tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178411206601256142024-03-13T14:30:35.125+02:00Yael's Yummiesa passion for bakingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-24200889225197247122018-01-14T08:45:00.001+02:002018-01-14T08:47:52.848+02:00BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING TARTS<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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These tarts were fun to make. I went for a bit of a different assembly and made them in a mini tart pan. The dough comes out a bit rougher looking than the original, but it is still delicious, with a somewhat earthy flavor. It calls for both whole wheat and regular flour as well as ground oat flakes.</div>
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The butterscotch filling is simply heavenly. The recipe calls for a topping of chopped Butterfingers. I substituted with chopped up Twix (a favorite), since Butterfingers are hard to find here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The combination of the earthy flavor of the crust, the sweetness of the pudding and the crunch of the Twix is perfect!</td></tr>
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You can find the recipe <a href="https://yaelsyummies.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/butterscotch-pudding-tarts.html" target="_blank">here at Baked Sunday Mornings</a>. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-47576716334013786902017-12-04T20:26:00.000+02:002017-12-04T20:26:01.957+02:00Cinnamon Mocha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I must admit, I was somewhat skeptical about making this drink, even though I’m a serious coffee, mocha and cinnamon lover. Three things swayed me into giving it a try; I’m a serious coffee, mocha and cinnamon lover (!), the temperature is dropping tonight and it just seemed appropriate ( more than the day before when it was 80 degrees outside!) and I love using these double-paned cups! Anything you pour in them just looks prettier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another thing I like about it was that it's a recipe for two. I love making it, finishing it and that's that- no leftovers to munch on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's very easy to make and the taste is just heavenly! A combination of some of my favorite flavors </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(did I say that before?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am taking the liberty of quoting from the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baked-Frontiers-Baking-Matt-Lewis/dp/1584797215" target="_blank">"Baked- New Frontiers in Baking"</a>, since I can't say it any better. "Depending on your personality, this is either a coffee drink, or a hot chocolate drink, but either way it is an extraordinary wintry treat."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As recommended I topped it with a simple vanilla bean whipped cream(listed as optional- but in my opinion, whipped cream is not an option, it's a must!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This drink is a real treat, easy enough to make 1,2,3- give it a try- you won't regret it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can find the recipe here at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2017/11/24/oven-cinnamon-mocha/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-1242344642317302832017-11-05T08:02:00.000+02:002017-11-05T08:02:10.845+02:00Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You really can't get much better than the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. Reese's? I mean, the ultimate in the merger of flavors. But I'm biased- I love anything with peanut butter- jam, chocolate, bananas and a few other things that I dare not mention for fear of being thought of as even weirder than I am. </div>
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The recipe calls for chunks of milk chocolate. With all the fancy chocolates around that cost a fortune, when it comes to milk chocolate , I always come back to basics. This is Israeli milk chocolate called "para" which means" cow". Best stuff around- for baking, eating, melting or whatever you need milk chocolate for. It is an icon here in Israel and has been around since 1934. I don't think there is an Israeli that didn't grow up with a few bars of these in their kitchen cupboards </div>
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(or wherever Mom's would hide them). I always loved the imprint of the cow on each chocolate square.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This recipe from </span><a href="https://www.bakednyc.com/books/baked-new-frontiers-baking/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Baked: New Frontiers in Baking</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> is simple to make, amazingly melts in your mouth and, unfortunately for me, quite addictive. I made the dough and kept it in the fridge, making only a few at a time so I didn't devour the entire output at once. ( Which didn't stop me from eating a spoonful or two of unbaked dough straight from the fridge- no words!!)</span><br />
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Hot out of the oven- that's the way I like them- soft, warm and melt in your mouth!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can find the recipe here at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2017/10/28/oven-peanut-butter-cookies-milk-chocolate-chunks/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>!</span></div>
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The recipe for this week on Baked Sunday Mornings was Apple Pie. I love apple pie, but having just finished the season of the fall Jewish holidays, where EVERYTHING is apples, I decided to go rogue this time. I made cookies from the book we recently finished- Baked Occasions.</div>
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There were quite a few "assignments" I missed during the baking of the book, and this was a perfect opportunity to catch up.</div>
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These cookies have a million different versions in books and online, but the basic concept is the same for all- that crinkly look. This recipe is easy, straightforward and if directions are followed, should come out, well, crinkley!</div>
