter or half lard, half butter
  • 1/2 C sweet condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 egg yolks & 2 eggs – beaten
  • Seasoning
    • 1 tsp CinnaSugar
    • 1/2 tsp ground or grated ginger
    • 1/2 C granulated white sugar
    • 1/2 C brown sugar
    • scant allspice
    • salt
  • candied pecans or walnuts – lightly crushed (or into pie shell)
  • juice and zest from 1 orange or lemon

STEP BY STEP

  1. Mix everything in a food processor
  2. Pour into an uncooked 9″ pie shell (prepared or see below)
  3. Sprinkle crushed pecans or walnuts over top
  4. Drizzle with warm maple syrup
  5. Bake on bottom rack at 325º for 50 minutes
  6. Internal temp should be 160-180º :: ideally 170º
  7. Wait one hour to slice

Serve with whipped maple topping

  1. 1 C heavy whipping cream
  2. 1/4 C confectioner sugar
  3. 2 TBL maple syrup

Crust

  • 1 C AP flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 C chopped pecans
  • 1/2 C shortening
    • Cut  together till it is mostly pebbled
  • 1/4 C ice water
  • Cut together with knives or similar, don’t use your fingers – it’s important to keep the crust cold
  • Roll or press into a pan
  • Prick bottom with a fork, and prebake for 10 minutes @ 400º

Chicken Paillard Sandwich

Paillard means that it is flat because you have pounded the heck out of it with either a meat seasoning hammer or a small cast iron skillet. The reason for flattening the chicken breast is that it will cook more quickly and it will cook evenly.

INGREDIENTS

  • Chicken Breast – Lightly oiled
  • 1 TBL EVOO
    MARINADE – MIX IN A BOWL THE FOLLOWING:
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 TBL Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • 1 TBL vinegar
  • 2 TBL soy sauce
  • 2 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder
  • 1 TBL granulated sugar
  • 1/4 grated onion

STEP BY STEP

  1. Start in the morning
  2. Lightly oil chicken breast
  3. Put into a heavy duty baggie
  4. Pound with a meat hammer or cast iron skillet or soup can till about 1/4 in thickness
  5. Put into a new baggie (or bowl) and cover with marinade
  6. Agitate about every two hours
  7. After 6-8 hours, pat the chicken lightly with paper towel and discard the marinate.  It can go down the garbage disposal.
  8. Put a few drops of olive oil on a skillet, and turn it to medium heat.
  9. Once the oil starts smoking slightly, sear the chicken in a hot skillet
  10. This will only take about 3 minutes on the first side, and 2 minutes on the second side.
  11. Serve on flatbread or a bun or bread with mayo, lettuce and tomato

Alternately, after Step 7 you can dip the breast in egg and then in bread crumbs.  This will make more of a steak that you can serve flat on a plate with vegetables and mashed potatoes on the side.

 

Sweet Potato Gnocci

Any potato can be used, but the sweet potato has a deeper flavor than white.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 Peeled and boiled sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 C cane syrup
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp alspice
  • 1/4 C shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 C ricotta – drained and set onto a paper towel
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • 2 C AP flour
  • 2 TBL EVOO

STEP BY STEP

  1. Put all into a food processor
  2. Have a container of chicken broth available
  3. Process ingredients drizzling in broth until the dough comes together into a ball
  4. Remove it to a floured surface and finish by hand
  5. Roll into a thick rope
  6. Cut off pieces about the size of a golf ball
  7. Roll into a thinner rope about the diameter of your thumb
  8. Use a bench knife and cut off one inch pieces
  9. Using a fork, press and roll creating the traditional gnocci groves
  10. In water that is at a light boil, drop in about 8 at a time
  11. Let them cook until they start to float to the surface (2-5 minutes depending on size)
  12. Remove them and set onto a paper towel

CREATE YOUR BROWN BUTTER SAUCE

  1. Put a stick of butter into a skillet over medium heat
  2. Add a bit of sage, parsley and oregano
  3. Once completely melted, add 1 TBL of EVOO
  4. When it starts to brown (first around the edges) add your gnocci
  5. Cook and toss until well covered.
  6. DO NOT LET YOUR BUTTER BLACKEN or it will turn bitter and ruin the dish
  7. Serve on a plate topped with crumbled feta cheese

 

 

Pitas from Scratch

INGREDIENTS


  • 1 C whole wheat flour
  • 2 C bread flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 
1 C lukewarm water
  • 1/4 C yogurt
  • 2 TBL olive oil
  • 2 tsp sugar
    TOPPING FOR FINAL RISE (Step 7)
  • 1 TBL olive oil to coat bowl
  • 1 TBL coarse salt

