4 Recipes for this weekend

 

4 Recipes for this weekend, 3 are new recipes , one- the honey cookies, is an old favorite .We love them all.
let's began with - The Flourless Cookies - the easiest Cookies Ever, can you believe ? only 5 ingredients in these Peanut butter biscuits , it's a five stars ***** recipe (your kids can make them too) :
1. Peanut butter biscuits/Taste.com עוגיות חמאת בוטנים
Ingredients [I've got 38 cookies]375g jar crunchy peanut butter
1 cup caster sugar (I use 200 gr)1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped [I use less walnuts]
1/2 cup milk choc bits [I use white chocolate chips]

 

H O W

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Place peanut butter, sugar and egg into a mixing bowl.
Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens and is no longer sticky.
Stir in nuts and choc bits.
Roll mixture, 1 tablespoonful at a time, into balls.
Place on baking trays, allowing room for spreading. Flatten slightly with fingertips.
Bake for 12 minutes or until light golden.
Cool on trays for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
Full recipe - Here
Source: Super Food Ideas - September 2003 , Page 76 -Recipe by Janelle Bloom
 

The unbaked cookies עוגיות חמאת בוטנים- ככה מכינים- המתכון שמכיל בדיוק 5 מרכיבים :

מערבבים 375 גרם חמאת בוטנים עם שברי בוטנים בפנים,יחד עם כוס אחת אבקת סוכר וביצה אחת.לאחר קבלת תערובת אחידה ,להוסיף ככוס אגוזים קצוצים ומחצית הכוס שוקולד צ'יפס בהיר. לגלגל כדורים בגודל של ככף, להניח בתבנית אפייה מרופדת נייר אפייה, לשטח מעט כל עוגיה. ולאפות 12 עד 15 דקות בתנור מחומם מראש לחום בינוני של 180 מעלות.לצנן בתבנית 5 דקות לפני הוצאתן. לשמור בכלי אטום. העוגיות האלו האוסטרליות -ללא הקמח מצויינות. אני משערת שיהפכו ללהיט הבא בכל בית בישראל
2. Light rye flatbread

Above are the new " Light rye flatbread " , the recipe is by Dan Lepard from his Book: -The Handmade Loaf , it's the fourth recipe I'm baking from this Cookbook ! and I love them all ; you can find the full recipe Here.(the last recipe). It was easy to make and bake these Flat Breads (I've got 10). A crisp outside and brown and soft inside. they are realy WONDERFUL ! :-) לחם שטוח מקמח ללחם וקמח שיפון-מתכון מעולה,אני מהמרת שהמתכון הולך להיות להיט בארץ

3. Honey Cookies, baking these cookies again , for the coming New year (in 2 weeks)

For 30 cookies you need:
100 gr soft butter

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup honey

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 ts baking soda

1/2 ts cinnamon

1/2 ts clove

1 Tb milk
Mix :butter+sugar+honey+egg+milk.In another bowl mix:flour+ baking soda+ cinnamon+ clove.Add flour mixture to the butter mixture,mix toghter with a wood spoon.
chill the dough for few hours.Leave the dough for about 20 min. to become softer before rolling the balls .
Roll balls (1 ts),(makes 30 balls), bake them for 10-11 min. in 180C (350F)after few min. roll them in powder sugar.

דובשניותהכמות כ- 30 דובשניות
החומרים
מאה גרם חמאה
שליש כוס סוכר חום
ביצה אחת
רבע כוס דבש
כוס ושלושת רבעים קמח
חצי כפית סודה לשתיה
חצי כפית קינמון
חצי כפית ציפורן
כף חלב

ההכנה
לערבב חמאה+סוכר+דבש+ביצה+חלב
בנפרד לערבב:קמח+א.סודה לשתיה+תבלינים
להוסיף תערובת קמחים לקערת נוזלים, לערבב בכף עץ
לצנן מס’ שעות במקרר
להוציא מהמקרר, ולאחר כ – 10 דקות (שהבצק יתרכך מעט), ליצור כדורים-הכמות: כפית גדושה של בצק
לאפות בחום 180 כ- 10-11 דקות
לבזוק אבקת סוכר כשחמים

המתכון מוכן בימים אלו על ידי קוראים רבים, המוני תמונות של הדובשניות הבייתיות האלו מופצות על ידי אופים ברחבי ברשת,תודה לאפי שמפיצה הלאה את המתכון.תודה שנתת קרדיט

4. [Frosted] Apple Squares

Frosted Apple Squares
 /The Baker's Catalogue - King Arthur Flour מרובעיות תפוחי עץDough1/2 cup (4 ounces) lukewarm milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons instant yeast
4 cups (17 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon salt (less salt is needed, add 1 TB sugar)
1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter [I use only 200gr]

Filling
3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (1 ounce) cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
8 cups (about 3 pounds before peeling) apples, peeled, cored, and very thinly sliced
Full recipe is the King Arthur flour site.

