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Best yummy pies for Thanksgiving

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Best yummy pies for Thanksgiving

FLAVORS

The best pies for Thanksgiving all depend on the flavor. The flavor needs to have a taste that makes you think of fall when you taste it. It also needs to be balanced. Many different types of pies are really good for Thanksgiving such as fruit, savory, and cream. 

 

TROUBLES?

Do you have trouble baking? You can always search videos on youtube on how to make specific pies. Or even baking tips. Or if you want to go into a little more depth you can always do a local class. Harmons hosts good classes as well as Lk cooking. 

 

Pumpkin Pie 

The first pie is pumpkin pie. Pumpkin pie is iconic for thanksgiving because you get that spice that instantly reminds you of fall. THE RECIPE:

  • 1 (15 ounces) can of pumpkin
  • 1 (14 ounces) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 large eggs large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (9 inches) unbaked pie crust

The recipe is from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23439/perfect-pumpkin-pie/

Instructions: 

The first step you need to do is preheat the oven to 425 degrees. This recipe is very simple yet very delicious. While the oven is heating you can start by mixing the can of pumpkin with the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices, and salt with a whisk. This will create a pumpkiny texture. Once mixed, pour the pumpkin mixture into the unbaked pie crust. Bake for 15 minutes. As soon as the 15 minutes are up, turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 35 to 40 minutes. To keep the tasty, smooth, pumpkin pie fresh, store it in the refrigerator. Serve as desired. Enjoy!  

HAZELNUT PECAN PIE

The second pie is Hazelnut pecan pie. The combination of Hazelnut and pecan makes a delicious tasty balanced flavor. For some people, pecan pie is too sweet. But, I think if you balance the hazelnut and pecan it will come out delicious! THE RECIPE:

  • 1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup hazelnut flavoring syrup
  • 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

  The recipe is from: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/hazelnut-pecan-pie/

Instructions: 

The first step is preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Once completed you can start mixing the syrups, sugar, butter, vanilla, and flour as best as you can. Then you’re going to want to mix in your pecans, tasty hazelnuts, and finally your yummy chocolate chips. Once mixed completely put the fillings in the refrigerated pie crust. Bake for 50-55 minutes. When your sweet delicious pie is completed feel free to serve with whipped cream. Make sure to refrigerate leftovers. Enjoy your mouth-watering pie.

 APPLE BUTTER PIE

The last pie is Salted Caramel Apple pie. If you love apple pie you’re going to love this yummy pie. It’s a good change from the original apple pie. It has such a salty yet sweet taste. Take my word for it… It’s delicious. THE RECIPE: 

  • 1/2 cup apple butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups whole milk*
  • Pastry for 1 to 9 pie crust

 

The recipe is from https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/apple-butter-pie-recipe/

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

To start you’re going to want to beat eggs in a bowl and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Then you will mix the sugar, cornstarch, yummy cinnamon, and tasty apple butter. Once fully incorporated, whisk the milk and set it aside. Press the pastry into the pie pan and pour the mixture we set aside into the pie crust. Finally bake for 60-65 minutes. Once baked completely let it chill for a while and refrigerate leftovers.

 

Good luck with your baking adventure!

Trending new brownie flavors you may like to try!

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Trending new brownie flavors you may like to try!

Did you know that there is not just one brownie flavor? Here’s a list of a few new flavors. That you should go try!

Ice cream sundae brownie, chocolate chip brownie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, and rainbow sprinkles- to me in my opinion it sounds like there is too much in one and it would be super sweet to me. So it probably would not be my favorite but I would still try it. 

Next, is a S’mores brownie topped with marshmallow glaze, melted Hershey, and graham cracker crumbles- I think this one would be interesting, good but interesting. I think it would be interesting because there is just a lot you could compare it to. Does it taste like a regular S’more or does it taste like creamy S’more’s ice cream? But I would probably try it. 

This one is called Strawberry shortcake brownie, this one just sounds disgusting to me, let’s see what’s all in it though. This Strawberry Shortcake Brownie is topped with creme fraiche, whipped cream, and macerated strawberries. This is one I do not think I would care about trying. It doesn’t sound like my favorite. 

This next one is called Maple Bacon Brownie, in it, it’s topped with maple glaze and crumbled bacon. I would try this one. I think it would be pretty good because the Maple bacon doughnuts are pretty good and I think it would be similar to that, just chocolatey.  

The next one is flavored “Cookie’s n Cream ”- bakers.com This one is a chocolate glazed brownie, topped with crushed Oreos, Cream cheese, and whipped cream. I think that it sounds like Blondies with an Oreo in the middle (if you haven’t had it before you should try it.) The Blondies with Oreo are good so I think this would be good too. I am a little bit confused though because in the article, for this specific brownie it just says cream cheese so is it like frosting or a block of cream cheese on top? Those were all the flavors. What one(s) would you try? 