STEP BY STEP

  1. Mix and knead the dough ingredients for at least 5 minutes together to make a soft, smooth very slightly sticky dough.
  2. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 60-90 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
  3. Preheat the oven to 500°F, with a baking stone on the middle rack.
  4. Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 8 pieces, and shape each into a ball.
  5. Cover, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, and let rest for 10 minutes.
  6. Roll balls into 6″ flattened circles and cover with a damp cloth to rest for 10 more minutes.
  7. Place pitas on the hot stone.
  8. Bake for 3-4 minutes, until puffy. Turn them over, and bake for one more minute.  The key is to set the top and bottom so the inside has a chance to expand.
  9. Remove from the oven, and place on a rack to cool.
  10. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
  11. Once the pitas are cool, separate the two sides of each to make 16 thin rounds. These will become your pitas.
  12. Brush rough side with oil or butter, and sprinkle with salt

Skim Milk to FATTED Milk

This was posted by Karl S (from Boston) on Chowhound.

This is my conversion chart I’ve posted a few times here:

Add the following to 1 cup of skim milk to approximate 1 cup of

1% milk

  • 1.5 t heavy cream = 1% milk
  • 1 T light cream = 1% milk
  • 2 T half & half = 1% milk

2% milk

  • 1 T heavy cream = 2% milk
  • 3 T half & half = 2% milk
  • 1 T 2t light cream = 2% milk

whole milk

  • 3 T light cream = whole milk
  • 4 T half & half = whole milk
  • 2 T heavy cream = whole milk

Half and Half

  • 5 T 1t heavy cream = half-&-half
  • 5 oz light cream = half-&-half

Light Cream

9 T heavy cream = light cream

 

Poached Halibut or Cod

INGREDIENT

  • A nice fresh piece of cod or halibut
    – Alternately, you can use sole, tuna, talapia
  • 1/3 C cream
  • Chopped chives
  • 1 TBL red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 C mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper

STEP BY STEP

  1. Heat sauce in a big skillet (water, broth, etc)
  2. Add 2 TBL capers
  3. Sprinkle of red pepper flakes or powder
  4. Nestle halibut into the liquid
  5. Based as it cooks
  6. Cover and simmer 4-5 minutes each side – barely a simmer though
  7. Plate and top with parsley and lemon zest
  8. Drizzle with EVOO

Alternate:  At Step 7, top with the following topping – THEN top with parsley and lemon zest, but no EVOO.

  • 1/3 C cream (whisk about 5 minutes)
  • 5 minced chives
  • 1/4 C mayonnaise
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 TBL red wine vinegar

Layered Bread Slices – Tea Sandwiches

Bread must be very thin
Bread must be very thin

INGREDIENTS

  • THIN pieces of bread – rye, sourdough, pumpernickel, tortillas, etc
  • Softened cream cheese, butter, or even layers of cheese

ribbonSTEP BY STEP

  1. Decide on your flavor combinations:
    – rye and Swiss
    – pumpernickle and cheddar
    – sourdough and cream cheese
    – whole wheat and butter
    – tortillas and manchego
    – chocolate and strawberry
    – peanut butter and jelly
  2. Stack bread, binder, bread, binder, bread, binder and bread
  3. If you are using a hard cheese, put the stack into the microwave for about 30 seconds
    – otherwise just spread evenly
  4. Put into refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
  5. Just before serving, cut off crust, then cut in half, in half and in half
    – you will get eight stacked layers of bread

Clam Info from Jacques Pepîn

Clam sizes ( HINT:  All of the below are Quahogs )

  • Quahog (full grown – largest – AKA Chowder Clams and weigh 2-3 clams per pound.)
  • Top Neck (AKA Count Neck clams, at 4-5 clams per pound.)
  • Cherry Stone (A little larger, at 6-8 quahog clams per pound.)
  • Little Neck (The smallest size of quahog, amounting to 9-10 clams per pound)

Which type of clam to buy depends on how you want to prepare them. The clams get tougher and chewier as they get larger, making these sizes ideal for chowders, stuffing, frying, and other cooked preparations. Choose smaller sizes when steaming, grilling, or eating raw.

