Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Arnold Palmer Cupcakes


Ingredients
1 cup milk
5 black tea bags
1 cups unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons salt


Directions
In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until hot to the touch. Place tea bags in hot milk, and let steep for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags. Let milk cool.


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with paper liners.


In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 1/2 cup milk and tea mixture, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well.


In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add dry mix into the wet ingredients.


Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread or pipe Arnold Palmer Frosting evenly over cupcakes.


Arnold Palmer Frosting:
1 cups unsalted butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
1/2 cup reserved milk/tea mixture
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with tea/milk mixture slowly. Beat in lemon juice until creamy.


SOURCE

Cupcake on FoodistaCupcake

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Butterscotch Pie


Ingredients
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (9-inch) pre-baked pie shell
1/4 cup butterscotch morsels, plus more for topping
Whipped cream, recipe follows


Directions
1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, add sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Slowly add milk, constantly stirring until it thickens.


2. In a separate bowl temper 2 egg yolks by whisking in a small amount of hot mixture to bowl. Whisk in the eggs and add the butter and vanilla. Allow to cook for a few minutes.


3. Pour into a dish and refrigerate, allowing to cool. When ready, fill pie shell with butterscotch mixture.


4. Mix the butterscotch morsels into the whipped cream. Cover pie and garnish with more butterscotch morsels.


Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar


Using a hand mixer, whip together the heavy cream and sugar until light and fluffy.

SOURCE


Pie- فطيره

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes


Directions
1 (18 1/2-ounce) package chewy fudge brownie mix (recommended: Duncan Hines)


1 (12-ounce) package peanut butter chips or 24 miniature peanut butter cups


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 regular muffin cups with paper cupcake liners.


Prepare the brownie mix according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Fill the cups half full with brownie batter. Place about 1 tablespoon peanut butter chips in the center of the batter, or press 1 peanut butter cup into the batter in each muffin cup until the batter meets the top edge of the peanut butter cup.


Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the cupcakes are set. When they can be handled safely, remove them from the muffin tins and let cool completely on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.


SOURCE


Peanut Butter