Tag: milk

Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding

Delicious. Yields 4 half-cup servings.

High quality chocolate chips a la Guittard will work in this recipe. Cheap chocolate chips won't melt appropriately; you'll want to finely chop a bar.

Ingredients Step
65 g (⅓ c.) sugar
30 g (⅓ c.) cocoa
2 T. cornstarch
⅛ t. salt
In a saucepan, stir together.
2 c. milk Slowly stir in, stirring until smooth and combined.
Heat mixture over medium-low head, stirring constantly, until the pudding thickens. It will bubble and coat the back of the spoon (about 5-10 minutes).
3-4 oz. (85-115 g) chocolate, finely chopped Add and stir vigorously, until the pudding is very thick and smooth (about 30 seconds).
1 t. vanilla Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
Pour into ramekins. Cover each ramekin to avoid forming a skin (possibly with plastic wrap).

Source: Ali Slagle (NYT Cooking)

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Nutritious and delicious -- a good source of calcium, iron, fiber, and not a bad source of protein (24 g from 8 T. of chia seeds, plus potentially more from the milk). Vegan.

Must be made the day before so it has time to set up. Topping with fruit is lovely.

Ingredients Step
20 g (¼ c.) cocoa powder
90 g (3-5 T.) maple syrup
½ t. cinnamon
½ t. vanilla
pinch sea salt
Stir together in a 4-cup bowl that has storage lid, until the mixture is fully smooth and no dry cocoa powder remains.
½ c. chia seeds
1½ c. oat (or other) milk
Stir thoroughly into chocolate mixture, incorporating milk a bit at a time. Cover with lid and put into fridge for 30-45 minutes.
After 30-45 minutes, stir again (this reduces the chance of lumps), then return to fridge to set up overnight.

Source: Minimalist Baker

French Toast

A basic but solid French toast recipe. The original recipe had a picture boasting heart-shaped food!

Ingredients Step
2 eggs
⅛ c. milk
1 T. sugar
½ t. cinnamon
dash nutmeg
¼ t. vanilla
Whisk well, then pour into a shallow dish.
egg mixture
5 slices bread
Fry in buttered skillet, flipping when needed.

Source: FoodNetwork

Wool Roll

I keep making this one. It's so pretty...

It takes 4-5 hours start-to-finish.

Sometimes the bread filling gets a chemical flavor, and I suspect it's the cream cheese. Next time I make this bread, I want to try a savory filling that I know will bake well to check this flavor source hypothesis. Getting a higher end cream cheese that isn't stretched with filler might also help.

Other filling ideas: use jam instead of freeze-dried fruit; cinnamon/sugar/butter/raisin; coconut/cream cheese/chocolate chip; Nutella/cream cheese; garlic butter; onion/garlic/sundried tomato; basil/garlic/parmesan; hatch chilis/Colby Jack

Ingredients Step
3 T. water
3 T. milk, whole preferred
2 T. bread flour
Combine in a small saucepan. Whisk until lump-free. Then cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened and paste-like (~2-4 minutes).
tangzhong
½ c. milk
Transfer tangzhong to the bowl of the stand mixer. Stir milk on top to help cool it.
2½ c. (300 g) bread flour (often I need to add more)
1 egg
4 T. butter, softened
1 T. (9 g) yeast
¼ c. (50 g) sugar
1 t. (6 g) salt
Mix to combine, then knead until soft & smooth (tackier than a post-it, sticking somewhat to the walls of the mixing bowl, but not a batter and not sticking to oiled hands).
lightly greased bowl Shape the dough into a ball. Let it rest in a lightly greased bowl, covered, for 1-1½ hours, until puffy. It won't necessarily double.
4 oz. cream cheese (half package), at warm room temperature
2 T. sugar
zest of 2 lemons
pinch of salt
Mix until smooth.
2 T. freeze-dried fruit
2 T. flour
Mix until berries are completely crushed and evenly distributed.
On a lightly floured surface, gently deflate the dough. Divide it into 4 pieces (~170 g. each). Shape each into a ball. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
9" springform or round pan Line with parchment. Lightly grease the parchment and sides of pan.
Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll it into a 6"x12" rectangle. Portion ¼ of the filling (2 heaping tablespoons) onto the top half of the rectangle. Spread it down, leaving the last 5"-6" bare. Cut the uncovered dough into very thin strips. Fold the long edges in so the filling can't seep out; pat gently to flatten. Roll toward the uncovered strips, lightly press the strips into the log, then place the log (seam-side down) into the pan along the outside edge. Repeat.
Cover and let rise 60-75 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
milk Brush the roll with milk (be careful not to deflate it). Bake 28-32 minutes, rotating partway through, until 190 degrees and golden. Remove and cool on rack.

Source: Molly Marzalek-Kelly from King Arthur Flour

Tapioca Pudding

A decent amount of hands-on work, but delightful warm or cold. The milk can be replaced with dairy-free alternatives (up to ⅔ coconut milk). Makes 3½ cups.

Ingredients Step
⅓ c. small pearl tapioca
¾ c. water
Soak in a saucepan for 30 minutes. Do not drain if there is remaining water.
2¼ c. milk
¼ c. sugar
2 egg yolks
¼ t. salt
Add to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until boiling, then simmer uncovered for 10-15, stirring often.
2 egg whites
¼ c. sugar
Beat together until soft peaks form, maybe 5 minutes. (The egg whites should quickly curl and fall into themselves, not holding their shape.)
OPTIONAL ADD-INS
2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder PLUS 2 T. sugar
1 oz. dark chocolate pieces
⅔ c. finely chopped fruit (dry or fresh)
Stir in to hot tapioca mixture. Let cook ~1 minute.
Temper the egg whites with the hot tapioca (transfer at least ¾ c. tapioca). Then gently fold the warmed egg whites into the hot tapioca mixture in the saucepan.
Stir and cook pudding over low heat for another ~3 minutes.
½ t. vanilla Cool 15 minutes, then add vanilla.

Source: Bob's Red Mill