Chocolate Chip/Brownie Square

Hello I'm back,

I've been away for awhile about 3 months and I missed baking, My most favorite thing to do, baking makes me happy, when I'm not baking something is going on. I try to bake every weekend. Today I decided to make up for lost time and bake a double dessert...lol yes this dessert consist of Chocolate Chip Cookie dough and Brownies. Please don't hurt yourself!!!

before baking

after baking yum!!!

WOW!!! delicious

Basic Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe
2 sticks butter (soften)
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda


mix butter, both sugars mix well, add eggs 1 at a time mix well, add vanilla, add dry ingredients mix well. stir in chocolate chips.


Brownies are from a store bought mix. follow direction on box.


Spread cookie dough on bottom of pan evenly pour brownie mixture over top of cookie dough add pecans or nuts of your choice or no nuts.
Bake 350 20-25 minutes or until done but don't overcook

Tips

1. don’t overcook

2. nuts are optional

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Urdu - (maze karein) م   زےکریں!

Pecan Caramel Turtle Cookies

Today I made turtle cookies, my only mistake is that I didn't use my own cookie recipe...lol so if you have a favorite cookie recipe please feel free to substitute it...The cookie taste a little plain my suggestion would be to use a chocolate chip cookie recipe without the chips or even a sugar cookie recipe.


I made a chocolate ganache instead of using the chocolate glaze recommend in the recipe, I just can't follow protocol...lol 

before the oven

after the oven...lol

with the chocolate ganache

Recipe

½ c brown sugar

½ c butter soften

Water

1 t vanilla

1 ½ c unbleached flour

1/8 t salt

2 to 3 c pecan halves

8 vanilla caramels ea. Cut into 4^th

Chocolate Glaze

1 c powdered sugar

Water

1 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 t vanilla

**Chocolate Ganache - I used

8 oz chocolate chips  (I used 4 oz dark choc. and 4 oz semi sweet)

1/4 c heavy cream

*melt in microwave save dish, stir and let sit to thicken then drizzle over turtle cookies

Mix sugar, butter, 2 T water and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together. (if dough is dry, stir in 1 to 2 t water, as necessary.)

For each cookie: on ungreased cookie sheet arrange 3 to 5 pecan halves to resemble head arms and feet of a turtle. Using a teaspoonful of dough, shape dough around a piece of caramel; press firmly onto center of arrange pecan halves.

Bake 350 12-15 min. or until dough is set but not brown.

Glaze: mix sugar w/1 t water melted choc., and vanilla until smooth. If necessary stir in more water, 1 t at a time until glaze is of desire consistency.

Dip top of cooled cookies into glaze

Tips

1. make sure to push caramel in center of cookie dough and roll into ball then smash.

2. make sure you smash the cookie dough into the pecan so to bake into cookie.

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Breton - Kalon digor! Debrit ervat! Debrit a galon!

Brownie Pudding

I found this recipe on the food network, and thought It's got to be delicious, well at least it looked delicious...lol I didn't have to tweak it too much just used vanilla extract instead of a vanilla bean which I didn't have...lol I like to use ingredients that I already have. I like to keep it simple...also I did 't use the liqueur, why buy just to use 1 tablespoon

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus extra for buttering the dish
• 4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup good cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
• 1 tablespoon framboise liqueur, optional
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. bake (exactly 1 hour) Lightly butter a 2-quart (9 by 12 by 2-inch) oval baking dish. Melt the 1/2 pound of butter and set aside to cool.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on medium-high speed for 5 to 10 minutes, until very thick and light yellow. Meanwhile, sift the cocoa powder and flour together and set aside.


When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, reduce the speed to low and add the vanilla seeds, framboise, if using, and the cocoa powder and flour mixture. Mix only until combined. With mixer still on low, slowly pour in the cooled butter and mix again just until combined.


Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared dish and place it in a larger baking pan. Add enough of the hottest tap water to the pan to come halfway up the side of the dish and bake for exactly 1 hour. A cake tester inserted 2 inches from the side will come out 3/4 clean. The center will appear very under-baked; this dessert is between a brownie and a pudding 


*serve warm with vanilla ice cream

Tips

1. don’t over bake

2. I always use unbleached flour 

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Bhojpuri - स्वादिष्ट खाना (swadist khana)

Apple Cake

I found this recipe on the food network however I had to tweak it a little I didn't care for the glaze I used my own and I used pecans instead of walnuts, I also peeled the apples.

