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Showing posts with label side dish. Show all posts
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Friday, April 6, 2012

Foodie Friday #20


Happy Good Friday/Passover everyone!  Im sure you have all seen the million and one Easter food posts around the blog-osphere and on Pinterest.  Well I dont really have one for you today mainly because my mom is doing Easter this year so I didnt have to think about what to cook this year.  The recipe I am sharing with you today I did make this past Christmas and they tasted awesome...but make sure you read the note at the bottom of the recipe for notes on yeast and bread rising.  

These rolls are great for any occasion, although I really dont like to make homemade bread unless family is coming over...its a lot of work for everyday cooking, for me at least.  So without further ado, I present to you Cinnamon-Glazed Butterhorns!!

Cinnamon-Glazed Butterhorns
(A Taste of Home recipe)
Servings: 24       Prep Time: 35min     Rise Time: 1hr   Cook Time: 15min     Difficulty: Moderate

 (source)


Ingredients
·         1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast (not instant)
·         ¼ cup warm water (110° to 115°)
·         1 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
·         ½ cup butter, melted
·         ¼ cup sugar
·         1 egg
·         ¾ teaspoon salt
·         4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Glaze:
·         3 tablespoons butter
·         1 cup confectioners’ sugar
·         ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
·         1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
·         1 to 2 tablespoons hot water

Instructions
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, egg, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form a crescent.

Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

For glaze, heat butter in a small saucepan until golden brown; remove from the heat. In a bowl, whisk the confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and browned butter until smooth. Whisk in enough hot water to achieve spreading consistency. Brush over warm rolls.

**Notes** When I made this my dough didnt rise at all...I seem to have a hard time with that and its probably due to the quality of yeast I use, I hear great things about King Arthur yeast.  But as I said this dough didnt rise but I still cooked them anyway.  They didnt have the fluffy texture that crescent rolls normally have but the flavor was great.  Dont throw it out just because it doesnt rise, try to bake it and see what happens.  Also...sometimes the yeast doesnt rise because the water is either too hot or not hot enough.  If you are an expert with yeast then no worries but for beginners I recommend using a thermometer to get the right temp that should help with the rising issue as well.

Nutrition
1 roll equals 160 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 118 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. 

Friday, February 10, 2012

Foodie Friday

It Friday...and I am resisting typing the song that is in my head right now...its hard but I will succeed!!!! Today I am off, yesterday was the last day at the old job and Monday is the first day at the new job so my husband and I took the day off to just be together and have fun...Gurr du Sol dinner tonight, I am so excited!! I thought long and hard about what to share with you today, I wrestled with it really. Most of the posts have been sweets but honestly I dont make many sweets, I make a lot of chicken and Joe grills a lot, but I wasnt in the mood to share anything boring like chicken (ok chicken can be oh so delicious but if you have been eating it for 2 weeks straight it gets boring) so I decided that since we are firing up our new grill this weekend for fajitas I wanted to share my guacamole recipe with you. Not to brag or anything but I have the best guacamole recipe ever...just ask my brother there are no survivors when he is done with it! Now I will take 100% credit for this because I came up with it (which I have to say is unusal because I suck at making recipes) and now I am going to share it with you. The picture, however, is not mine because I havent made this yet for the weekend (gross leftover guac how nasty is that when it turns brown, I know your with me on that one).


Best Ever Guacamole


Servings: 10     Prep Time: 5min     Cook Time: 0min     Difficulty: Easy


 Ingredients
  • 3 large ripe avocados
  • container of pico de gallo 
  • garlic salt to taste (probably about 1tbsp to start)
  • 1 1/2 tsp lime juice

 Directions

Cut avocadoes in 1/2 and remove the insides, removing the seed. Discards the shell and the seeds.

Place all the insides of the avocadoes in a medium sized bowl and start smashing. Once the insides are are rather smooth consistancy (with chunks is ok but get all the big chunks out) add the container of pico (or as much as you want but with 3 avocadoes I usually use the whole thing and possible a little bit of another container), lime juice and garlic salt.
Mix well. Serve with tortilla chips
Note
I like my guac with a little more garlic flavor so I just keep adding until its the flavor that I want. The lime juice is to keep the avocadoes from turning brown so if you feel like you need to add more or less then go for it, it doesnt really add to much flavor.

  
So easy, so tasty and a guarenteed crowd pleaser! I hope you enjoy it as much as I am going to this weekend yay!!
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Foodie Friday

Happy Friday and Happy day before New Year's Eve!!  In honor of this party day, I have a great recipe that I tried out this Christmas that is a great appetizer for your NYE party.  Its Brie en Croute...fancy name for Brie in a puff pastry.  I love brie, I love pastry and I love this appetizer.  Its creamy and delicious so try it out and let me know how much you love it!

Holiday Brie en Croute
(A Campbells Kitchen recipe)
Servings: 12    Prep Time: 15min  Cook Time: 20min    Stand: 1hr   Thaw: 45min   Difficulty: Moderate
Ingredients
·         1 egg                                     •1/3c dried cranberries
·         1 tablespoon water              • ¼ c toasted sliced almonds
·         All-purpose flour                  •1 (13-16oz) Brie cheese round (I used an 8oz block and left the rind on, tasted great to me, the larger block will just feed more people)
·         ½ of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
·         ½ cup apricot preserves or seedless raspberry jam
Instructions
Heat the oven to 400°F. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork.
Sprinkle the flour on the work surface.  Unfold the pastry sheet on the work surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 14-inch square. Spread the preserves on the pastry to within 2 inches of the edge. Sprinkle with the cranberries and almonds. Place the cheese in the center of the pastry. Fold the pastry up over the cheese to cover. Trim the excess pastry and press to seal. Brush the seam with the egg mixture. Place seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Decorate with the pastry scraps, if desired. Brush with the egg mixture.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Let stand for 45 minutes. Serve with crackers.
**I dont do the fancy top, it tastes the same with or without it :) **

Nutrition
Calories: 393, Fat: 21g, Fiber: 1g, Protein: 13g, Sodium: 544mg

DId you love it?!  Tell me what you thought of this recipe.

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