Showing posts with label vanilla extract. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vanilla extract. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Cinnamon Rolls



Dough Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups of milk
  • 3/4 Cup + 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons yeast
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 9-10 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter
Filling Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter almost melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (for pouring over risen rolls)
Frosting Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioners'/powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions
  1. Scald 1 1/2 cups of milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter, in a microwave safe bowl, for about 2 minutes.  Cutting the butter into pieces helps it melt faster.  There will probably be some little cubes of butter still floating in the hot mixture, they will melt
  2. Stir in 1-2 cups flower, then add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of salt, and leave it to cool for a couple of minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a measuring cup, dissolve 2 tablespoons of yeast in 2 cups of warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar.  Let it sit for a couple of minutes until it is bubbly.
  4. Make sure your milk mixtures is just warm (if it is too hot it could kill the yeast), and add the yeast mixture.
  5. Using a fork or wooden spoon, gradually stir in 7-9 cups of flour (for a total of 9-10 cups with what was in the milk mixture).  Only add 2 cups at a time and stir in-between.  The rolls turn out so much better when they are mixed by hand. At the end of the dough will be dense and sticky, and may be hard to stir, you can use your hands to incorporate the rest of the flout if needed.  Be sure not to add too much flour.  
  6. Smooth the dough out and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.  Leave it in a warm place and let it rise.  Let the dough rise until it has doubled in size.  
  7. Cover your working area in flour to prevent the dough from sticking.  Dump your dough out.  Roll out the dough into a giant rectangle.
  8. Mix the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.  Spread the mixture onto the dough. 
  9. Roll up the dough into a spiral. Cut the spiral into 1-2 inch rolls.  
  10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the rolls into greased pans and let rise again on top of the oven (if possible).  Pour the heavy cream over the rolls
  11. Bake the 1-2 pans of rolls for 10-15 minutes until they are golden brown.  It make take longer depending on how hot your oven cooks.  Keep a close eye on your first pan to get the right time for others.  
  12. Mix the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.  Spread over the cooled rolls.  

Friday, November 29, 2019

Raspberry Cream Pie


Ingredients

CRUST: (can use premade crust instead)
1-1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 45 wafers)
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (Optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
TOPPING:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
2-1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, divided

Directions

  1. Combine the wafer crumbs, pecans and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, liqueur and vanilla until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into crust. Chill until serving.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and 1-1/2 cups raspberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate until chilled.
  4. Spread topping over filling. Garnish with remaining berries

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/contest-winning-raspberry-cream-pie/

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Instapot Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

  • 3/4 cup Honey Maid Graham Crackers (crushed)
  • 2 teaspoons White Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter melted

Filling

  • 16 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup White Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons All Purpose Flour (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon Orange Peel grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Peel grated
  • 2 Eggs room temperature
  • 1 Egg Yolk room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Whipping/Heavy Cream
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt

Crème Fraîche Layer

  • 1/2 cup Sour Cream
  • 2 teaspoons White Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Crust

  • Add cookies and sugar to the bowl of food processor and pulse a couple of times, until small crumbs form. Melt butter in microwave or on stove top and add to graham cracker mixture. Pulse until just combined.
  • Pour cookie mixture into bottom of greased 6-inch cheesecake pan and press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan and no more than one inch up along the sides.
  • Place pan with crust into freezer for 20 minutes while you mix up the filling.

Filling

  • Blend together cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, flour, grated peels, salt and vanilla extract until smooth.
  • Add eggs and yolk, one at a time, lightly mixing until just combined. Do not over mix the eggs.
  • Pour filling into the pan, on top of the crust.

Cook

  • Add 1.5 cups of water to the bottom of your pressure cooker and then place a trivet inside the pot.
  • Cover the cheesecake first with a paper towel and then with a piece of aluminum foil and loosely secure the foil.
  • Place cheesecake into pressure cooker using a sling.
  • Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve.  Cook at High Pressure for 38 minutes. When beep sounds, wait 18 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
  • After all pressure has been released, open pressure cooker and gently remove the pan. Remove the foil and paper towel. Tilt the cheesecake pan and dab off any liquid that may have accumulated.
  • The center (no more than an inch) will be slightly jiggly (not wet, JIGGLY), but don't worry. The heat that is trapped inside will continue to cook the center while the cheesecake cools.

Crème Fraîche Layer

  • Whisk together the sour cream, extract and sugar to make a Sweet Crème Fraîche and then spread on the hot cheesecake.  Let cool on wire rack for at least one hour.
  • Lightly cover and place in refrigerator overnight.  Cheesecake can be removed from pan after an hour in the refrigerator.

Notes

Cheesecake needs a full 24 hours to set properly, develop flavor and become dense.  Otherwise, the Cheesecake will be eggy, light, not dense and flavorless.
If there is liquid on the top of your cheesecake, put it back into the Pressure Cooker for 5 more minutes with a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release.
Any kind of Crispy Cookie Crumbs can be used, such as Nilla Wafers, Shortbread, Ginger Snaps, Chocolate Thins, Biscoff, Oreo, Lorna Dune, etc. Biscoff Cookies work best for the crispest crust.
Orange and Lemon Zests - with such a tiny amount, citrus is not detected, but they brighten the recipe and take the flavor to a whole other level. Don't skip.
Please read the article Perfect Pressure Cooker Cheesecake Tips & Guide, before proceeding.
https://thisoldgal.com/pressure-cooker-new-york-cheesecake/

Friday, April 17, 2015

Microwave Carmel Popcorn


1 bag of microwave popcorn or 2 quarts plain popcorn (1/2 cup kernels)
1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp baking soda
Peanuts (optional)

Prepare popcorn as directed. Remove unopposed kernels. In a 2 quart bowl, microwave butter until melted (11/2 min). Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 4-5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and baking soda until well blended. Stir in popcorn, mixing well. Add nuts. 
Microwave on high for 4-5 minutes stirring every 2 minutes. Transfer to tray lined with wax paper. Cool and break popcorn apart. Store in airtight container.