To open them you can use a paring knife.  The right way to do this is to put the edge of the blade at the spot furthest from the hinge.  Put the hinge against the meat of your palm, then squeeze the edge into the clam.  You will then cut the muscle from the shell in two places on each shell.  Scoop out.  The little necks you can eat raw.  They are frequently served on the half shell (see recipe below.)

Alternate ways to open them:
1.  Put into an oven at 350º for 8 minutes.  Let cool 5 minutes.
2.  Put into the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Sauce for topping on a Little Neck served on the half-shell

  1. 2 TBL ketchup
  2. 1 TBL Siracha
  3. 1 TBL prepared horseradish
  4. Juice and zest from one lime or lemon

After you split the clams collect the juice.  For a clam cocktail

  1. Let juice rest and pour the clarified top into a pitcher
    – discard the solids that settle to the bottom
  2. Add juice from one lemon, a dash of Siracha
  3. Splash on vodka or gin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pizza Pot Pie

This is my own recipe that was created based on a video showing a Pizza Pot Pie as created by Chicago Pizza and Grinder Company at 2121 N Clark Street.  Allowances have been made for my own tastes.

INGREDIENTS

  • Use a ceramic bowl with little (or no) lip
  • 1/2 C clarified butter

SECRET SAUCE

  • You can make whatever sauce tickles your fancy. Chicago Pizza uses a sauce with onions, peppers, garlic, sausage, tomatoes and more that simmers for eight hours.  Truly a sauce worth tasting.
  • Here are several of my own sauces.
  • Grandpa’s Bolognese
  • Basic Marinara

Here is another recipe that I found when I was researching this recipe.  It looked really good too.

STEP BY STEP

  1. Brush the bowl and the rim heavily with melted clarified butter
  2. Lay down layered slices of Provalone, Mozzarella and Manchego cheese
  3. Put in three of your favorite toppings:
    – mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, black olives, etc.
    – Just three though, because otherwise it will become too soupy
  4. Top with your favorite sauce
  5. Cover with flattened pizza dough
  6. Brush clarified butter across the top
  7. Bake at 450º for 12-15 minutes
  8. Run a spoon around the rim to loosen the crust
  9. Invert and flip out on your serving plate

Here is a fairly complete step by step video made by Courtney Budyzn

 

Sabaione (or Sabayon)

Also called Zabaione or Zabaglione to the Italians, who claim they invented it.  I call it Lemon Curd.

Sabayon

  1. 1/2 C granulated sugar
  2. 3 egg yolks – cream together eggs and sugar in a double boiler
  3. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla or 1/2 vanilla bean – seeds removed – beans into sugar
  4. Add 2 TBL dry white wine plus 1/2 tsp vinegar.
  5. Continue to whisk until mixture starts to thicken.  (8-15 minutes)
  6. Take on and off as require to keep at a low temperature
    Watch out for eggs cooking against the sides of the bowl.
  7. This is your sabayon.  Set aside for later use.

Creme Fraiche Custard

  1. Make creme fraiche.
  2. Mix 1/2 C cold creme fraiche and 1/2 C cold heavy whipping cream.
  3. Beat in Kitchen Aid until it doubles or even triples in size.
  4. Fold together whipped creams and sabayon.
  5. Put into serving dishes and top with blueberries, peaches, plumbs or nectarines – in winter use pears or soaked dried frigs, apricots, strawberry, blueberry, grapes, prunes, etc

This must be made at the last minute, and served immediately, or it deflates and separates and becomes watery.

Serving idea:  Serve in same sized bowls, but each one a different shape.  Goodwill is a good source for this hodgepodge of serving dishes.

To create a Sabayon Topping

  1. Pick your liquid:  Can be practically anything based on what you are trying to accomplish.  White wine, chicken stock, grapefruit juice, coffee, ginger ale, etc.
  2. Measure your ingredients:  Generally the ratio is 1:1:1 egg yolk, sugar, liquid – figure one egg per person
  3. Mis-en-place:  which means have everything ready.  This will need to be constantly whisked, so you don’t have time to measure ingredients as you go.
  4. You will be whisking over a double boiler.  I always just make my own.  This is how.  You should NEVER let your water get to a full rolling boil.  Always just a simmer.
  5. Cream together egg yolk and sugar, when the color changes, drizzle in your liquid and start cooking over your double boiler.  Move the mixing bowl on and off the heat as needed.

