Ingredients 2 cups cooked sticky rice 2 eggs, beaten ½ cup granulated sugar All-purpose flour 2½ quarts vegetable oil Powdered sugar (optional) Procedure Combine rice, eggs, and sugar. Form into 3-inch balls. Dredge in flour and set aside 2–3 minutes.…
The strawberry daiquiri is a cocktail composed mainly of rum, schnapps, and strawberries. It can be shaken or puréed in a blender for a smooth consistency. Ingredients Strawberry juice, for rim Sugar, for rim 1 oz light rum ½ oz…
Stollen, is a rich, fruit bread dusted with icing sugar, which is traditionally made at Christmas. Ingredients Procedure Put the raisins, currents, citrus peel, and cherries in a bowl with the rum/brandy and leave them to soak for at least…
Ingredients 4.5 eggs 1 pound (3.5 cups) powdered sugar, sifted 1 pound (3–4 cups) flour 1 tsp baking powder Anise seeds, crushed Procedure Beat eggs until light-colored and almost dry—this takes a long time, and an electric mixer is recommended.…
Sponge cake is the most commonly recognised variety of baked confectionery in Britain. It has a sweet taste, often flavoured with vanilla, chocolate or other additions, and can be cut and displayed in a number of different ways. An easier…
Simple buttercream (sometimes called American buttercream, mock cream, or butter icing) is a type of icing or frosting used inside cakes, as a coating, and as decoration. Ingredients 200 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla…
This recipe involves no cooking. Ingredients 1 cup ground vanilla wafer cookies 1 cup pecan crumbs 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp Dutch-processed cocoa powder 1½ tbsp light corn syrup ¼ cup apple juice Powdered sugar and pecan crumbs, for…
Royal icing is a type of icing that dries to a hard sheen. Ingredients 2 large egg whites ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar 2 ½ cups (300 g / 11 oz) confectioners’ sugar Liquid or paste food coloring Procedure In…
This three-course prime rib dinner consists of juicy rib roast with roast vegetables and apple ginger flambe, which will rival even the best prime rib palace. Ingredients Prime rib 1 prime-grade 4-bone standing rib roast from the loin end, bones…
Potato candy pinwheel, sometimes shortened to just potato candy, is an Appalachian rolled candy prepared by mixing mashed potatoes with large amounts of powdered sugar to create a dough-like consistency, and then adding a filling, traditionally peanut butter, and rolling…
Ingredients 2¾ cups (350 g) flour 1⅛ cups (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons / 260 g) butter (see notes, below) 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (220 g) confectioner’s sugar 2 eggs 1 egg yolk Procedure With an electric stand mixer…
Nigerian coconut candy is widespread on the streets of Lagos and Benin. It is chewy and yummy, and most travelers look to buy the candy either for themselves or as gift. It can be eaten on its own or as…