I had to slice the cake for the pictures, the recipe said to oil the pan which I should have added flour, so some of the cake stuck to the pan...lol wasn't pretty for pictures, so I sliced first 

• 3 cups diced Granny Smith apples, about 3 apples
• 1 cup lightly toasted chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all purpose unbleached flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 3 eggs

*Honey Glaze:

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons milk

My Glaze

• 2 T butter melted:
• 1 c powdered sugar
• ½ t vanilla
• 3 T warm milk

*Try the honey glaze you may like it...however if not please feel free to give mine a shot*

*Glaze: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Set the bowl aside.

Cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a Bundt pan or tube pan.

In a bowl, mix together the apples, walnuts, vanilla, and cinnamon In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

Using an electric mixer beat the sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Add in the dry ingredients and beat until completely combined. Fold in the apple mixture.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Allow the cake to fully cool in the pan, about 1 hour, and then turn it out onto a plate.

Drizzle the apple cake with some of the honey glaze, serve and enjoy! 

Tips:

1. The batter will be very thick more like a cookie dough or bread dough

2. Oil and flour your pan 

2. Cake taste delicious next day warmed

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Xhosa - Ukonwabele ukutya kwakho

Ice Cream Sandwiches

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!!!!!!! GO GIANTS!!!!


Today I decided to make my gourmet cookies into ice cream sandwiches....Triple Chocolate Chip, Sugar and Brownies

Triple Choc Chip, Sugar and Brownies!!

Yummy!!!! Cookies & Brownies are still warm

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Scottish Gaelic - Ith gu leòir! (Eat plenty!)

Dump Cake

Today my daughter Danielle did the baking she got this recipe from her good DeAnna...and being my daughter she had to tweak it. The fruit don't fall far from the tree...lol


The original cake called for strawberry cake mix which Dani baked the first cake with then. she thought I wonder how it would taste If I used chocolate cake mix...well let me tell you it was awesome the cake taste like brownies over cherries...


This recipe was very EASY!!!

before baking

before baking

out of the oven

ready to eat

ready to eat

Yes.. Dani made it with chocolate cake

Yummy ready to eat!!!

yummy !!!

Recipe

·        2 can of crushed pineapples

·        2 cans of cherry pie filling

·        Strawberry cake mix

·        1 ¼ c. chopped pecans

·        1 stick of butter

In a 9 x 13 dish layer your fruit, crushed pineapples, then cherries, sprinkles **dry cake mix over the fruit add chopped pecans then slice butter on top

Bake 350    approx.1hr 15minutes 

Tips

1. **don't mix cake, sprinkle dry mix over fruit the juices from the fruit       will mix the cake

2. don’t overcook cake

3. I'm sure you can try different fruit as well

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy 

Bon appétit in Thai - ขอให้เจริญอาหาร! (kŏr hâi jà-rern aa-hăan!)

Emily's Apple Dumplings

Today's recipe is courtesy of my daughters friend Emily her UMASS connection...lol yes they are both graduates of UMASS

I love easy and delicious and this recipe was both, it wasn't time consuming. I used store bought refrigerated pie crust, you're more than welcome to make homemade pie crust. 

There's a caramel sauce to drizzle over the top of the dumplings after baking. I put it on half the dumplings just to mix it up some, however the dumplings are so delicious the sauce wasn't necessary, you choose

This recipe was amazing add a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream yummy!!!

recipe

6 apples peeled and cored

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. white sugar

1 t. cinnamon

½ t. nutmeg optional

1 package of refrigerated pie crust

*Caramel sauce recipe below (optional) 

Mix brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon in bowl, nutmeg optional

Roll apples in mixture and fill apples with mixture place a pat of butter on top, cut pastry dough to cover apple, fold pastry dough around apples to cover, place in baking dish

bake for 35 min at 375

*Sauce: 1 c sugar. 1c water, 1t. cinnamon,  2T butter. place sugar, cinnamon, water in sauce pan bring to boil then add butter stir until melted then take off heat. Remove dumplings from over let cool, drizzle sauce on top

*If you have a dessert recipe that you are having trouble with or afraid to try, please send it to me along with a picture and I will give it a shot….

P.S. I don’t like coconut 

I hope you enjoy

Bon appétit in Russian - Приятного аппетита! (Prijatnogo appetita)