These Apple Squares ( which I didn't frost ) were very easy to make,and they are realy very good. As written in the King Arthur's site ".. This treat tastes remarkably like an apple Danish; but unlike a Danish, it’s easy to make. .."

What Am I going to be ?..

What Am I going to be ?.. This is the English name of an Danish children's Book. Learning the kids about some of the popular occupations, now and then .. There are very nice color pictures in this Book , which was printed in Italy in 1974..; I don't know the Danish language at all , but some word were familiar to me in this book, like: Detektiv ( detective ) , Brandmand (the fireman), Astronom , modepige (making clothes?) , Bulldozer-forer (working with a bulldozer) , kemiker ( chemist ) , politimand (policeman) , flyver, Kokkenchef (the Chef ) , Taxichauffor (the Texi driver) and so on.. [and I'm sure you know these words as well] :-)

Even I'm a grown-up now.. I love children's Books (old and new) , and Yes I'm asking myself the same question, from time to time: What Am I going to be ?.. everyone has some dreams .. :-)

So ..Will you be a Chef ..

Or a judge..

Above 2 pictures are from the "Hvad Katten Skal Jeg Vaere?" Book by carlsen if 1974 "I've made you a nice plate..", yes it was Uzi from Uzi's hummus shop , "and if you can't finish this here, take it away to your home.." ; I didn't ordered the usual plate ,But :cooked Hummus with -lemon, garlic and some of Uzi's secret mix.. the Hummus was cooked so soft, absolutely yummy, next in the same plate were cooked Ful (cooked in this long and hot jug), an hard boiled egg , parsley and much more ... It was very good, and I can't eat until tommorw, Nothing ..... :-) I was looking for a cake recipe, made of my new Greek Ouzo..so I found this greek recipe. I'm not sure this cake recipe is one of the best, but It was a nice try and I like the Syrup more ... (maybe adding more syrup as it use to be will make this cake better).

Sticky Yoghurt Cake with Raisin Syrup (Yiaourtopita me Stafida) -Global gourmet עוגת יוגורט יוונית עם סירופ צימוקים Raisin Syrup 
I use half of this Syrup 1/2 cup (250 g/8 oz) raisins 100 mL (3 fl oz) brandy 30 mL (1 fl oz) ouzo 90 mL (3 fl oz) lemon juice 475 mL (15 fl oz) water 1 cup (250 g/8 oz) sugar Sticky Yoghurt Cake 4 eggs, separated 1/3 cup (100 g/3 oz) caster (superfine) sugar 1/4 cup (100 g/3 oz) light honey 280 g (9 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour 1 tablespoon baking powder Pinch of salt Finely grated rind of 2 lemons 90 g (3 oz) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 400 mL (13 fl oz) Greek-style yoghurt Full recipe is Here 
- from Greek Cuisine: The New Classicsby Peter Conistis 

Not For Sale ...צביעה על עץ

I'm sorry but these Boxes are not for sale.. הכנתי כמה מתנות לבנותI will give them away later, as presents to Ayelet and Hadar. I've made them from unpainted wood , using Acrylic paints and Goma Laca for the finish . For Hadar is the pink butterfly and the small Box; For Ayelet is the blue flowers picture and the big Box [which I love very much..]. It took me a week , until I knew What I'm going to do and I made all these with Love in the same day; I hope the girls will love their gifts.. Now I'm thinking of the next project :-)







How to make trays/boxes/pictures -my technique is good for new-unpainted wood

You need:
* Unpainted wood parts like trays/boxes and so on
* 1.5" brush- the soft and best you can get
* A acrylic paints -Like Folk Art- made in US
* Sandpaper (fine)
* Paper napkins with nice pictures
* Napkins glue
* Goma laca or other laca for the finish (I use an old brush for the laca)
How* Start by sharpen your new and unpainted wood with a fine sandpaper ,your wood must be smooth
* Color your wood with the first paint color, let it dry –for 20-30 minutes
* Sharpen the wood once again, but VERY gently, until smooth
* Paint the second paint layer and let dry again
* Choose a nice napkin, the whole napkin or only one or some pictures in it ,sperate the 3 napkin layer
* With your clean brush spread a thin layer of the napkin glue on the painted wood; let it dry for 10 minutes.
* Stick the third color part of your napkin onto the wood -where you put the glue and spread another very thin layer of this glue ; let dry, even for few hours
* You can decorate around with gold/silver pain.. or whatever you want
* I cover with laca on the finished work to make it shining,and more resistant. chanit

