Eggs Benedict Baguette

Eggs Benedict Baguette

                 Ingredients                                                      Yield: Serves 4-5

• 1                           Pre Baked Baguette
• Enough to Fill        Peameal Bacon/ Back Bacon
• Enough to Fill        Eggs
• As Needed             Hollandaise Sauce
• To Taste                Salt/Pepper

                Instructions

1. Cut out the centre of the bread, cutting lengthwise down the baguette. Hollow it out. 
2. Line the inside of the baguette with the bacon. Use enough to fill the loaf. 
3. Crack in as many eggs needs to fill the baguette.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Place the baguette on a baking sheet, and bake in a 350F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the eggs have cooked.
6. Remove from the oven and douse in as much Hollandaise sauce as you'd like!
7. Slice up the baguette and serve!

* Get our Hollandaise sauce recipe here!
http://foodasalt.blogspot.ca/2015/03/hollandaise-sauce.html

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/8FKA7opWU1s

Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

                      Ingredients                                          Yield: Fills a 9-inch pan

• 1kg (6-7 Individual)          Potatoes (peeled)
• 150g (2/3 Cups)               Butter
• 600g (2 1/3 Cups)            Ground Beef
• 1                                     Onion (diced)
• 1                                     Celery Stalk (diced)
• 2                                     Carrots (diced)
• 3 Cloves                          Garlic (sliced)
• 32g (2 Tbsp)                    Tomato Paste
• 350ml (1 1/2 Cups)          Beef Broth
• 24g (3 Tbsp)                    Flour
• A Dash                            Thyme

                      Instructions

1. Place your peeled potatoes in a pot and cover them with water. 
2. Boil them until they are soft. 
3. Either using a food mill, or masher, mash the potatoes with your butter. Season with salt.
4. Set that aside for the time being.
5. In a skillet melt a blop of butter and add your ground beef. 
6. Cook completely.
7. Empty the beef from your skillet into a separate bowl, but leave the fat in the skillet.
8. Add your vegetables, garlic and tomato paste to the skillet. Sauté the vegetables until they have softened. 
9. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and add them to the bowl with the beef. 
10. Deglaze your skillet with the beef broth. 
11. Gently sift your 3 Tbsp of flour into your skillet while continuously whisking your broth. 
12. Once the sauce has thickened add the thyme. Stir, then pour into the bowl with the vegetables and beef. 
13. Stir everything together. 
14. Pour it into a 9-inch baking dish. 
15. Place the mashed potatoes on top and spread them out evenly. 
16. Bake your cottage pie in a 375F oven for 40 minutes.
17. Best to serve this dish hot. 
18. Enjoy!

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/T18mMctq4gI

Chocolate/Coffee Cheesecake

Chocolate/Coffee Cheesecake

                   Ingredients                                                          Yield: 1, 9-inch Cake

(All ingredients for cake must be DIVIDED in 2,

except for CHOCOLATE, ESPRESSO(s) and CRUST)

• 860g (3 1/2 Cups)                  Cream Cheese
• 300g (1/2 Cups)                     Granulated Sugar
• 4                                           Whole Eggs
• 4                                           Egg Yolks
• 20g (2 Tbsp + 1 Tsp)               Cornstarch
• 90ml (1/3 Cup)                      Heavy Cream
• 40ml (3 Tbsp)                        Milk
• 90g (1/2 Cup)                        Dark Chocolate (melted)
• 3g (1 Tbsp)                            Espresso Powder
• 30ml (2 Tbsp)                        Espresso

           FOR CRUST

• 360g (3 Cups)                        Chocolate Baking Crumbs
• 150g (2/3 Cups)                     Butter (melted)
• 45g (1/4 Cup)                        Granulated Sugar

                    Instructions

1. In a small bowl, add baking crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Mix well, and press into a 9-inch spring form pan. Be sure to bring the crumbs half way up the sides of the pan. Set to the side. 
2. In an electric mixer bowl, add half of your cream cheese. Beat it until there are no lumps left in the cheese. 
3. Add half of your amount of sugar, half of your cornstarch and espresso powder. Mix together.
4. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl regularly.
5. Add in half of the eggs/yolks one at a time, while the mixer continues to mix. 
6. Add the espresso as well as half of the cream and half of the milk. Mix together. 
7. Pour the espresso cheesecake batter over the baking crumbs in your pan. Set aside again. 
8. Do the exact same steps as you did for the espresso batter and using the rest of your ingredients, HOWEVER, after you've beaten your cream cheese, add the melted chocolate. 
9. Pour your chocolate cheesecake batter over the espresso one. The chocolate batter should be denser then the espresso, so taking a butter knife, gently swirl the two batters together until you are happy with the distribution. 
10. Fill a roasting pan or oven safe bowl with water and put it on the bottom rack of your oven. 
11. Set your oven to 350F and bake the cake for 1 hour to an hour and 10 minutes. 
12. Your cake might crack on top while it is baking, but that's okay, it shouldn't effect the cake that much. 
13. When your cake has finished, shut off the oven and leave the cake inside. Let the cake cool with the oven. Take about 1 hour. 
14. After that, remove your cake from the oven and let it sit in room temperature for another hour. 
15. After that, place your cake to cool completely in the fridge for about 4 hours. 
16. Then it should be ready to eat! 
17. You can see the definite difference between the coffee and chocolate layers, and they work perfectly well together. 
18. Serve your fabulous cake to all your friends and family.
19. Enjoy!

