Maamoul: Stuffed Date-Orange Cookies
From Food Network Kitchens

A unique and tender cookie favored by both Jewish and Middle Eastern bakers alike.
Try making them with all three delicious fillings.

Recipe Summary
Yield: 20 cookies
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 25 to 30 minutes
Inactive prep time: 1 hour
Ease of preparation: Intermediate

Ingredients

Filling:
1/2 pound pitted soft Medjool dates
2 tablespoons water
Pinch fine salt
1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon confectioners\’ sugar, plus about 1/2 to 2 cups more for dusting
Pinch fine salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), plus 2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons neutral flavored oil, such as canola
1/4 cup milk

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

To make the filling:
Puree the filling ingredients in a food processor until evenly combined, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove and set aside. Clean the processor bowl.

Put the flour, baking powder, the 1 tablespoon confectioners\’ sugar, and salt in the bowl of
food processor and pulse 3 to 4 times to mix.
Add the butter, oil, and milk pulsing until the dough just comes together.
Take care not to overwork the dough; it will be slightly wet.

Remove dough from the processor, and roll into 20 equally sized balls.
In the palm of your hand, press and pat each ball of dough into a 2 3/4-inch round.
Place a rounded teaspoon of filling in the center of each round and draw the edges up and around the filling.
Pinch the dough together to make a sealed ball, and then carefully roll the cookie between your palms
to make a smooth round ball.
Press gently to flatten the cookie slightly, then place them seamed side down on a
parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
Gently prick the cookies with a fork or a wooden skewer in a decorative pattern
taking care not to pierce the dough to the filling.

Bake the cookies until firm and slightly puffed, and the tops are pale but the bottoms are just
beginning to turn slightly golden, about 25 to 30 minutes.
Dust generously with confectioners\’ sugar, cool and dust again.

Other fillings we love:

Apricot Golden Raisin Nut Filling:
1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped (other nuts can be substituted)
1/3 cup golden raisins
3 tablespoons apricot jam
Pinch fine salt

Puree in a food processor until evenly combined.

Quince-Walnut Filling:
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
1/3 cup quince jam
Pinch fine salt

Puree in a food processor until evenly combined.

Cook\’s Notes• Take care not to overcook these cookies; the baked dough should be very pale and tender.

Ginger Spice Cookies
From Food Network Kitchens

These crisp cookies, made with fresh ginger and molasses, are perfect for decorating.

Recipe Summary
Yield: About 3 dozen cookies, depending upon shape
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 14 to 18 minutes
Inactive prep time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Ease of preparation: Intermediate

Ingredients
1-inch knob peeled fresh ginger or 2 tablespoons
prepared ginger juice
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly and finely ground black pepper
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature cut into pieces
1 cup superfine sugar
2/3 cup molasses, preferably sorghum

Icing:
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons egg white powder
2 cups confectioners\’ sugar
Food coloring, sprinkles, candies, or colored sugars
as desired

Instructions
Puree the ginger in a mini food processor with 2 tablespoons water.
Squeeze and strain juice through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
Discard the ginger pulp. Reserve the juice.

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and spices into a medium bowl,
then whisk in the pepper; set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar with a handheld mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes.
Add the molasses and ginger juice and beat until evenly incorporated, about 2 minutes.
(Stir together with a spatula if needed.)
Gradually blend the dry ingredients on low speed into the butter mixture
until you have a crumbly mixture.
Bring the dough together by hand pressing and kneading lightly until moist, but not tacky.
Divide into 2 equal portions, press into disks about 1/2-inch thick.
Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Position racks evenly in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.

Dust the dough and a work surface with flour. Roll the dough about 1/4 inch thick.
Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake until the cookies are a rich tawny brown, about 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.

For decorating: Whisk the water and egg white powder in a medium bowl until foamy and smooth.
Gradually whisk in the confectioners\’ sugar to make a smooth icing.
For multiple colors divide the icing into batches
and add a food coloring as desired. Spread or pipe the icing onto the cookies. Finish with sprinkles, or candies.
Let rest on a rack until the icing sets, about 30 minutes.

Cook\’s Notes
• For a chewier cookie, roll them 1/3 to 1/2-inch thick and bake for 16 to 20 minutes.

• Decorating holiday cookies is a great way to indulge your creative spirit while making something sweet.
Crushed candy canes and chopped nuts are perfect holiday stand-ins for sprinkles and dragees.

