Supper Tart

So I was reading through some cookbooks at work and came across How To Eat Supper I read a recipe in there for a Supper Tart that called for Puff Pastry but I thought I would give my pizza dough a try again.

Pizza Dough
3 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 package yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 cup warm water
3 tsp oil

Place flour and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the flour and add sugar and yeast. Pour warm water in well. Wait until yeast is foaming. About 5-7 minutes. Add oil. Mix together into dough ball. Cover and let set for 90 minutes! Roll out into jelly roll pan. I put cornmeal under my dough.

Here's the supper tart part
In bowl toss together 1/2 cup seedless grapes, baby arugula, half of an onion, chopped and sauteed, about a teaspoon of lemon zest. Place on pizza dough and bake at 475 F for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile mix in a bowl 1/2 cup shredded asiago and 1/4 cup heavy cream and some cracked peppercorns.
Take tart out of oven and smear with cheese mixture. Bake for another 6 minutes!

Voila! Enjoy!

This dough recipe was so much better than previous post!

Whole Wheat Crust

I think one of the reasons I cannot exclusively stop eating meat is prosciutto. It's divine taste combined with goat cheese and leeks on pizza is a weakness that was first introduced to me by Dani. So she is the inspiration for this post. She once shoved a slice of similar pizza in my mouth as we were driving to a destination unknown at this time. I was driving....she was shoving.
Today was the first time I made my own pizza dough. It's very easy. I wish it was a little airy and buttery...I need to work on that.



Whole Wheat Pizza Dough:
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 package dry active yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cup hot water, (120-130°F)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil


PREPARATION

Combine whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a food processor; pulse to mix. Combine hot water and oil in a measuring cup. With the motor running, gradually pour in enough of the hot liquid until the mixture forms a sticky ball. The dough should be quite soft. If it seems dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons warm water; if too sticky, add 1 to 2 tablespoons flour. Process until the dough forms a ball, then process for 1 minute to knead.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Coat a sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray and place it, sprayed-side down, over the dough. Let the dough rest for 10 to 20 minutes before rolling.
Place a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet on the lowest oven rack; preheat oven to 500°F or highest setting. Roll and top the pizza as desired and bake the pizza until the bottom is crisp and golden, 10 to 14 minutes.

I brushed the crust with olive oil, minced garlic, italian seasoning. Layered sliced tomato, shredded mozzarella, leeks, goat cheese crumbles, prosciutto.
I did bake it at 475 for the full 14 minutes.

Alton Brown is my hero

I love this recipe
Glazed Carrots

I tried to make a video:

KRIS CRINKLE

Holiday baking is forced....and yet its the only time of year we make such things as crinkle/crackle cookies and bourbon balls. Roll-out short bread and buckeyes....at least for me.

Here is my new take on chocolate crinkles.
1 stick butter, unsalted
5 squares of unsweetened baking chocolate
2 Tablespoons Frangelico (num num)
4 eggs (I use cage happy free)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar (I use the dark)
2 cups plus 3 Tablespoons unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
about 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Heat butter and chocolate in a double boiler until melted, add Frangelico stir until smooth and remove from heat. In a mixing bowl combine eggs and salt. Add sugars. Add chocolate mixture. Add flour and baking powder for form dough. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Roll into 3/4" balls roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2" apart on greased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degree oven.

I usually let the cookies set on the pan for about 2 minutes then place them on kraft paper to cool (I use a brown paper grocery bag...)

These cookies freeze really well.

Sweet Potato Madness!

So I really wanted to make chili yesterday and I've been on a no meat kick lately so I was going to use fake meat in the chili. Alas, when I went to the store close to my parents house (my least favorite grocer in Cincinnati) there were very limited fake meat products to begin with. Normally I don't condone the fake meat....its not very foodie like. So I decided to pick up Sweet Potatoes....which apparently according to the internet is a pretty common vegetarian chili ingredient so here is my version...
Sweet Potato Chili

2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cubed!
1 medium onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 16oz can of kidney beans
1 16oz can of black beans
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
2 Tablespoons salt
2 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder
2 Tablespoons cumin
2 Tablespoons Flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon dark cocoa powder
1 cup of water
6-8 oz autumn-ish beer

Place all ingredients in the crockpot for 4-6 hours on high setting! Let is get happy. Serve with cornbread or biscuits. Or frankly, whatever your heart desires.

Honey Pie

I took this recipe from this book by Max Brenner So I'm not sure if i can legally post the recipe. He calls it my very own honey pie manifest it includes honey, eggs, butter, pecans, chocolate, and fresh nutmeg. For this particular pie I used a pie crust that consisted of 1 1/4 cups of flour, a stick of butter, salt, and 4 tablespoons of ice cold vodka! The crust turned out perfect. I served it of course with whiskey whipped cream with cinnamon in it! This cookbook is fantastic and each recipe is paired with a piece of graphic art! Very kitsch!

sorry pie pic finally....