Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Caramel Crumble Apple Pie

The weather has finally turned cold..and the first snowflakes have started appearing...Here is a suggestion to warm up on a cold winter late-afternoon...warm caramel crumble apple pie with ice cream and butterscotch sauce...Mmm..yiamee...;)
We'll need:
For the pie crust:
200 gr. cold butter in small pieces
300 gr. all-purpose flour
100 gr. fine sugar (you can use light brown one too)
1 large egg
For the filling:
3 apples thinly sliced (you can also cut them in small cubes)
80 gr. raisins or dried cranberries
A few crushed butter candies (like Werthers Original)
For the crumble:
100 gr. chopped walnuts
200 gr. biscuit crumbs (i used digestive)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 fullspoon of butter
Preparation:
You sieve the flour and mix it well with the butter. Mix it with your hands until well blended. Then add the sugar and the egg until well combined into a dough. Gather it into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to rest and become firm enough. Careful not to mould it a lot.
After it has chilled enough, take it out of the fridge and place it on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry into a circle and transfer it to a round tart baking pan. Trim the edges to fit the pan. With a fork pinch the tart to remove the air. Put baking paper on top and some legumes, so that your tart keeps its shape. Bake it in preheated oven for about 15 minutes at 180 C.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
Take the tart out of the oven. Mix the sliced apples with the raisins or the cranberries and the butter candies and spread on the tart. Mix the biscuit crumbs, the walnuts, the cinnamon and the butter and spread on top of the apples.
Bake for about 40-45 mins at 180C until golden.

Serve with vanilla or caramel ice-cream and butterscotch sauce.

For the sauce put 120 gr. butter candies and 5 spoonfuls light cream in a pan until they melt.

Hope you enjoy!!!!
Good luck!!
xoxo
B.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Chocolate and almond cookies

And since I had the oven warm, I decided to make another kind of cookies as well..;)
Ingredients:
125 gr. softened butter
100 gr. light brown sugar
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 egg lightly beaten
200 gr. all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
100 gr. coarsely chopped almonds
125 gr. chopped dark chocolate
Preparation:
Beat the butter with the sugar and the vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the egg. With the mixer at low speed add the sieved flour and baking powder.
Fold in the almonds and the chocolate.
Roll in small balls and bake for about 15 mins at 180 C.
Good luck!!!

xoxo
B.

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Prune cookies

Helloooo everyone!!! :)
I like staying in on Sundays and getting involved with the kitchen..So, I decided to try some new cookies..Ths ure thing is that the house smelled amazingly!!!! Yiammee...
Start preparing ladies...and gentlemen..;)
Ingredients:
115 gr. softened butter
200 gr. light brown sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence
200 gr. all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1 cup coarsely chopped prunes
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Preparation:
We beat the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. We add the eggs one by one and the vanilla beating until well mixed.
In another bowl sieve the flour, the baking soda, the salt and the spices. Add to the butter mixture and keep beating at low speed until well combined.
With a spoon fold in the raisins, the walnuts and the prunes.
Put small spoonfuls on baking pans (prepared with parchment paper) and bake for about 10 mins at 180 C.
Leave about 5 cm distance between the cookies cause they tend to spread..
Good luck!!

xoxo
B.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Random thoughts...

I've been so busy this last few days and now I'm sick...:(
I've gained some weight this last year, mostly due to psychological problems and dizziness...I'm still normal....And I feel ok....But my bf just keeps pressuring me...
And I'm wondering...is it really worth it??? Why do we put ourselves under so much pressure??? A relationship should offer you happiness, laughter, love, encouragement, strength....So why do we stay in relationships that offer us exactly the opposites?? Why don't we find the courage to say "No more!!" and go??? Why do we keep suffering until it is too late???
I'm fed up with this....
I want and need a man who understands me...Who doesn't care if my butt got a little bigger... Who is romantic...Who says love words to me...Who craves to see me and hug me...I DESERVE these and I WANT these....
So, to all you ladies out there...Get what you deserve...Don't let time pass...Make your dreams come true!!!!
Chase them and catch them!!! ;)
Hmmm...i'm in the mood for some dessert...:) Let's see what should we make..Be back soon....

Love,
xoxo
B,

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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Happy New Year!!! :)

Happy New Year everyone!!! :)  I hope 2011 brings you everything you wish for and more!!! And may the best of your past be the worst of your future...
I want to dedicate to all souls out there one of my most favourite songs..."If Came the Hour" by Secret Garden..
Hope you like it as much as I do..
Kisses!! And don't forget to always smile..:)
xoxo
B.

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