Iced Cafe Au Lait

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups coffee, freshly brewed, but cold
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups ice, crushed
• sugar (optional)

 

Directions:

1. Whirl cold coffee, milk, and crushed ice in a blender.
2. Add desired sugar; continue blending until frothy.
3. Pour over ice.

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Nutella-stuffed French Toast

Ingredients

nutella
dense bread, sliced medium
6 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter

 

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a heavy skillet.
2. Lightly whisk eggs with milk.
3. Spread Nutella between two slices of bread.
4. Dip in egg-milk mixture briefly to coat.
5. Slowly brown each side of the sandwich.
6. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries or drizzle with maple syrup.

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Edam Cheese Fritters

Ingredients

600 ml milk
1 small onion
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
125 g semolina
100 g edam cheese, grated
1/2-1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 egg
dry breadcrumbs

 

Directions:

1. Bring the milk to almost boiling point with onion, bay leaf and cloves.
2. Cover and allow to cool.
3. Remove Onion, bay leaf and cloves.
4. Bring back to boiling point.
5. Add semolina and stir over a medium / gentle heat until the mixture becomes stiff and difficult to stir.
6. Remove from heat and stir in cheese and mustard.
7. Pour into a greased dish and spread out to a thickness of about 1 - 1 and 1/2 cm.
8. Allow to cool.
9. Cut into squares. I find that it makes 12 squares.
10. Dip into beaten egg and then roll in breadcrumbs.
11. Fry gently in a good quality oil. I prefer Virgin Olive Oil.
12. Serve with a fresh green salad and mashed potatoes and tomato sauce or ketchup.
13. NB: The quantity of cheese can be adjusted. Reducing the amount of cheese and adding a couple of tbsps of Parmesan works well.

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Nutella Black & White Cheesecake

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups heavy cream, divided
3/4 cup nutella, warmed slightly & divided (see instructions)
1 chocolate cookie pie crust

 

Directions:

1. In a bowl, beat cream cheese& sugar with electric mixer for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the 1/2 cup heavy cream with the Nutella, leaving no lumps.
3. Whip the remaining heavy cream until soft peaks form.
4. Divide the cream in half, folding half into cream cheese mixture and half into the Nutella mixture.
5. Alternately spoon the 2 batters into the pie crust, creating layers.
6. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and serve!
7. ----To Warm Nutella----.
8. In microwave, heat on high for 5 seconds in microwavable bowl.
9. Or, on low heat on a stove until mixture becomes creamy.
10. ---Hint---.
11. To help the heavy cream whip faster, freeze the bowl and beaters for 5-10 minutes before adding the liquid.
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Our Favourite Lemon Loaf

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup shortening (We prefer butter)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk, 2% is fine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 lemon, rind of

 

Glaze

1 lemon, juice of
1/4 cup sugar

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until creamy.
3. Blend in milk.
4. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and lemon rind.
5. Pour into batter.
6. Stir to moisten.
7. Scrape into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
8. Bake in 350f degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes.
9. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
10. Remove to rack and while still hot, with a toothpick poke holes all over the top of the loaf, and spoon glaze evenly over.
11. Cool.
12. Glaze: Combine lemon juice and sugar in saucepan.
13. Stir and heat till sugar is dissolved.
14. Spoon evenly over top of hot loaf.

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Gluten Free Waffles

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice or 1 cup rice flour
1/2 cup potato starch (NOT Potato Flour)
1/4 cup tapioca flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
2 eggs (or not...see notes)
1 1/2 cups buttermilk (regular milk works, too)
1 teaspoon sugar

 

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together with a whisk, and pour into waffle iron, in batches.
2. Add a bit more milk if too thick or a bit of rice flour if too runny.
3. Can be made without eggs, if necessary; just add a little more liquid to make up for them.

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Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups margarine
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chocolate chips

 

Directions:

1. I double this recipe.
2. Cream together the margarine, sugar, then add the eggs and vanilla.
3. Blend in the cocoa and add baking soda, salt and blend well.
4. Add the flour into the creamed mixture and fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes.

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