Apple Pie Tartlets

Yesterday, OliveOil spent some time on the kitchen and we were waiting impatiently to taste her dish. When she came out, it was with this sweet apple pie tartlets.

If you are ready to try this recipe, here are the ingredients.

You will need:

3/4 cup of butter
2 1/2 cup of flour
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon of baking powder

For the filling, you will need:
-apple
-cinnamon
-sugar
-jam

Peel, core, and chop the apples. Toss the apples with 1 cup of sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil until the apple becomes soft. Do not forget to add the cinnamon, as it is the soul mate of apple tart.

In a ball, mix the flour, baking powder and butter, then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix all until a crumby dough forms.

Divide the dough into two unequal parts. Shape the dough into small tartlets in the cupcake pan or muffin baking molds after greasing it. Let the dough rest for a while in the fridge.

Take it out and fill each tartlet with a mix of apple compote, jam, and nuts. Cover the tartlets up with the dough you kept aside. You can be creative with the shapes.

Bake until its color is golden brown. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a side bowl of apple compote.

Bon Appetit!

Food and Drink Stencils

This is a simple idea for decorating plates, cakes, drinks... you name it.

It all started when my cousin wanted a variety of shapes to use in her cappuccino cups. Of course OliveOil wanted to help. The shapes and designs were the easy part, the question was which material to use. She tried plastic card holders and finally decided to use plastic container lids.

You will need some plastic food container lids, some templates and a cutter. All you have to do is put the desired shape under the plastic lid and carve it. Then simply sprinkle any edible powder you have to draw the shape. Here OliveOil used sweetened cocoa powder on a twinkies cake and on the plate.

Here she used powdered sugar and cocoa powder to draw this double musical note.

You can also use it as cappuccino stencils and the great thing is you can draw your own designs or write your friends' names or engage your children in decorating a cake. It is easy and fun!

Enjoy!

Chocolate Biscuit Rolls

This is our favorite dessert ever. It is easy, it is delicious, it needs no baking, and it is made with chocolate :)

You will need:

- Some biscuits

- chocolate sauce

- a deep rectangle tray or a plastic bag

Start by breaking biscuits into moderately large pieces in a bowl.

Then we need to prepare a chocolate sauce, either from scratch or by using a ready-made sauce.

Now mix the two together. Make sure to add biscuits gradually to the sauce, until you are satisfied with the result.

Put the mix in a deep rectangular tray or in a plastic sheet and wrap it well, leaving no air bubbles inside.

Throw it in the freezer for a while until it is firm. Slice it and dive in.

Bon Appetit!

Savory Mille-Feuille

We have never tried making a savory cake before and finally we decided to try it out with mille-feuille in my last birthday party. It was so delicious, it took no time, and everyone liked it. Hope you like it too!

احنا مجربناش قبل كدة نعمل تورتة حادقة مع إننا سمعنا إنها بتبقى حلوة قوي ولذيذة، وأخيرًا قررنا نجرب برقائق الملفيه

وفعلًا كانت لذيذة جدًا ومخدتش وقت خالص في التحضير وكل اللي داقها عجبته، يارب تعجبكم انتو كمان

Bring anything you can get your hands on :) We grated some carrots and used  bell peppers, olives, and sausage.

هي ملهاش مكونات بالذات، أي حاجة موجودة تنفع :) بالنسبة لنا بشرنا شوية جزر وقطعنا فلفل أخضر شرائح وممكن أي فلفل ملون

We also used smoked Turkey slices with mayonnaise since we believe they are inseparable.

كمان استخدمنا شرائح الديك الرومي المدخنة مع المايونيز عشان الاتنين مع بعض بيبقى طعمهم خطير

Start by spreading mayonnaise generously over the first layer.

نبدأ أول خطوة بوضع المايونيز على أول طبقة ملفيه ومش هوصيكم بقى على كمية المايونيز، مش كل يوم الواحد بيعمل تورتة حادقة

Then lay the turkey slices on top. We cut them into small bites to be easier for us to cut the torte at the end.

وبعدين نرصص شرائح الديك الرومي المدخن فوقها، واحنا قطعنا الشرائح لقطع صغيرة عشان تبقى أسهل في تقطيع التورتة النهائية

Now put the second layer and spread any cream cheese over it. You can use a third layer with other fillings but we preferred to keep it a two-layered torte.

وبعدين نحط الطبقة الثانية من الملفيه ونفرد عليها أي جبنة كريمية حسب النوع اللي بتفضلوه، الطبيعي إننا نحط طبقة ثالثة من الملفيه ونحشيها ونزوقها هي كمان بس احنا المرة ده قررنا نكتفي بطبقتين

Now you can decorate the top as you like. In this one, we used sausages to draw simple flowers and green bell pepper for the leaves.

دلوقت مش باقي غير تزويق السطح، وهنا احنا استخدمنا الفرانكفورتر بعد ما قطعناه دواير ورسمنا بيه شكل ورد وحطينا حواليه فلفل أخضر قطعناه على شكل ورق الشجر

In this one, we drew circles of green olives, grated carrots, and sausages.

وفي التورتة ده رسمنا دواير بالزيتون الأخضر والجزر المبشور والفلفل الأخضر

Here we used the same ingredients in another formation.

وفي التورتة ده استخدمنا نفس المكونات السابقة بس بشكل مختلف

Tips:

- You can use three layers instead of two and you can even use one layer and decorate it as you may.

- Tuna and mayonnaise make a great filling too.

- It is better to keep your torte in the fridge for two hours before serving to allow the layers to tenderize and avoid unnecessary breaks when cutting it.

نصايح

ممكن تستخدموا ثلاث طبقات ملفيه أو حتى طبقة واحدة وتزوقوها زي ما تحبوا

لو جربتوا خلطة التونة والمايونيز مع لوازمهم هتدعولي

لو حطيتوا التورتة في الثلاجة ساعتين بس قبل التقديم يكون أفضل عشان تلحق الطبقات تطرى ويسهل تقطيعها عشان متتكسرش أثناء التقطيع

وبالهنا والشفا

Bon Appetit!