Later update: LUNAR ECLIPSE--FULL COVERAGE: On Tuesday, Aug. 28th, the full Moon will enter Earth's shadow for a 90-minute total eclipse. People on the Pacific side of Earth will have the best view as the Moon turns a dreamy shade of sunset red...please read more about here in : Space weather+ shadow and substance

ארבע עבודות אומנות שייצרתי באהבה, את הקופסא הגדולה הזו אהבתי ביותר

Chanita Harel© כל הזכויות שמורות על תכנים ותמונות שלנו התפרסם היום בבלוג האוכל של חניתה הראל ורן This content belongs to Chanita Harel at My Mom’s Recipes And More. All writing and photography copyright © 2005-2010 unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com

A Cucumber pickle juice rye Bread

It's Not a mistake, really not - A Cucumber pickle juice rye Bread !
It's a simple sour rye bread, the souring comes from the cucumber pickle juice (which I made freshly this week).The recipe is taken from Dan Lepard's Cookbook : The Handmade Loaf.Here is Dan's web site [ previously recipes from this Cookbook are Here : Chelsea buns , and the Simple milk loaf ]; I've got 2 small loafs, very dark brown and not too sour.The use of toasted rye flour is very interesting , you have to spread the flour in a thin layer over a baking sheet and bake it until it's "tannish brown", then adding strong flour, salt, yeast, the cucumber pickle juice and fresh dill- ( I didn't add the dill). I didn't get the "polished oak crust" as shown in the Cookbook ,But I tried.. [you have to cook a strach paste, and then brush the loafs with it ,15 minutes before finishing the baking.Here are some pictures, How I made my rye Bread. [On left in the large photo is the Turkish Pide Bread , and the Rosemary Rolls -panini di ramerino and 2 slices of the Cucumber pickle juice rye Bread ].Feel free to enlarge every pic and thanks for reading my new kitchen experience :-)

The last pickled Cucumber

Yeast mixed with Cucumber pickle juice - into the 2 flours

The dark dough is ready ..

"give the dough a turn.."- I hope I did it in the right way

  The baked loaf

 slicing the Bread thinly.. לחם שיפון

Baking the Rosemary Rolls -panini di ramerino again, the recipe is Here , today I've baked them for 25 minutes. לחמניות רוזמרין וצימוקים מטוסקנה

2 new cookies for today : the darker cookie is the "Coconut and Nutella Oatmeal Cookies"  I 've got darker cookies, but fine, we like them.[don't forget to add the 1.5 cups oats ] More recipes and wonderful post are Here. מימין-עוגיות נוטלה-שיבולת שועל וקוקוס

On left are the Spiced cookies, here is the recipe: משמאל בתמונה -עוגיות מתובלותPreheat the oven to 350F .Cream 175 gr butter+175 gr demarra sugar until light and fluffy.Sieve 225 AP flour+pinch of salt+1/2 ts baking soda+1 ts cinnamon+1/2 ts nutmeg, Add this to the creamed mixture, mix well. Add 2 TB Brandy.Using 2 teaspoons place small mounds of the mixture on a baking tray,placing them apart.Flatten each one slightly with a fork.Bake for 12+- minutes-until golden.

Kids' Choice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

One for you, and one for me ... עוגיה אחת לי, ואחת לכם
In the last King Arthur's Baker's Catalogue newsletter there was a link for these cookies..; I love this newsletter, always with an interesting recipes and information, even we can't buy here King Arthur's products or cookbooks.For the first look , I wasn't sure about the fat amount in this recipe, but Ran helped me with that, So I desided to bake theses cookies today (couse nothing sweet was lest here..)
I'm not sure if the link for the full recipe will work in few days, so here is the recipe (with my red remarks). By reading the recipe I wasn't immediately sure for the good results , So it was a very good surprise to get 48 (x 3 trays) with crispy, dark brown, not too sweet cookies, yes they are good for you and for the kids; You can't 'feel' the whole wheat flour,and I use less sugar as I write in the recipe and less chocolate chips-only: 300 gr and not 500 gr (300 gr chocolate chips are in an Israeli package) .I baked the cookies for 15 minutes. Ok ,I've taken one cookie.. what about you ? :-) עוגיות שוקולד צ'יפס ושיבולת שועל עשויות מקמח מלא בלבד - מצויינות.אפיתי 15 דקות שייצאו פריכות

