Entries from December 2006
December 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off
Read more about this rum cake at Bake or Break.
Cake
1 cup chopped pecans
1 package yellow cake mix (18.5 ounces)
1 package instant vanilla pudding (3.75 ounces)
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup cooking oil (e.g. canola oil)
1/2 cup rum
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease/flour/spray a 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts in [...]
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Tags: cakes
December 21st, 2006 · Comments Off
These wonderful brownies are described in more detail at Bake or Break. Photos can be seen at flickr.
Chocolate stuff
1 cup butter
4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Place butter and chocolate into a medium saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring often. Remove from [...]
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Tags: brownies · chocolate
December 12th, 2006 · Comments Off
These delicious cookies are described in more detail at Bake or Break. Photos can be seen at flickr.
Cookie dough
1 & 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Beat together sugar and butter until creamy. Add egg and vanilla.In a separate [...]
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Tags: cookies
December 8th, 2006 · Comments Off
These delicious chocolate shortbread cookies are described at Bake or Break and their pictures can be seen at flickr.
1 & 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 & 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
4 & 1/2 Tbsp Dutch process cocoa powder
heaping 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup superfine sugar
granulated sugar
Preheat [...]
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Tags: chocolate · cookies
December 4th, 2006 · Comments Off
Read more at Bake or Break.
700 g bread flour
7 g instant dry yeast
440 ml water
70 g olive oil
20 g butter
16 g salt
225 g prosciuto, medium dice
225 g swiss cheese, medium dice
Mix flour and yeast together in mixer bowl. Add water, olive oil, butter and salt and mix at low speed 4 minutes and at [...]
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Tags: rolls · yeast breads