29/05/2014

for those who loooove strawberries

 ORANGE & STRAWBERRY TARTLETS

INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 0.4 cups caster sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest

  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 4.5 teaspoons caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • juice of one orange
  • 1 teaspoon gelatine
  • 0.5kg strawberries


INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Combine the flour, caster sugar, baking powder, 
salt, eggs, lemon juice and orange zest and knead 
the dough thoroughly.
2. Cover forms (ca. 20) with melted butter. Divide the dough into 20 pieces, form small balls and press them against the forms to cover them entirely.

BAKE:   15 min.   180° C

3. Fold 2.5 teaspoons caster sugar and the orange zest into the cream cheese.
4. Heat the orange juice and stir in 2 teaspoons of caster sugar and gelatine.
5. Once the tartlets have cooled, cover them with the cream cheese and garnish with chopped strawberries. Spread the cooled orange 
jelly over the strawberries. 
6. Let the tartlets cool in the refrigerator.

21/05/2014

for the real muffin experience

 ORANGE MUFFINS WITH CHOCOLATE & ALMONDS

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 stick butter (100g, unsalted)
  • 1 egg
  • 1.2 cups buttermilk
  • 0.5 cup orange juice

  • 2 cups flour
  • 0.3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt

  • 1 bar dark chocolate (100g)
  • 3 tablespoons orange zest
  • 0.5 cup almond flakes


INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Melt the butter
2. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid ingredients 
in another separate bowl.
3. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.
4. Fold in the chopped chocolate, orange zest and most of the almond flakes.
5. Fill paper liners with the batter and garnish with the rest of the almond flakes.


BAKE:   20 min.    180° C