• When adding food coloring to royal icing, add it slowly, drop by drop.
Since it\’s potent stuff, your icing could quickly resemble a neon light.

• If you don\’t have a pastry bag and tip, use a plastic sandwich bag.
Drop icing into the bag, push it to the corner, and snip off the corner tip.

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熱透心窩

材料：浸發海參1斤 北菇10隻（浸軟去蒂）薑片 蒜茸 蔥段各適量

調味：雞湯1杯 糖1/2茶匙 蠔油1湯匙 鹽1/2茶匙 生粉 紹酒各少許\

做法：用薑起鑊加水放海參略滾，過冷水，再出水一次。用油起鑊炒香配料，再加入海參，北菇，調味同炆片刻，加芡後轉放煲仔煮滾。

蒲燒鰻魚鍋

材料：日式燒鰻魚學1條 大蒜1條（切段） 中國芹菜1條（切段）洋蔥絲1/2個 甘筍片1/2條 金菇1包 蛋黃1個

調味：大雞湯1罐

做法：炒香洋蔥放雞湯，加入大蒜、芹菜、金菇、甘筍片煮3分鐘，加入燒鰻魚，將蛋黃打在中央，熄火上檯一。

枝竹豆卜炆銀鱈煲

材料：銀鱈魚扒2件 炸支竹2支（浸軟切件） 豆卜8件 薑8片 蔥度 柱候醬1湯匙 上湯半杯 粟粉1湯匙

調味： 胡椒粉 鹽少許\ 粟粉1茶匙

做法：銀鱈魚蘸滿粟粉，放入鑊炸至硬身，備用。爆香薑蔥、柱候醬、下調味豆卜、支竹、上湯炆5分鐘，再放銀鱈魚打芡即成。

煲仔迷你佛跳牆

材料：己發海參一隻 瑤柱6粒浸軟原粒蒸3小時 靚鮑魚1罐切簿片 花膠及飽翅4兩隔夜浸透，以薑蔥出水2次洗淨 豬腳根滾水焗1晚 冬菇和 髮菜1/3兩浸透洗淨 上湯1杯 金華火腿2兩切片 薑汁 酒少許\

調味：蠔油 生粉

做法：用上湯加薑汁酒煨至湯濃，全部順序排放在煲仔內，用蠔用打芡再滾3分鐘即成。

黃咖喱粉絲蟹煲

材料：蟹2隻 粉絲1兩（浸軟）薑數片 蒜頭6粒 蔥數條切段

調味：泰國黃咖喱約1湯匙 椰奶1罐 水適量 生粉少許\

做法：蟹洗淨斬件撲上乾粉走油盛起待用，再起鑊爆香薑片、蒜頭、咖喱，蟹回鑊略兜，加入水適量，轉放煲仔下粉絲中火蓋\煮二分鐘，最後加入椰奶及蔥段。

紅咖喱三文魚頭煲

材料：三文魚頭一個 三文魚骨一包 墨魚丸半斤 薑數片 洋蔥1個切片

醃料： 胡椒粉 鹽少許\

調味：泰國紅咖喱約1湯匙 椰奶1罐 水適量 生粉少許\

做法：三文魚頭骨洗淨斬件，加入醃料醃片刻，撲上乾粉炸至金黃色盛起待用，再起鑊爆香薑片、洋蔥、紅咖喱，三文魚回鑊略兜，加入水適量，轉放煲仔下墨魚丸中火蓋\煮4分鐘，最後加入椰奶上桌。

綠咖喱牛肋骨煲

材料：牛肋骨1包 薯仔1個切件 紅蘿蔔1/3個切件 洋蔥1個切片 茄子一條切件

調味：泰國綠咖喱約1湯匙 水適量 生粉少許\

做法：牛肋骨冼淨切2吋長，肉身切開1/3吋深，起鑊用油爆香洋蔥、紅咖喱，下牛肋骨、薯仔、 紅蘿蔔略兜，加入水適量小火炆煮40分鐘，焗20分鐘，再下茄子伴勻轉放煲仔炆腍便可。

冬蔭功\小丸子煲

材料：肉丸 牛丸 魚丸 墨丸各5粒 火腿上湯1罐 香茅2枝去尾切碎 細粉絲1包 青檸1個榨汁 芫荽1棵切碎

調味：泰國樽裝冬蔭功\湯羔1湯匙 鹽少許\

做法：所有丸子切十字花，用水2碗加冬蔭功\湯羔煮滾上湯，加香茅碎煮5分鐘，加入粉絲和所有丸子，待丸子〔十字〕張開，下鹽調味熄火上桌，洒上青檸汁和芫荽碎，湯底味道甚佳。

