ONE GIFT TO THE COOK

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For those who enjoy crunchy, sweet or salty popcorn to accompany with a good movie, must to win a popcorn pan. Doesn't have the artificial and sickening flavor of microwave popcorn, the popcorn popped in the pan can fry with a little oil and be delicious. One gift to the smart cook!

VANILLA-STRAWBERRY CAKE

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If you desire bake a cake that is so light, extremely soft, aromatic and moist, you just found the recipe! It's vanilla batter and strawberry topping, the perfect pair for an afternoon snack.

3 large eggs in room temperature

90g sugar

100g cake flour

2 tsp baking powder

20g butter, melted

2 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Strawberry Topping

200g strawberry, coarsely chopped

50g sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 340˚F. Lightly grease and flour a 22cm round cake pan. Sift together cake flour and baking powder.

Beat together the eggs and sugar in high speed for 10 minutes, until double in volume. Turn to low speed and beat for more 2 minutes. Gently, fold in the cake flour and baking powder with a spatula. In another bowl, mix 1/3 of batter with melted butter. Fold this mixture in the remaining batter. Add milk and vanilla extract and mix gently.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick is inserted comes out clean. Let to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, remove from pan and let to cool in a rack for 10 minutes, invert onto rack and let cool for more 10 minutes.

Strawberry Topping

Heat the chopped strawberries and sugar together. Let to cook just until slightly disassemble. Pour the hot topping over the cake.

Serve: 8 portions.

Original recipe here.

CAN I FREEZE EGG?

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You can, paying attention. Whole eggs in the shell can't be frozen, even boiled eggs. To freeze whole eggs, you need to take it of from shell, whisk slightly with a fork and a pinch of salt or sugar.

Egg whites can be frozen without care, but yolks must to be slightly beaten with a little salt or sugar. You can put the eggs into ice molds, it'll be easy to use. Don't forget to label indicating how much sugar or salt was used to each egg.

To defrost just leave in the fridge.

Durability: 12 months.

PEPPER-PROVOLONE BISCUITS

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Biscuit is a cookie usually made with butter, milk and baking powder or soda. It can be sweet or savory and always is delicious! We baked a Provolone biscuit that is great for breakfast. You can prepare the day before, freeze and bake in the early morning for your family. Wake up with aroma of cheese and fresh coffee is invigorating!

350g flour

1 tbsp sugar

3/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 cup finely grated sharp Provolone cheese

100g chilled butter, cut into small pieces

1 large egg

150ml buttermilk

3 tsp finely chopped pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425˚F.

Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add grated cheese and whisk very well. Rub with your fingertips the butter. Add egg, buttermilk and pepper. Knead just until incorporate. Roll out the dough between two plastics and cut with a round cutter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until is golden brown.

Cook's Tip: Use fresh or dried pepper.

Serve: 15 biscuits

Original recipe here.

CHOCORANGO RECOMMENDS

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The Missing Flavor is the recommendation today. Claudia has combined in a blog many of her memories, interesting informations, nostalgic writing and of course, delicious recipes. You also can see beautiful pics of Norway, flowers and fruits abundantly.

A sustentável leveza de uma mousse de chocolate - photo by Claudia

Don't resist, meet Claudia's corner, it's worth it! Just how she said, The Missing Flavor is written with great passion and feelings.

Blogs: English and Portuguese

Torta de chocolate com biscoito de amêndoa - photo by Claudia

SANDWICH COOKIES

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There's no way to be different, kids always ask for it and adults never refuse one when the package is opened. The reason is so simple, the sandwich cookie is delicious! Have you tried to bake it? This is a great recipe, no preservatives, it's fragrant and the chocolate filling isn't just grease.

100g butter

200g sugar

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla extract

250g flour

3 tbsp milk powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

Filling

100g milk chocolate for coverture (fractionated)

1 tbsp half and half

3 tbsp milk powder

Directions

Beat together butter and sugar until is fluffy and pale. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat very well. Fold in flour, milk powder and baking powder and beat in slow speed just until is incorporated. Cover the dough with a plastic and let to chill for 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350˚F.

Roll out the dough between two plastics and place without cut onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Bake until is set, for about 10 minutes, cut into squares when is easy to remove from paper. Bake for more 5 minutes until is lightly golden brown. Let to cool on a rack.

Filling

Melt chocolate in microwave or double boiler. Stir in half and half and milk powder. Let to cool slightly before fill the cookies.

Cook's tip: If the filling is too set, melt again in microwave for a few seconds.

Fill a little time before eat for a crunchier cookie.

You can use fractionated chocolate or another of your preference.

Serve: 30 cookies.

HERBS

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To enhance the flavor and aroma of dried herbs such as oregano, rub with your palms the desired portion, use immediately.

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

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Muffin is the most convenient way to eat cake, it's presented in individuals portions and comes with a paper cup to hold crumbs those persist in falling. Goes well anytime and occasion. These strawberry muffins are perfect when you feel a little hungry between meals, for kid's snack at the school, a bite to eat at the work or even in breakfast. They're light, soft, nutritive and the topping has a infant's taste.

Streusel Topping

50g chopped almond

4 tbsp brown sugar

3/4 cup farine lactée

1/4 cup quick oats

20g butter

Muffins

200g flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

100g sugar

30g butter, melted

100ml buttermilk

5 strawberries, chopped

Directions

Topping

Mix together the dry ingredients and rub in butter.

Muffins

Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda.

Whisk the eggs with sugar, just until combined. Gently, whisk in melted butter. With a spatula, fold in sifted ingredients, do not over mix. Fold in chopped strawberries.

Spoon the batter into muffin cups, leaving about 1 1/2 finger to complete the border, sprinkle the streusel with no press. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Serve: 15 small muffins.

ONE GIFT TO THE COOK

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Have for breakfast a coffee cup and a fresh toast can be delicious! That is possible with the toaster. There's toaster that defrost and reheat, plus a lot of heat and time's levels.

If you have but don't use it, this is a good opportunity to remove from cupboard and make today a yummy toast with this gift to the cook!

CHICKEN PIE

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A very tasty pie with crunchy crust and lightly creamy filling. You'll need chicken, tomato, corn kernels, béchamel sauce, parmesan cheese... Get the ingredients and let's do it!

300g flour

3/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 tbsp baking powder

1 pinch of salt

100g cold butter, cut into cubes

1 egg

100ml cold milk

Filling

1 chicken breast, boiled and shredded

1 onion, diced

1 seedless tomato, diced

1/2 cup cooked corn kernels

250g béchamel sauce

2 eggs

100g creamy requeijão

3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Rub with your fingertips the cold butter. Add milk and egg, kneading just until is incorporated. Cover with a plastic and chill for 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350˚F.

Roll out the dough and cover a 25cm round pan, pick with a fork and bake for about 20 minutes, until the dough is lightly golden brown.

Filling

Fry onion in a little oil. Add tomato and fry. Stir chicken, corn kernels and béchamel sauce. Cook a little more. Let to cool slightly.

In a bowl, whisk eggs, requeijão and Parmesan cheese. Stir chicken. Place the filling over the baked dough and let to bake again for 20 minutes or until the filling is set.

Serve: 10 portions.

CAN I FREEZE BLACKBERRY?

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You can! This fruit should be freeze fresh or in purée. Wash the fresh blackberries, dry and freeze in plastics bags.

You also can simmer, crush and sift, freezing after this process. It'll be perfect in creams, mousses and ice creams.

Durability: 1 year.