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[nudeyorker]

You could see about a seedless jelly. Or buy a seedless raspberry since those are easier to find.

That is an excellent idea, when I make raspberry sauce I boil them down with sugar and squeeze them in cheese cloth. I think I'll try the short cut.

 

[MickeyLee]

bakerella's blog has a how-to thing for making cake pops. *or cake balls, but i am not mature enough to make cake balls without giggling fits... or using piping icing to add hair :redface:*

i fripping love cake pops. the batch currently setting up in the fridge are red velvet with a coconut icing binder. :biggrin: i'll dip'em in vanilla bark and maybe roll in shredded coconut.

and the tiny lil pie pops from the same site, awesome.

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

I had an old friend who had a bakery and did the cake balls with the scraps from cutting cakes. I also like to bake them in cake cones and top them with icing that looks like soft serve icecream.

 

[nudeyorker]

Thanks PM I made a strawberry chiffon cake with strawberry buttercream frosting. I'll take a picture when I cut it.
Meanwhile I'm making BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, marinated green beans for dinner tonight. The secret to a sandwich in my opinion is the bread that it's served on thus...
Parker House Rolls

1 1/2 oz. baking yeast
3/8 cup warm water
1 cup milk
4 TBL butter cut into bits
3 TBL sugar
3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt

Combine the yeast and water until it bubbles
Place milk butter and sugar in a saucepan on low heat until the butter is half melted, remove from heat and stir until the butter is melted. When it is warm to the touch add the yeast mixture. Cool to room temperature.
In a stand mixer with the dough hook add 3 cups of flour and salt with the yeast mixture and mix on low speed until it is elastic. Add the remaining half cup of flour and mix on medium speed for a few minutes. Remove from bowl and knead a few times, place in a bowl and brush with vegetable oil and cover with a damp cloth. Let the dough rest in a warm place until it doubles in size (about 45 minutes) Punch it down to release air, let it rest an additional 15 minutes.
Roll the dough out into eight 4 oz circles; butter a cookie sheet and place the dough about 4 inches apart,
Brush the rolls with 1/8 cup melted butter and a beaten egg white and sprinkle with salt and sesame seeds. Let them rest until they double in size. (about 20 minutes)
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a rack.

To determine if rolls are done remove one from the pan and hold it up to your ear and tap the bottom. If it has a hollow sound it's done, otherwise there is still moisture and raw dough in the center and needs to be baked for a few more minutes.

 

[AquaEyes11010]

That is an excellent idea, when I make raspberry sauce I boil them down with sugar and squeeze them in cheese cloth. I think I'll try the short cut.

For Easter, I was invited by my neighbor to her house for dinner. She made a ham (I suggested putting apples, onions and apple cider in the roasting pan...came out great), mashed potatoes, broccoli cheese casserole, and bought a really yummy carrot cake. I contributed a salad with roasted wild mushrooms, a mix of roasted carrots, parsnips and onions with a splash of sherry vinegar, steamed-then-chilled asparagus, and two desserts.

One was a banana-butterscotch bundt cake. REALLY simple. Get a yellow cake mix in a box (I get the super-moist with pudding in the mix) and add the eggs, oil and water as per instructions on box. Additionally, add 1 cup mashed very ripe banana (about two medium bananas) and beat it all together. Separately, melt a bag of butterscotch chips in a bowl and set aside until nearly room temperature. Then take about half the cake batter and beat it into the melted chips. Alternate-spoon into a greased-and-floured bundt cake pan and bake at 375 for about 35-45 minutes, or until wooden toothpick comes out clean. Remove and let cool at room temp. Dust with powdered sugar for presentation.

The second was sort of my own creation. I found a recipe for chocolate cheesecake that uses melted chocolate (not cocoa powder...you'll see why). I made a crust from graham cracker crumbs with cocoa powder and butter. I made the cheesecake batter as per recipe, without adding the chocolate. Then I separated the batter into two equal parts. Into one I added half the recipe's amount of melted chocolate, with an additional two teaspoons of instant coffee and about an equal amount of hot water (just enough to dissolve), and beat it into one half of the cheesecake batter. I then poured this into the pan and set it into the freezer while doing the next step. I then took white chocolate to equal half the amount of chocolate in the original recipe and melted it, and let it cool to room temperature. I then beat it into the remaining cheesecake batter and added some almond extract, and carefully poured it onto the slightly-firm chocolate bottom layer, and then baked in the oven using the steam-bath method (wrap spring-form cheesecake pan in aluminum foil and place pan into larger pan of water preheating in the oven). I baked as per directions, removed, let cool, and put in the fridge to set overnight. The next morning, I melted seedless raspberry preserves (finally, the thing that made me type this out) and spooned a thin layer on top of the cheesecake, enough to make a translucent red layer but still allowing the white-chocolate cheesecake beneath to show through. A little dusting of cocoa powder for presentation, and it was named the favorite dessert of the evening.



P.S. I got a bunch of great recipes from Very Best Baking - NESTLE - Welcome. Check it out.

 

[nudeyorker]

AquaEyes, that sounds wonderful, similar to mine, but yours sounds better. I'll try it the next time.