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Baking is all about chemistry and the interaction between and among various ingredients, how they work together - or against each other- to produce the desired results. I wanted to know what it is that makes these balls rolled in powdered sugar, spread slightly and crinkle during the baking process. I did some simple research and there are a few explanations.n Some recipes say that the combination of baking soda and baking powder, give the cookie the right amount of lift to spread just enough so that the rolled cookies produces "fissures " or cracks as they bake. All fine, but this recipe has no baking soda in it and they turned out just beautifully "cracked"!</div>
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One recipe also says the key is to roll the balls in granulated sugar before rolling them in powdered sugar. Also not required here and the results-again- were perfect.</div>
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What is important here is to use quality ingredients(as always), do not over mix the dough, and chill before forming the circles, and rolling them so they are thoroughly coated in powdered sugar.</div>
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The result is a soft, cakey center with a slightly crisp edge that just melts in your mouth! Delicious right out of the oven or cooled. ( But who can resist "right out of the oven?!)</div>
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You can find the recipe for Exceedingly Chocolate Crinkles <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2017/07/09/oven-exceedingly-chocolate-crinkles/" target="_blank">here</a> at Baked Sunday Mornings.</div>
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We are now back to the beginning-the first "Baked" book, "New Frontiers in Baking" which, in my opinion is the best. I have bake extensively from this book and look forward to redoing some of my favorites.</div>
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This particular recipe is one of the few I haven't made before. I think I was leery of the pastry cream topping and the 6 egg yolks involved. As it turns out, rightly so!</div>
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The cupcakes are light and fluffy- quite different from a typical banana bread or cake, which tend to be heavier. The batter was easy to make but made more than the designated amount- but that's fine! More is better!</div>
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Everyone has their favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. My personal favorite is from Jacques Torres. Then there are the famous Tollhouse cookies that we were all brought up with- just a so- so in my opinion. These definitely are up in running for a tie with first place!</div>
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I have always looked at baking as a kind of therapy( for me at least). These simple, yet delicious (and addicting, I may add!) cookies really hit the mark on that note. I found the rolling of the dough so soothing ( weird, I know, but...) and relaxing. They were easy to put together- the recipe calls for using a mixer and I did. I think they could be made without by just hand mixing. They are somewhat similar to a biscotti recipe I have which is completely in one bowl- which I love. Next time I try these I will see if they turn out just as well by hand mixing. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately, from this picture, you can't see the tricolor. I'll have to edit this post and insert a picture when I cut the cake- and that will have to wait until Tuesday when the cake is being served. Hopefully, when I cut into it , there should be a layer of mint green, white and yellow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This cake was a bit labor intensive- not difficult- just a lot of work and time consuming. I had difficulty finding almond paste and used something local, which I have no idea if it worked or not- just have to wait until I cut into it. (scary) What I should have done from the very beginning was make my own almond paste. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the first Baked book-</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baked-Frontiers-Baking-Matt-Lewis/dp/1584797215" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baked- New Frontiers in Baking</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> there is a recipe for Italian tricolored cookies. I have made them numerous times and they are one of my favorites. I used the recipe there for almond paste.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">So easy and much more economical. Why I didn't do that this time is beyond my comprehension. ????</span></span></div>
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This evening I attended a class of Italian cooking with Shira Wasserman and Ruth Ofek. An intimate, very enjoyable evening with demonstrations on how to make homemade pasta, a cream sauce with mushrooms and chestnuts (yum!), amaretti cookies and tiramisu. Good company, great food and belly full! </div>
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Recipe for the Nutella Chocolate Chip cookies can be found <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2017/01/16/oven-nutella-chip-cookies/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I haven't really celebrated Thanksgiving since I've lived in Israel. It falls in the middle of the week and my family here is not really excited about the very American type food of Thanksgiving. Personally, as a kid, I always concentrated on the stuffing, cranberry sauce and dessert. I could leave the rest with no problem.</div>
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I haven't baked anything in a while and I miss it. This tart came just at the right time- I happened to have sweet potatoes on hand. I love it when I can just get to work without having to run to the grocery store to get this or that. The sweet potato puree is easy to make and I had all I could do refrain from sitting down with the whole bowl and just eating it as is!</div>
