138 food cake food kitchens Recipes

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

hazelnuts, finely chopped, all-purpose flour, dutch-process cocoa powder, wheat germ, rolled old-fashioned oats, freshly ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, fine salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, egg yolks

potato buns, mayonnaise, unsalted butter, melted, plus more for brushing, egg, old bay seasoning, worcestershire sauce, yellow mustard, kosher salt, lump crabmeat , picked through, bacon, grated zest of 1 lemon, freshly ground pepper, diced red onion , sliced tomatoes and lettuce leaves, for topping, pickles , for serving (optional)

baking potatoes, diced (2 potatoes, skin on), milk, fresh bread crumbs, eggs, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, spinach (6 packed cups), onion, thinly sliced (2 1/4 cups), garlic, minced, fresh thyme, tomatoes diced, chopped olives , about 20, (picholines or kalamatas or a mix), unsalted butter

salmon, drained, frozen corn, thawed, egg, lightly beaten, breadcrumbs, tartar sauce, plus more for serving (optional), minced jarred roasted red peppers, chopped fresh parsley, grated lemon zest, old bay seasoning, fresh lemon juice , plus wedges for serving, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil

saltine crackers , crushed into coarse crumbs (about 1 cup), egg, beaten, mayonnaise, worcestershire sauce, fresh lemon juice, minced fresh parsley, minced celery leaves, celery seeds, mustard powder, chili powder, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, jumbo lump crabmeat , picked over, unsalted butter, melted, mayonnaise, juice of 1/2 lemon, minced dill pickles, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, scallions, minced, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, head boston lettuce, cut into chunks, heads red or regular endive , quartered lengthwise, tomatoes, halved, inner stalks celery, leaves coarsely chopped, stems diced, scallions , halved lengthwise and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, fresh chervil , tarragon and/or dill (leaves and tender stems), fresh parsley leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

evaporated milk, granulated sugar, egg yolks plus 3 large eggs, at room temperature, unsalted butter; 1 stick cubed, 1 1/2 sticks softened, vanilla extract, sweetened coconut, toasted, chopped pecans, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, strong hot coffee, buttermilk, sugar , for dusting

unsalted butter , for the baking sheet, all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, cherry-flavored cola, unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract, sugar , for dusting, cream cheese, softened, cold heavy cream, almond extract, sugar

unsalted butter, plus more for the pan, sugar, unsalted roasted peanuts, grated orange zest, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs, sour cream, no-sugar-added raspberry jam

chopped chives or scallion greens, leftover fontina risotto with chicken, chilled, cubes fontina cheese (about 1 1/2 oz), panko (coarse japanese breadcrumbs), extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for shallow frying, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, mesclun greens (about 6 oz), fennel, very thinly sliced, fresh lemon juice

oranges, sugar, cold heavy cream, vanilla extract, chocolate wafer cookies (about 50 wafers)

low fat or regular mayonnaise, scallion, thinly sliced, white and green parts, separated, grated freshly peeled ginger, soy sauce, lime, jumbo lump crabmeat, drained and picked over for shells, bay shrimp, deveined and finely chopped, panko (japanese breadcrumbs), plus up to 2 cups for breading, freshly ground pepper, wasabi powder, vegetable oil, sprouts for serving, optional

water, cream, active dry yeast (1/4 oz package), sugar (1 3/4 oz), bread flour (7 1/4 oz), eggs, at room temperature, unsalted butter, softened, grated orange zest, generous pinch fine salt, water, sugar, whole vanilla bean, dessert wine , such as muscat, grand marnier or other orange flavored liqueur, heavy cream , whipped, currants or berries

unsalted butter, for the pans, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground allspice, salt, pure pumpkin, sugar, grated orange zest, vanilla extract, eggs, at room temperature, vegetable oil, sugar, heavy cream, dark corn syrup, cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, vanilla extract, salt, pecans, toasted and chopped, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, unsweetened cocoa powder, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, honey

all-purpose flour, baking soda, fine salt, unsalted butter, softened, smooth peanut butter, light brown sugar, peanuts, halved, heavy cream, sugar, milk, sugar, smooth peanut butter

butter, for the pan, rice flour , for dusting, cooked medium or long-grain white rice, at room temperature, milk, eggs, sugar, heaping tsp fresh lemon zest, fine sea salt, dark sweet cherries, pitted , or 12 oz pitted frozen cherries, sugar, merlot