pretzels

today i made pretzels if you follow the recipe then they are really good but also hard to roll unless you have done it before
Here's what you will need

1 1/2 flour
2/3 a cup milk
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 a teaspoon salt
1 egg
your favorite topping


heat the oven to 425 . combine flour milk vegetable oil baking powder sugar and salt in small bowl mix until you have a soft dough.

dust a clean working surface with flour and divide dough in half and make two balls
flip the bowl on top of the balls and let them sit for fifteen minutes

divide balls in to eight pieces Roll each piece in to 12 inch logs twist halfs together to make a pretzel shape pinch ends to seal put on a ungreased cookie sheet

beat egg and use a pastry brush to put on pretzels Sprinkle on toppings

Bake for ten minutes or until golden brown .Take out of oven and put on cooling racks

Meghann the chef

Biscotti

Last night I made chocolate Biscotti. Its easy as long as you follow the recipe, but it takes a really long time. Here are the ingredients.
You will need:

2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Half a teaspoon salt
Half a cup (one stick) unsalted butter
One and a fourth cups sugar
Two large eggs
Two tablespoons coco powder

Position racks in the center and top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 300 degrees Farenheit. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly butter them.

Combine flour, baking powder, coco powder, and salt. Put this mixture aside.

Beat butter and sugar on low speed about one minute, then one at a time beat in eggs. Add the flour mixture. Blend until combined

Split dough in half on a lightly floured surface. Roll each piece under your hands into a log shape until about 14". long. Place log on each sheet.

Bake for 45 minutes then turn and bake another 45 minutes. Take out of oven and cut. Slide the parchment paper with the logs on cutting board use a serrated knife cut the Biscotti into half inch thick slices. Arrange on baking sheet laying flat.

Bake about ten minutes .Transfer to wire cooling racks and cool completely (can be stored for up to two weeks)

enjoy!
Meghann the chef

Cookies

Today I made Gingersnaps and here's the Recipe.


First of all you will need
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 well beaten eggs
1/2 cup molasses
2 tsp vinegar
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
and
1/4tsp cloves

now you
preheat oven to 350
beat the butter, and sugar, until soft, stir in eggs, molasses, and vinegar, sift and add flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, mix until blended, form dough into 3/4 inch balls, bake on a cookie sheet for 12 minutes. As the ball melts down during baking ,the cookie develops a crinkled surface .when cool ice to taste, o.ne icing is half a marshmallow cut side down on the almost baked cookies, Return to the the oven about 4 minutes ,

or you could do what I did and put it in for 16 minutes with no frosting. Trust me it is still really good.




Meghann the chef