546 knead method Recipes

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

dry sherry, saffron, fresh red snapper or 1 lb sea bass or 1 lb grouper or 1 lb flounder or 1 lb trout, boned and fillet, mixed shrimp (cleaned and shelled ) or 1/2-1 lb lobsters (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb scallops (cleaned and shelled) or 1/2-1 lb crabmeat (cleaned and shelled), clams, mussels, squid, cleaned and sliced into rings, olive oil, onion, diced, shallots, minced, carrot, diced, fennel bulb, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, diced with liquid, fish stock (or shrimp stock (2 methods)) or 2 cups clam juice (or shrimp stock (2 methods)) or 2 cups chicken broth (or shrimp stock (2 methods)), tomato paste, salt, thyme, basil, fresh parsley, pepper, garlic-infused olive oil, parsley, red pepper flakes

fresh ground meat (75% beef or veal, 25% bulk sausage), fresh grated sourdough breadcrumbs (crusts removed ), ricotta cheese, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, minced sweet onion, minced red peppers or 1/4 cup green bell pepper, minced fresh basil leaves, minced fresh oregano leaves, minced fresh italian parsley, extra virgin olive oil, minced fresh garlic cloves, beaten egg, fine sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, grated fresh lemon zest, red pepper flakes, ground allspice, freshly grated nutmeg, olive oil (for fry method), marinara sauce (for steam method)

flour, oil or butter, eggs , large, water or milk, salt, method, combine dry ingredients ., combine eggs and oil, then beat., add eggs to flour., add milk , then beat for 2-3 minutes., pour into three 8 inch square pans , greased, and bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven (450 degrees), scalded milk, egg, honey - i like to use buckwheat honey, all-purpose flour, butter, salt, method, beat egg , milk, honey, and butter together., add the flour gradually ., knead until smooth ., roll the dough to 1/4 thick , then cut into rounds., prick with a fork., bake on a baking sheet in a 375 degree oven for 15 or 20 minutes.

onions, finely chopped, big green chilies, finely chopped, gram flour, whole wheat flour, oil, fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped, salt, oil , for kneading, water , as required, for kneading the dough, oil , for cooking the parathas on either side

lukewarm water, granulated yeast (1 1/2 packets), salt, caraway seeds, plus more for sprinkling on top, rye flour, unbleached all-purpose flour, cornmeal , for pizza peel, cornstarch

flour , plus for your kneading surface (bread or ap works well.), yeast, salt, luke warm water, water , for oven

lukewarm water (90of to 100of), dry yeast or two 0.6-oz packages fresh yeast, crumbled, all purpose flour (i use king arthur bread flour), extra-virgin olive oil, coarse sea salt, note: i have found that adding anywhere from 1-2 tsp. of salt (table salt works just fine) to the flour while making the dough works as good or better than the coarse salt on top. it depends on your taste. i would suggest adding 1 tsp. of salt to the flour and maybe lightly adding the coarse salt before baking. or forgo the coarse salt altogether and add 1.5 tsp of salt to the flour for the dough. bread does needs salt to have a good taste., note 2: drizzle with olive oil before baking., note 3: you can knead with a little olive oil to keep from adding more flour and prevent dryness., add herbs of your choice and/or a grated favorite cheese. i have used rosemary, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, cracked black pepper, asiago, and parmesan in various combinations and it all worked out well.