Here are flavor combinations from Food52.com to try:

Savory:

  • egg yolk + champagne + lemon juice and zest + pinch cayenne
  • egg yolk + white wine + finely chopped rosemary
  • egg yolk + tequila + lime juice + pinch ancho chile powder
  • egg yolk + sake + yuzu + miso paste

Sweet:

  • egg yolk + rum + maple syrup + freshly grated nutmeg
  • egg yolk + whisky + orange zest + honey
  • egg yolk + sherry + sugar (fold in whipped egg whites at the end)
  • egg yolk + beer + sugar + black pepper

Rice

Thanks to Martha Stewart, Alton Brown and Rachel Rae for parts of info included on this page.

White Rice vs Brown Rice

  • The hull is inedible.  It is removed from the rice.
  • Brown rice has not been milled and cooking time needs to be longer.  It has more nutrition than white rice.
  • White rice has had the husk removed, and just the bran and endosperm remain.  This is usually enriched.

Long, Medium and Short

  • Long rice is high on amylose, and tends to dry out if kept as leftovers.  It cooks up fluffy, and not sticky so is not good for sushi.
  • Medium and Short rice have more amylopectin and cook up creamier.
  • Short tends to be sticky and is good for sushi.

Jasmine Rice

  • Long grain rice
  • Very aromatic
  • Used in rice pudding
  • Used a lot in Asian cooking

Long Grain White Rice

  • Husk removed
  • Bran and germ remain
  • Most common in the United States

Basmati Rice

  • Extra long grain
  • Delicate nutty flavor
  • Aged
  • Cooks long
  • Used in Indian cooking

Long Grain Brown Rice

  • Whole grain, although husk is removed
  • Bran and germ is intact

Short Grain Brown Rice

  • Cooks best with absorption cooking
  • Nutty flavor

Sushi Rice

  • Short round grain rice
  • Also called glutinous or pearl rice
  • Very starchy and sticky
  • Here is a link to one of Grandpa’s Recipes about Sushi

Arborial Rice

  • Short fat grain
  • Used for Risotto
  • Used in Italian cooking
  • High starch, so it is great in rice pudding
  • Other similar rices are Vilone Nano and Carnaroli rice
  • – Yedo denado . Best for risotto . Short grain

Black Rice

  • Also called purple or forbidden rice
  • Chinese legend only available for emperors
  • Anti-oxident properties

Bamboo Rice

  • Bamboo rice is a type of rice popular in Asia, and it is made by infusing the grains with juice squeezed from bamboo plants. This action gives bamboo rice its distinctive green color and also adds a sticky consistency, so you might find bamboo rice to be a good choice for making sushi.

Wild Rice

  • Not really rice.  It’s seeds from marsh grass.

Cooking Rice

French Method of Cooking

  1. Boil large pot of salted water
  2. Rinse 1 C long grain rice – very well
  3. Add rice to the boiling water
  4. Boil until tender – approx 11-12 minutes
  5. Strain rice, shaking a couple of times
  6. Put into a bowl with 1 TBL butter, salt and pepper

Rice Cooker

  1. 2 C jasmine rice
  2. 2 C cold water
  3. Close lid and press the COOK button
  4. Finishes in about 55 minutes

Cooking Brown Rice

Since this must be cooked longer, it tends to scorch.  Here is a good recipe.

  1. Rinse 3/4 C brown rice – short or medium grain
  2. Bring 1 1/4 C water up to boiling – add 1/2 tsp salt
  3. Pour over rinsed rice and stir in 1 TBL melted butter
  4. Put into baking dish or Dutch oven – and cover with lid or foil tightly
  5. Bake at 375º for one hour
  6. Let rest 5 minutes then fluff with a fork

Brown Rice Dressing Mix

  • 3 slices of bacon – rendered till crispy, then broken into pieces – set aside
  1. 1/4 C red onion – minced and cooked in bacon grease over low heat
  2. Deglaze with 1/4 C white wine vinegar
  3. Add 1/4 C chicken broth
  4. Mix together 1 tsp Dijon, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar and scant black pepper
  5. Whisk mixtures together and add back in bacon and brown rice (recipe above) plus 1 tsp fresh dill
  6. Serve as a side

Standard Method of Cooking

  1. Bring 1 C of salted water to boiling
  2. Add 1 C rice and stir
  3. Return to a boil
  4. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 16 minutes covered
  5. Add 1 TBL butter and 1/2 tsp salt to the rice at the 8 minute mark
  6. Finish cooking
  7. Take off the heat, leave covered, let rest ten minutes
  8. Fluff with a fork and cover until ready to serve

Best Burrito Ever

If you’ve ever wanted to use left-over filet mignon, here is the ultimate use.  No filet?  Use any good piece of cooked beef.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1-2 oz Left-over beef
  • Optional: thinly sliced ham
  • Shredded cheese – Mexican blend
  • Salsa – strained for about 30 seconds
  • Tiny bit of minced cilantro

STEP BY STEP

  1. Spread a handful of shredded cheese over a flour tortilla
  2. Lay down (optional) ham over top of cheese
  3. Cut the filet in VERY thin slices against the grain
  4. Lay the pieces in a row
  5. Microwave for 60 seconds
  6. Roll up and serve with salsa

Tips: Non-Stick Skillets

This includes teflon, ceramic, and all surfaces that claim to be non-stick.

