Chocolate Covered Strawberries/Fruit PLUS how to Temper Chocolate
Chocolate Covered Strawberries/ Fruit PLUS how to temper chocolate Around 6oz of chocolate will coat around 1lb of strawberries. However, the size of strawberries, if you decided to do multiple layers of chocolate, etc will all impact how much you need. You can also...
Base Hot Cocoa Mix
Base Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe 1 c whole powdered milk (nonfat is fine too) 2-3 c Powdered Sugar 1 bag chocolate chips-white, milk, dark, semi sweet... (reduce to 1 cup if using toffee sugar) 1 tsp salt1-2 c cocoa powder Flavor blend variation options/ideas White Chocolate...
Easy Crepes- GF/DF optional
Easy Crepes- GF/DF Optional 1 c flour or 1:1 GF flour 2 eggs3 T melted butter (let cool slightly)1 T sugar3/4 c milk 1/2 c water 1 tsp vanilla- optional herbs and spices and pinch of salt for savory stick of frozen butter or frozen coconut oil for the pan In a...
Healthy Banana Muffins, GF/DF Optional
Healthy Banana Muffins 1 c wheat flour OR 1.5 cups of 1:1 GF blend- omit wheat flour below1/2 c white flour 2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg1/4 tsp cloves 3-4 ripe bananas 1 stick melted butter or coconut oil (melted)3/4...
Mediterranean Spice Mix
Mediterranean Spice Mix 3 T rosemary2 T Cumin2 T Ground Corriander 1 T Oregano1 T Cinnamon 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2-1 tsp Salt
Base: BBQ Sauce Recipe
Base BBQ Recipe 1 stick butter 1/2 c apple cider vinegar1/4 c worcestershire sauce2 T lemon juice, you can omit and use extra apple cider vinegar or play around with other vinegars2 T liquid smoke/smoked paprika/ chipotle in adobe sauce/ ...looking for smoke flavor...
Italian Salad Dressing – base recipe
Italian Dressing- base recipe 1/2 c Olive Oil1/4 c white or red vinegar, or white baslamic or reg balsamic2 T water1-2 T honey or sugar1-2 tsp lemon juice- optional1 tsp garlic powder1 tsp parsley1 tsp basil1/2 tsp oregano salt and pepper (black or red) to taste Mix...
French Salad Dressing- base recipe
French Dressing- base recipe 1 clove minced garlic- or 2 tsp dried garlic 3/4 c oil (olive or oil of choice)1/2 c vinegar- you can split and do half red and half white or apple cider vinegar... play around with different combos 1/4 c Honey -increase as desired2 tsp...
Ranch Dressing- base recipe
Ranch Dressing- Base Recipe 1/2 c mayo (or 1 egg plus 1/2 cup olive oil to make mayo)1/2 c sour cream1/3 c buttermilk or add 2tsp vinegar or lemon juice to milk and let sit for 5 minutes 1 T Parsley1 tsp dill1 tsp apple cider vinegar/white wine vinegar/lemon juice1...
Texas Caviar
Texas Caviar 2 cans black-eyed peas- rinse and drained or sub in other canned beans 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies-rinsed and drained 1 green pepper- finely diced1 red onion-finely chopped2 stalks celery- chopped1/2 c Italian Dressing (I'll have a post...
Artisan Caramel Candies
Soft Caramels- no corn syrup adapted from busyinbrooklyn.com 2 c sugar 1 tsp cream of tarter, can omit or sub in lemon juice or white vinegar. This helps prevents sugar crystals from forming. You can make caramel without it but it will make your results more...
Lace Cookies
Lace Cookies (GF optional) 1/2 c flour (can substitute GF 1:1)1/2 c sugar1 pinch salt1 pinch baking powder5 T melted butter 1 tsp vanilla extract (almond also tastes great)1/2 c oats2 T cream, milk, sour cream, yogurt2 T honey or light corn syrup Preheat oven to 375In...
Frangipane (almond filling)
Frangipane (almond filling) 4 T soften butter1/2 c powdered sugar (can use white sugar too)1 egg 1 tsp almond or vanilla extract 2 T flour 1/2 c almond flour Combine all ingredients in stand mixer or by hand to create a thick paste.
Chocolate Truffle Ratios
Ratios for the truffles: 2:1 chocolate to cream. So 8ounces chocolate to 4ounces cream. 1 cup of chocolate chips is 6 ounces. This is for semisweet to dark chocolate. Milk chocolate: reduce cream by a bit. I would do 8 ounces to 3 ounces cream or so or increase...
Meringue Cookies
Meringue Cookies 4 egg whites (use egg yolks to make ice cream base)1/2 tsp cream of tarter pinch of salt1 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla Oven Temp 225 (bake for 1 hour and then turn off oven and let sit for another hour) In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, beat egg whites...
