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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooling Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

ingredients

2 jiggers vodka
2 jiggers Chocolate Liqueur
2-4 jiggers half and half (depends on how strong you want them to be!)
1/4 cup marshmallow creme
1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
2 graham crackers, crushed

preparation

Melt marshmallow creme and chocolate chips in a shallow bowl for 1 minute on half power in microwave bowl or over warm water.
Roll outside of glass rim in marshmallow/chocolate chip mixture and then dip into crushed graham crackers. Put in refrigerator to cool.
Fill cocktail shaker or pitcher with 2 cups of ice.
Pour vodka, chocolate liqueur and half and half over ice. Shake well. Pour into cooled, rimmed glass.
Spear marshmallows with toothpicks or long skewer; toast marshmallows over flame and garnish cocktail.

Summary: A wonderful cocktail reminiscent of campfire and childhood memories!

via www.creative-culinary.com/smores-martini

3 months ago

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Banana Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Makes 4 – 6 servings.

Source: My imagination.

3 bananas,mashed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

3 eggs
2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon

1 banana, sliced
1/3 cup walnuts, toasted

Whipped cream for topping Cinnamon for garnishing

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Preheat the oven to 350 and position a rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9 inch loaf pan then set it aside.

In a large bowl combine the mashed bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder then mix it gently into the wet ingredients.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan then bake it for about 40 minutes until the top gets golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let it sit in the pan until it’s cool enough to touch then turn it out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

With a sharp knife slice the bread up into cubes about 1/2 inch in diameter. Spread the cubes out on the prepared baking sheet and bake them for about 10 minutes. This is done to dry out the bread in order for it to soak up the custard.

(via When Good Bananas Go Bad… « Hot Polka Dot)

11 months ago

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Homemade Potato Chips

Ingredients:

1 russet potato
Non stick spray
Parchment paper or glass plate
Salt and Pepper

Homemade Potato Chips Recipe via Savory Sweet Life

1 year ago

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Perfect Mac-n-Cheese (serves 4 as a side dish)

8 ounces penne pasta (half a box)
2 cups Beecher’s Flagship Cheese Sauce (see below)
1 ounce Cheddar, grated
1 ounce Gruyere cheese, grated
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder

Beecher’s Flagship Cheese Sauce (makes 4 cups)

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
14 ounces semi-hard cheese, grated (I used Beecher’s Flagship Cheddar)
2 ounces grated semi-soft cheese (I used Gorgonzola)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chile powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

via cookingquest.files.wordpress.com

1 year ago

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Garlicky Oven Fries Adapted from: Lottie + Doof

8 garlic cloves, minced
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 russet potatoes (about 8oz each), each cut into 12 wedges
3 tbsp cornstarch/cornflour
1 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt
1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

(via Garlicky Baked Fries - ~ The Purple Foodie ~)

2 years ago

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Theme: Cavalcade

For your ciabatta you’ll need:

4 cups of all-purpose flour (do NOT pack the flour into the measuring cup)
2 cups of warm water
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of granulated yeast (or equivalent)

(via Kitchen Hack: One-Minute Bread)

8 months ago

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Brown Butter, Bacon & Chocolate Chip Cookies | Mouth From the South

Brown Butter Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

(adapted from Cooks Illustrated)

1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
14 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
4 oz semisweet chocolate bar, diced into 1/4 pieces
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (I like Ghirardelli 60% cacao)
3 tablespoons milk chocolate, grated
1 cup bacon that’s been fried until crispy and diced into roughly 1/4″ pieces

Adjust your oven rack so it’s in the middle position. Pre-heat to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Whisk flour and baking soda together in a medium bowl and set aside.

Heat 10 tablespoons of butter in a 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat until melted. Continue cooking, swirling pan constantly. Watch this carefully - butter can go from brown to burned very quickly. When butter is dark-golden brown and has a nutty aroma, remove from heat and immediately transfer to a heatproof bowl. Stir the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter into hot butter until melted.

Add granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, salt and vanilla to bowl with butter and whisk until completely mixed. Add egg and egg yolk and whisk until mixture is smooth and there are no lumps of sugar remaining.

Let sugar/egg/butter mixture stand for a few minutes. Then whisk again for 30 seconds. Do this several times - you want to make sure that the sugar has “melted” into the liquid. When ready, mixture will be smooth, thick and shiny.

Using wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in grated chocolate, chocolate chunks, chocolate chips and bacon pieces. Don’t overmix but make sure no flour pockets remain.

Using a teaspoon, place a heaping teaspoon of cookie dough on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I get about 14 on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-14 minutes (my oven takes 11 minutes) until cookies are golden-brown and set along the edges but the middle is still soft. Remove from oven and set baking sheet on a wire rack and let cool for at least 10 minutes.

11 months ago

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