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wtorek, 8 czerwca 2010
Crispy Chip Cookies for lazy days
You know those days when you do not feel like doing anything? Well, lately it was my thing. But since I had, and still have to, to write some paper works for Uni, I was more than that. I did not want to think about new recipes, to cook, to shot new pictures. Everything was too much for me, gosh....
So last night I needed a break, needed to break my bad routine. I just grab flour, butter, nuts and chocolate and baked Chip Cookies - talking about food for brain, yes?
So if you need to study or work very hard bake those before - they will work, I promise.
200 gram flour
120 gram sugar
100 gram cold butter
2 small eggs yolk
3-4 tablespoon of caster sugar
1/2 or even less teaspoon of salt
:40 gram of dark chocolate, nicely chopped
50 gram of mixed nuts, crashed
Preheat oven 180C/320F
In a bowl mix flour with sugar and add cutted into small pieces cold butter. Now using electric blender or your hand work with a cake mix - you don't want to heat it up too much so hurry up. You want to make something in a texture like big-pieces sand. After that add egg yolk, chopped nuts and chocolate. Make one dough and cool for 10 minutes. Now using either your hands or teaspoon make small balls, place them onto baking sheets and press them a little. Bake until golden a little.
Take big cup of latte or cocoa and eat them. Take a small break today.
*Those are not classic, chewy american-style chip cookies. Mine are more crisp but i like them that way.
piątek, 19 marca 2010
Nutty, homemade ricotta cheese
Homemade things are wonderful. Even though today you can buy anything, there is something really great and heart-warming in doing it by yourself. Puff pastry, ketchup, pita's breads, pickles... there are many, many options for someone who is looking for real flavor. But among all those things there is one I love everytime - homemade cheeses. And among all kind in the world I am the biggest sucker for RICOTTA. Smooth, little sweet, little salty it's delicious cheese for spread your fresh baked bread, spinach gnocci or just for eating it straight from the jar ( number one option for me ).
These time I wanted something with a twist. I used argan oil, which my aunt brought me from Turkey, maple syrup and some mixed nuts for deep, nutty flavor.
Homemade Ricotta Cheese with smoky, nutty twist:
1 liter of full fat milk
1 lemon, juiced
1-2 tablespoon of sweet cream
1 teaspoon of argan oil ( you could use some nut oil also )
2-3 teaspoons of maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
some nuts for spread
optional you can use some white pepper to make your ricotta hotter ;)
Heat your milk slowly until it almost start to boil. Turn off the heat and add lemon juice. Mix with spoon and heat again just for few seconds. Remove your milk form the heat and pour into cheesecloth placed over a stainer. Now - it depends how runny cheese you like. I give my cheese 20 minutes.
Take a bowl and put your cheese in it, mix with sweet cream. Now time for some flavor. Add salt, maple syrup for balance and argan oil for smother texture. Spread with nuts if you like.
Great alternative for New Your Bagel's spread. Or cheesecake. Or tortellini. Or whatever.
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