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Slightly Sour Quiche

Cali — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:18:22 +0000

Recipe: Slightly Sour Quiche

Ingredients

4 eggs
4 ounces plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon flour
8 ounces tomato basil feta
Sausage (I typically do about five inches)

Instructions

Whip together eggs, yogurt, salt, pepper
Stir in sausage
Toss together feta and flour in a separate bowl
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients
Pour egg mixture into hot pastry shell, bake at 325 degrees for 35-45 minutes

Cooking time (duration): 60

Number of servings (yield): 8

Meal type: dinner

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Popovers

Cali — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:05:01 +0000

Recipe: Popovers

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 eggs, room temperature
2 cups flour (don’t sift!)
3/4 teaspoons salt
approx. 1 cup grated cheese

Instructions

Heat oven and popover pan to 450 degrees
Warm milk on stove
Whisk eggs, whisk in milk slowly (slow enough so you don’t cook the eggs)
Mix salt and flour
Combine wet and dry ingredients (only until there are small lumps left)
Brush pan with melted butter
Fill cups 3/4 full, top with cheese
Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees, then 20 minutes at 375 degrees

Quick Notes

Don’t open the over for at least the first 30 minutes

5 minutes before it’s done, split the top of the popovers to release steam

It’s important not to overdo any of the steps, as the batter does best if not handled too much

Cooking time (duration): 8-12

Number of servings (yield): 8

Meal type: dinner

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆

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Pie Crust

Cali — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:34:37 +0000

Recipe: Pie Crust

Ingredients

2.5 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup butter, chilled, cut into 1” pieces
1/4 – 1/2 cup cold water

Instructions

In food processor, combine salt, flour and sugar
Add butter, process until it resembles course meal (15 seconds)
Pour water in slowly until dough just holds together (no more than 30 seconds)
Turn the dough out, form into a ball
Flatten into a disk, cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate for one hour
Remove, roll into a 12” circle, lifting and turning
Transfer to pan, trim edges, cover with plastic, return to fridge
Create filling
Let crust sit at room temperature 10 minutes
Fill pie, bake

Cooking time (duration): 120

Number of servings (yield): 1

Meal type: dessert

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆

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Homemade Marshmallows

Cali — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:03:39 +0000

Here is a fantastic recipe that I found for making homemade marshmallows. Once you’ve had these, you’ll never be able to go back to eating the store bought versions again! In addition to the recipe below, I’ve got two videos to walk you through the process.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Recipe: Marshmallows

Ingredients

1 cup powdered sugar
3.5 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Oil 13×9x2 pan, dust bottom and sides with powdered sugar
In a large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water, let stand to soften
In saucepan, cook sugar, corn syrup, hot water, and salt over low heat, boil mixutre without stirring until 240 degrees, about 12 minutes
Remove pan from heat, pour sugar mixture over gelatin mixture stir until gelatin is dissolved
With mixer, beat mixture on high until white, thick and nearly tripled in volume, about 6 minutes
In separate bowl, beat whites until they hold stiff peaks
Beat whites and vanilla into sugar mixture until just combined
Pour into pan, sift 1/4 cup powdered sugar over top
Chill marshmallows, uncovered, until firm, at least 3 hours
Run thin knife or spatula around edges, turn out, cut into cubes
Sift remaining powdered sugar into bowl, toss marshmallows

Quick Notes

Marshmallows can be served immediately, best to keep in fridge a few more hours to get a bit more moisture out before allowing to sit at room temperature.

Meal type: dessert

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

Thanks to Central Market for the recipe.