Since I made something that my husband wouldn't eat(peaches-n-cream) I had to find something to make him so that he would be happy too. I pulled out my the Pastry Queen cookbook since there was chocolate cookie recipe that was interesting to me since it used hardly any flour. Though it says it is a cookie, which it is, it really is more of a hybrid of a cookie and a brownie and let me just say....well done. I did deviate slightly from the recipe. We only had walnuts so I used 1 1/2 cups of those and used 1/2 cup of flour instead of 1/3 cup. I also substituted semisweet for the bittersweet and I chose to use the milk chocolate chips. These babies are extreme chocolate overload but well worth your 30 minutes on the treadmill. Triple-Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup chopped walnuts 6 TBSP unsalted butter 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 TBSP … [Read more...]
Peaches-N-Cream
Peaches are one of those fruits I love to eat cut up in a bowl with just a sprinkle of brown sugar and lots of cream poured over the top. So I set out today to recreate my peaches and cream in a custard form...I needed to use up some whole milk too. I might next time use one more egg yolk as I like my custard a tad firmer(these don't set up in the fridge, you eat it at room temp). But my experimenting was fun and in the end very tasty. If you are not a fan of bourbon just omit that. Peaches-N-Cream Custard custard: 2 1/4 cups milk(whole) 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup plus 2TBSP light brown sugar, lightly packed 5 large egg yolks 3 large eggs 2 1/4 tsp lemon zest 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon pinch of fresh nutmeg* peaches: 4 medium peaches, sliced 1/2" thick, with peel 2 TBSP light brown sugar, lightly packed 3 TBSP fresh orange juice pinch of salt 3 TBSP bourbon 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 8 ramekins … [Read more...]
