Chocolate Chips Walnut Muffin--巧克力核桃小蛋糕


Muffin是我喜欢的早餐点心之一。许久没有做带巧克力的点心了，也许是节日气氛的影响，突然很想吃巧克力，我通常喜欢吃60%--70%Cocoa的黑巧克力，所以就把70%的大块黑巧克力掰成小块和在面团里。这款小蛋糕趁热吃(或是用微波炉热10秒钟)，黑巧克力融化开的味道非常好。

虽然看起来步骤比较多，但做起来非常快，准备料大概要10--15分钟就好了。我通常Baking的习惯是把糖，油的量尽量减低但又不影响大体味道，所以我的recipe不像美式的那么甜腻。出于健康考虑有的recipe我也会换一部分普通面粉为全麦粉(1/4--1/2)；把whole milk换成1%，2%milk；heavy cream 换成 fat free sour cream，有的时候要实验几次才会找到合适的比例和口味，所以一定要写下来和朋友分享。


Chocolate Chips Walnut Muffin

You Need:
  • 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil or butter(depends on personal preference)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips(I break a bar of 70% cocoa dark chocolate)

Steps:
  • Preheat your oven at 350 F.
  • In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil/butter, milk, sour cream, eggs and vanilla extract until well combined.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and fold gently with a silicone spatula just until the dry ingredients are mostly moistened (the batter will be lumpy).
  • Fold in walnuts until just combined. (The batter will still be lumpy; don’t try to smooth it out; do not overmix.)
  • Prepare a 12-cup standard size muffin pan, use paper/tin cups or just grease the muffin cups.
  • Use an ice cream scoop if you have one; otherwise, use two spoons to spoon the batter into the muffin cups, distributing all of the batter evenly. The batter should mound higher than the rim of the cups by about 3/4 inch. Trust me, make sure to distribute all the batter into cups(it might look too much to fit in 12 cups for the first time), it will turn out beautiful.
  • Bake until the muffins are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Let the muffins cool on a rack for 15 to 20 minutes.
Tools might be needed: 12-cup muffin pan; cookie/ice cream scoop



巧克力核桃小蛋糕

需要的材料:
  • 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil or butter(depends on personal preference)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips(I break a bar of 70% cocoa dark chocolate)

制作过程:
  • 预热烤箱到 350 F.
  • 在一个大容器里把 flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt这些干的原料给和匀.
  • 在一个中等容器里把糖，油，牛奶，鸡蛋，sour cream, vanilla extract 给和匀.
  • 把和匀的液体料到倒进和匀的干料里, 用硅胶刀轻轻地搅拌好，不要搅拌时间太长，不要搅拌得太光滑 (the batter will be lumpy).
  • 把核桃仁加入面团，不要搅拌时间太长 (The batter will still be lumpy; don’t try to smooth it out; do not overmix.)
  • 准备一个小蛋糕烤盘，用小蛋糕纸碗垫上.
  • 用冰淇淋勺把面团分发到烤盘的小碗里，第一次做可能会觉得面太多，但一定要把所
    有的面尽量都分完，这样烤出来的小蛋糕才会饱满漂亮。
  • 放入烤箱烤至金黄，要30 to 35 分钟.
  • 拿出烤好的小蛋糕放在架子凉一下就可以吃了.



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Holiday Baking -- Cranberry Nuts Quick Bread

This is one of my favorite bread to bake during the holidays. It's fruity, nutty, healthy and ... EZ to make!




Cranberry Nuts Bread


You Need:
  • 2 cups flour(1 1/2cup all purpose;1/2 whole wheat)
  • 1/4 -- 1/2 cup brown sugar(depends on personal preference)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup oil or butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 3/4 cup dry cranberries
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 3/4 cup nuts(walnuts, pecans...)
  • a handful oats
Steps:
  • Preheat your oven at 350 F.
  • In one bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In another bowl beat the egg, add oil/butter, orange juice and mix well.
  • Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture, fold gently with a silicone spatula just until the dry ingredients are mostly moistened (the batter will be lumpy).
  • Add in dry cranberries, raisins and nuts into the batter, and fold them in until just combined.
  • Grease one 9-in loaf pan or put parchment paper in the loaf pan and dump the batter into the loaf pan.
  • Sprinkle the oats on top of the batter.
  • Bake @ 350F for 1 hour 10 min, until the bread is golden brown.
  • Cool the bread on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes and enjoy.

Tools might be needed: 9-Inch Loaf Pan; Silicone Spatula


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Crabmeat Avocado Appetizer

蟹肉我都是用Phillips Jumbo Lump Crab Meat，在Costco买一罐$13.99，1lb，黑色的罐罐(其他的Grocery Store也有卖，只是相对贵一些)。里面的蟹肉是熟的，原因是蟹子必须是吃活的或者是熟了密封或冷冻，大部分见到卖的都是密封的熟蟹肉。这个牌子也是我在美国吃过最好的密封熟蟹肉。其实只做三两个人的份，只要一小半就足够了，剩下的做Crab Cake(One of my favorites)。



蟹肉里面加一点点盐和黑胡椒(Freshly Grounded Pepper)，喜欢吃姜的加一点碎碎的姜末，一点点Chives，喜欢吃香菜的加一点Cilantro，一点柠檬汁(Lime或Lemon都行)，Extra Virgin Olive Oil也是随个人口味加不加都可，加新鲜的时令水果(草莓，Kiwi，Ruby Grapefruit都是我喜欢的)切成丁。在拌起来的时候也要看个人口味，有的人喜欢把大块的蟹肉拌成一丝一丝的，那就使劲拌，而我喜欢吃大块的蟹肉，就轻轻地拌，尽量不要把肉拌散。拌好后用保鲜膜盖上放冰箱待10分钟入味。总的来说做这个沙拉的原则就是要Make It Savory，但不要Overpower蟹肉本身的鲜味，尝一下，各种Seasoning加在一起很Subtle的感觉就对了.

在等蟹肉入味时候拣个熟的Avocado，打开切丁(切片摆起来也一样漂亮)，加点盐，柠檬汁(Lime或Lemon都行，随个人口味)。

把冰箱里的蟹肉拿出，用下面这个Plating Mold，摆在盘子里，放一层蟹肉再放一层Avocado，轻轻把Mold拿出，就好了。


Stainless Steel Forming Rings

这个圈圈看似简单，但魔力挺大，很普通的东西放进去摆一摆就看起来很Stylish，看着也是一种享受。

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