鮮果吉士包

材料：
(班戟皮)
蛋3隻、糖50克、餅粉125克、鹽5克、檸青(刨皮)1個、橙青(刨皮)1個、溶牛油50克、牛奶250克
(吉士醬)
蛋黃1隻、沙糖25克、奶100克、吉士粉8克、甜忌廉30克

製法：
1) 製作班戟皮，將蛋、糖、餅粉、鹽、檸青、橙青混合約5分鐘。
2) 先注入牛奶，再加入已混合的材料(1)，再加入溶牛油，用篩過濾粉粒。
3) 然後將適量材料(2)倒入平底鑊煎出薄片，備用。
4) 製作吉士醬，將奶及沙糖煮溶。
5) 將蛋黃、吉士粉混合，再加慢火倒入材料(4)拌勻。
6) 煮至濃稠後，離火，加入已打起的用甜忌廉，再用打蛋器將材料打至涼，放入材料(3)中包好及裝飾。

蜜汁火方

材料:
金華火腿12公分四方1塊(上方雄片部份)

乾蓮子1/2杯(如用新鮮蓮子更佳),糖(重量與火腿同)

紹興酒60cc , 桂花醬少許\

做法:
選用上等金華火腿上方雄片部份(肉多骨少之處)

整塊煮約2小時取出趁熱去骨再將不帶骨的部份修整齊

成為大約15公分大小的四方塊一整塊

(瘦肉部分佔3/4,肥肉部份帶皮約佔1/4厚度)

每邊切三刀將火腿分切成小塊但皮部份仍要相連不斷

再將整塊火腿皮朝下放入蒸碗中加糖及紹興酒

放入鍋中再蒸約40分鐘備用

乾蓮子洗淨放入開水中泡約40-60分鐘後倒掉一半水量

另加糖1/2杯再將容器放入鍋中蒸約30分鐘至軟取出瀝乾

將蒸好的火腿泌出湯汁倒扣於盤中灑下甜蓮子

另將湯汁再鍋中以中火煮到濃稠放入桂花醬增香

將煮好的湯汁淋於火腿上即可趁熱食用

備註:
湖南的富貴火腿是用家鄉火腿而杭州菜則是使用金華火腿

整支的金華火腿僅能開出2分量,所以此道火方相當珍貴

桂花醬本身很黏,須先用少許\水調開再加入湯汁中,煮滾後

可先過濾一下將雜質濾除

製作此道菜須掌握製作及食用的時間絕不能回鍋加熱或隔

夜食用,且在上菜前須注意前一道菜的味道不能太濃,如此

才能品嚐其香酥及濃郁的特殊風味

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BLACK FOREST CAKE

Ingredients:
1 cup of cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups of boiling water
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups of cake flour
2 cups of packed brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup of softened butter
Filling:
2 cups of frozen cherries, thawed
3 cups of whipping cream
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup of chocolate shavings

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter and flour two 9” cake pans. In a medium bowl, combine cocoa and water until smooth. Cool to room temperature. In another bowl, combine eggs, cocoa mixture and vanilla. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add butter and remaining cocoa mixture and mix on low for 30 seconds. Once combined, increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Add the egg mixture in three batches, scraping between each addition and mixing until well combined before the next addition. Pour into the prepared pans, smoothing if necessary. Bake 20-30 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from the pans and allow to cool completely.

Whip the cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks just begin to form. To assemble the cake, place one layer of the chocolate cake on a plate. Place 1/3 of whipped cream on top and spread evenly. Place half the cherries randomly in the whipped cream. Top with next layer and frost entire cake with remaining whipped cream. Arrange remaining cherries on top of the cake and garnish by sprinkling chocolate shavings over the cherries.

