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2/27/2015
Upside-down Pear & Peach Brownies
1/2 cup flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
7 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 T strong black coffee
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnut pieces, chopped
16 pear and peach can halves, drained
>how to make<
*Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
*Grease a 9" square nonstick baking dish.
*Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a small bowl. Set aside.
*In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter.
*Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool slightly.
*Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and coffee into the melted chocolate mixture.
*Stir in the flour mixture, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
*Arrange pear and peach halves in the prepared baking dish, with the rounded side at the bottom.
*Pour the batter evenly over the fruits.
*Bake 1 hour, covering with foil after 30 minutes.
*Let cool 15 minutes; then hold an upturned plate tightly over the top of the baking dish, invert and unmold.
-serves 16-
1/2 cup flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
7 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 T strong black coffee
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnut pieces, chopped
16 pear and peach can halves, drained
>how to make<
*Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
*Grease a 9" square nonstick baking dish.
*Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a small bowl. Set aside.
*In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter.
*Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool slightly.
*Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and coffee into the melted chocolate mixture.
*Stir in the flour mixture, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
*Arrange pear and peach halves in the prepared baking dish, with the rounded side at the bottom.
*Pour the batter evenly over the fruits.
*Bake 1 hour, covering with foil after 30 minutes.
*Let cool 15 minutes; then hold an upturned plate tightly over the top of the baking dish, invert and unmold.
-serves 16-
Labels: brownies recipe, fruit cake recipe, upside-down cake recipe
2/14/2015
Vanilla & Coffee Bavarois
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup superfine sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 vanilla bean
1 T unflavored gelatin
1 T strong coffee
few drops vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whipping cream
(for sauce)
2/3 cup half and half
1 T sugar
1 T strong coffee
(topping)
1 t cocoa powder
>how to make<
*Lightly oil 6 molds.
*In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale.
*In a saucepan, bring milk and vanilla pod slowly to a boil.
*Remove vanilla pod; slowly pour milk over egg yolk mixture, stirring well.
*Place over a pan of hot, but not boiling, water.
*Stir frequently until custard has thickened and coats back of a spoon.
*Sprinkle gelatin into mixture, whisking well.
*When gelatin has dissolved, strain custard equally into 2 bowls.
*Stir coffee into 1 howl and vanilla extract into other.
*Cover surface of custard closely with plastic wrap, cool in refrigerator for 1 hour.
*When mixtures are on point of setting, whip cream lightly; fold 1/2 of whipped cream into each bowl.
*Divide coffee custard among oiled molds.
*Cover with vanilla custard.
*Chill at least 3 hours or until set.
*To make sauce, in a bowl, combine half & half and sugar with coffee; pour around molds.
*Sprinkle with cocoa powder just before serving.
-makes 6-
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup superfine sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 vanilla bean
1 T unflavored gelatin
1 T strong coffee
few drops vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whipping cream
(for sauce)
2/3 cup half and half
1 T sugar
1 T strong coffee
(topping)
1 t cocoa powder
>how to make<
*Lightly oil 6 molds.
*In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale.
*In a saucepan, bring milk and vanilla pod slowly to a boil.
*Remove vanilla pod; slowly pour milk over egg yolk mixture, stirring well.
*Place over a pan of hot, but not boiling, water.
*Stir frequently until custard has thickened and coats back of a spoon.
*Sprinkle gelatin into mixture, whisking well.
*When gelatin has dissolved, strain custard equally into 2 bowls.
*Stir coffee into 1 howl and vanilla extract into other.
*Cover surface of custard closely with plastic wrap, cool in refrigerator for 1 hour.
*When mixtures are on point of setting, whip cream lightly; fold 1/2 of whipped cream into each bowl.
*Divide coffee custard among oiled molds.
*Cover with vanilla custard.
*Chill at least 3 hours or until set.
*To make sauce, in a bowl, combine half & half and sugar with coffee; pour around molds.
*Sprinkle with cocoa powder just before serving.
-makes 6-
Labels: Bavarois recipe
