Monthly Archives: April 2010

Rhubarb Crumble

30 Friday Apr 2010

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It’s springtime!

And you know what that means, if you are a lover of rhubarb.
That is right.
Fresh rhubarb!
It’s time to get baking with rhubarb.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.

Ingredients:

8 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
3/4 cup granulated sugar

2-1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup cold butter

In a large saucepan, add the 3/4 cup sugar and the rhubarb. Cover and cook until the rhubarb is tender. Stir occasionally. It will take about 10 minutes.
Pour the rhubarb into the baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugars, and oats. Cut in the butter with a fork or rub it in with your fingers until the mixture is all crumbly.
Sprinkle that mixture over the rhubarb.
Bake for 30 minutes.
This will give you 12 large servings.
Enjoy!

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Do You Have to Buy Baking Chocolate?

30 Friday Apr 2010

Posted by in Baking with chocolate, Chocolate, cocoa powder, semi-sweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate

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Back when I first started baking, I always followed the recipe to a T.

If it called for baking chocolate, either semi-sweet or unsweetened, I bought the baking chocolate.
I have since learned ways of making my recipes without having to rely on buying squares of baking chocolate.
Many people believe that using cocoa powder instead of unsweetened baking chocolate will actually make the food taste more chocolaty.
It certainly makes it easier and it always turns out yummy.
To change the recipe from chocolate squares or ounces. use 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder plus 1 Tablespoon cooking oil, shortening, or butter for every ounce or square of unsweetened chocolate.
If you want semi-sweet chocolate, add 1 Tablespoon sugar to unsweetened chocolate. To get a cup of semi-sweet use 9 Tablespoons cocoa plus 7 Tablespoons sugar plus 3 Tablespoons oil, shortening, or butter.
Another great way to get semi-sweet chocolate is to use chocolate chips. 3 Tablespoons of chocolate chips is equal to one ounce or square of chocolate. When a recipe calls for 6 ounces, you will need a cup.
I have not bought any semi-sweet or unsweetened baking chocolate in many years.
I have never had any problems cooking or baking by substituting cocoa powder and cooking oil or by using chocolate chips.
I love using oil over shortening or even butter. Since it is in liquid form, you don’t have to melt it.

Chocolate Crinkles

27 Tuesday Apr 2010

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These are great cookies! They are chocolately with powdered sugar covering them.

Ingredients:

3 eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cooking oil
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour

approximately 1/2 cup powdered sugar

In a bowl, beat the eggs, cocoa, oil,sugar, baking powder, and vanilla. Add the flour.
Stick in the fridge, covered, for an hour or so.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Put the powdered sugar in a bowl.
Roll the cookie dough into balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
If you have a small size cookie scoop, that is a perfect size. Scoop it out and it is pretty much a ball shape in the size you want.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. The edges will be set and the tops will be crackled. They will look soft and to the touch they won’t seem done, but they are ready to take out. They will finish cooking after removing from oven.
Remove right away to a wire rack to cool.
Makes about 48 cookies.
Yummy!

Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Biscuits

19 Monday Apr 2010

Posted by in Biscuits, breakfast, cinnamon, cinnamon raisin breakfast biscuit recipe, raisin

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These are like the raisin breakfast biscuits you used to be able to buy in some fast food chains. I don’t know if you can buy them anywhere anymore. But, you can now make them yourself.

They are great in the morning or even just as a snack.
Great served warm!

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ingredients:

Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup raisins

Icing
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.
With a fork or pastry cutter, cut in the butter
Add the milk and raisins and stir just until moistened.
Knead the dough about 10 times until the dough is fairly smooth.
Pat or roll the dough til about 1/2″ thick.
Cut into 10 or 12 biscuits with a floured biscuit cutter.
Place the biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. They will be golden slightly and when you touch lightly, the top will spring back.
Remove from baking sheet.
To make the icing, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk.
Drizzle over the biscuits.
Enjoy!