This is a great, simple activity to get to know your students better in the first few weeks of school!The metaphor of what "fills your cup" and what "empties your cup" is posed to students to get them to think about things that they use to replenish themselves mentally, emotionally, physically, and ...
Includes tips for how to fill your child's cup as a parent, reduce acting out behavior and help your child feel more loved.
Funfetti cheesecake stuffed hamantaschen for Purim. These hamantaschen are as fun and festive as Purim! Servings: about 20 hamantashen Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup oil 2/3 cup ...
This recipe can be made with a cheese filling. Which can be made while dough is rising. The rising times are not included. There are 3 rising times be sure to do the rising of the dough in a draft free, warm place. The picture posted is with dried cherries, dried cranberries and the optional saffron. I must say this is one of my favorite home made or store babkas bought to date. The filling was so creamy and rich.
Grammy's Nalesniki (Polish Crepes): Nalesniki (nah-lesh-NEE-kee) are thin crepe-like pancakes filled with various fruit or sweet fillings. When filled with a cottage cheese filling, they are often called blintzes.Don't be crushed if you can't get your Nalesniki to look picture perfect…
Fresh baked regulach makes the perfect addition to any holiday dessert table.
These almond cream brioche buns are pillowy soft and full of almond flavor. Rich and buttery brioche dough is layered with creamy almond filling to make these bakery-style pastries. Perfect for the almond lover in your life!
At first I thought that there wasn't quite enough filling but when I baked them, I realised that the amount was just perfect. Too much more and it might have been overkill. Fresh out of the oven would have been preferable and as it was we ate them just a few hours later with torrential rain pouring down outside.
Easy peasy potstickers! Perfectly crispy + a crowd-favorite with an amazing pork-kimchi filling! BONUS: it's freezer-friendly.
Fill crisp phyllo cups with orange-scented custard, then crimson berry-rhubarb sauce. It's the ultimate sophisticated finale for spring dinner.
A fellow home cook shared this recipe for a sweet, fruit-filled pastry. My son, who isn’t a dessert fan, was disappointed when he came home to find his dad had polished off the last kolache in the batch. —Ann Johnson, Evansville, Indiana
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This homemade cheese babka made with a enriched eggy dough has a sweetened cheese filling flavored with lemon for a delicious Easter bread.
Try this easy recipe for Siopao - Asado (Steamed buns with chicken Asado filling). It also includes a video for the instructions.
Cinnamon crescent cookies filled with walnuts and apricot jam, slightly adapted from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Parties.
I made the classic British Banoffee tart, but with my own little chocolate twist because it seemed to me like the traditional Banoffee tart really needed the addition of chocolate. You know?
Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries. – Lemony Snicket Photo: nathangibbs, Flickr ccl The sap’s a-running from the maples as S...
These rolled cookies are tasty and fun to make with your family. The sugary mixture of walnuts and cinnamon is a light, sweet filling that will leave everyone wanting another bite. —Phyllis Cappuccio, Malden, Massachusetts
A tender sweet bread with a deep golden crust and a flavorful, nutty filling. Perfect with a hot cup of coffee. Before you begin, keep in mind that the dough needs to be refrigerated overnight.
I got this recipe from my friend Laura, who is an expert baker. We've been making cookies together every year for Christmas since we were i...
Try this mini version of traditional German pancakes cooked in a muffin tin. The triple berry topping makes them even more fantastic!
Easy recipe for rich and buttery Estonian Kringle, a mouth-watering cinnamon wreath. Soft interior, crusty top, perfect for breakfast or holidays.
This egg-free recipe for Polish vanilla cookies, or ciasteczka waniliowe, is made with ground walnuts and vanilla bean. It's a perfect Christmas cookie.
Ingredients 16 large marshmallows 1 package chocolate chips 1/2 cup milk 1/2 pint cream Method Melt 16 large marshmallows, 1 package of chocolate chips, and 1/2 cup milk in a double boiler. Cool. Whip 1/2 pint cream, then fold into marshmallow/chocolate mixture. Cut the top off an angel food cake (round), this should be about
These authentic gluten free 'pop tarts' toaster pastries have the same shortcrust pastry and warm, sweet cinnamon filling you remember. Bring them back!
When it comes to sweet rolls, one of my favorite is the cinnamon rolls from Cinnabon. It's a blend of perfect sweetness and softness. But instead of buying we can all save a lot of money by making our own homemade cinnamon rolls. Before trying to make it at home, I thought it was hard to make but I was wrong, not only was it super easy the taste is absolutely a winner. You'll never know the difference of the real thing with this Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Copycat Recipe. It's so delicious and perfect with coffee or tea.
This delicious tart is packed full of fresh apricots.
