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Hey Guys so its been a while since ive posted a recipe but dont you stress more are definitely coming!!:)
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Steph
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The MOST delicious Peanut Butter waffles!

Peanut Butter Wafflesfrom Everyday Food, May 2011

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
bananas, maple syrup for serving (optional)

Preheat waffle iron.If you want to make all of the waffles before serving, preheat oven to 275 F, set a wire rack inside of a rimmed baking sheet and pop in the oven.

Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.  In your blender combine the melted butter and peanut butter, and blend until smooth.  Add the buttermilk and eggs and blend to combine.  Pour the wet ingredients from the blender over the dry ingredients and stir just until incorporated. 

Fill the wells of the waffle iron and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions.  You want the waffles golden brown when they're finished.  Serve with bananas and maple syrup, if desired.  (Transfer the waffles to the wire rack in the oven to keep warm if not serving immediately.)

Amount of waffles made will depend on size/shape of your waffle iron

12 september 2011
http://traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/04/peanut-butter-waffles.html

Jaime Olivers "bloomin' brilliant brownies"

serves:20

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Line a 25cm square baking tin with greaseproof paper. In a large bowl over some simmering water, melt the butter and the chocolate and mix until smooth. Add the cherries and nuts, if you’re using them, and stir together. In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and sugar, then add this to the chocolate, cherry and nut mixture. Stir together well. Beat the eggs and mix in until you have a silky consistency.Pour your brownie mix into the baking tray, and place in the oven for around 25 minutes. The brownies should be slightly springy on the outside but still gooey in the middle. Allow to cool in the tray, then carefully transfer to a large chopping board and cut into chunky squares.

ingredients:

• 250g unsalted butter
• 200g dark Fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up
• optional: 75g dried sour cherries
• optional: 50g chopped nuts
• 80g cocoa powder, sifted
• 65g plain flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 360g caster sugar
• 4 large free-range or organic eggs

• from Jamie's Little Book of Big Treats "This great little recipe is taken from my Little Book Of Big Treats which I've put together exclusively for Comic Relief. All you have to do is bake a few of these and sell them to your friends, family, colleagues or schoolmates and you'll have raised an extra few quid for Comic Relief and their brilliant causes. What could be easier?"

5th September 2011
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chocolate-recipes/bloomin-brilliant-brownies

 

Keep those tastebuds tingling!! :)

xoxo

Steph

Red Velvet Low-Fat Cupckaes

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 5 tbsp vegetable shortening
• 1 large egg white
• 1 large egg
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 1 one-ounce bottle red food coloring
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup reduced-fat buttermilk
• 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp baking soda

Directions:
First, beat your sugar and vegetable shortening for five minutes with an electric beater.Add both the egg white and egg and beat them into the mix. In a different bowl, stir the cocoa and food coloring together and add it to the mixture. Alternately add a little bit of the flour and buttermilk until it’s all in there and mixed well. Stir in your vanilla, and then in another separate bowl combine the vinegar and baking soda. Stir it together well and add it to your mixture. The mix is finished now and ready to be poured into your cupcake pan or a lined muffin tin. Then bake it in a preheated oven at 176.6 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes.
AND ENJOY:)

5 September 2011
http://thecupcakerecipes.com/?p=544

Welcome to my kitchen :)

Hello and welcome to my very first blog: Steph's Kitchen.
I will be sharing all my favourite recipes from cup cakes to lasagne . Please feel free to comment and request any recipes that you would like to put onto my blog. Hope you enjoy!!!
Keep those taste buds tingling!
xoxo
Steph