How to make White Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

Todays Blog is a recipe on how to make Peppermint Brownes. It great to have when you got Christmas Parties. If you would like a recipe to something else just comment.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter and foil for preparing pan
Batter:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
5 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Topping:
2 cups white chocolate chips
¾ to 1 cup soft peppermint candies, coarsely chopped

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. Prepare one 13x9x2 inch oblong pan; line with heavy duty aluminum foil, allowing extra foil  to overhang the edge to make easy to remove after baking.
3. Use a pastry brush to brush sofened butter over bottom and sides of the foil.
4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt; whisk together to mix. Set aside.
5. In a small heavy saucepan over low heat, combine butter and chocolate; stir constantly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until melted so mixture does not burn.
6. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Or, place the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave at 50% power and stir frequently just until the chocolate is melted; do not overheat as mixture will burn easily.
7. Set aside to cool slightly. Or, place butter in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water.
8. When the butter is almost melted add the chocolate.
9. After one minute remove the bowl from the heat and let sit until the chocolate is completely melted, stirring occasionally.
10. Set aside to cool slightly.
11. In a large mixing bowl, lightly whisk the eggs with a wire whisk to break them up.
12. Add the sugar and continue whisking to mix together.
13. Add the warm butter and chocolate mixture and vanilla and stir with the whisk until blended. 14. Don’t over-whisk, you are not trying to add air into the mixture.
15. Add the flour in 3 additions, blending with the whisk or wooden spoon just until blended.
Bake:

1. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon.

2. Bake for 28 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center has just a few moist crumbs that cling to the toothpick.

3. Do not overbake.

Topping:

1. Remove from oven.

2. Immediately sprinkle white chocolate chips onto the hot baked brownie and let sit until the chips are melted, about 5 minutes.
3. Using an offset spatula, smooth the chocolate evenly over the top of the brownie.
4. Sprinkle chopped peppermint candies evenly over warm chocolate.
5. Place pan on a wire cooling rack to cool completely, from 2 to 4 hours, before cutting.
6. When cool, use the foil overhang to lift brownie from the pan, and cut into 2 inch squares. Tip: My favorite tool to cut brownies is a stainless steel dough scraper; simply push the dough scraper straight down into the brownie for straight cuts. Or use a pizza cutter or small kitchen knife to cut the brownie into squares.

 















 

How to make Gingerbread

Well thanks to a comment on one of my recent post I have figured out what I'm going to do. This post is going to tell you how to make gingerbread cookies. If you would like to know a recipe to something else just comment.

Prep Time: 20 min.
Cook Time: 10 min.
Servings: Makes about 12 6-inch cookies.

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons ginger powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cloves


Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream together butter, sugar, molasses, and honey.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
4. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients.
5. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
6. On a floured surface, in batches, roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
7. Cut, using cookie cutters or stencils.
8. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
9. Bake about 8 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned and sturdy.
10. Frost when completely cooled.

How to make your own Iced Mocha Latte

This post is gonna tell you how to make a iced mocha latte. If you would like another recipe just comment. This recipe also goes good with a Christmas party.

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients
3 ounces freshly brewed espresso
3 tablespoons chocolate sauce
2 percent milk
Ice cubes
Whipped cream
Cocoa powder, for garnish

Directions
1. Mix espresso with chocolate sauce until sauce is completely dissolved.
2. Pour into tall glass.
3. Fill 3/4 of the glass with milk and top with ice.
4.  Mix again with a tall stirring spoon.
5. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cocoa powder.

How to make Eggnog

This post is gonna be the start of the Christmas special on my blog. In this blog it will tell you how to make eggnog and if you will like to know some other Christmas recipes just email me or comment.

Total Time: 15 min

Makes 6 to 7 cups

 

Ingriedents

4 egg yolks

1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon

1 pint whole milk

1 cup heavy cream

3 ounces bourbon

1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

4 egg whites*

 

Directions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color.

2. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved.

3. Add the milk, cream, bourbon and nutmeg and stir to combine.

4. Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat to soft peaks.