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/1bAAskx4in0

Cheese and Herb Buttermilk Biscuits

Cheese and Herb Buttermilk Biscuits

               Ingredients                                                           Yield: 2 Dozen.

• 480g (4 Cups)          Flour
  
• 9g (1 1/2 Tsp)          Salt
• 25g (2 Tbsp)            Sugar
• 20g (1 Tbsp + 2 Tsp) Baking Powder
• 5g (2/4 Tsp)             Baking Soda
• 170g (3/4 Cups)       Butter
• 25g (1/4 Cup)          Parsley (Or herb of your choice)
• 140g (1 1/2 Cups)    Grated Cheese
• 315ml (1 1/3 Cup)    Buttermilk

                    Instructions

1. In a bowl add flour, salt, sugar,baking powder and baking soda. Mix.
2. Add butter and crumble it up into the flour mixture using your hands. Be sure to leave the butter in coarse pea sized clumps instead of mealy.
3. Mix in the herbs and cheese.
4. Add the buttermilk. 
5. You will start off mixing, then you will need to start kneading. 
6. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to approximately a 1/2-inch thickness.
7. Cut the dough using a cutter of your choice. 
8. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 400F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the biscuits rise up and become golden brown. 
9. These biscuits are best served hot out of the oven. They are great with butter or as a side for soups and stews. Enjoy!

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/rQ1Pw9DDN_8

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

                 Ingredients                                Yield: Enough for 1, 8-inch Layered Cake

• 190g (3/4 Cups + 2Tbsp)     Softened Butter
• 100g (1/2 Cup + 1 Tbsp)     Melted Chocolate
• 1                                       Egg Yolk
• 20ml (1 Tbsp + 1 Tsp)         Espresso
• 5ml ( 1 Tsp)                       Vanilla Extract
• 315g (2 1/2 Cups)               Icing Sugar
• 15g (1 Tbsp)                       Milk

                  Instructions

1. Using an electric mixer, add softened butter and whip until very light in colour and fluffy. 
2. Add in the melted chocolate and egg yolk. Mix again.
3. Add in the espresso and vanilla extract. Mix.
4. Alternately add the icing sugar and the milk until it is all incorporated. 
5. Ice your cake. 

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/K-WjlFJPsto

Looking for a great chocolate cake recipe to go with your icing? Here ya go!
http://foodasalt.blogspot.ca/2016/03/food-asalts-chocolate-cake.html

FOOD aSALT's Chocolate Cake

FOOD aSALT's Chocolate Cake

               Ingredients                                                  Yield: 2, 8-inch Cakes

• 4 Eggs + 1 Yolk
• 400g (2 Cups)                  Sugar
• 260g (1 Cup + 2 Tbsp)      Softened Butter
• 160g (3/4 Cups + 2 Tbsp) Melted Chocolate
• 250g (2 Cups)                  Flour
• 80g (2/3 Cups)                Cocoa Powder
• 10g (2 Tsp)                     Baking Powder
• 5g (1 Tsp)                       Baking Soda
• 6g (1 Tbsp)                     Espresso Powder
• 370ml (1 1/2 Cups)         Milk
• 10ml (2 Tsp)                   Vanilla Extract

               Instructions

1. In an electric mixer, add the eggs plus the yolk. Start mixing and add the sugar. 
2. Beat for a few minutes until the mixture becomes pale yellow and airy. 
3. While continuously mixing add chunks of the softened butter until it is all incorporated. 
4. Mix in the melted chocolate. (Make sure it is cool so it won't cook the eggs!)
5. In a separate bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix them together. 
6. Add the vanilla extract to the milk. 
7. Alternatively add the milk and flour mixtures until it is all incorporated into the batter. 
8. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans. 
9. Pour in equal amounts of the batter into both pans. Smooth out the surface. 
10. Bake in a 350F oven for 25-35 minutes, or until the top of the cake is spongy and does not jiggle. 
11. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow them cool for at least 10 minutes. 
12. Carefully remove them from the pan and allow them to cool completely. 
13. Cover them up with a delicious chocolate buttercream

Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/N2E6dRQZHl8 

Here is a great chocolate buttercream recipe for your finished cakes!
http://foodasalt.blogspot.ca/2016/03/chocolate-buttercream-icing.html

Buttermilk Cornbread

Buttermilk Cornbread

                Ingredients                                         Yield: 1 9x13 pan

• 135g (1c +1/2Tbsp)  Flour
• 135g (3/4c+1Tbsp)   Cornmeal, fine-medium grind
• 7g (1 1/2tsp)            Baking Powder
• 3g (1/2tsp)               Baking Soda
• 40g (3Tbsp)              Granulated Sugar
• 5g (1tsp)                   Salt
• 1                              Egg
• 220ml (3/4+3Tbsp)    Buttermilk
• 10g (1Tbsp)               Corn Syrup
• 80g (1/3c)                 Butter, melted

                Instructions

1. Mix together dry ingredients. (Flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt)
2. In a separate bowl whisk together wet ingredients. (Egg, buttermilk, corn syrup and melted butter)
3. Using a wooden spoon stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just mixed.
4. Place batter in a greased pan, spread smooth and bake in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 25-30 minutes.
5. Serve warm.

Check out the video!
https://youtu.be/2OkYH34eu1w