 

Let’s talk about food science,

Typically when you are making Brownies especially you usually use unsalted butter or food oils stated Daniel Strats. Although there is a baker, food science perspective, who works at ‘Strats’ Food. He and the workers at Strats food use Margarine, shortenings, and oils. It says in the article that these few ingredients are “outstanding” substitutes for butter and food oils. It also says that when making brownies and the recipes ask for butter he says that margarine is a less important option, due to the typical brownies’ use of ingredients, which imparts the intense chocolate flavor. 

 

Brownie Creaming Tips

Most brownies are made with a creaming method, Daniel from ‘Strats’ explains that the dry ingredients in the recipe are blended without the liquid ingredients. Then without the dry ingredients, you combine the liquid ingredients. When blended, the liquid and dry ingredients are mixed to cream together. This step provides for lubrication and air entrapment to achieve a post-baked brownie that delivers on a chewy yet airy texture.- bakers.com 

These are some brownies you can try and a few steps you can follow to make them airy and soft. I found this article on Bakers.com. 

Christmas recipes

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Christmas recipes

Peanut butter blossoms

For this recipe, you will need 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 4 ounces (1 stick) butter, at room temperature,
½ cup smooth peanut butter (or other creamy nut butter), ½ cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling, ½ cup light brown sugar, 1 large egg, 1 tablespoon milk, half-and-half, oat milk or nut milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, nonstick spray or vegetable oil for cookie sheet (optional), 5 dozen (one 11-ounce package) Hershey’s Kisses, the foil removed.
Instructions

First, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and light brown sugar. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly. If the dough is very soft, refrigerate for about 1 hour. Then, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray, oil or line a cookie sheet with a nonstick liner and set aside. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. (For a precise number of cookies, divide the dough into 5 pieces, and shape each piece into 12 balls. Lastly, roll cookies in sugar and place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Bake until very light brown and puffed, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and lightly press a candy kiss into the center of each cookie, allowing it to crack slightly. Return to the oven until light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool completely, and store in an airtight container.

Homemade eggnog

For this recipe, you will need 6 large egg yolks, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 2 cups of milk, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, a pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, ground cinnamon for the topping.

Instructions
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium bowl until light and creamy. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the cream, milk, nutmeg, and salt. Stir often until the mixture reaches a bare simmer. Then, add a big spoonful of the hot milk to the egg mixture, whisking vigorously. Repeat, adding a big spoonful at a time to temper the eggs. Once most of the hot milk has been added to the eggs, pour the mixture back into the saucepan on the stove. Whisk constantly for just a few minutes, until the mixture is just slightly thickened (or until it reaches about 160 degrees F on a thermometer). It will thicken more as it cools. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the eggnog into a pitcher or other container and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled. It will thicken as it cools. If you want a thinner, completely smooth consistency, you can add the entire mixture to a blender with 1 or 2 tablespoons of milk and blend until smooth. Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon, and fresh whipped cream, if desired. Store the homemade eggnog in the fridge for up to one week. After one week, the eggnog will most likely go bad.

Top 5 cookie recipes

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Top 5 cookie recipes

Cookies, the one thing most people desire. The delicious chocolate chip cookie, the delightful pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, and fantastic sugar cookies. There are so many cookies, so many delicious recipes, what cookies should we make? There are many lists of cookies to make, so I came to the conclusion to make my own list of the top 5 delicious cookie recipes for you to bake, buy, and eat.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies seem to be the number one classic cookie recipe. We all love the gooey chocolate and the warmth that goes down your spine as you take the first bite. The recipe can be for anyone, beginning bakers or pro chefs. On the baking website, tastofhome.com, it lists the ingredients to make the buttery, chocolaty, chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are the number one cookie of all time.

Snicker doodles

Chocolate chip cookies and snicker doodles cut it very close but in the end, we all have to agree that chocolate chip cookies are number one, but enough of chocolate chip cookies. Snicker doodles the yummy sugar covered cookie. Snicker doodles are cookies covered in sugar and a little bit of cinnamon, soft in the middle, and a little crisp on the edges. On the food website, thespruceeats.com, It said, “Snicker doodles have become very popular.” It is true snicker doodles have become very popular. Snicker doodles run very close to chocolate chip cookies. We can all agree that snicker doodles taste delicious.

Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are delicious dough cutouts baked and have frosting. Sugar cookies can be found in grocery stores and bakeries. The cookies can come in different shapes and sizes depending on the season or the palace you get sugar cookies from. Making sugar cookies are fun but a little time-consuming. If you have a little while then this is a good recipe. Sugar cookies are soft and very sweet, henceforth the name “Sugar cookies”. I greatly suggest this delicious cookie.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are deliciously crisp, buttery cookies. This cookie is very delicious. Peanut butter cookies aren’t as high on the list as the others due to peanut allergies. This cookie can have chocolate chips in them if you want or can have a very neat design. Peanut butter cookies taste a little like peanut butter but it is not too strong depending on your taste. Peanut butter cookies are honestly one of my favorite cookies, I highly recommend baking or buying this cookie.

Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread cookies can be soft and chewy or crunchy and crisp. Shortbread cookies can be topped with sugar or even dipped in chocolate. Shortbread cookies can also be bought or made. These cookies can be holiday gifts or for you to just eat. Shortbread cookies are unique for the amount of topping it can have and for its numerous amounts of styles, they come in. I also recommend this tasty cookie.

Honorable Mentions

Some cookies did not make the list so here are some honorable mentions that almost made the list. Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are one of the most delicious cookies that are closest to pumpkin pie. Next is chocolate crinkle cookies. Chocolate crinkle cookies are chocolate cookies with powdered sugar on top. Lastly no-bake cookies. No-bake cookies are cookies that are not baked and taste delicious. These were the top 5 cookie recipes that I would recommend to you.

Making A Cake

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Cakes can go from being very simple to make to very hard to make. They can be 1 layer or 20 layers. The thing that most matters are it’s taste and appearance. First, I am going to go over a couple of tips for making a delicious cake, then there will be a delicious recipe to make a very great chocolate cake down below.

Tips:

-If your cake is layered, make sure the layers are even

-Once you pull the cake out of the oven, make sure to let it cool down before you frost it or else the frosting WILL melt

-Take your time

-Make sure you are using the correct things to bake and frost it

-When you take it out of the oven, put a toothpick in it and pull it out  if it has batter in it, the cake is not finished and it needs to go in longer

-Preheat the oven while you are making the batter because then it saves a lot of time

-Make sure you butter the pan

 

Making the Cake:

Prep Time is about 15 minutes, cook time is about 35 minutes, the total time is 50 minutes. This recipe makes about 16 servings.

What you’ll need

~ 4 Eggs

 

~ 1 ½ Cups of Buttermilk

~ 1 ½ Cups of Warm Water

~ ½ Cup of Vegetable Oil

~ 2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract

~ 1 ½ Tsp of Salt

~ 1 ½ Cup of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

~ 3 Cups of Granulated Sugar

~ 3 Cups of All-Purpose Flour

~ 1 Tbsp of Baking Soda

~ 1 ½ Tsp of Baking Powder 

(You will also need flour and Butter for coating the pan so the cake doesn’t stick)

Steps

1~ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then butter and coat 3, 9 inch round cake pans with flour. Make sure to get it on the WHOLE inside of the pan.

2~ In a stand mixer, mix salt, cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking soda, and baking powder until combined.

3~ Add the eggs, buttermilk, water, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Beat them together until it is smooth looking.

4~ Divide the batter into the 3, 9 inch dusted pans. Make sure they are each even. 

5~ Put in the oven for 30-35 minutes.

6~ Once the time is done, stick a toothpick into the cake to make sure it is fully baked. If the toothpick comes out gooey, put the cake in for longer. If not then take it out and let it cool down.

7~ If you prefer frosting, then there will be a frosting recipe down below, if not then just layer the cakes and enjoy!

Also you can follow this vanilla cake recipe if you prefer that instead

Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe

The prep time for this recipe should be about 2 minutes, it should take about 6 minutes to make, and 8 minutes overall. It makes about 12 servings.

What you’ll need

~ 3 Cups of confectioners/ Powdered Sugar

~ 1 Cup of Butter

~ 1 Tsp of Vanilla Extract

~ 1 ½ Tbsp of Heavy Whipping Cream

Steps: 

1~ In a stand mixer using a whisk, mix sugar and butter for about 3 minutes.

2~ Add vanilla and cream and mix for 2-3 more minutes.

3~ You are now ready to frost your cake!

How to Frost Your Cake

There’s a lot of different ways to frost your cake. You could make designs or just leave it plain. If you have frosting tips then use those. If not then it would probably be a better idea to use a rubber spatula so then you can spread the frosting evenly throughout the cake. If you want, then you can also dye the frosting a different color using food dye.

You can also follow this recipe for a different type of frosting

Enjoy!

Harry Potter Inspired Recipes!

