Simple Recipes

Recipe for Think Pancakes

If it is all about a tasty breakfast, people just cannot resist pancakes. These are a complete package of great taste, sweetness and of course, nutrition which gives a lot of energy. Talking of the traditional pancakes, these are quite thick and are difficult to roll with added ingredients. How about making think pancakes? Well, if you are really willing to make thin pancakes, then here are some guidelines which you can easily follow.

But first a few cool recipes dedicated to pancakes where you can find all sorts of pancake ideas for your next breakfast :): First - this is supposed to be the best homemade pancakes recipe - don't know about that but it's pretty cool. Then there are two more recipes that will tieach you how to make your panckaes thin - thin pancake recipe no.1 and thin pancake recipe no.1. And finally s page dedicated to homemade pancakes. Besides these sites I also recommend you check out a website that is made 100% only pancakes - www.thepancakerecipe.com. OK, now that you are armed with some extra pancake info - lets move on to the recipe:

Making Homemade Thin Pancakes

The first step includes separating the egg white from egg yolk for two eggs. This can be done by simply making a crack on the top of the egg and keeping a container beneath it. A tea filter can solve the purpose for separating the yolk and white, effectively.  

The next step is to beat the eggs after adding ¼ salt to it, until it becomes stiff. For this job, you can make use of a portable blender.

Then you need to put in sugar, almost 70 grams to the mixture and then beat it manually.

In the next step, you will require 20ml of milk which would be added to the above mixture and will be whisked using the traditional method.

After adding, milk, salt and sugar with egg white, you have to put sieved flour, almost 110 grams. This will make it a thick batter and so it needs to be mixed well.  

Now, pour the batter from a sieved filter so as to reduce clumps. If you see any clumps forming in the batter, simply whisk the clumps and they will be done.

You can add alcohol to the mixture, but if you do not prefer using alcohol, then you can add RUM.

You can use whisk to mix the batter and the egg white which is stifled.

Now, take a small saucer and add salad oil to it. Then get some tissues, fold it carefully and put it in oil. You can remove the tissue paper, until it soaks up the oil.

In the next step, take the soaked tissues and spread them evenly around a pan.

Now, transfer the batter of pancake into the pan and spread it uniformly by tilting it. This will help to evenly spread the mixture in the pan.

On low or medium heat, cook the pancake and flip them at proper intervals. This will make your pancakes tastier and evenly cooked. 

What Is Molcajete And Why Is It Used?

A molcajete is a Mexican version of the mortar and pestle tool made from volcanic rock. You could almost certainly come across it on sale in just about every Mexican street but it is a bit tougher to come by elsewhere.

Why do you use it? Well, with the help of molcajete you can mash and grind various foods. One of the better known is guacamole.

Like the guacamole itself molcajete also comes from the Aztecs. As said it really is made out of vesicular basalt and is produced in 1 piece. It typically has three legs and looks something like this.

What exactly is cool about molcajete is that the volcanic rock from which it can be made from is genuinely rough and is therefore a great grinding surface. Because the rock is full of tiny bubbles which are continuously worn down the molcajete interior stays sharp. The other consequence of this really is that molcajete not surprisingly can never be definitely appropriately cleaned. It carries the taste of all previous meals :) which is cool for that added one thing for your guacamole.

Apart from that you can also use it for cooking (not so substantially) and serving dishes because it stays warm for a definitely long time.

Is guacamole greater if it's created in molcajete that in a blender or an ordinary ceramic bowl?

It undoubtedly is additional authentic but in terms of taste you may have to choose your self.

Guacamole is regarded as one of the tastiest and healthiest dips that anyone can prepare at home. Did you know that avocados - the most crucial component - are considered a superfood? If you are looking for guacamole recipe check out writers blog, which is also the original source of this molcajete article.

How You Can Make Banana Bread

We all know banana bread - it is that yummy, moist sweetbread that we make out of those nasty old black over-ripe bananas. “Don’t throw these bananas away!” - turn them into banana bread instead. 

