01 09 10
Powered by Blogger.

Followers

Showing posts with label chocolate cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate cookies. Show all posts
Friday, March 29, 2013

Jacques Torres' Chocolate Chip Cookies


Easter holidays... and my opportunity to bake :) 
These delicious  chocolate chip cookies have been on my To-Bake List for a while now. Finally I found time to bake them and they are incredibly good. With every bite you get lots of chocolate. They are easy to make, but you have to rest the dough in the refrigerator for 24 to 36 hours. Yes, it is hard to wait :)



Ingredients:
·         2 cups minus to 2 tablespoons Cake flour
·         1 2/3 cup Bread flour
·         1 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
·         1 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
·         1 1/2 teaspoon Coarse salt
·         1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 butter) Unsalted butter
·         1 1/4 cups Light brown sugar
·         1 cups plus 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar
·         2 Large eggs
·         2 teaspoon Natural vanilla extract
·         1 1/4 pounds Bittersweet chocolate at least 60 percent cacao content
      Sea salt for garnish
Instructions:
Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.

Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds.

Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them.

Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.

Next day:

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F degrees (176°Celsius).
 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.



Scoop 6 3 ½ -ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Eat warm, with a big napkin.




Source: http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Thanksgiving-Jacques-Torres-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies

Photos: Kaja.











Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Chocolate crinkles / Razpokani čokoladni piškoti





Chocolate crinkles



Serves: 6 dozen
A fudgy brownie like cookie!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup canola oil
4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup icing sugar


Instructions
1.     Mix oil, chocolate and sugar together in a bowl of a standup mixer with a paddle attachment. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add vanilla. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together and add to the oil mixture in two additions. Chill for 4 hours or overnight.
2.     Heat oven to 350F. Taking a teaspoon of the dough roll it into a ball and then roll into the icing sugar. Place 2″ apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 min. Do not over bake.


Photos by Kaja


Razpokani čokoladni piškoti



Za okoli 6 ducatov piškotov.
1 skodelica ustreza cca. 250 ml volumna.


Sestavine:


½ skodelice rastlinskega olja
4 kvadrate nesladkane čokolade (cca. 113 g), stopljene
2 skodelici kristalnega sladkorja
4 jajca
2 čajni žlički vanilije
2 skodelici moke
2 čajni žlički pecilnega praška
½ čajne žličke soli
1 skodelica sladkorja v prahu

Priprava:

1.    V prvi skledi zmešaj olje, stopljeno čokolado in kristalni sladkor. Postopoma dodajaj jajca. Vsako dobro vmešaj. Dodaj vanilijo.
V drugi skledi zmešaj moko, pecilni prašek in sol, ter to dodaj k prvi posodi v dveh delih. Obakrat dobro zmešaj.
2.    Segrej pečico na 175°C. Iz testa s pomočjo čajne žličke oblikuj kroglice ter jih povaljaj v sladkorju v prahu. Postavi jih na peki papir narazen približno 5 cm.

Peci 10-12 minut. Ne zapeci preveč.



Prevedla: Kaja
Avtor slik: Kaja