Saturday, February 28, 2009
Chocolate Valentino
Friday, January 30, 2009
Late but here
Something light to star the year! Can't say that i didn't enjoy making it but didin't
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
PIZZA!!!!
This mounth challenge was hosted by Rosa from Rosa's Yummy Yums
Amazing... what a mass i made at home!! Terrible, but terrific at the same time...
Loved it.
Here's the tossing (a requeriment!)
Well, for the toppings i sticy with the simple... cheesse... lots of it with some jalapeño pepper. Very very good... definitlly a sucess.
Can't wait for November challenge ... see you there... and check out the others yummy yummu pizzas at the Daring Barkers Blogroll.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Lavash Crackers & Toppings
This mounth challenged i almost skipped, the month went on and on and i just wasn't finding the time to make... But today i finaly got it throught!! And i coulnd't be happier. Lavash Crackers and Dips to go with it, and ohh... vegan/gluten free. When i saw this mounth challenge i have to say i got exited, dips vegan/gluten free, but, but, but... cheese makes a excelent dip!!! What would i make? So, 'cause of timing i ended up making the lavash non gluten free (didn't have the proper flour and agave syrup) with a sweet and a savory topping (sugar and sugar with cinnamon and sesame seeds) and for the dips a apple puré, of course with rhun and a tomato dip.
I just loved it was read for lunch time, very easy, nice to make and distressfull!!!
Thank you so much Natalie and Shel for bringing this lovely lovely recipe.
The recipe i post here as it is and check out the creations of my fellow bakers at our blogroll.
Makes 1 sheet pan of crackers
* 1 1/2 cups (6.75 oz) unbleached bread flour or gluten free flour blend (If you use a blend without xanthan gum, add 1 tsp xanthan or guar gum to the recipe)
* 1/2 tsp (.13 oz) salt
* 1/2 tsp (.055 oz) instant yeast
* 1 Tb (.75 oz) agave syrup or sugar
* 1 Tb (.5 oz) vegetable oil
* 1/3 to 1/2 cup + 2 Tb (3 to 4 oz) water, at room temperature
* Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, paprika, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, or kosher salt for toppings
1. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, salt yeast, agave, oil, and just enough water to bring everything together into a ball. You may not need the full 1/2 cup + 2 Tb of water, but be prepared to use it all if needed.
2. For Non Gluten Free Cracker Dough: Sprinkle some flour on the counter and transfer the dough to the counter. Knead for about 10 minutes, or until the ingredients are evenly distributed. The dough should pass the windowpane test (see http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-if-Bre … ong-Enough for a discription of this) and register 77 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. The dough should be firmer than French bread dough, but not quite as firm as bagel dough (what I call medium-firm dough), satiny to the touch, not tacky, and supple enough to stretch when pulled. Lightly oil a bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling it around to coat it with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
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2. For Gluten Free Cracker Dough: The dough should be firmer than French bread dough, but not quite as firm as bagel dough (what I call medium-firm dough), and slightly tacky. Lightly oil a bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling it around to coat it with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
3. Ferment at room temperature for 90 minutes, or until the dough doubles in size. (You can also retard the dough overnight in the refrigerator immediately after kneading or mixing).
4. For Non Gluten Free Cracker Dough: Mist the counter lightly with spray oil and transfer the dough to the counter. Press the dough into a square with your hand and dust the top of the dough lightly with flour. Roll it out with a rolling pin into a paper thin sheet about 15 inches by 12 inches. You may have to stop from time to time so that the gluten can relax. At these times, lift the dough from the counter and wave it a little, and then lay it back down. Cover it with a towel or plastic wrap while it relaxes. When it is the desired thinness, let the dough relax for 5 minutes. Line a sheet pan with baking parchment. Carefully lift the sheet of dough and lay it on the parchment. If it overlaps the edge of the pan, snip off the excess with scissors.
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4. For Gluten Free Cracker Dough: Lay out two sheets of parchment paper. Divide the cracker dough in half and then sandwich the dough between the two sheets of parchment. Roll out the dough until it is a paper thin sheet about 15 inches by 12 inches. Slowly peel away the top layer of parchment paper. Then set the bottom layer of parchment paper with the cracker dough on it onto a baking sheet.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit with the oven rack on the middle shelf. Mist the top of the dough with water and sprinkle a covering of seeds or spices on the dough (such as alternating rows of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, paprika, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, kosher or pretzel salt, etc.) Be careful with spices and salt - a little goes a long way. If you want to precut the cracker, use a pizza cutter (rolling blade) and cut diamonds or rectangles in the dough. You do not need to separate the pieces, as they will snap apart after baking. If you want to make shards, bake the sheet of dough without cutting it first.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crackers begin to brown evenly across the top (the time will depend on how thinly and evenly you rolled the dough).
6. When the crackers are baked, remove the pan from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. You can then snap them apart or snap off shards and serve.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Chocolate Eclairs


Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A FILBERT GATEAU NOT THAT MUCH FILBERT!
This time i decided that i wanted to go out of line and not make exactelly the recipe as it says... Inside the rules, of course, so... instead of hazelnuts as the recipe called for i used macadamia and instead of the buttercream that the recipe called, a Swiss one, i decide to use a White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream from "The Cake Bible", and well for the first time i really enjoyed buttercream, i always find them to butterry.
And i can honestylly say that i really liked the cake, when i first saw the challenge i tought, cake with buttercream? can i take it again?? and well this time i could.
See you next mounth.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Danish Dought
But it would consume a lot of time that i was kind of out this mounth, here in Brazil is the end of the semester for school and colleges, no different for me, so lots of tests, papers and lots of studying, again.... really time consuming. I tought about skiping this mounth challenge, even tought i was really excited for... so.. i waited till the end of the mounth i lucky for me i got a little time of to complete the challenge... (very tight on schedule – i made it on the 28th of the mounth).
And i coudn’t be happier.... it went all very nice... nothing to difficult or hard working and the smelly, on the good sense... cardamom plus vanilla bean plus orange... OH MY GOD just amazing...
The recipe suggested a apple filling, but how i had strawberry and raspyberrys at home decide to combine with havy cream and white chocolate in a ganache and this was my filling... oh.. and i added a little lemon just to make it even more citrus... acutally i made a berry jam and then added the ganache and as you all can see the filling exploded... But thats OK because everything tasted so dam good that no one really cared about aperences... We just loved, and the left overs of the dought i baked just as it is and again amazing... definitlly a keeper... the dought not the combination of dought and filling.
I loved, and had a wonderfull time making it.
Thank you Kelly and Ben for this mounth challenge. The recipe you can check out on their blogs and the creations of my fellow bakers you can find here.