Sun Dried Tomato Garlic Pesto Veggie Pizza

You need: 

 Dough

5 c all purpose flour

2 c warm water

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp yeast

1/2 c oil

1. Combine water, sugar, and yeast. Stir to dissolve sugar and yeast, set aside until it bubbles and double it's volume.

2. In a big bowl, combine 4 cups of flour (leaving 1 cup for dusting), and salt.

3.Pour in oil to the water mixture and mix to the flour.

4. Combine all ingredients until it forms a sticky dough.

5. Cover with cloth and let it set for 30 minutes.

6. Dust flour to a kneading surface and start kneading dough until it turned soft and smooth to touch.

7. Divide to 4 and can keep well wrapped dough for days in the fridge.

Sun Dried Tomato and Garlic Pesto

1 jar sun dried tomato

1 cup olive oil

1 tbsp paprika

20 cloves fresh garlic

Combine ingredients in a blender and blend well. Put pesto in a mason jar and keep it in the fridge for weeks.

Personal Pizza:

1/4 of dough

1 tbsp pesto

cut veggies

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Pour 1/4 tsp olive oil to a round stoneware/ pizza pan and brush evenly or rub evenly.

3. Using rolling pin, roll dough thinly to the ware/pan, spread pesto, and arrange veggies on top.

4. Bake pizza for 30 minutes or until you want it done.

Crispy results is preferably delicious. Dough can be use to any topping your choice, with or without cheese, which I prefer without. And, you can use regular pizza sauce too.

Cake Pops

These cake pops were moist and deliciously prepared with patience and love of art. I'm beyond guilt creating them because these cuties will occupy anyone's food attention as soon as you start eating them. They were delicious and eye catching beauty!

Pandesal

You will need:

3 cups warm milk

1 tbsp sugar

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp yeast

8 cups all purpose flour

12 egg yolks

1 stick melted butter

1 cup bread crumbs

Combine milk, tbsp sugar, and yeast. Stir until completely dissolves and set aside for 10 minutes.

In a cake mixer, combine flour, sugar, egg yolks, and milk mixture.

Using hook of your mixer, mix all ingredients and knead  flour mixture until it forms a ball. This time dough is sticky.

Have some oil ready to grease hands to avoid stickiness. Transfer dough ball into the greased bowl and cover with clean table cloth. Set aside for 2 hours.

 Dough size should be doubled. 

Divide dough into four.

Form a smooth ball.

and to a dough stick.

 Cut them up crosswise into 8 pcs  each sticks. Roll them in bread crumbs. Line them up on a cookie sheet and let it rise for an hour. Bake them in preheated 350 degrees oven for 14 minutes or until it's golden brown.

Here you go! Enjoy!

Pandesal is popular in the Philippines for breakfast. Everyday consumption of this roll is common for typical Filipino family. Warm Pandesal is best with butter spread with hot cup of coffee.

Red Velvet Cupcake with Strawberries

Britt Cinnamon Rolls

                         

                         

Ingredients: 

6 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 3/4 cup warm milk (110-120 degrees)

1 1/2 tbsp active yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoon melted butter

2 eggs

Filling:

1 stick room temperature butter

2 tablespoon cinnamon powder

1 cup brown sugar

Glaze:

1/2 cup milk

1 cup confectioners sugar

Direction:

1. Combine all purpose flour and granulated sugar in a cake mixer using a dough hook.

2. In a big measuring glass cup, combine warm milk, yeast, sugar, and melted (room temp) butter, stir and set aside for 10 minutes. Mixture will double its volume and bubbly.

3. Pour milk mixture into flour and mix slow. Add in eggs one at a time until all ingredients are incorporated. Turn mixer to medium speed and dough will turn out smooth, soft, and form a ball when its ready.

4. Transfer to a kneading surface, use rolling pin to evenly flatten dough, approximately 1/2 inch in thickness.

5. Spread soft butter evenly to the dough and sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top and roll dough to form a long log. 

6. Pinch the end of the dough together, smooth out, and stretch ends evenly. Cut at least 2 inches thick and line in a buttered  9 x 13 baking pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

7. Set aside covered rolls for 15 minutes.

8. Bake cinnamon rolls for 25 minutes or until brown on top.

9. In a sauce pan, combine glaze ingredients until it reaches right thickness for glazing and pour over top of cinnamon rolls.

                                                       ENJOY!!!

Quinoa Salad

Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 box pasta

red pepper

orange pepper

red pepper

cucumber

pomegranate seeds

olives

Dressing:

olive oil

fresh lemon juice

parmesan cheese

salt to taste 

onion powder

pepper

italian dressing

chopped cilantro

1. Boil pasta as per box instruction....do not over cook.

2. Rinse with cold water and drain.

3. Combine all dressing ingredients in a big bowl excluding chopped cilantro.

4. Pour pasta in the bowl and stir lightly.

5. Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top and lightly stir. Best when it's chill at least an hour before serving.

NOTHING BETTER THAN WAKING UP IN THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE WITH THESE HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIES.....MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

1248 Apple Pie

Filling:

6 apples, peeled and cut

1 c granulated sugar

1 tbsp flour

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/2 stick butter

1. Mix them all up and set aside. Set oven to 375 degrees.

Crust: 

4 c. all-purpose flour

1 c. granulated sugar

1 tbsp cinnamon

2 sticks of butter

8 tbsp ice water

1 egg yolk

2. In a big bowl combine all crust ingredients and rub until it's crumbly.

3. Add in water and knead until it form a dough.

4. Divide into two portions, one for top and the other part is for the bottom.

5. Form a ball and run rolling pin until you get your desired thickness, coat with flour on top and roll to avoid breaking and sticking. Same process apply to the top. Press edges and cut excess for the leaves (optional).

6. Transfer to the pie pan evenly and fill in with apple mixture.

7. Bake pie for 40 minutes and bush with egg yolk for another 5 minutes or until brown. Enjoy!

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