Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Italian Tiramisu Recipe

Ingredients: (Good for 2 Trays – 48 slices/tray)
Eggyolks 30 pcs.
Full Cream Milk 500 ml
Refined Sugar 500 grams
Fresh Cream 2 ltr
Sugar Syrup 1 ltr
Coffee Concentrate (to flavor the Sugar Syrup)
Some Sponge for layering
Cocoa Powder for dusting on top.

Procedure:
Double boiler the eggyolks, milk, and sugar until fully cooked. When already cooled, using a flat beater, mix it with the cream cheese until smooth. Now you have the filling ready to be layered using some sponge cakes.
Layering Steps:
1st layer: Sponge – sprinkled with sugar syrup flavored with coffee concentrate
2nd layer: Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly
3rd layer: Sponge again with syrup
4th layer: The cream cheese mixture
5th layer: Sponge again with syrup
6th layer: Beat the 2 ltrs fresh cream until stiff, then mix with it some cocoa powder. Spread the cream evenly on top of the layered sponge and cream cheese mixture. Chill until firm. After slicing the tiramisu, dust it with some cocoa powder to finish.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookie


Ingredients:
½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon (120 g) white sugar
1 large egg
1+¾ cups (220 g) flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
140 g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 oz (170 g) semisweet chocolate chips
Sea salt

Procedure:
1. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
2. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
3. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, sifted cocoa powder, and sifted flour and mix well.
4. Add chocolate chips.
5. Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator until next day.
6. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C).
7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
8. Drop by rounded large spoonfuls of dough (as big as golf balls) onto the cookie sheet.
9. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
10. Bake the chocolate chip cookies until light brown but still soft, about 15 to 20 minutes.
11. Always try with a few cookies to check whether the dough is OK.
12. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then move the cookies to a wire rack.
Note:
The best result is obtained if you use chocolate chips made especially for baking. You may also cut chocolate bars into small chips, but these will melt during baking.