First Banan Bread Ever?

Banana bread recipes started appearing in cookbooks around 1930s. Banana bread is not an actual bread mainly because you use baking soda instead of yeast. The mixture does not form dough to be kneaded and then set aside to rise, just a thick batter. Since it is so easy to make it is more and more popular. It is the most common in cafes in Australia where it is served at breakfast. 

There are several distinct variations of this uncomplicated recipe, like healthy banana bread, or this banan bread recipe etc... Here is a classic version of homemade banana bread but before we start maybe one more thing about bananas - they are actually pretty good for you and your health. You can check out their nutritional value here.

Homemade Banana Bread Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups of flour
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk

Directions 

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place peeled bananas in a small bowl and mash them with a fork. Stir in buttermilk and set this aside.

3. In a larger bowl mix together the butter and sugars till they are fluffy.

4. Add the egg and beat until nicely blended.

5. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon into a bowl.

6. Alternate adding the dry ingredients plus the banana mixture for the butter and sugar inside the mixing bowl. Start with the dry ingredients and end with the dry components and generally beat completely.

7. Coat a 9” by 5” loaf pan with cooking spray. Spoon the batter into the pan and spread it out evenly.

8. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes. The bread is done when is dark golden brown. Insert a toothpick directly in to the middle and if it comes out clean, the bread is done.

To make this banana bread recipe a bit different you can also add some other fruits to the recipe. the main difference is that you must always mash the bananas but leave other fruits in pieces and spread them out evenly throughout the batter. Fruits that you can use are for instance blueberries, peaches cut to pieces, cherries and all sorts of other fruits. Just experiment. You can also use dry fruits if you like.

That's it - enjoy!

 

Waffle House Recipe For Waffles

Waffle House is a famous franchise of restaurants that has been satisfying American plates since 1955. Waffles had been normally considered to be something to have in the morning. Because of Waffle House as well as their 24-hour service, waffles became a favored treat irrespective of what moment it really is. This just proves how tasty these waffles are. What makes it distinctive from other waffles is the fact that it can be quite thick plus have a somewhat sweet flavor. Exactly like most other waffle recipe variations, the Waffle House waffle recipe is simple to produce. You can find just some variances within the ingredients and the way it truly is prepared, thus, creating it distinctively delicious.

For this recipe you'll need

• 1 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour,
• 1 teaspoon Salt,
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda,
• 1 Egg,
• 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon White Sugar,
• 2 tbsp Butter, softened,
• two tbsp Shortening,
• 1/2 cup half and half,
• 1/2 cup milk,
• 1/4 cup buttermilk,
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla.

Mix the dry ingredients like flour, salt, and baking soda in the bowl. In an additional bowl, slightly beat the egg. Work with an electric powered mixing machine to blend the sugar, butter, and shortening together using the beaten egg. Add the milk, buttermilk, vanilla, along with the half and half till well-blended together. Pour the flour mix and mix it properly with a spatula or you could use the electric beater to make mixing faster and less complicated.

Chill the mixture inside the fridge if possible for 12 hours. This really is the key of WaffleHouse as their batter is already prepared early and cooled till it truly is ready to use. This, nevertheless, is non-compulsory. In case you can't wait too long to enjoy your waffles, you might ignore this step. Pre-heat your waffle iron or griddle and ensure that the Teflon is well-greased with oil. Because it is heating up, take the batter out with the refrigerator to thaw. Once the waffle maker is prepared, pour adequate amounts of the batter and cook it for roughly three to 4 minutes or till it attains the best texture which you desire.

You might double the measurements in the ingredients for a bigger batch. If you would like the waffles to be somewhat a lot more light and creamy, beat the egg yolk plus the egg white individually. Use an electric mixer for the egg white to produce it look just like cake icing. Allow the waffles to chill a bit before serving, specifically should you be cooking for your kids, as it could be too hot if served suitable just after it truly is taken out with the waffle iron.

You might put butter as well as some maple syrup on leading before serving. You could also serve it with fresh fruits such as strawberries or ripe mangoes.