Please also review my post:  Care of your Cast Iron Skillets

Teflon Tips

Teflon, Ceramic and other non-stick finishes need to be taken care of.  Here are some tips that you may find useful.

  1. Wash and rub a little canola oil into it before first use.
  2. Don’t heat the pan empty.  At least put a little oil into the pan.
  3. Don’t use cooking spray.  There is a propellant that will build up and destroy your pan.  If you must, get a spritzer bottle and put canola into it.
  4. Don’t let the temperature EVER exceed 450.  Ideally, I never even exceed 400º  This Thermapen is one of the best investments you could make.  You will use it nearly every single day.
  5. Don’t let food dry on the surface of your pan.  When the temperature has dropped to 250º (or below) wipe it off with a wash cloth and hot water.  I usually don’t even like to use soap on mine.
  6. If you can’t clean it immediately, at least fill it with water to minimize the chemical effects of the remaining cooking oil residue.
  7. If you do use soap on your pan, occasionally wipe in a little canola oil  (See Tip #1)
  8. Never ever EVER use abrasive cleansers or pads on your pan.
  9. Never put your teflon or ceramics into the dishwasher.  The hot water is OK, but the drying cycle will kill your pan.
  10. For stubborn stains, use a mixture of baking soda and water.  mix and apply the paste.  Leave for an hour, then wipe off.  Repeat if needed.
  11. If your pan has a wooden handle, season it VERY occasionally by wiping with canola oil
  12. Season a hot pan (250º) occasionally with a paper towel and olive oil (See Tip #1)
  13. Never use metal cookware (spatula, whisk, spoon, etc) when cooking with your non-stick pan

THE PENNY TRICK – If you are boiling water, put a penny in the bottom of your pan.  If it boils dry (which will ruin your pan) the penny will start to rattle because of the boiling water beneath the penny.  The rattling will tell you your pan is nearly empty (usually) before your pot is destroyed.

Sticky Bars

INGREDIENTS

First Batter

  • 1 C Brown sugar
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 C toasted pecans
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
    Sift together the below ingredients
  • 1 C flour
  • 1 tsp coarse salt – Maldon salt
  • 1 tsp Baking powder

Second Batter

  • 1 stick browned butter
  • 1 C brown sugar
  • 1 C flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TBL coarse salt
  • 1/2 C toasted pecans

STEP BY STEP

  1. Heavily butter a glass baking casserole pan
  2. Mix 1/2 C pecans into your First Batter
  3. Add half of  your First Batter and spread till flattened
  4. Add spooned dollops of all remaining batter across top
  5. Add second batter in between the dollops
  6. Swirl to flatten and marbelize
  7. Top with your remaining pecans
  8. Bake 350º for 35 minutes
  9. While still hot from the oven, sprinkle with Maldon salt

 

Baked Apple Roses

Baked Apple Roses

Cut apple in half and cut seeds out
Slice as thinly as possible
Soak on 1 C water and 1/4 C lemon 10 min
Microwave 3 minutes, then drain

Mix 3 TBL apricot preserves with 2 TBL water

Roll puff pastry to about twice its size
Cut into 1.5 inch strips
Stagger apple so that flat side is along the middle of the strip – red sticking out
Sprinkle with Apple pie spice OR Grandpa’s CinnaSugar®
Fold up edge to cover flat line of Apple
Roll
Put into muffin tin
Baker 350° for 35 minutes
Sprinkle with powdered sugar

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Baked Apple Roses
Almost too Beautiful to Eat. ALMOST!

Baked Apple Roses

Almost too Beautiful to Eat. ALMOST!

Posted by Tip Hero on Monday, October 5, 2015

Tip Hero Asmati Ben a couple ideas. aluminum foil like you suggested half way through baking. Also putting them on a lower baking rack in the oven would help. Could also experiment with spraying them periodically with a little water/oil.
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