Cookies: Almond Crescent Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup of butter, room temperature 2/3 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 teaspoon of almond extract 2 1/2 cups of flour 1 cup of almond flour (can substitute ground almonds*) 1/4 cup of powdered sugar for sprinkling Procedures: Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the extracts and mix. Add the flour and almond flour. Mix thoroughly. Take generous tablespoons of the dough (it will be slightly
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own. Way back 16th Century, the Spaniards introduced the breads that comes in rolls and served during breakfast. Spaniards trained Filipinos on how to make bread and until now, the techniques are still there. Pan de sal, which literally means “bread of salt”, is typical Filipino bread that is traditionally served as a breakfast roll. Pan de sal is made of flour, yeast, sugar and salt knitted and cut into tiny squares and covered by bread crumbs and baked. Typically, it is soft, airy, and chewy
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Andrew Griffin 2/8/16 Dr. Lee Food Memoir She handed me a yellow piece paper. Crumbled up and then flattened-out again, folded every which way with blue lines now faded from all the wear and tear. On it, looked like what I can only describe as chicken scratch, in two different colored ink and even pencil marking hieroglyphs. “Andrew I need you to get everything on this list as soon as possible so go right now” she said as she frantically loads more potatoes into the oven. “Mom, the
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Lucisano et al., (1984) Produced macaroni from commercial durum semolina blended with 10, 20, and 30 per cent defatted corn germ meal. The effect of germ supplementation on chemical composition, physical properties of dough, cooking characteristics, mechanical properties, and panel acceptability of macaroni were studied. Addition of corn germ meal resulted in longer mixing time of the dough, higher farinograph water absorption, higher protein content of the products and improvement of amino acids
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PEANUT BUTTER BALLS Anyone who likes peanut butter will love these cookies. I don't particularly like peanut butter, but these cookies taste pretty good to me. There are just a few ingredients and they make about 2 dozen bars depending on how big you cut them. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup rolled oats (the Old Fashion, not Quick oats) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar packed tight 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter 1 egg 1
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of some butter for my bread. I shifted some cans of half-opened Goya beans and the remnant of a brick of dulce de leche that had seen better days. After much shuffling, I spotted the big brown container of margarine. Carefully placing the tub on the kitchen table and readying for my “feast,” I opened the container. To my dismay, it was filled with arroz con pollo. My eyes tightened and my stomach made Chewbacca noises. Maybe I could mash the dulce de leche on top of the bread. My finding was not
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Pizza, Tears, and the Ambulance It had been a long day. We had just gotten back from buying a new Kia Rondo, and my mom was extremely exhausted, so she decided to order every nine-year-old’s favorite dinner: pizza. We called my best friend’s father’s pizzeria because he always gave us free drinks. I asked for my favorite, extra pepperoni, and everyone else asked for something else, so I ended up with my very own large pizza even though I would never be able to finish it. It was a few weeks before
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There is a local store in town called Progresso and they sell sweet bread called pan dulce. Pan dulce is a type of Mexican pastry made out of sugar, butter, flour, and shortening, but the main ingredient is the sugar which is the topping of the bread. I recall a time where I visited an elder couples house -he is older in age- we bought pan dulce to his house to eat with coffee. My wife and I watched him enjoy the sweet bread, but my wife was concerned due to the fact he was a diabetic. He had an
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Anywhere you go you will find hundreds of beautiful and delicious pastry. We have turned out to be so used to this differing scope of bread, mouthwatering baked goods and cakes that from time to time we ask exactly how they appear. Let's go back in time to see what we find out. Back in medieval times bread and pies were two of the many pastries to be baked. Dr. Pennell stated that an oven was not a very common appliance in houses, that's why baking never really got into home.5 In the Middle Ages
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that attracting customers is about advertising, while keeping them is about the product and customer service. Knowing your surrounding competition is essential to running a small business. When it comes to baked goods, quality cakes, desserts, and breads served by a well-kept, smiling employee will get them to come back. Things like pricing, packaging, and overall appeal also play a pivotal role. Knowing we are in
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