Kids' Choice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
 /King Arthur -The Baker's Catalogue עוגיות1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter (=112 gr)1/2 cup (3 1/4 ounces) vegetable shortening, trans-fat-free (=91 gr) - I use 200 gr butter at all1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) brown sugar (= 210 gr) -I use 190 gr1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar (= 98 gr)2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cider or white vinegar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups (7 1/4 ounces) King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour, organic preferred (=203 gr)1 cup (3 1/2 ounces) quick-cooking rolled oats (or traditional rolled oats pulsed several times in a food processor, to break them up a bit) (= 98 gr)3 cups (18 ounces; 1 regular and 1 small package) semisweet chocolate chips, or a mixture of chocolate chips and cinnamon chips (=504 gr) BUT I use only 300 gr .H O W
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, shortening, sugars, vanilla, salt, and vinegar. Beat in the egg, then the baking soda ,the quick-cooking rolled oats and flour. Stir in the chips.

Drop the dough, by tablespoonfuls, onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, until they’re golden brown. Note: If you bake the cookies for 12 minutes; they’ll be crunchy around the edges, with a slight bend at the center. If you bake for the full 14 minutes, till they’re almost a light mahogany color, they’ll be crisp/crunchy all the way through. Remove the cookies from the oven, and cool on a rack.
Yield: 4 1/2 dozen cookies.
Variation: For smaller cookies (great for smaller kids!), drop the dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, and bake for just slightly less time: 30 seconds to 1 minute less than the larger cookies. Yield: 7 dozen 2-inch cookies. Full recipe is in King Arthur's site

עוגיות שוקולד צ'יפס ושיבולת שועל

החומרים
מאתיים גרם חמאה
כוס סוכר חום כהה=200 גרם
חצי כוס סוכר רגיל=100 גרם
שתי כפיות תמצית וניל
חצי כפית מלח
כף אחת חומץ הדרים או חומץ דומה
ביצה אחת גדולה
כפית אחת אבקת סודה לשתיה
מאתיים גרם קמח מלא
כוס אחת שיבולת שועל לבישול = 100 גרם
חבילה אחת של 300 גרם שוקולד צ'יפס

 

תבנית נחוצה:תבנית גדולה של התנור, מרופדת בנייר אפייה

אופן ההכנה

לחמם תנור לחום בינוני של 180 ולגשת להכנת העוגיות
בקערה גדולה , ידנית או במיקסר, לטרוף חמאה, 2 סוגי סוכר, וניל, מלח וחומץ
לטרוף פנימה ביצה, אח"כ סודה לשתיה, שיבולת שועל=קווקר ואת הקמח המלא
להוסיף שוקולד צ'יפס
לנטף כמות של כף עיסה או לעוגיות קטנות יותר, כמות של כפית עיסה, ישירות לתבנית האפיה
לאפות את העוגיות 12 עד 15 דקות, עד שצבען זהוב חום
עד ארבע עשרה דקות, ואולי דקה נוספת של אפיה יתנו לנו עוגיות פריכות, יש לשמור על העוגיות ולהמנע מאפיית יתר, זכרו שכל תנור אופה באופן שונה, וגם סוג התבנית וגודל העוגיות ישנו את משך האפיה

העוגיות טעימות מאוד, לא מורגש שהן עשויות מקמח מלא בלבד, הן עמידות בחוץ בצינצנת יפה למשך שבועות, ואפשר גם לארוז יפה ולהביא או לשלוח למי שאנו אוהבים

Come with me to the sea -a refreshing evening walk

Come with me.. to the sea -a refreshing evening walk

A small red sun .. faraway

Orange sky in the water...

noisy water...

The water .. there were very small fishs around, even you can't see them

An old stone..

Sand and water..very close to the sea

Somebody throw this picture ..close to a garbage can

White and Red..

And then comeing home, eating a potato salad with home-made pickles, toasted Bread[here is the bread recipe] and baked apples , this time with butter+brown sugar, dried apricots and golden raisins, baked at 350F for 35 minutes - yummy !

