Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2009

Chocolate Mousse

13oz bittersweet Chocolate
2 Tbl unsalted butter
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 c heavy cream
2 Tbl sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

In microwave safe bowl, combine chopped chocolate and butter. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 35 seconds. Stir. Whisk in yolks and set aside to cool. Pour cream into chilled bowl. Beat on medium till it starts to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla and whisk until the cream starts to form stiff peaks. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate mixture. Serve cold. 8-10 servings

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

PJ’s Favorite Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

From: Lincoln cooking project

1 cup Peanut Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 Egg

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Shape into 1 ½ inch balls. Place on cookie sheet. Butter bottom of glass and press to flatten cookies. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Biscuit Donuts***more adult help needed


From: Nana Lounsbery

You will need:

1 container biscuits, 10 ct.
3 tin pie pans
sugar
powdered sugar
cinnamon
oil (veggie or peanut)
large skillet
metal tongs
wire rack

Recipe:

1. Fill the skillet with about a 1/4 inch of oil, heat. Poke a hole in each biscuit and shape into a small donut.

2. When oil is hot, place each donut into the oil using tongs. Let sit for 1 minute or until lightly brown depending on how hot the oil is. Flip and do the same on other side. Let rest on wire rack.

3. In the 3 tins: add powdered sugar in one, sugar in another, and a mixture of sugar and cinnamon in the last.

4. When donuts are cool enough to handle, roll them into the topping of your choice.

Astronaut Pudding

From: Lincoln Cooking Project

You Will Need:

1Tbs Pudding Mix
1/4 cup Milk
Ziploc Bags

Recipe:

1. Put 1 Tbs of instant pudding in zip lock bag. Add ¼ cup of milk.

2. Close bag and squish up the pudding mix in bag. Let sit in fridge for 5 min or so.

3. Cut hole in bottom corner of bag and suck out the pudding. Eat like the astronauts with no utensils!

Camping Ice Cream


From: Tori Snow

You will need:

1/3 cup Sugar
1 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup White or Chocolate Whole Milk

Ice
Rock Salt
2 Quart size baggies
Gallon size baggie
Newspaper
Tape

Recipe:

1. Combine the first three ingredients. Divide into two 1-quart size baggies. Put both in gallon zip lock bag.

2.Put ice and rock salt in the gallon bag. Wrap in newspaper (tape it together) and throw around, keeping it constantly moving and mixing, for 15 minutes.

Finger Taffy

Finger Taffy

You will need:

large marshmallows

your fingers

Each person take 1-2 marshmallows. Hold them with your thumbs facing the bottom and the side facing you. Your next two fingers should start on top and away from you. Pull the marshmallows out, twist once and then push them back together. Your thumbs should have switched positions and your fingers switched places. Continue pulling and twisting until marshmallows are taffy like consistency. Enjoy.