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Putting it together is easy enough and the smell that fills the house as it is baking just yells "autumn". ( I'm sure it is autumn somewhere in the world- certainly not here!) There was quite a bit of the sweet potato filling leftover, so I decided to make sweet potato muffins. The recipe is adapted from the recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf from the first of the Baked books "Baked- New Frontiers in Baking". I switched the pumpkin to sweet potato and made one loaf and the remainder of the batter into muffins. Froze them for an easy to pull out, quick , on-the-go breakfast. Really good!</div>
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You can find the recipe for the tart <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/11/10/oven-sweet-potato-tart-gingersnap-crust-heavenly-meringue/" target="_blank">here, at Baked Sunday Mornings.</a> Happy Thanksgiving to all!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-25459582033598355022016-09-18T16:24:00.000+03:002016-09-18T16:24:41.979+03:00Mini Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life is so fragile. Every once in a while something comes along to brutally shake us back into reality. Look at things in proportion. All those catch phrases like: "live for today", "cherish the moment", "don't sweat the small stuff" etc. etc. We hear them, nod our heads yes ,yes, and then continue on the rat race of life , forgetting to heed those words. I am one of those people. </div>
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True-much easier said than done. Our lives have become so busy and complicated in these modern times, that sometimes just surviving on a day to day basis, getting things done, making ends meet, can take an incredible amount of energy. In the process we often get lost; lose sight of what matters. then that big "boom" comes along-unexpected, shocking, causing us to STOP! We take a moment or even longer (as in my case) and look at our lives, ourselves and how we really want to live. Sometimes, it is enough to rock our world to make a change. More often we SAY we are going to make a change and then get swept back into the rat race.</div>
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My "rock the world" event happened just recently, the other day, in fact. A colleague and friend passed away after a long, painful illness. Just 53 years old, 3 children and a life of beautiful moments clipped short in a most agressive and brutal way. We knew there was no hope, but the reality of the finality is always difficult, regardless. It is then all my questions arise- why? and why in this grueling, painful way? what can I learn from this tragic event? I believe her life and memory can be honored by approaching life as she did. Always positive, helpful, caring of people and animals, I know these are all "words". Putting those words in to practice in our lives is another thing, but at least we can try and make one small change, whatever it may be. </div>
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I have dealt with depression, poor body image and low self-esteem for as long as I can remember. I am aware that much of it is physiological; serotonin, endorphins and all those other big words. But it is also the way I have always looked at life in general. It takes work (at least for me) to overcome or at best, deal with these feelings. Sometimes exhausting, sometimes feeling it is futile, but I keep on working at it.</div>
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So today, as I, and our community pay our last respects to this special person, I hope to take away some of her positive outlook, her attitude towards life and her kind, thoughtful being.</div>
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As for the recipe for today..... well, chocolate is always chocolate. Probably one of the best bites you can have to make you feel better- even if for that fleeting moment. Recipe can be found <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/09/15/oven-mini-chocolate-brownie-cupcakes/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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So have a bite of chocolate and smile!</div>
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I've seen and heard of these bars many times in the past but never tried them. I wasn't even sure how to correctly pronounce it. So here you go:</div>
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Now that we've got the pronunciation down, the next question is- where does that name come from and exactly what are they? Straight from Wikipedia!</div>
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"<i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Nanaimo,</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> a city on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Vancouver Island">Vancouver Island</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">,</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Canada">Canada</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. It is known as "The Harbour City." The City was previously known as the "Hub City" which has been attributed to its original layout design where the streets radiated out from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">as well as its generally centralized location on Vancouver Island.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> It has also been known as the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World." Hmmm, interesting little fact tidbit! ( I have secretly always wanted to know where the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" was!)</span></span></i></div>
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The recipe calls for vanilla or salted caramel ice cream for the middle layer- homemade or store bought. Obviously , store -bought will make the entire process faster and easier, but I can never refuse an opportunity to make my own ice cream. I used <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2007/04/salted-butter-c/" target="_blank">David Lebovitz's</a> recipe for Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream. OMG!! to die for! I actually cut down the amount of sugar it calls for , since the whole recipe for the Nanaimo Bars is so sweet. It came out delicious and perfect for the bars, but really any quality store-bought ice cream would be fine, if you're not into that extra step.</div>