אני מאוד אוהבת את תמונת התפוחים האפויים הזו,צילמתי את התמונה ממש לקראת סוף אפייתם בטוסטר אובן- זה קינוח טעים קל הכנה, בעל אפשרויות גיוון רבות ולא עשיר בקלוריות. אצלנו מאוד אוהבים.ספרו נא לי איך אתם מכינים תפוחים ממולאים .בקרוב עוגיות שוקולד צ'יפס עם קמח מלא- חדש ומפתיע

ללחם ארז יש אתר חדש ,מתכונים וקישורים מעניינים מאוד , תוכלו למצא בדלישס שלי - ממש פה, מתעדכן מספר פעמים ביום- אתם מוזמנים

Coming soon : Kids' Choice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies by King Arthur's Baker's Catalogue


Chanita Harel© כל הזכויות שמורות על תכנים ותמונות שלנו התפרסם היום בבלוג האוכל של חניתה הראל ורן This content belongs to Chanita Harel at My Mom’s Recipes And More. All writing and photography copyright © 2005-2010 unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com

Do you want to know what made me happy today?.. Chelsea buns

Do you want to know what made me happy today?..Let me tell you these Two things ..It's So late now, I'm tired, and sorry , I can't get better photos out of these yummy Buns (they are realy very very good).You have to beilve me this time [like always :-)] - this Chelsea buns recipe is a must in your kitchen , don't wait too much, go and bake them ASAP .Am I enthusiastic now? - Yes I am.
Ok.. I'm back with the above 2 things:
* I love Dan Lepard's Baking Book :The handmade LOAF (which I found in Paris last year)* A Chelsea bun is a splendid Bun .
Following the recipe is very easy.Important :I've baked the buns for 22 minutes in my oven (and not as written in the end of the recipe,otherwise my buns were too brown and dry) ; The grated nutmeg adds good taste .you'll get 9 very large buns out of this recipe. ..and if you can't eat one of this large Chelsea bun by yourself : eat only half bun and leave me the rest .. :-) and don't forget to tell me what made you happy today..












Chelsea buns /Dan Lepard -The handmade LOAF
For the filling:
50g soft brown sugar
50g caster sugar
50g unsalted butter, softened
zest of lemon
tsp freshly grated nutmeg
100g currants

For the dough:
150g plain white flour
300g strong white flour
1 tsp fine sea salt
100g milk at 20 C
100g water at 20 C
2 medium eggs
50g golden syrup
2 tsp fresh yeast, crumbled
To serve:
melted butter for greasing the tin
caster sugar for dredging

For the filling: combine all the ingredients apart from the currants until you have a soft paste. Leave this in a warm (21-25 C) place while you make the dough.

For the dough: in a large bowl, combine the two flours with the salt. In another bowl or jug, place the milk, water, eggs, golden syrup, and fresh yeast.
Whisk until smooth. Pour the liquid in with the dry ingredients and stir with your hands until you have a soft, sticky dough. Cover and leave for 10 minutes.

Rub 1 tsp of corn or olive oil on the work-surface and knead the dough for 10 seconds, ending with the dough in a smooth, round ball. Clean and dry the bowl, then rub lightly with a tsp of oil.
Return the dough to the bowl and leave for a further 10 minutes. Knead the dough once more on the oiled surface, returning it to a round ball. Replace in bowl, cover, and leave for 1 hour in a warm place.

Line the base of a 30cm square cake tin with non-stick baking parchment and brush paper and sides with melted butter.
Lightly dust the work surface with flour and roll the dough out into a 35cm square.
Crumble the filling over the dough and press it down into the surface, then scatter the currants evenly across the dough.
Roll the dough up tightly from one end. Cut into nine equal pieces, then place these in the tin. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 210 C/410 F/gas mark 6. Uncover tin and dredge the surface of the dough with caster sugar.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 30 mins, then reduce heat to 190 C/ 375 F/gas mark 5 for a further 15-20 minutes, until a good brown colour on top. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Brush with sugar glaze and serve warm.
Full recipe is here/Guardian Unlimited

Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

Pickling the summer - Day III ..

21.8.07 update : The last bun was left ... to eat or Not to eat ?..

 

Chanita Harel© כל הזכויות שמורות על תכנים ותמונות שלנו התפרסם היום בבלוג האוכל של חניתה הראל ורן This content belongs to Chanita Harel at My Mom’s Recipes And More. All writing and photography copyright © 2005-2010 unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.http://momsrecipesandmore.blogspot.com