Showing posts with label Powdered Sugar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Powdered Sugar. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

S'mores Cookies


Ingredients:
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 extra large egg whites
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (or chopped teddy grahams)
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
Preparations:
    1. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
    2. In a large bowl, sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Whisk in salt, egg whites, and vanilla and whisk until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and pecans.
    3. Scoop out small mounds, roughly 2 Tbsps, on to the parchment paper then top each cookie with 4-5 marshmallows. Pop into the freezer for 5 minutes to chill slightly (this prevents them from spreading too much in the oven).
    4. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
    5. Bake for 12-13 minutes, rotating the trays 180 degrees midway through. You'll know they're done while the entire surface of the cookie is lighter in color. Let the cookies sit on the paper for a few minutes to set, before moving them to a wire rack to cool.

    Sunday, June 28, 2015

    Eton Mess (American Conversions)



    Ingredients:
    • Meringues
      • 3 egg whites
      • 1/2 cup sugar (or caster sugar if you have it)
      • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
      • 1.5 Tbsp cornstarch
      • salt
    • 1-2 lbs strawberries, sliced
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • Whipped cream topping (8 oz)
    Preparations:
    1. Preheat oven to 250F. 
    2. If you are using normal white sugar, pulse the sugar several times in a food processor to create caster sugar. It should be finer, but not as fine as powdered sugar. 
    3. Whisk egg whites and a pinch of salt in an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (3-4 minutes). 
    4. With motor running, gradually add caster sugar and whisk until thick and glossy (2-3 minutes). Sieve icing sugar and cornflour over, fold to combine.
    5. Then, spoon three inch diameter mounds onto a oven tray lined with baking paper. Bake until meringues lift easily from trays and are crisp but not colored (45-50 minutes), rotating half way through, then turn off oven and cool completely in oven.
    6. Toss strawberries and sugar in a large bowl to combine, then set aside until juices begin to seep (20 minutes).
    7. Scatter a quarter of the strawberries in the base of a serving dish, spread with a quarter of the whipped topping, and coarsely crumble a quarter of the meringues over the top. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients.
    8. Top with remaining strawberries and raspberries (optional)