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Swedish Braided bread with apples ( Treccia Svedese alle mele Recake 2.0) Trenza suiza con manzanas)

This month Re-cake 2.0  offer a sweet and delicious recipe. A sweet braided braid for a cup of tea or coffe to share with our family and friends. Love this recipe ! Swedish Braided bread filling with apples (Treccia Svedese alle mele) Source : Costa kitchen Recake 2.0 Ingredients  (2 braids ) 245 grams sour cream 1 package  yeast dried  (10 mg) 70 ml  warm water 30 g. butter 35 grams sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg 400 grams all purpose flour Apple stuffing 800 grams apples peeled and sliced (fuji or Gala) 70 grams sugar 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves  20 grams of butter 15 g cornstarch For glaze 150 g powdered sugar 2 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon of lemon juice  100 grams toasted almonds (in slices) Method Make dough : Heat the sour cream in microwave until lukewarm. Add butter to the sour cream. (this allows the butter to soften. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sour cream, butter, sugar egg and 2 cups of flour,

Chestnut and chcolate cake (Torta de chocolate y castaña)

A week or so ago it was my mom's birthday (some of you know that she is living here in my house) and I prepared this cake of chestnut and chcolate cream, it was delicious, you can use chestnut puree from jar or  tin. I had frozen ground chestnuts. My mom loves chestnuts like me. Source :  Revista Paula- Chile año 1991 número especial de cocina  I ngredients Cake 6 separate eggs 1 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sifted flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder Filling  1 teaspoon vanila extract  1 cup icing  sugar 2 cups chestnut puree (about 400 grams) 70 grams butter (room temperature) 1 tablespoon rum (optative) Frosting 150 grams chocolate bitter chopped 125 grams unsalted butter some cherries or other red fruits to garnish Method Preheat the oven to 180 ° c (350 F) In a bowl beat the yolks until they are thick. Slowly add the sugar, salt and vanilla, beat constantly until the batter is pale and thick. Gradually add the flourand cornstarch

Roasted tomato, basil and mozzarella quiche (Quiche de tomates. mozarella y albahaca)

I was looking photos that I still had in the camera and I find this quiche! I remember it was delicious. And why the hell did not I do it again? Aah the voragine called Christmas and New Year!  And now I see it and I love it. Is true  I love  quiches but  this is wonderfully simple with its flavor of tomatoes and basil. I hope you enjoy . love ! Source: A bake in the life Ingredientes Pastry 200 grams plain flour 75 grams chilled butter 2 tablespoon cold water 1 teaspoon salt Filling 200 grams cherry tomatoes (or others) salt and pepper 80 grams mozarella in small píeces 1 small sliced onion 1 egg  150 double cream handful of sheredded basil leaves and a little to  sprinkle over the quiche Method To make the pastry combine the flour and butter using your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 2 tablespoons of cold water and begin to pull the mixture together into a ball, if needed add the final tablespoon to form a soft dough. Roll out the dough on a lightly flou

Black cherry cream brulee (cream brulee con cerezas)

As many of you know here in the southern hemisphere we are in  summer. I can not stand the heat. I just want my Autumn. Now the good thing about summer is the fruit (and being able to swim) the cherries have been beautiful and I have done some things, this I did days before Christmas. And seriously a Cream brulee with cherries is divine !! It can be made with cherries in jars that are used for cherry pie. Happy new year to all  who stopping by here! And thanks for the friendship . Source : Guys love cooking My daugther made Christmas cookies  the recipe is from my mom  here  Ingredients 6 egg yolk 200 grams sugar 500 ml double cream 1 1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract  200 grams pitted black cherry (in syrup) or fresh Method  Preheat oven  150 °c (300 F) Add the double cream into a sauce pan . Add the vanilla extract into the cream. Heat up and simmer the cream mixture about 5 minutes. Meanwhile whisk the sugar and egg yolks together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Pour slowly the