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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

passover chocolate mandelbrot

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup pareve margarine
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups matzo cake meal
  • 3/4 cup potato starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a large cookie sheet.
  • in a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and margarine until smooth. beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. combine the cake meal, potato starch and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. mix in walnuts and chocolate chips. the mixture will be heavy. form into 2 long oval loaves. place the prepared baking sheet. sprinkle the top with a mixture of 2 teaspoons sugar and cinnamon.
  • bake for 50 to 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean.

basic truffles

Ingredients

  • Servings: 35
  • 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 50 mins

  • in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine chocolate and cream. cook, stirring, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. remove from heat and whisk in flavoring. pour into a small dish and refrigerate until set, but not hard, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. use to fill candies or form balls and roll in toppings.

dad's best haroset

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3 apples - peeled, cored, and diced
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 cup kosher red (such as manischewitz®)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins

  • stir the apples, walnuts, pecans, and together in a large bowl. season with cinnamon, stir, and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.

passover chocolate mandelbrot

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup pareve margarine
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups matzo cake meal
  • 3/4 cup potato starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a large cookie sheet.
  • in a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and margarine until smooth. beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. combine the cake meal, potato starch and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. mix in walnuts and chocolate chips. the mixture will be heavy. form into 2 long oval loaves. place the prepared baking sheet. sprinkle the top with a mixture of 2 teaspoons sugar and cinnamon.
  • bake for 50 to 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean.

Walnut-coconut-applesauce Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup applesauce (such as mott's® natural applesauce)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste (optional)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 55 mins

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • combine applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl. add flour mixture to the egg mixture, alternating with buttermilk just until batter is moistened. fold coconut and walnuts into batter; pour into the prepared baking dish.
  • bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. cool on a wire rack. dust coffeecake with confectioners' sugar.

Migas Ii

Ingredients

  • Servings: 5
  • 4 teaspoons corn oil
  • 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 6 eggs, beaten
  • salt to taste

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins

  • heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. tear corn tortillas into bite size pieces, and fry them in the skillet, stirring constantly, until they are just starting to get crisp.
  • pour the eggs into the skillet with the tortillas, stirring until the egg is cooked through. season with salt to taste. serve immediately.

strawberry tiramisu for two

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
  • 18 ladyfingers
  • 1/3 cup chilled espresso
  • 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

  • cut off the tops of the strawberries and slice the berries. reserve 2 large whole berries for garnish.
  • in a blender, place 2 cups of strawberries and 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar; blend to puree and set aside.
  • in a medium bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, 1/4 cup cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and liqueur; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until thickened.
  • place 6 ladyfingers on a serving plate and brush each with approximately 1 teaspoon cold espresso coffee. spread or pipe out 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the ladyfingers, and layer with half of the sliced strawberries.
  • repeat with the next 6 ladyfingers, espresso, remaining cheese mixture, and sliced strawberries; top with remaining 6 ladyfingers.
  • in a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons sugar; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until just whipped, approximately 1 minute. spread cream evenly over top layer of ladyfingers.
  • dust cocoa over whipped cream, and garnish with 2 reserved strawberries. pour strawberry puree two serving plates. cut tiramisu in half, and place puree.