Chocolate Fudge Bar

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Chocolate Fudge Bars


Ingredients:
 ¾ cup butter
120 grams unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups granulated white sugar
3 extra-large eggs
½ cup fresh milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sifted baking powder
½ teaspoon fine salt
 Procedure:
 1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line the bottom of a 7x11 inches rectangular baking pan with wax paper, set aside.
2.       Combine the butter and the chocolate together in a thick saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon until the chocolate and the butter has melted completely. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool down.
3.       After 10 minutes, add the sugar and beat until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Pour the in the milk and the vanilla. Beat until blended. Lastly, pour in the remaining ingredients and mix only until combined.
4.       Put the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
5.       Allow it to cool in the pan for 5 min. and then unmold.




yema recipe

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 YEMA

A Native sweet which everyone loved, here are one of the best recipes in town.


Things you need:

1-300ml of can condense milk
9 egg yolks
½ teaspoon grated lemon rind
½ cup granulated white sugar for rolling
2 tablespoon butter to grease your hands

Procedure:

·         Combine the first 3 ingredients in a non-stick pan. Cook it over low heat while stirring it continuously with a wooden spoon until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
·         This will take about 45 minutes to an hour depending on the thickness of the pan and kind of heat used.
·         Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
·         With buttery fingers, form the yema mixture into small balls, approximately ¾ inch in a diameter.
·         Roll in granulated sugar and place in fluted baking cups.
·         Keep the yema chilled.

Brownies with Walnuts

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Brownies with Walnuts

This is one of the popular recipes since brownies were the range during the early nineties. From the original rectangular baking pan, we can use also an 8-inche square pan to bake so that it will also have an impressive height.

Things you need:

1 cup butter
120 grams of unsweetened baking chocolate or cocoa
2 cups granulated white sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup sifter all-purpose flour
1 tsp. sifted baking powder
½ tsp. fine salt
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

Procedure:

1.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line your pan with wax paper and set aside.
2. In a saucepan, melt the butter and the chocolate together in a low heat. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon or a spatula. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and allow it to cool down.
3. After it is cooled. Add the sugar, the corn syrup and the vanilla extract to the melted chocolate.  Beat it with a wooden spoon until well blended.
4. Add the eggs one at a time and mix. Add the flour, baking powder and the salt. Mix well until all combined.
5. Transfer your brownie mixture into the pan. Place the chopped walnuts into the surface of the brownie.
6. Place it on the oven and baked for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
7.  Allow the brownie to cool down and removed it on the pan. It is now ready to serve.

Pixies for you

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This version is tricky and it is important for you to work quickly. Form into balls only what can be accommodated in the oven. Keep the rest in the freezer. Baked them immediately and you will be able to make crinkles that are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.

Thing you need:

2 cups of granulated white sugar
120 grams of unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
½ cup corn oil or melted butter
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 whole eggs
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sifted powdered sugar or confectioners’ sugar for tolling

Procedure

1.      Using a wooden spoon beat together the sugar, corn oil, melted chocolate and vanilla. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2.    Mix the flour baking powder and salt.
3.    Freeze the mixture for at least an hour or until it became firm and easy to handle
4.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5.    Line the cookie sheet with an aluminum foil, the shiny side down. Baking paper can also be used.
6.    Form the batter into a ball. Roll in powdered sugar and arrange it on the cookie sheet leaving 2 inches space in between the cookies.
7.    Bake the cookies immediately for 10 to 12 minutes or until the surface of the cookies have cracked.
8.    Allow the cookies to cool down and transfer them to a wax paper lined cooling racks.





Basic Baking Tools

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Basic Baking Tools

The most basic components of a baker’s kitchen are these basic tools listed below.




  • ·         Mixers.  Others prefer to do hand mixing but an electric mixers or a stand mixer can get the jobs done. Mixers have different types and functions. Dough and a kneading mixer used as a heavy-duty mixer, usually seen on bakeries and bread factories. 


 
  • ·         Pans. The number 1 basic thing to have in baking. There are varieties of pans like, muffin pans, bread pans, cookie sheets, jelly roll pans and especially the cake pans. 


 
  • ·         Measuring Equipment. These are very essential in baking. Measuring tools such as measuring spoons and measuring cups used for getting the exact measurement of an ingredient.
  
  • ·         Oven. This tool is use to bake pastries, cookies, cakes and more.