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Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pie

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Sep 302010

Typically when a recipe calls for buttermilk, biscuits or pancakes come to mind. But this old fashioned ingredient yields more than just breakfast treats. Buttermilk is a wonderful addition to desserts because of its thick consistency and unique flavor. While its name is deceiving, buttermilk does not contain butter. It is made of the remaining milk after butter has been churned, then left to ferment to create that great tangy flavor. Buttermilk is a lovely addition to desserts because it makes cakes and pies moist, rich and creamy.

This old fashioned buttermilk pie has lemon zest added to give it a brighter taste than its counterparts. Lemon is the perfect combination to the creamy buttermilk creating a rich, surprising flavor unlike tradition buttermilk pies that call for vanilla and are much sweeter. Serve this old fashioned treat at your next dinner party or family get together and wow your guests at the simplicity and richness of such a subdued ingredient. Pair a slice with some vanilla bean ice cream or fresh whipped cream and enjoy!

Ingredients
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp flour
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 stick butter, melted and cooled
1 unbaked pie crust

Directions

1. Combine lemon zest, sugar and flour in large bowl.

2. Add eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition.

3. Stir in the melted butter and buttermilk. Mix well.

4. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until set in the center.

5. Cool and serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.

National Coffee Day - September 29

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Sep 292010

From iced cappuccinos to decaf lattes, more than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. Served steaming hot to ice cold with whipped cream on top, this popular beverage dates back to the 9^th century. A variety of “holidays” and observances in the name of coffee exist, including September 29 – National Coffee Day. On this day, why don’t you tip back a cup of Joe in honor of the influential brew, as well as enjoy a few interesting facts about coffee.

Celebrate with Coffee Specials

Local and national businesses are known to celebrate National Coffee Day by offering their customers free or discounted cups of coffee. For example, stop by your local Dunkin’ Donuts to grab a free cup of coffee. A portion of all sales at Dunkin’ Donuts will also be donated to the Special Olympics. Starbucks is holding a VIA Taste Challenge on National Coffee Day to celebrate the launch of their new instant coffee. Participants get a complimentary coffee on their next visit and coupons.

It also pays to be active in social media as many businesses wish to attract Coffee Day celebrators with coupons and specials For example, LaMar’s Donuts (with locations in six states) is offering a coupon on their Facebook and Twitter account – good for a free 12-ounce coffee.

Interesting Coffee Facts

The first European coffee house opened in Italy in 1645.
The Dutch were the first to import coffee and coffee beans on a large scale. They even smuggled coffee seedlings into Europe in 1690 – defying the Arab prohibition regarding the exportation of coffee plants and unroasted coffee seeds.
Even decaffeinated coffee contains a small amount of caffeine. Drip coffee possesses the highest amount of caffeine with 115 to 175 mg. Other values include: espresso (100 mg), brewed (80-135 mg), instant (65-100 mg), brewed decaf (3-4 mg), and instant decaf (2-3 mg).
It takes a coffee tree five years to mature. The average yield of this one tree will produce the equivalent of one pound of roasted coffee.
Where do most of your cups of coffee come from? Perhaps Brazil, where 30 to 40% of the world’s coffee originates.

With fall officially in session, a dessert chock full of the season’s finest ingredient is in order. What could be more fall than pumpkin? Pumpkin is such a versatile ingredient because it can be savory or sweet, decadent or light. Pumpkins are native to North America and have been a staple in North and South American diets for centuries. Because of their various uses and mild flavor, pumpkins are the perfect ingredient to add a little pizazz to your seasonal desserts.

While most desserts that call for pumpkin conjure up images of custards or pies, these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are unexpected and delicious. With just the right amount of cinnamon to make them spicy and enough chocolate to make them rich, pumpkin is the perfect accompaniment to make these cookies extraordinary. These cookies are just one of the ways to incorporate pumpkin into your fall baking repertoire and are sure to please. Try them warm from the oven served with a steaming mug of cider and welcome the official start of the season. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, milk and egg.

2. In a separate bowl, mix, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

3. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture.

4. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir well.

5. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.

6. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

Red bean paste

If you’re looking for another international adventure exploring different cultural desserts, why don’t you take a kitchen trip to Asia to experiment with desserts from Korea? It is here that you’ll find typical ingredients, such as red bean paste, honey, and wheat flour. Below are a few Korean sweet treat ideas to consider when looking for new international dessert recipes:

Bungeoppang

Bungeoppangs are a chewy, sweet and slightly crispy dough pastry made in a device similar to a waffle iron. Batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold, where red bean paste is then added. Another layer of batter is placed on top of the red bean paste. When the mold is shut tight, the contents are then roasted. Another variation includes bungeoppang-shaped waffles filled with ice cream and red beans that have been sweetened and boiled. When the pastry is in the shape of a flower – it is called gukhwappang (meaning “chrysanthemum cake”).

Chapssaltteok

Pounded rice, pounded glutinous rice, or unpounded whole glutinous rice is used to make the rice cakes filled with sweet bean paste.

Ho-tteok

On the streets of South Korea, locals enjoy a highly sweet, filled pancake pastry called ho-tteok, which especially becomes popular during the wintertime. The dough is made out of wheat flour, water, milk, sugar, and yeast that has been allowed to rise for several hours. When the dough is stiff, it is shaped into balls that are filled with a sweet blend of chopped peanuts, brown sugar, honey, and/or cinnamon. A special tool is needed to press the dough into a flat, large circle before it cooks on a greased griddle.

Hwajeon

Edible flower petals (like chrysanthemums or azaleas) are used to create the small, sweetened pancake made out of glutinous rice flour and sugar. Any seasonal flower can be used to make the “flower cake,” including roses, cherry blossoms, and the Korean pear flower.

Pathingsu

Ice shavings and sweetened azuki beans (or pat) are used to create this summer sweet treat that originally got its start with street vendors. Today, the dessert is topped with frozen yogurt, ice cream, sweetened condensed milk, fruit syrups, and pieces of fruit – like kiwi, strawberries and bananas.

Yakqwa

This traditional dessert is a sweet biscuit made into the shape of a flower. The main ingredients of this treat include honey, sesame oil, and wheat flour.

Songpyeon

Songpyeon are small rice cakes fashioned into half-moon shapes. They typically offer a variety of sweet or semi-sweet fillings, such as honey, sesame seeds, sweet red bean paste, and chestnut paste steamed over pine needles.

Chocolate Pudding Recipe

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Sep 182010

Puddings seem to have become a forgotten dessert. With the ease of whipping up the instant stuff, making pudding from scratch seems so antiquated and unnecessary to the modern cook. Puddings have been around for hundreds of years but haven’t always been considered desserts. The first sweet puddings date back to the Middle Ages and were made by boiling ingredients together until a thick, custardy mixture was formed. The same process is used today to make creamy, rich pudding.

Before instant pudding hit the grocery store shelves, pudding was typically a dessert reserved for holiday meals and special occasions. The pudding making process can be tedious and labor intensive. Many recipes call for double boilers, water baths and many other complicated steps. This recipe is so simple and easy but yields the most decadent chocolate pudding far surpassing any instant variety. With the whole process taking approximately ten minutes and using readily available ingredients, why not serve this dish at your next dinner party and wow your guests with an old fashioned dessert that couldn’t be any simpler. Or delicious.

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
3 heaping tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 3/4 cups milk
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt and cornstarch in medium saucepan.

2. Add the milk and stir until well combined.

3. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick enough to stick to the back of a metal spoon.

4. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Stir. Serve warm or chill in the refrigerator.

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