TWD…. “Mulled-Butter Apple Pie”

 TWD::::: Our second bake with my “Tuesday’s with Dorie” group this month was “Mulled-Butter Apple Pie”. We actually made this pie last Saturday, so that we could include it in our Thanksgiving desserts. 

As delicious as this recipe sounded, I found it to be a little lacking in flavor and texture. I think though it could have been me, the baker, I only had two apples and one pie crust left, so I think that rich boldness that would have come from a deep dish style pie would have been better. 

If you would like to try this pie, you can find the recipe on page 245 in Dorie Greenspan’s new cookbook entitled “Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple”

Happy Thanksgiving Table full of pies….

Along with our standard favorites like banana cream and pumpkin,

We had three new pies to taste this year…..

Butterscotch S’More Pie (Lily’s Idea)

Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl (Parker made it)

Mulled-Butter Apple Pie ( my “Tuesday’s with Dorie” 2 challenge this month)

Homemade Noodles

 This week my WORKDESK was my kitchen table full of homemade noodles for our traditional noodle gravy for Thanksgiving this weekend…

My recipe for noodles is a little different than I make for my homemade pasta, because we like the noodles in our gravy to be a little thicker and softer, more like a dumpling. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons cold heavy cream 

Instructions

1. Whisk together flour and salt. Create a well in the middle.

2. Add egg and cream into the well. Using a fork, whisk egg and cream allowing flour to mix into the dough slowly. Stir until a dough forms. The dough will be sticky.

3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and shiny. Knead another 5 minutes  

4.  On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to desired thickness, about 1/4 inch thick, (Remember, they will swell a bit as you cook them.)

5. Roll dough into a tube, lightly dusting dough with flour with each roll. (like a jelly roll) Using a dough cutter, or sharp knife,  cut noodles into even strips, (remember the wider the strip the wider the noodle.) Unroll the noodles to dry and spread out on table or cookie sheet to dry. 

6. Let dry for a least 2-3 hours, better if they dry for 2-3 days. Package noodles in an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 8 months.

Stuffed Pork Loin

 Our Workshop Wednesday this month was “Stuffed Pork Loin”. The challenge was to follow the video included in this post but change up the ingredients in our stuffing mixture. We had some leftover mashed potatoes and I roasted some veggies that we added to the bacon and apples. We also served ours with a creamy garlic sauce. 

Video… https://youtu.be/5bSMhGkeBMc?si=wUm3Es6dVu1wP1Hp  

TWD: Peacan-Cranberry Loaf

This week our “Tuesday’s with Dorie” recipe was “Pecan - Cranberry Loaf” found on page 73 in her most recent cookbook entitled “Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple”. I have really spending time this year with this group and have enjoyed many recipes, I always seem to learn something new from every recipe and for this I am GRATEFUL! 😁

Since, out of respect to Dorie, we have been asked not to share the exact recipe, I thought I would share a couple of tips that I learned from this very yummy, “have to make again” loaf of sweet style bread. world.

… my First thought was the recipe called for 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander, was not sure how I felt about that being in the flavor profile. So I made two loaves, one loaf without and the other loaf I used fresh ground coriander and I was like… “Why haven’t I thought to try this before” it made all the difference in the

… the other tip I learned from this recipe was before adding the orange zest into the mix, Dorie recommended rubbing the orange zest into the white sugar with my hands before adding it to the mix. This also made a huge difference. It brightened the orange flavor and gave it more umph without the bitter back-taste that sometimes comes with baked orange zest. 

… The other thing for me and this recipe was it called for chopped fresh or frozen whole cranberries, which I didn’t have and because I live so far from town, I used fresh Blackberries that I had on Hand. 

I totally and completely fell in love with this recipe… I am pretty sure it might be served alongside my fruitcake at Christmas this year.

 

Butterscotch Indoor S’More

 This is what happens when the Princess finds out you have puff pastry dough left over from your other event...

She wanted to make Grandpa a "Butterscotch Indoor S'more" Tart. She came up with the recipe all by her self, she made the pudding all by herself, assembled it all by herself and as she so proudly shared with Grandpa... "the only thing YaYa did was make the puffy stuff because the oven was a little too hot for me!" (I chopped the chocolate too, but who's counting) 🥰😉

Recipe is easy…

1 sheet of puff pastry cut into 6 rectangles and baked until golden brown

1 package of instant butterscotch pudding made as directed on package

1 small (6 year old) handful of mini marshmallows (each pastry gets a handful)

1 Plain milk chocolate candy bar chopped into very small chunks 

1 can of whipped cream for topping

Techiqune Tuesday - “Upside-down Sweet & Savory Puff Pastry”

 Technique Tuesday... (came early in the month this month)

One of the new recipes/techniques that has taken Pinterest by storm is the  "Upside-down Puff Pastry Tarts" and our table just wouldn't be the same if we didn't give them a try... https://pin.it/3mw6sNI

The thing I really liked about these yummy treats if the fact that the combinations and flavors are endless and easy to make for a large group like a Relief Society Fall Social.

We made 3 different combos...

Blackberry & Basil - Gruyere  cheese 

Bacon & Fig - Parmesan cheese

Onion & Pineapple - cream cheese

We followed the video using the olive oil and balsamic. They tasted delicious but we were a little disappointed that they stuck to the parchment paper really bad. We will make them again, 

Next time we want to try some different flavors like maybe....

Peaches & Prosciutto

Cherry & Thyme

Tomato & Green Olive & Pecan