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I love cake, and I love pie, but what I really love the most are COOKIES! All kinds and shapes.There are cookies that are the "usuals"- chocolate chip ( although there are some very "unusual" varieties), oatmeal, sugar. There are cookies from different countries and cultures and cookies of all shapes and sizes. The fun part about cookies (besides eating them) is that you can play around with additions and easily make them your "own" cookie. Pretty quick to put together, a great gift when wrapped in an interesting package, and of course- always have that cookie tin filled with cookies for the kiddies when they visit!</div>
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These cookies fill all those categories for me. A simple, ton of butter cookie with walnuts (I substituted pecans), shaped into a delicate crescent shape and drowned in powdered sugar for that extra zing. Easy?- check. Pretty gift in a tin or jar?- check. Kid ready?- check. Taste more than good?- check , check , check! Not a crunchy cookie, they just melt in your mouth as soon as you <strike>bite</strike> pop a whole one onto your tongue. A bit addictive, yes, but what kind of cookie isn't?</div>
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Crescent cookies go onto my list of "go-to's" for sure. You can find the recipe <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/03/30/oven-maes-crescent-cookies/" target="_blank">here, at Baked Sunday Mornings</a>, as well as see the creations of other members from our baking group. Enjoy!</div>
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The cake is easy to make- NO MIXER to clean-yay! I acutally didn't have any whiskey on hand so I just upped the amount of Irish Cream. I'm sure that the whiskey would give it a nice,extra kick. (next time, which there definitley will be!)</div>
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Give it a try! You can find the recipe at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/03/02/in-the-oven-st-patricks-drunk-bundt-cake/">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>, along with the other bakers reactions to this cake.</div>
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I can't say I have ever been a big participant in the Valentine's Day celebrations. Maybe it's because of one outstanding memory I have of a Valentine's Day celebration from second grade. Coming from Upstate New York, Valentine's Day falls in the middle of winter- cold, snowy, windy and icy winter. In "those" days ( and I'm dating myself here) we walked, yes, actually <u><b>walked</b></u> to and from school!</div>
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It was traditional to exchange Valentine cards with classmates and get all kinds of little packets with candy hearts and other sweets. I remember having a large package of all my Valentine cards and candies in a plastic bag. I was all bundled up except for some reason I decided not to put my mittens on before leaving school. Walking home, I began to drop things, the bag ripped and I was struggling to hold on to everything with my "unmittened", freezing hands. I began to cry (as the tears froze on their way down my cheeks), somehow finally made it home to find that my hands had become slightly frostbitten. Ouch! Mom ran them under cold(yes!)water and slowly but surely the pain disappeared, but I was left with a not so nice memory of Valentine's Day.</div>
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This week's recipe for <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/about/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>, was a chocolate (what else for Valentine's Day?!) or actually , black velvet cake. They are decorated like the candy messages we all remember from our childhood- LUV U!, BE MINE! etc. etc. I followed the recipe exactly except for the fact that "black cocoa" is literally unobtainable in this neck of the woods so I used regular cocoa- the best I could get here. </div>
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I have a weakness for stores that sell all different kinds of cupcake liners, paper cake molds and well, all baking supplies, so when I see something I like, I buy it. Even if I don't need it right at the moment. Sometime, somewhere, some occasion may pop up and those little liners or molds will be perfect! So, on one of my rounds of those stores, I came across these heart shaped baking papers. Couldn't resist, bought them, and put them upon the shelf to wait patiently for their turn. And their turn came! Instead of making a flat cake and cutting out the heart shapes, I simply poured the batter directly into the molds. So, mine are one layer, quite thick, but a nice size for two to share. How appropriate for the occasion! </div>
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This recipe is one of those "risk-taking" types for me. I've made scones before- chocolate, actually, so what could be bad about that? Scones were a totally foreign item to me and what I did know about them was that they were something the British ate. Wasn't particularly appealing to be honest. </div>
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So when it came time to make these Chinese Five Spice Scones, I was very skeptical. First of all, I knew that trying to find Chinese Five Spice mix here in Israel was going to take some searching and investigation. After checking out a few places with no luck, I decided to make my own. No lack of recipes for DIY spices! Bought the ingredients and was planning on grinding everything together, when at the last moment, (<b><u>completely</u></b> by chance-isn't that the way it always works?!)I came across this.</div>
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Granted, it is from Thailand, but after reading the ingredients, it seemed like it would do the trick. It contains cinnamon, anise, coriander (which wasn't listed in any of the recipe I found , but whatever) Szechuan pepper and regular pepper. I added some ground fennel and ground cloves as well. </div>
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You can find the recipe at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/01/22/in-the-oven-chinese-five-spice-scones/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>. Enjoy!</div>