These kinds of waffles are so delicious, you could eat them as they're, without any toppings or syrups. Because the top secret recipe of Waffle House is uncovered, you might now appreciate great-tasting waffles proper in the comfort of your own dwelling.

Waffle House Recipe For Waffles

Waffle House is a famous franchise of restaurants that has been satisfying American plates since 1955. Waffles had been normally considered to be something to have in the morning. Because of Waffle House as well as their 24-hour service, waffles became a favored treat irrespective of what moment it really is. This just proves how tasty these waffles are. What makes it distinctive from other waffles is the fact that it can be quite thick plus have a somewhat sweet flavor. Exactly like most other waffle recipe variations, the Waffle House waffle recipe is simple to produce. You can find just some variances within the ingredients and the way it truly is prepared, thus, creating it distinctively delicious.

For this recipe you'll need

• 1 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour,
• 1 teaspoon Salt,
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda,
• 1 Egg,
• 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon White Sugar,
• 2 tbsp Butter, softened,
• two tbsp Shortening,
• 1/2 cup half and half,
• 1/2 cup milk,
• 1/4 cup buttermilk,
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla.

Mix the dry ingredients like flour, salt, and baking soda in the bowl. In an additional bowl, slightly beat the egg. Work with an electric powered mixing machine to blend the sugar, butter, and shortening together using the beaten egg. Add the milk, buttermilk, vanilla, along with the half and half till well-blended together. Pour the flour mix and mix it properly with a spatula or you could use the electric beater to make mixing faster and less complicated.

Chill the mixture inside the fridge if possible for 12 hours. This really is the key of WaffleHouse as their batter is already prepared early and cooled till it truly is ready to use. This, nevertheless, is non-compulsory. In case you can't wait too long to enjoy your waffles, you might ignore this step. Pre-heat your waffle iron or griddle and ensure that the Teflon is well-greased with oil. Because it is heating up, take the batter out with the refrigerator to thaw. Once the waffle maker is prepared, pour adequate amounts of the batter and cook it for roughly three to 4 minutes or till it attains the best texture which you desire.

You might double the measurements in the ingredients for a bigger batch. If you would like the waffles to be somewhat a lot more light and creamy, beat the egg yolk plus the egg white individually. Use an electric mixer for the egg white to produce it look just like cake icing. Allow the waffles to chill a bit before serving, specifically should you be cooking for your kids, as it could be too hot if served suitable just after it truly is taken out with the waffle iron.

You might put butter as well as some maple syrup on leading before serving. You could also serve it with fresh fruits such as strawberries or ripe mangoes.

These kinds of waffles are so delicious, you could eat them as they're, without any toppings or syrups. Because the top secret recipe of Waffle House is uncovered, you might now appreciate great-tasting waffles proper in the comfort of your own dwelling.

Juices!

I have thrown myself into juices recently. Well...not really recently, actually it was like 3-4 years ago when I got my first juicer. Homemade juices are one of the best things that you can do yourself. And healthiest. The only pain in the ass is cleaning your juicer after you are done making the juice. Modern juicers are a bit easier to clean but still. 

The best thing to do is to clean the juicer right after you are done with juicing. This was you can clean it only with some water and fruit bits won't stick to juicer parts but will flush off easily. 

My favourite juice?

Well - its a mix. Its a mix of pineapple juice, orange juice and banana.Try it, its easy to make and these fruits are a match made in heaven. This is the best juice I had tasted so far and you only need a few everyday fruits. 

How much?

1 pineapple

2 oranges

1 banana

How to make it?

Cut the pineapple in half.

Juice on half and juice both oranges.

Put pineapple and orange juice in a blender.

Add the other half of pineapple and banana.

Blend.

You're done!

Enjoy!

Pasteis De Nata

This stuff is amazing :). As I said here I am currently surfing in Portugal and this is one of the things why I love this place. Pasteis De Nata are Portugues egg and cream pastries also called Pasteis de Bellem. They are amazing :) if you come to Portugal try them. I'll try to make 'em when I get home and I'll post the recipe here if all goes well :D

How To Make Pizza Yeeeeeey!

