These are ordinarily just Christmas cookies at our house, but sometimes they can be a nice treat. Simple and delicious. My wife originally got the recipe from one of her friends.
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Softened Shortening (I use margarine and it works fine)
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract
1 Package Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
Directions:
Mix shortening, yolk and peppermint extract until creamy.
Add cake mix; dough will stiffen until mixing by hand is necessary.
Form into balls and drop on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Cool on a rack, then roll in powdered sugar.
Wife's rating: ***(out of five) "I love everything you bake"
My rating: *** Very nice, very simple. My son gives 'em at least ****1/2.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Recipe of the Week #9: Individual Beef Wellingtons
Once again, your humble correspondent must apologize for a missed week. Last week, my mother was admitted to the hospital. Fortunately, it was a false alarm and we got to take her home the next day. But this was down in Miami, yada yada, another weekend went by. Still, it was nice to see my parents.
For Valentine's day, I made Beef Wellington. I adapted this from various recipes on the interwebs:
Individual Beef Wellingtons
Ingredients:
1/3 lb Mushrooms, chopped finely
1/4 Cup onions, chopped finely
1 or 2 shallots, chopped finely
1/3 Cup Madeira wine
1/4 Cup Butter, unsalted
4 4 oz Beef filets
1 package puff pastry shells (2 sheets)
1 egg
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425. Whisk the egg in a small cup.
Gently sauté the first five ingredients until it begins to dry out and turn into a paste (this is called duxelles).
Roll out the two pieces of puff pastry that come in a package somewhat, cutting each piece in half so you have enough to cover all four steaks.
Place the steaks each in the center of a pastry sheet and divide the duxelles evenly on top of the four steaks. Fold the pastry up over the steaks and duxelles, sealing the seams with egg mixture. Brush the tops of the pastries with the remaining egg mixture to brown them nicely.
Cook steaks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes.
Serve with sauce Bearnaise.
Serves 4, but there was only the two of us....
Wife's rating: ****1/2(out of five) "Your best yet."
My rating: **** Very good, I just think I overdid it.
For Valentine's day, I made Beef Wellington. I adapted this from various recipes on the interwebs:
Individual Beef Wellingtons
Ingredients:
1/3 lb Mushrooms, chopped finely
1/4 Cup onions, chopped finely
1 or 2 shallots, chopped finely
1/3 Cup Madeira wine
1/4 Cup Butter, unsalted
4 4 oz Beef filets
1 package puff pastry shells (2 sheets)
1 egg
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425. Whisk the egg in a small cup.
Gently sauté the first five ingredients until it begins to dry out and turn into a paste (this is called duxelles).
Roll out the two pieces of puff pastry that come in a package somewhat, cutting each piece in half so you have enough to cover all four steaks.
Place the steaks each in the center of a pastry sheet and divide the duxelles evenly on top of the four steaks. Fold the pastry up over the steaks and duxelles, sealing the seams with egg mixture. Brush the tops of the pastries with the remaining egg mixture to brown them nicely.
Cook steaks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes.
Serve with sauce Bearnaise.
Serves 4, but there was only the two of us....
Wife's rating: ****1/2(out of five) "Your best yet."
My rating: **** Very good, I just think I overdid it.
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