this recipeis from an old gourmet magazine in 1997 and it s fantastic, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into bits, cream cheese, cut into bits, egg yolk, vanilla, filling (apricot or cherry jam, ready made poppy seed or prune filling), in a bowl, with a pastry blender, or food processor, blend or pulse flour, sugar and salt to combine and add butter and cream cheese, blending or pulsing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., in a small bowl, stir together yolk and vanilla and add to flour mixture, blending or pulsing just until mixture begins to come together (do not overmix). gather dough into a ball and flatten into a disk. chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days., preheat oven to 375. divide the dough in half. on a lightly floured cool surface, knead half the dough (keeping other half wrapped and chilled) 2 or 3 times to make it less crumbly. roll out dough 1/4-inch thick, and with a 3-inch cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible. transfer rounds with a metal spatula to a large baking sheet, arranging about 1/2 inch apart. reroll scraps and cut out more rounds. put 1 tsp filling in centre of each round and fold up edges to form triangular cookies resembling a tricornered hat, pinching corners together and leaving filling exposed. (pinch dough tightly enough so seams are no longer visible and sides are taut enough to prevent cookies from leaking the filling as they bake.), bake hamantashen in middle of oven 20 minutes , or until pale golden. cool hamantashen on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely. make more hamantashen with remaining dough and filling in same manner. hamantashen keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days. makes 2 dozen., margarine or butter, softened, sugar, egg, orange juice concentrate, vanilla, salt, up to 1 tbsp. of water, cherry pie filling , slightly drained of the gooey syrup, breadcrumbs, flour, powdered sugar for garnish, in the bowl of an electric mixer , cream together the margarine or butter and sugar. add the egg, orange juice concentrate and vanilla. beat to combine. add in the flour and salt., beat in the water a few drops at a time until dough starts to come away from sides of bowl (you can do this in a food processor). place the dough on wax paper and push it into a flat disk. place another sheet of wax paper on top and wrap the dough in foil. refrigerate for at least 2 hours or as long as overnight., at baking time , preheat oven to 350. in a bowl, combine the slightly drained cherry pie filling and bread crumbs. mix to combine., on a floured surface , roll out the dough until it s about 1/4-inch thick. using a round cookie cutter, cut out circles. spoon 2 to 3 cherries and a little bit of filling onto the dough circles and form into triangles. place on a cookie sheet lined with baking paper. bake for 12-15 minutes or until just starting to turn pale golden. remove from oven and cool on rack. when cool, dust with powdered sugar and serve. makes 2 to 3 dozen depending on the size circle you cut out., margarine or butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raspberry preserves, grease 2 cookie sheets. in an electric mixer , combine the margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy., in another bowl, combine the cocoa , flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. mix to combine and then add to the margarine mixture. do not over mix. divide dough in half and chill for 1 hour., submitted by rozie schwartzman who got it from a blog she can tsp remember .

whole turkey, salt, pepper, granulated garlic powder, water, extra virgin olive oil , if required (or more)

milk, butter, egg, salt, sugar, all-purpose flour (or more ), dry yeast, cornmeal

lemon zest, fresh lemon juice (2 to 4 lemons), sugar, butter, eggs, lightly beaten, egg yolks, lightly beaten

hard unbleached white flour (250 g), multi-grain flour (125 g), ice water (280 ml), instant yeast, salt, apple cider vinegar

bread flour, plus extra for shaping, active-dry yeast, kosher salt, filtered water, cornmeal

pitted dates (medjool dates are best), candied figs or 400 g dried figs, onions, malt vinegar (see method), golden brown sugar (see method)

bittersweet chocolate , tempered, see how to temper chocolate, method follows, how to temper chocolate, dessert circus , extraordinary desserts you can make at home by jacques torres, chocolate is tempered so that after it has been melted , it retains its gloss and hardens again without becoming chalky and white (that happens when the molecules of fat separate and form on top of the chocolate). there are a variety of ways to temper., easiest ways to temper chocolate is to chop it into small pieces and then place it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on high power until most of the chocolate is melted. be very careful not to overheat it. (the temperature of dark chocolate should be between 88 and 90 degrees f, slightly warmer than your bottom lip. it will retain its shape even when mostly melted. white and milk chocolates melt at a temperature approximately 2 degrees f less because of the amount of lactose they contain.) any remaining lumps will melt in the chocolate s residual heat. use an immersion blender or whisk to break up the lumps. usually, chocolate begins to set, or crystallize, along the side of the bowl. as it sets, mix those crystals into the melted chocolate to temper it. a glass bowl retains heat well and keeps the chocolate tempered longer., way to temper chocolate is called seeding. in this method, add small pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate. the amount of unmelted chocolate to be added depends on the temperature of the melted chocolate, but is usually 1/4 of the total amount. it is easiest to use an immersion blender for this, or a whisk., classic way to temper chocolate is called tabliering. two thirds of the melted chocolate is poured onto a marble or another cold work surface. the chocolate is spread out and worked with a spatula until its temperature is approximately 81 degrees f. at this stage, it is thick and begins to set. this tempered chocolate is then added to the remaining non-tempered chocolate and mixed thoroughly until the mass has a completely uniform temperature. if the temperature is still too high, part of the chocolate is worked further on the cold surface until the correct temperature is reached. this is a lot of work, requires a lot of room, and makes a big mess., a simple method of checking tempering, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to the point of a knife. if the chocolate has been correctly tempered, it will harden evenly and show a good gloss within a few minutes.

white flour (plus a little extra flour for kneading) or 3 cups whole wheat flour (plus a little extra flour for kneading), salt, yeast (1 standard packet), sugar, oil or 2 tbsp shortening, melted, warm water (not hot, just warm )