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels… I’ve never given much consideration to cream colored ponies. But strudels are a different story. Especially after spending time in the narrow brick lined corridors that make up Vienna’s city center. Strudel is everywhere in that part of the world. From Hungary to Slovakia and Germany, this pulled-dough pastry can be found, filled with everything from apples to curded cheese, poppy seeds and cherries. I came home from that trip (happily) five pounds heavier and ready to govern a strudel super-pack. This weekend, the weather changed. And my heart leaped like it has since I was a little girl. Because autumn, as it is for many of us, is my favorite season. It is, perhaps, what deep down I hope heaven will be like; knitted scarves, the babbled tones of game-day football commentators coming from the TV in the next room over, copious amounts of apple cider in pottery mugs, apple picking, bowls of chili, picnics on quilts (I argue that picnics are meant for fall, not summer), boots caked in mud and leaves after a strenuous hike, and…of course…baking. There are more than a few strudel tutorials floating around cyberspace and sitting on library bookshelves. I did my research, jotted notes from Google translated websites, and landed on the recipe below. A blend of three strudel variations that seemed to need some overlapping on each other. Don’t be intimidated by what you are about to see. It’s harmless. Enjoyable, in fact. It’s definitely doable by your lonesome, but it’s more fun with someone else. I happen to have a dashing 12 year old chef as a son…lucky me. Apfelstrudel (Traditional Apple Strudel) Dough: 15 ounces (3 cups) all-purpose flour (I used King Arthur Flour for this recipe) pinch of salt 2 eggs, room temperature 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 ounces (3/4 cup) milk, room temperature 1 stick melted butter Apple Filling: 2 lb apples (I used Gala) 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs (I made my own from a few slices of rustic loaf bread) 1 Tbsp cinnamon raisins, dried fruit, optional, to taste 1. Melt the butter in over low heat until melted through 2. For the pulling of the dough, you need a large table. Spread a clean tablecloth over the table or kitchen island. Flour the cloth (lightly) and turn the dough from the bowl in which it was resting, out onto the center. With a floured rolling pin roll it out long and narrow, as much as possible. This should be easy to do and the dough should be soft and supple. Brush the dough evenly with melted butter. 3. Now it is time to begin stretching and pulling the dough. Lift and stretch the dough to about double its size. This takes time. No need to rush it – try treating it as an active meditation time. 4. The dough should be thin enough to read a page through. 5. Lift and stretch the dough (including the middle) until it hangs over all the sides. When finished stretching, remove the thickened edge by rolling it on a hand as it is torn off. 6. Brush the dough evenly with melted butter. 7. On one end of the long edge (about 6-10 inches from the edge), sprinkle with the bread crumbs, then mix the sugar, apples, raisins (if using) and cinnamon in a bowl and pile it, as shown, on your stretched dough. 8. Fold the dough over by lifting the cloth and quickly flipping the dough over onto itself. Roll up the dough by grabbing the cloth on both ends of the filled side and lifting it so that the strudel rolls gently. 9. Lift the roll in an S shape into a buttered pan (I buttered parchment paper). 10. Brush the strudel with melted butter. Bake in a pre-heated 400F oven for about 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350F. Bake until light brown for approximately another 25-35 minutes. 10. Let the strudel cool a bit before cutting it into pieces. Best served when still warm from the oven. Can be frozen and reheated. 11. Gift to friends *For full recipe, without photos, for printing continue on here* Apfelstrudel - Art of Homemaking (homemaking101.com) Dough 15 ounces (3 cups) all-purpose flour (I used King Arthur Flour for this recipe) pinch of salt 2 eggs, room temperature 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 ounces (3/4 cup) milk, room temperature *You can make this dough by hand (my preference), or in a stand mixer. I opted for a stand mixer this time around, only because it was a time saver and I needed to get out the door… In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle, combine the flour and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and oil. Add the milk. Turn the mixer on low and pour the liquid mixture into the bowl. Keep it going until a shaggy dough comes together, then switch to the dough hook and knead for about two minutes until a smooth and elastic dough is formed. Turn off the machine, and turn the dough out onto a (very) lightly floured surface. Knead by hand for another 5 minutes, until the dough is very smooth. Rest the dough, covered in a bowl, at room temperature for at least three hours and up to an overnight. Filling (for 1 strudel) 1 stick melted butter 2 lb apples (I used Gala) 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs (I made my own from a few slices of rustic loaf bread) 1 Tbsp cinnamon raisins, dried fruit, optional, to taste Melt the butter in over low heat until melted through. For the pulling of the dough, you need a large table. Spread a clean tablecloth over the table or kitchen island. Flour the cloth (lightly) and turn the dough from the bowl in which it was resting, out onto the center. With a floured rolling pin roll it out long and narrow, as much as possible. This should be easy to do and the dough should be soft and supple. Brush the dough evenly with melted butter. Now it is time to begin stretching and pulling the dough. Lift and stretch the dough to about double its size. This takes time. No need to rush it – try treating it as an active meditation time. The dough should be thin enough to read a page through. Lift and stretch the dough (including the middle) until it hangs over all the sides. When finished stretching, remove the thickened edge by rolling it on a hand as it is torn off. Brush the dough evenly with melted butter. On one end of the long edge (about 6-10 inches from the edge), sprinkle with the bread crumbs, then mix the sugar, apples, raisins (if using) and cinnamon in a bowl and pile it, as shown, on your stretched dough. Fold the dough over by lifting the cloth and quickly flipping the dough over onto itself. Roll up the dough by grabbing the cloth on both ends of the filled side and lifting it so that the strudel rolls gently. Lift the roll in an S shape into a buttered pan (I buttered parchment paper). Brush the strudel with melted butter. Bake in a pre-heated 400F oven for about 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350F. Bake until light brown for approximately another 25-35 minutes. Let the strudel cool a bit before cutting it into pieces. Best served when still warm from the oven. Can be frozen and reheated. One strudel serves 8-10.
This decadent cookie starts with a cream cheese-based dough and whatever filling you can dream up. Honey-walnut or chocolate are good places to start!
There’s something magical and fascinating about puff pastry and the way the buttery dough rises up to form crisp, golden layers of which there are anywhere between 513 up to 1459. This week I’ll be learning for a second time...
This German Hazelnut Torte recipe was one of my Mutt's favorite. Special, yet very easy to make. We all loved it, especially with marzipan frosting. Then special became extra special.