Made pizza a fwe days ago but couldnt find time to write anything about it so here is just a shot of the oven with pizza inside :). Recipe comes later...

How To Make Sugar Cookies At Home

Uh....it's been a while. My life got turned upside down....it's hard to grasp it's over. 

Well...

Maybe some sugar cookies can turn things around. Probably not :) but here it goes anyways...

So what do we need to make sugar cookies at home? First we need a recipe. There is this site dedicated to sugar cookie recipes but it's still kind of empty. I will post a recipe here. So to the ingredients...

I'm sorry if this post is a bit messed up..so am I.

Ingredients

• 250 grams granulated sugar
• 250 grams powdered sugar
• 250 grams butter
• 250 milliliters vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tea spoon vanilla
• 1 tea spoon salt
• 1 tea spoon cream of tartar
• 1 tea spoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 grams flour
• extra sugar for pressing cookies (use can usered and green for Christmas cookies)

Instructions

1.      Pre heat oven to 375°F (or 175 degrees C).

2.      Cream together the granulated sugar, the powdered sugar, the butter, and the cooking oil. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla.

3.      Add dry ingredients, (the next four ingredients) and mix to incorporate. Roll dough in to small balls about the size of a quarter. With a heavy bottomed crystal vase with a decorative bottom, or other cookie press, dip in sugar to coat well. Smash each ball of dough so they are spread out and flat. Leaving an imprint and sugar. Bake in a 375 °F (or 175 degrees C) oven for 10 minutes, until the edges just start to turn slightly brown. Do not bake too long. Cool sugar cookies on the baking sheet briefly then transfer to wire rack to cool the rest of the way.

They are light and fluffy like cotton candy. Oh...did you know that you can make candy out of potatoes? LOL. These cookies are very tasty, but one suggestion would be to add frosting. However this would make them even more unhealthy. They could come out of the oven rather ugly - looking. The dough is delicious, though. These cookies are made with the best ingredients and are not for those watching their weight. These would make a perfect gift for those "once-a-year" Christmas gifts. But always read the recipe several times. Gather ingredients. Gather necessary equipment, including cooling racks. Ready ingredients. Prepare the pan, such as the greasing and the flouring. Reread the recipe. Pre heat the oven. Measure the needed ingredients. Mix ingredients according to recipe specifications. Place baked good in oven. Clean kitchen and put away ingredients. Baking is so much more enjoyable when you are prepared..

Oh well...

till next time.

Baked Mashed Potatoes

Did I already post a recipe for mashed potatoes? Can remeber but I guess it doesn't hutr to make anotherone.

Where do mashed potatoes come from actually? There are those that believe they were invented in France as the result of a potato recipe competition. But no matter where their origins, no Thanksgiving dinner in America would be complete without fluffy homemade mashed potatoes drenched in turkey gravy.

Ingredients

• 2.5 kilograms potatoes
• 250 millilitres sour cream
• 200 grams cream cheese
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Let cream cheese warm and soften enough to be used.

2. Peel and boil 4 to 6 medium – size potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.

3. Drain potatoes in a colander, return them to the pot they were boiled in and shake over medium heat until the potato pieces are dry and mealy.

4. Puree potatoes by passing them through a food mill or potato ricer, by whipping them with an electric mixer, or by mashing them with a potato masher or heavy fork. Work out lumps as best as you can.

5. Add all other ingredients you are intended to include.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste – be careful with the amount. It is healthy to use less salt.

8. When ready to use take out of refrigerator and bake at 325 degrees for an hour, covered. After ½ hour baking take out and stir. Recover and bake the other 1/2 hour.

This is also cool if zou have leftover mashed potatoes and want to warm them to serve them again. On the other hand there are all sorts of leftover mashed potatoes recipes that can turn your mashed potatoes into a whole other meal.