CHOCOLATE AND NUT MERINGUES

I made these meringues and this time tried them with normal table sugar rather than caster sugar. My dear friend Ozlem in Turkey mention that her meringues were not turning out right using normal sugar, so this is for you Ozlem, hope you like them.

YOU NEED

• 3 large egg whites
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 level tsp of cream of tartar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios or walnuts
• 1/2 cup chocolate drops or grated chocolate

Preheat the oven to 150 C. Line the baking tray with greaseproof paper.

• Beat the egg whites until fluffy and foamy in a bowl. Make sure the utensils and the bowl is completely grease free.
• Add cream of tartar and vanilla. Beat until soft peaks.
• Sprinkle sugar little at a time, beat until the mixture is shiny and stiff peaks are formed.
• Fold in chocolate and the chopped nuts.
• Place a 1 heaped tsp on baking tray leaving 1-2 cm space between the meringues.
• Bake for 20- 30 minutes. Leave in the oven to cool completely. Makes 40- 42

TAHIN VE PEKMEZLI KEK

Bugun misafirlere ne yapayim diye dusunurken dolapta tahin ve pekmez gozume carpti. Kuru uzumde ekleyerek bu keki yaptim ve sonucda guzel oldu. Ben 37 x 37 cm capinda buyuk tepside pisirdim ama malzemeri yarilayarak daha kucuk bir kek yapabilirsiniz.

MALZEME

• 4 su bardagi tepeleme un
• 2 paket kabartma tozu
• 1 paket vanilya
• 2 yemek kasigi tarcin
• 1 bardak cekirdeksiz kuru uzum
• 3 yumurta
• 1 bardak pekmez
• 1 bardak seker
• 1 bardak tahin
• 1 bardak sivi yag
• 1 bardak sut
• Uzeri icin hindistan cevizi ve seker tarcin karisimi.

1) Tarcin, vanilya ve kabartma tozunu unla karistirip eleyin. Uzumu de unla karistirin.

2) Mixerde veya elde yumurtalari cirpin. Pekmez, seker, tahin, yag ve sutu ilave ederek biraz daha cirpin.

3) Bu karisimi unlu karisima yavas yavas ilave edin ve kekin hamuru olunca yaglanmis tepsiye aktarin.

4) Uzerine hindistan cevizi, sonra tarcin ve seker karisimi serpip, onceden isitilmis firinda 175C derecede 25-30 dakika pisirin.

5) Pisip soguduktan sonra kesip servis yapin. Afiyet olsun.

YAGSIZ REVANI

MALZEMELER

• 3 buyuk yumurta
• 100 g seker
• 150 g ince irmik
• 1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
• 2 cay kasigi vanilya.

Serbet icin

• 2- 3 cay bardagi saf portakal suyu

1) Yumurtalari ve sekeri  ya robotta yada telle elde iyice cirptiktan sonra, irmigi kabartma tozu ile eleyin.

2) Yumurta ve seker karisimini irmikle karistirin ve vanilya ilave edin.

3) Yaglanmis bir tepsiye hamuru dokun ve onceden isitilmis firinda 190 C de 30 dakika pisirin.

4) Firindan cikan revaniyi 5 dakika dinlendirdikten sonra karelere kesip soguk portakal suyunu uzerine dokun.

5) Buz dolabinda soguduktan sonra servis yapin. Afiyet olsun.

YENILEN  CICEKLER

Gordugunuz gibi bugun ben revaniyi ciceklerle susledim. Internetten bilgi alarak arzu ettiginiz yenilebilen cicekleri toplayip yumurta aki ve seker serperek  kurutun sonra sus olarak kullanin. 1 yumurta akini cirpin ve fircayla ciceklerin uzerine surun. Sonra uzerlerine seker serpin ve bir tepside bir kac saat veya 1 gun kurutun.

BANANA,CHOCOLATE CHIP AND HAZELNUT MUFFINS

This  is my friend Lisa's recipe from Canada. They are ready in no time and are  simply delicious.

INGREDIENTS

• 230 g whole wheat flour
• 230 g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 g chocolate chips
• 100 g chopped hazelnuts
• 100 g fresh or frozen bananas
• 125 ml milk
• 2 tsp white vinegar
• 50 ml olive oil
• 1 tsp vanilla or rum extract
• 230 g brown sugar
• 2 large eggs

METHOD

Pre heat the oven to 350F, 180C, 160 Fan.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix well. Add the hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Set aside.

In a blender, add chopped bananas, eggs, milk, oil, vinegar, vanilla and rum extract. Blend until smooth. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture. Mix well until all combined together. Spoon the muffin mixture into the paper cases, bake in the middle shelf for 20-30 minutes.

NOT: I didn't have enough chocolate chips, so used sultanas to make up the amount. I also sprinkled the muffins with sugar and cinnamon mixture just before they went into the oven. I hope you don't mind Lisa, LOL !!!

LISA'S BLOG: www.lisaopolis.wordpress.com