 

[lopo2000]

Anybody has a great recipe that has something to do with potatos? I have lots of them in my home now...

 

[nudeyorker]

Anybody has a great recipe that has something to do with potatos? I have lots of them in my home now...

Potatos au gratin or potato salad, I have a decent recipe for both; take your pick.

 

[lopo2000]

I think potatos are great food that deserve more than being mixed in a salad. Hehe. So I choose potatos au gratin.

Although I'd also appreciate it if you can give a recipe for hash browns.

 

[nudeyorker]

I think potatos are great food that deserve more than being mixed in a salad. Hehe. So I choose potatos au gratin.

Although I'd also appreciate it if you can give a recipe for hash browns.

I have workman coming in a few minutes and I wont have access to my kitchen for a little while, but I'll look up a good recipe for potato pancakes (so much better than hash brown... which are potatos and onions fired in oil) and potatos au gratin. I'll also include my potato salad recipe, I just made it last night and it's delicious.

 

[lopo2000]

I have workman coming in a few minutes and I wont have access to my kitchen for a little while, but I'll look up a good recipe for potato pancakes (so much better than hash brown... which are potatos and onions fired in oil) and potatos au gratin. I'll also include my potato salad recipe, I just made it last night and it's delicious.

That'd be great, and come to think about it, you're a great cook, so I believe the potato salad should be awesome too.

 

[nudeyorker]

Potato Kugel
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, grease and flour a deep 2 quart baking dish.
Shred 6 large peeled potatoes into long strands. Finely chop 2 large red onions. In two separate towels divide the potatoes and onions and ring as much juice as possible out of them and place them in a bowl.
If you have a food processor it's easier for the next step. With the metal blace pulse half the mixture at a time until until finely chopped, Other wise use a potato masher.
In a large bowl, combine the potato/onion mixture, stir in 7 large slightly beaten eggs, 4 tablespoons schmaltz (or unsalted butter at room temperature ) 1 tablespoon salt, 2 tablespoons potato starch, 2, teaspoons baking powder, 6 tablespoons flour and salt and pepper to taste. Mix throughly and bake in the prepared pan for 45 minutes until golden brown, remove from oven and cool to room temperature before cutting into squares. Reheat wrapped in foil.

 

[nudeyorker]

Potato Pancakes.
Finely grate 1 pound peeled potatoes and 1 large onion and wrap in a towel and wring out as much water as you can. Set aside.
In a large bowl beat one large egg yolk and 4 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix all ingredients together and make 4" round thin patties.
Put 1/4" of vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat until a small amount of batter sizzles. place your patties in and fry until each side is golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with applesauce and/or sour cream.

 

[nudeyorker]

Au Gratin Potatoes
*Depending on the richness you desire for this dish you have to work varying amounts of the milk to half and half. I use two cups half and half and one cup milk.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and rub a 12" gratin dish or three quart baking dish with 1/2 clove of garlic and one tablespoon soft unsalted butter.
In a large saucepan or dutch oven combine 2 1/2 pounds peeled and thinly sliced potatoes
*3 cups of milk or half and half or combination
1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper and a pinch or ground nutmeg. Bring the mixture to a low boil and gently stir until it thickens (about 5 minutes)
Pour the mixture into the prepared dish press with a spoon to submerge all potatoes, Sprinkle the top with 1 cup grated Fontinella or Gruyere cheese Bake until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden brown about 45 minutes to one hour.

 

[nudeyorker]

Potato Salad
2 pounds red or other waxy skin potato cut quartered and cubed.
Boil until tender (20 minutes), rinse with cold water and set aside.
In a bowl slice a celery stalk, finely chop 1 medium red onion, two tablespoons finely chopped chives, one minced scallion, 1/4 cup fresh minced parsley. Mix in 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon milk, and 1 tablespoon champaign vinegar. Toss the potatoes in the mixture until coated. Slice or crumble 3 hard boiled eggs on the top toss again gently, and salt and pepper to taste and chill over night.

 

[Sassy]

Anyone have a great vegetarian slow cooker recipe? I'd like to make something in our new cooker for a pitch-in, at which there'll be lacto-vegetarians at the table.

Thanks!

 

[lopo2000]

Potato Pancakes.
Finely grate 1 pound peeled potatoes and 1 large onion and wrap in a towel and wring out as much water as you can. Set aside.
In a large bowl beat one large egg yolk and 4 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix all ingredients together and make 4" round thin patties.
Put 1/4" of vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat until a small amount of batter sizzles. place your patties in and fry until each side is golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with applesauce and/or sour cream.

I'll definitely try this. Thank you.

 

[ghb69]

For a slow cooker ragout use a combination of root vegetables. Carrots, potatoes. parsnips, and celery root. A can of tomato sauce then season with a chopped onion, chopped garlic, a slices red pepper, a sprig of thyme and a bay leaf.

Serve over wild rice.

 

[just_a_girl]

:kiss:
Thanks! I've never heard love expressed in the same paragraph as kitchen appliances before.

Hey, I'm a kitchen appliance/gadget whore. :tongue:

 

[conntom]

Hey, I'm a kitchen appliance/gadget whore. :tongue:

Count me in.

Love kitchen gadgets and appliances!!