Pancakes

I made some pancakes today. It was quite simple. I ate it with raspberry jam, maple syrup and ice cream.

  Pancake batter:

1l         Flour
2l         Milk
6          Eggs

Mix and let it swell.

Fry using high heat with margarine. Serve with anything you like.

   

Pizza

Hello, I made some pizza today with my sister. I made the base and my sister made the filling. If you want the dough to be great remember to knead well. These amounts are for two pizzas. Here's the recipe.

Pizza base:

2dl         Warm water
1            Piece of yeast
2tbsps    Oil
              A touch of salt
5dl         Flour

 Mix the ingredients and knead until
doesn't stick to the hands and the table.
Roll on a greaseproof paper.

You can add whatever you like but we put this.

 Pizza Filling:

1500g            Minced meat
7.5dl             Flora ruokakerma   (I don't know it in English)
               


           Cornflour to thicken
           Pepper
           Ketchup
           Pepper 
           Paprika powder

Sautee the minced meat and add 
the other ingredients.


We put also some sun-dried tomato, olives and some cheese on it.

Cook in a lower level of an oven in 250C degrees for 12 minutes. 

Butterscotch cake

I made some butterscotch cake yesterday. It tasted excellent but didn't look as good... I made it with a basic cake base and filled it with raspberry jam and covered with whipped cream and butterscotch. I made a few mistakes: First I shouldn't have used the top layer of the cake base as the top layer of the cake. It was rough and made it look like stupid. Second I should have put the butterscotch before the whipped cream. The cream lost it's texture and drained to the table. It's better next next time. Here's the recipe.

Cake Base:

4             Eggs
1½dl       Sugar
2dl          Flour
1tspns     Baking powder

Whip eggs and sugar. Add flour and baking powder. Put into a tin and cook in 175Cº for 20 to 30 minutes.



                                                                                     
                                                                                      Butterscotch:
               
                                               2 dl        Cream
   2dl         Sugar                     1tspn      Butter                     1tspn      Vanilla sugar                                                                                                                          Mix cream and sugar in a pan and heat. Boil until thickens. Add butter and vanilla sugar.

Preserving chili

Dried chili

I put some chilis to a string to hang. I'll let them dry and I can grind them later.

Pickled chili

600g       Medium sized chili
15           Black peppers
5             Bay leafs
2 tbsps    Coriander seeds
5 tspns    Salt
6 tbsps    Sugar
1 l           White wine vinegar

Warm the ingredients in a kettle and bottle.

Harvesting chili

We moved our chili bushes from our greenhouse inside. We also picked chilis from one bush to make it stay balanced.Next I am going to dry them by hanging them. To make it dry completely you should make a scratch to the skin of the chili. Otherwise it might mildew from the inside. I'll put some chili recipes here later.

American pumpkin pie

I made this a few days ago and it was a success. It tasted a bit weird because it
was the first time I was eating a pumpkin pie. Here's the recipe.

Ingredients

a pie pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
3 cups pumpkin glop
1.5 cans milk

For pie crust

1.5 cups flour (about 6 ounces by weight) - plain flour, not self-rising.
2 tablespoons sugar
100g cold butter
1/4 cup cold water

Step 1 -  Prepare the pumpkin

Wash the exterior of the pumpkin 

in cool or warm water, without soap.

Cut the pumpkin in half and scrape
the stuff inside the pumpkin away.  
You want to get out
that stuff that coats the inside
surface. Remove the stem, 
and put the pumpkin into a 
microwaveable bowl. 

Put a couple of inches of water in 

the bowl, cover it, and put in the 

microwave.  I cooked it on high
until it is soft.  That may take 20
minutes or more, 

so like anything else, try 15 minutes,
see how much it is softened, then
do 5 minute increments until it is soft.

Cook the pumpkin until it is soft .   

By blending it, you give the pie a
smooth, satiny texture.

The pumpkin is now cooked and
ready for the pie. 

Step 2 - Make the pie crust

Preheat the oven in 425 F (210 C)
 degrees.

Mix  the flour, butter and sugar
in a food processor. Add water and mix.

Step 3 - Mix the pie contents and pour into the pie crust

Step 4 - Bake the pie

Bake at 425 F (210 C ) for the first 15 minutes, then turn the 

temperature down to 350 F  ( 175 C ) and bake another 45 to 60 minutes, 

until a clean knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Step 5 - Cool the pie and eat it

Taken from here: http://pickyourown.org/pumpkinpie.php