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ButterBeer

Butter Beer is one of the most common recipes and treats in the wizarding world. It is really tasty! Plus it is really easy to make! You can serve it frozen or liquid. Prep time is 10 minutes, and the total amount of time it should take is 60 minutes if it is frozen but only about 10 minutes if it isn’t frozen. It makes about 4 servings.

 

What you’ll need:

-Cream Soda

-¼ Cup of Butterscotch Syrup

-1 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream

-2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract

-¼ Cup of melted butter

-2 Tablespoons of Sugar

 

Steps:

1~ Combine the cream soda and butterscotch syrup in a bowl and stir it.

2~Now, beat the heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer (or however you prefer) and beat until it forms a peak. 

3~ Once the whipped cream is formed, add the sugar and vanilla. Once mixed, stir in the melted butter.

4~Put the cream soda and butterscotch mixture into cups and add the whipped cream on top.

5~ Enjoy!

 

Chocolate Frogs

Chocolate frogs are very simple and very delicious. They are very famous for having cards with wizards and witches on it.  It takes about 7-10 minutes to prepare. Then it takes about 1-2 hours to freeze. This recipe should make about 16 frogs. 

 

What You’ll Need:

-Chocolate frog molds

-2 Cups of Chocolate

-8 Tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream (You might not need it all)

 

Steps:

1~ Combine the chocolate and heavy whipping cream together in a bowl and put it in the microwave for one minute and stir

2~ Put it in one minute at a time until it is fully melted.

3~ Pour the melted chocolate into the chocolate frog molds.

4~ Place the filled chocolate frog molds into the freezer for 1-2 hours or until solid.

5~ You now have delicious chocolate frogs.

 

Harry Potters Birthday Cake:

This is a classic. The point of this cake is for it to look messy yet professional. Even though it looks messy, it is still very delicious. Prep time is 20 minutes. Cook time for the cake is about 28 minutes. So the total time of making it will take about 48-50 minutes.

 

What you’ll need:

-1 box of chocolate or vanilla cake mix

(if you want then you can make your own cake)

-3 Eggs

-½ Cup of Vegetable Oil

-1 ⅓ Cups of Water

-1 ½ Cups of Softened Butter

-1 ½ Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract

-6 Cups of Confectioners Sugar/Powdered Sugar

-3 Tablespoons of Milk

– Red, Green, and Blue Food Coloring

Steps:

1~ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Put wax paper in the bottom of 2 circle pans and grease with butter, cooking spray, or oil.

2~In a bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water. The amount of each ingredient could vary depending on your cake mix.

3~Pour the batter into the two pans and pour it about halfway  and make them even. Place it in the oven for 28 minutes.

4~ While the cake is in the oven, combine the butter, vanilla, confectioners/ powdered sugar, and milk. This will be your frosting.

5~Seperate about ½-1 cup of the frosting into a seperate bowl and add the green food coloring until you get your desired shade.

6~Now, add about 1-2 drops of the blue food coloring and a lot of red until you get your wanted shade of pink.

7~ Layer the cakes on top of each other by adding the pink frosting in the middle. Then cover the whole cake with the pink frosting. ( You can do as much or as little as you want as long as it covers the whole cake with pink frosting)

8~Now carve the “cracks” made by hagrid to make it look more realistic.

9~Put the green frosting into a plastic bag and cut a smallish hole at the top so then you are able to write the words “Happee Birthdae Harry” with the frosting.”

 

Sherbet Lemon

Sherbet lemons are one of Albus Dumbledore’s favorite treats! Prep time is 20 minutes. Cook time is 20 minutes. Which means that the total time for this recipe is about 40 minutes. This recipe makes about 20 individual candies. 

 

What you’ll need:

-1 Cup of Granulated Sugar

-¼ Teaspoon Cream of Tartar

-½ Cup of Water

-1 Teaspoon of Citric Acid and ½ Teaspoon for Coating

-Yellow Food Coloring

-½ Teaspoon of Lemon Extract

-½ Cup of Confectioners/ Powdered Sugar

 

Steps:

1~Prepare a place where you can grease it so things will not stick to it.

2~In a small pot, add water, sugar, and cream of tartar. Place it over medium heat. Once the bubbles start to become thick, check the temperature.

3~The temperature should be at around 300-310 degrees fahrenheit. Once it reaches that temperature, take it off the heat and add the yellow food coloring, the lemon extract, and the 1 teaspoon of the citric acid.

4~ Now, you can start shaping it to whatever you want it to be. ( if the candy ends up too hard, place it into the oven until it is soft.)

5~Now you can coat the candies with the citric acid and wrap it into parchment paper/ wax paper.

 

I hope you enjoy these delicious Harry Potter inspired recipes!

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