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| Halloween Pumpkin Cookies
Halloween is approaching fast and it is time to make some Halloween themed snacks. These vanilla and pumpkin flavored cookies with powdered sugar and milk frosting are perfect for this occasion, and the recipe is as easy as it gets.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Preparation
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease up your cookie sheets.
Take sugar, egg, shortening, and vanilla and mix them all together in a large bowl until creamy.
In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, and stir into the creamed mixture.
Now stir in the pumpkin and raisins (if you opted for them).
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Once ready, bake 10-15 minutesin the preheated oven.
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Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Weekly Dose Of Healthy Recipes: Bloody Mary Beef
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| Weekly Dose Of Healthy Recipes: Bloody Mary Beef |
Halloween is in one week, which means it’s time to whip out your craftiest costume and make sure everyone that comes to your party gets a treated to a delicious and nutritious meal in the spirit of the event.
In that name, we present to you this Bloody Mary beef recipe. It does sound a bit scary, but this tasty dish needs to be cooked for over 6 hours. Don’t be afraid though, as it will let you do the rest of the party preparations as it slowly turns into an 8-person meal.
Ingredients
1 kg of beef brisket
1 head of celery
4 red onions
Thyme
Rosemary
Bay leaves
1.5 kg of potatoes
1 large cabbage
1 knob of butter
1 tablespoon of horseradish
Olive oil
Sea salt
White pepper
*For the Bloody Mary:
700g of passata
Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon of horseradish
3 tablespoons of vodka
1 tablespoon of port
Juice from ½ lemon
Step-By-Step Preparation
1-Preheat the oven to 130°C/250°F and get heat up a casserole pan over a medium heat.
2-Season the beef brisket with salt and pepper and put onto the pan along with olive oil. Cook for 10 minutes.
3-Chop up celery and onions and add them to the brisket. Reduce the heat and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
4-Mix up your Bloody Mary in a large jug, then add to the brisket pan along with 250ml of cold water, some salt and pepper. Also add thyme, rosemary, and bay in this step, then cook to a boil.
5-Transfer the brisket from the heat to the oven, cover with tin foil, and leave it to cook for 5 to 6 hours.
6-When there’s about half an hour to go, slice the potatoes into chunks and put into a large pan of cold salted water. Place on high heat and let them boil for 10-15 minutes.
7-Clean the cabbage head and roll up the leaves, then boil them for 3 to 5 minutes in water.
8-Drain the potatoes and mash them together with horseradish and butter. Serve them with greens on a plate, and leave the beef in its own pan on the table.
Bon appétit!
