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!

Fondant Covered Biscuits

Today tastes delicious. We are going to learn together how to prepare these colorful biscuits. They are fun for kids too and you can spend a nice time and end up with these yummy biscuits. They require no baking as well. My sister Olive Oil is a specialist in this recipe :)

You will need biscuits of course, whipping cream,&nbspany tasty jam (we prefer strawberry), marshmallow fondant icing, food colors, and some cutters. You can either prepare the fondant icing yourself or buy it ready made.

Start by adding different colors to different pieces of the fondant and mixing them together.

They will look like this. You can use any colors according to the design you have in mind. Tip: You can also get the marble effect by mixing any two balls.

Now, use the rolling pin to spread the icing and cut it into the shapes you have in mind. In this case, we used circle cutters the same size as the biscuits to make the base. Then we cut some other small pieces for decoration.

You are ready to work. Bring the biscuit, cover it with jam and whipping cream or add whatever ingredient you like. Then seal it off with the fondant circle. Then decorate it as you wish.

It will look like this.

Bon Appetit!

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!

Yummy Pasta Flora Recipe

Whatever you say, cooking is a craft. Today we promised our family to prepare something sweet for the family weekly meeting. My sister Shosho baked this yummy Pasta Flora and she wants to share it with you.

بما إننا مقتنعين إن الطبيخ من ضمن الأعمال الفنية، إن لم يكن أهمها، عشان كدة هنقدملكم كيكة الباستا فلورا اللي أختي شوشو عملتها النهاردة وكسرت الدنيا ومفضلش منها ولا قطعة

Since we have a large family, we multiplied the ingredients by four but we will give you the basic recipe which can serve 9 persons.

The Ingredients:

- 1 cup of flour

- 1/3 cup of suger

- 1 egg

- 1 tablespoon butter

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- Vanilla extract

- Jam

ميغركوش شكل المقادير، احنا كنا بنحضر للعيلة كلها فضاعفنا الكمية أربع أضعاف، ولكن المقادير الأساسية اللي تكفي 9 قطع كالتالي

كوب دقيق

ثلث كوب سكر

بيضة

معلقة كبيرة سمن أو زبد

نصف معلقة صغيرة بيكينج باودر

فانيليا

مربى

Start by mixing the sugar and butter, manually or in the mixer.

نبدأ بخلط السكر والسمن جيداً سواءً باليد أو بالمضرب

 

Add the eggs and vanilla extract and keep mixing.

ثم نضيف البيض والفانيليا ونكمل تقليب

After they are mixed really well, add the flour and baking powder.

بعد ما يختلطوا جيداً نضيف المكونات الجافة اللي هي الدقيق والبيكينج باودر،

Blend the ingredients until it forms a non-sticky dough. Note: If you felt it needs more flour, you can add it until it becomes perfect.

نعجن المكونات كلها لغاية ما نحصل على عجينة مش بتلزق، وممكن نضيف دقيق إذا حسينا إن العجينة محتاجة

Now, spread it in a baking tray, leaving a portion to make the crossing lines atop.

دلوقت نفرد جزء من العجينة في الصينية وبالجزء الباقي نعمل صوابع رفيعة نحطها فوق العجينة بأشكال مربعات أو سمبوكسات

Put a thin layer of jam inside the squares. Today, we used apricot and strawberry jams to please different tastes.

ثم نقوم بوضع طبقة خفيفة من المربى داخل المربعات اللي تكونت، والنهاردة شوشو استخدمت مربى المشمش ومربى الفراولة عشان ترضي جميع الأذواق في العيلة

Finally, bake it for 15 minutes on the highest degree until the color of the dough changes and becomes golden brown.

نخبز الصينية في فرن ساخن لمدة 15 دقيقة أو حتى يحمر الوجه ويصبح ذهبياً جميلاً

Add a second layer of jam when it is still hot and fill the squares as much as you like.

نضيف طبقة ثانية من المربى والكيكة لسة ساخنة ونقدر دلوقت نملأ المربعات جيداً، وبالهنا والشفا

Bon Appetit!

Enjoy!