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"Baked Occasions" dedicated this cake to Dolly Parton, whose birthday is January 19th.We'll leave out her age- you can Google that on your own if you so choose. Apparently she loves coconut and pink is her favorite color. Now I'm not a wild fan of Dolly's either one way or the other, but this cake certainly fits the bill for anyone who likes coconut, chocolate and pink.</div>
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You can see the recipe here at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2016/01/06/in-the-oven-dollys-doughnut/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>. Have a piece!</div>
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Give me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and I'm a happy girl. Smooth, crunchy, whatever- but the jelly (or really, jam) HAS to be <b>raspberry</b>! No substitutions for me! It's not a PB&J if it has any other kind of jam.<br />
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So this edition of Baked Sunday Mornings was perfect for me. PB&J all rolled in to one delicious muffin with crumb topping filled with crushed, toasted peanuts. What could be bad?<br />
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The recipe calls for grape jam, but you can substitute your favorite( as I did). </div>
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Breakfast, snack, dessert or just any time is fine with me! Eat them as you like- in one big bite (my preferred way) , a little nibble at a time or even with a spoon. Just savor that strong peanut flavor then rejoice when you hit that burst of jam in the middle!</div>
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You can find the recipe at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/09/28/in-the-oven-peanut-butter-and-jelly-crumb-morning-muffins/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a> and see what the other bakers have done.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-36036573743780208232015-09-15T11:43:00.002+03:002015-09-15T11:43:46.606+03:00Orange Pancakes with Honey Butter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the only photo I got of these. Eaten too fast! A wonderful twist on pancakes and especially nice for a Rosh Hashanah breakfast, with that touch of honey butter.<br />
You can get the recipe here at <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/09/07/in-the-oven-orange-pancakes-with-honey-butter/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a>, and see some of my baking partners' results as well, <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/09/13/roundup-orange-pancakes-with-honey-butter/" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Shana Tova!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438681810462856265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017841120660125614.post-13756876472266897872015-08-30T14:49:00.000+03:002015-08-30T14:49:01.329+03:00Nonnie’s Blueberry ( or raspberry!) Buckle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No blueberries here- not now, almost not ever, and if there are- well let's just say they cost a gold mine! So we go with a lot of frozen fruit here. I know, I know, it's not the same, but it's the best substitute available and it does the trick. You work with whatchya got! And this is how Nonnie's Blueberry Buckle became Nonnie's (<i>Yael's</i>)Raspberry Buckle!<br />
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Whatever you call it and whether it's raspberry or blueberry.... it's yummy.<br />
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Great for breakfast or afternoon tea (or anytime for that matter!!)</div>
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Easy to make and that crumb topping is always my favorite.</div>
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Give it a try- you won't be disappointed.</div>
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Check out the recipe <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/08/18/in-the-oven-nonnies-blueberry-buckle/" target="_blank">here, at Baked Sunday Mornings.</a></div>
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This cake came at a perfect time. Easy to make, frosting that is (as others have said before me) worthy of just diving into alone with a spoon or maybe a shovel?!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Get the recipe <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/07/21/in-the-oven-everyones-favorite-birthday-cake/" target="_blank">here at Baked Sunday Mornings</a>. It is definitely one of those "go to" cakes for a quick and yummy party solution or just "because you feel like cake"!</span></div>
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Happy, happy birthday little girl! (she's the one with the glasses! duh!?) </div>
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This cake was very easy to throw together and really is perfect for a picnic or just an afternoon on the porch with a cup of iced coffee. I decided, since I have no picnics planned for the near future, that I would make this recipe in a mini bundt cake pan. Personal size; just right for a quick sweet tooth craving.</div>
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I love orange liqueur - it gives the cake that extra punch! Chocolate and orange together- well that is just a match made for perfection. Can't go wrong with orange and chocolate-- like this....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, this is a real keeper. And by keeper I mean you can all go away and I'll keep this for myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seriously- I just killed off half the cake myself. No problem. It's that good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Delicious (and quite easy) pound cake, topped with an unbelievably delicious salted caramel glaze (also easy to make). I had all I could do stop myself from just eating the glaze alone before it ever made it to the cake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the recipe- <a href="http://bakedsundaymornings.com/2015/04/13/in-the-oven-buttery-pound-cake-with-salty-caramel-glaze/" target="_blank">Baked Sunday Mornings</a></span></div>
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