Cup of sugar?

2 cups actually...

Making these home made oreos from Smitten Kitchen... of course I don't have enough sugar for the insides... guess I will be at the shops tomorrow!

Heres the recipe, may be you can make it... may be you have all the ingredients!

Makes 25 to 30 sandwich cookies

For the chocolate wafers:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar [see recipe note]
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (135gm) room-temperature, unsalted butter
1 large egg

For the filling:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) room-temperature, unsalted butter
1/4 cup vegetable shortening (copha)
2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1. Set two racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat to 375°F (190°C).
2. In a food processor, or bowl of an electric mixer, thoroughly mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt, and sugar. While pulsing, or on low speed, add the butter, and then the egg. Continue processing or mixing until dough comes together in a mass.
3. Take rounded teaspoons of batter and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet approximately two inches apart. With moistened hands, slightly flatten the dough. Bake for 9 minutes, rotating once for even baking. Set baking sheets on a rack to cool.
4. To make the cream, place butter and shortening in a mixing bowl, and at low speed, gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla. Turn the mixer on high and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until filling is light and fluffy.
5. To assemble the cookies, in a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch, round tip, pipe teaspoon-size blobs of cream into the center of one cookie. Place another cookie, equal in size to the first, on top of the cream. Lightly press, to work the filling evenly to the outsides of the cookie. Continue this process until all the cookies have been sandwiched with cream. Dunk generously in a large glass of milk.

I am only just finishing step 3.... step 4 and 5 tomorrow!

Make sure you watch the time... just burnt the second batch!

Another delicious night time cook up - Jam Donut Muffins:)

Another late night cooking time... hence bad pictures...

This is a delicious yum yum that the "Cafe" at school makes sometimes... although may be not this exact recipe...



Jam Donut Muffins:)

Makes 8

Ingredients

• 300g (2 cups) self-raising flour
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 80ml (1/3 cup) vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 175ml/6 fl oz buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 8 teaspoons good-quality strawberry jam

To brush on top and then roll

• 100g/3.52 ozs unsalted butter
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup caster sugar

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a cupcake tray.

2. Sift the flour into a medium bowl, then add a pinch of salt and the caster sugar. In a jug, combine the vegetable oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Add to the dry mixture and stir to only just combine. It will be thick and puffy. Place a tablespoonful of the mixture in each muffin hole and make an indent in the centre. Fill each indent with a teaspoon of the strawberry jam.

3. Cover the jam with the remaining cupcake batter. I found that these slightly overflowed and that the tops stuck together but then after taking it out, it contributed to the puffy donut look. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.

4. Meanwhile, melt the butter and cool slightly. Combine the extra sugar and the cinnamon in a large bowl. When the muffins are cool enough to handle, brush each muffin lightly with the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Serve while still a little warm.

http://www.taste.com.au/

I did find that I should have put less muffin mix in the bottom and more on top of the jam. Twas a little dry at the very bottom, would have been better with the jam further down.. and less clean up because the jam came out on the tray a bit... i hate dishes!

YUM YUM YUM Mug Brownie

I made this. I twas delicious. I'm not sure if you understand how delicious compared to easy it was... so exciting.


Ingredients - Makes 1 mug (my mugs are massive troughs... normal mug would be perfect size)

4 Tablespoons of plain flour
4 Tablespoons of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons of water

Measure your dry ingredients into the mug, add the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly in your mug. Make sure you mix it well otherwise you might get lumpies at the bottom!
Pop it in the microwave on high for 1.5 minutes (times will vary but thats how long was perfect in my microwave).
Take it out. Let it cool. Eat. YUM YUM YUM!

I got my recipe from here but I omitted the salt.

This is mine. On my lap. Ready to eat. YUM!

Potato Salad with Caramelised Onion

Ok:) You can have the recipe! hehe it is yum:) We just ate the rest...

So you will need -

6 Red Onions
1.2kg of washed potatoes
5 slices of rindless bacon
About 1 tablespoon ish of fresh chives plus some to garnish
2 Tablespoons of dijon mustard
250mls of whole egg mayonaise
2 Tablespoons of Sour cream
Juice of 1 lemon
2 Tablespoons of oil

1. Slice onions thinishly. Heat up oil in a heavy based pan on lowish medium heat then pop in the oinions for about 40minutes, stirring occasionally until caramelised.
2. Chop potatos into chunks and put into boiling water for about 10 minutes or until they are squishy enough to poke your fork in but still firm.
3. Put bacon slices in the griller to crisp up and cook- I put mine on baking paper on a baking tray to saving scrubbing the griller or the tray too much! After the bacon is cooked and is cooling, just rip it up into smallish bits.
4. Combine the cooked potato and caramelised onion in a big bowl with your chopped fresh chives. I cut these with scissors in to the bowl.
5. Whisk the mayo, mustard, sour cream and lemon juice in another bowl until smoothly mixed. Combine this with the potato and onion mix.
6. Pour into your serving bowl and top with bacon bits and then scissor chopped bits of chives.

Eat it all! hehe Yum.

Friends for Breakfast!

We had friends for breakfast:) I understand that my watching of martha stewart is in direct correlation with my table decorating and food preparation.

Watch out Nigella. I made your chocolate croissants. They were good! And so easy. Here is a link to her recipe (so easy).

And thanks Rach at PinkLizzySews for her Strawberry Granita Recipe! Here is the link to that....
May be try putting your glasses in the fridge before you pop the granita in on a hot day... otherwise your glasses can crack! (Hot tip!):)

This was our menu for the morning -

Strawberry Granita
Bircher Muesli
Chocolate Mini Croissants
Eggs
Bacon
Hash Browns
Mushrooms
Onions
Toast
Croissants
Juices:)

We also has strawberry smoothies but we didn't make that.... toooo full!