5. With the mixer still running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

6. Whisk the egg whites into the mixture.

7. Chill and serve.

How to make peanut butter bars

Original recipe makes 1 - 9x13 inch pan
Ingredients
1 cupbutter or margarine, melted

2 cupsgraham cracker crumbs

2 cupsconfectioners' sugar

1 cup of peanut butter

1 1/2 cupssemisweet chocolate chips

4 tablespoonspeanut butter

 

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended.

2. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.

3. In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth.

4. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

 

How to make a Homemade Pumpkin Bread

The picture above is a pic of homemade pumpkin bread. Which is what my post is gonna be about. Today's post will tell how to make pumpkin bread. If you will like something else just comment.

Ingredients
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (not self-rising flour)
2 tsp. baking soda
3 cups sugar (or 3 cups Splendor (or about 1/3 that if you use Stevia, which is my preference) OR a 50:50 mix of the sugar and Stevia/ or Splendor).
1 and 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 cups of fresh cooked pumpkin OR one 16 ounce can of canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water if you are using fresh cooked pumpkin OR 2/3 cup water if you are using commercial canned pumpkin
4 eggs, beaten
(Note for vegans: each egg can be replaced 1 tablespoon of flax meal mixed with 3 Tbs. water (mixed until it develops uniformly sticky consistency). That's 4 tablespoons of flax meal in total. The bread takes about 15 minutes longer to bake and is a little more dense but very good after a day of refrigeration.)
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup raisins (also optional)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and sugar (or Stevia, my preference (or if you prefer, Splendor).
3. Add the eggs, water, oil and pumpkin.
4. Stir until blended.
5. If desired, add the raisins and/or nuts. Mix well, either by hand or with a mixer.
6. Pour into two lightly greased and floured 9x5" loaf pans. Or, use muffin pans if you want muffins instead of loaves!
7. Bake approximately 1 hour at 350 F (175 C). The test for doneness is the knife test: when a clean knife can be stuck in and removed cleanly.
8. Remove from the oven and cool slightly (10 minutes).
9. Then take the loaves out of pans to let cool on a rack.

Like banana bread, pumpkin bread tastes better if you wrap it in plastic wrap (Saran wrap, cling film), refrigerate it and wait until the following day to eat it. It keeps well in the refrigerator and can be frozen.

How to Make Homemade Strawberry Bread

This post will tell you how to make homemade strawberry bread. Yesterday I posted a homemade banana bread recipe. Again if you want a recipe to anything dealing with food products just comment.

Original recipe makes 2 - 9 x 5 inch loaves

Ingredients
2 cupsfresh strawberries

3 1/8 cupsall-purpose flour

2 cupswhite sugar

1 tablespoonground cinnamon

1 teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonbaking soda

1 1/4 cupsvegetable oil

4 eggs, beaten

1 1/4 cupschopped pecans

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.

2. Slice strawberries, and place in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside while preparing bread mixture.

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in large bowl: mix well. 

4. Blend oil and eggs into strawberries. 

5. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just moistened. 

6. Stir in pecans. 

7. Divide batter into pans.

8. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until tester inserted comes out clean. 

9. Let cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. 

10. Turn loaves out, and cool completely. ENJOY!!!

How to make Homemade Banana Bread?

This post is going to tell you the recipe to Banana Bread. If you would like a recipe to a different flavor of homemade bread just comment the flavor and I will make sure I put it on here.

Ingredients

3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed

1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

 

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.

3. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.

4. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.

5. Add the flour last, mix.

6. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan.

7. Bake for 1 hour.

8. Cool on a rack.

9. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

 

Makes One Loaf 

Bread Time

This post will set your brain on a food rush. The picture above is homemade bread. You can make homemade bread with different flavors. Here is a list of some flavors: cinnamon, banana, or even strawberry. If you would like me to put a recipe just comment the flavor you want and I will do a blog in that recipe.

One of my favorite japanese food is sushi. You can get it at local grocery stores or even japanese resturaunts. There many different types of sushi. One of my types of sushi is called a california roll. It has raw fish, rice, and some fish eggs on it.

What is Your Favorite Desert?

 

A really good desert to eat is the one above in the picture. If you would like to know the recipe it will be Put up later on. I hope you have been cooking some of the recipes they are really good for parties and etc...