Mix \’n\’ Match:
Bold, intense flavors of Arabian Mocha Sanani and French and Italian Roasts need a strong dessert partner. The Black Forest takes the cake with equally bold attributes. The fruit in the dessert enhance the bold components in each of these coffees. Moreover, its rich chocolate, sweet cherries and light cream bring the powerful duets together in sumptuous harmony.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Joe LaVilla, The Art Institute of Phoenix

SACHER TORTE

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2/3 cup of granulated sugar
5 egg yolks
1 tsp almond extract
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups of ground hazelnuts
1 cup of self-rising flour
2 tbsp cocoa
6 egg whites
Icing:
4 tbs apricot jam
1/3 cup butter
6 oz chocolate

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease a 9” springform pan, covering the bottom with greased parchment paper. In a mixer, cream the butter with 1/3 cup sugar. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Mix the chocolate and nuts and add to mixture. Stir in almond extract. Remove from the mixer and fold in the cocoa and flour. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then add the remaining sugar and whip until stiff peaks are formed. Fold the egg white mixture into the batter. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until top is firm and tester comes out clean. Cool and remove from the pan.

Warm the apricot jam until liquid. Spread over the top and sides of the cake. Allow to cool and set slightly. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and butter together. Place cake on a rack over a lipped cookie sheet. Pour the chocolate mixture over the top of the cake to coat evenly. Allow to cool until icing is set.

Mix \’n\’ Match:
Refined Starbucks® coffees such as Sumatra, Guatemala Antigua and Sulawesi are best paired with the classic sacher torte. Its rich, buttery texture compliments the chocolate undertones. Even more delicious is how the intensity from each coffee holds up to the fruity tang of the torte.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Joe LaVilla, The Art Institute of Phoenix

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CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT TORTE

Ingredients:
5 1/2 oz hazelnuts, toasted and skinned
5 1/2 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tsp orange zest
2 tsp almond extract
6 eggs, separated
1/2 cup of sugar
9\" round pan with parchment

Directions:
Place the nuts, chocolate and zest in a food processor and pulse until nuts are finely ground. In a mixer, beat egg yolks, almond extract and sugar on high for 3 minutes, until fluffy and light yellow. Decrease the speed of the mixer to low and add the nut mixture. Mix until just combined. In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites until they reach soft peak stage. Add remaining sugar and whip to stiff peaks. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the nut mixture (this is best done in two additions). Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake at 350° F for 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar.

Mix \’n\’ Match:
Richer, fuller flavored coffees such as Caffe Verona®, Gold Coast blend, Guatemala Antigua, and Arabian Mocha Sanani need a rich, earthy dessert to hold up to their spicy, exotic flavors. A chocolate hazelnut torte, rich in cocoa and nuts, makes a wonderful partner to these hard-to-impress coffees.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Joe LaVilla, The Art Institute of Phoenix
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HAZELNUT BISCOTTI

Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
3 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1/4 tbsp salt
1/3 cup of oil
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 cup of chopped hazelnuts
Melted chocolate to dip

Directions:
Mix flour, salt, baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until well mixed, then add to the dry ingredients. Add oil, juice and vanilla, and nuts and stir until just combined. Allow dough to rest 10 min. Shape dough into two long rolls, approximately 1” in diameter and place on a cookie sheet. Press each roll to flatten on top, brush with a little beaten egg. Bake 30 min at 350° F. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly (just enough to handle). With a serrated knife, cut the loaves on a diagonal into bite-size slices. Place the slices back on the sheet pan and toast until golden brown, about 5-8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before dipping in melted chocolate.

Mix \’n\’ Match:
Coffees with nutty nuances such as Colombia Narino Supremo and House Blend team up well with toasty nuts and cocoa flavors. The savory chocolate-dipped hazelnut biscotti creates an uninhibited chemistry between the pairs.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Joe LaVilla, The Art Institute of Phoenix

TORTA DI RICOTTA (義大利Ricotta 乳酪蛋糕)

成份:
2 磅ricotta
6 個蛋, 室溫
1 個杯子糖
1/3 杯子麵粉
1 tsp 鹽
1 tsp 桂香
1 tsp 肉豆蔻
1 tsp 杏仁精
一個檸檬熱心
一個桔子熱心
1 個杯子敬酒了杏仁裂片
1 杯子巧克力片

方向:
油膏和麵粉9\"springform 平底鍋。 預先加熱烤箱對325℉。 在攪拌器, 敲打ricotta 直到光滑和蓬鬆。 加蛋, 一次一個, 允許\早先蛋被合併在增加下之前。 加麵粉, 糖, 桂香, 肉豆蔻, 杏仁精和熱心。 混合直到結合。從攪拌器去除和摺疊在堅果和巧克力片。 傾吐入準備的平底鍋。 烘烤1 個小時並且10 分鐘或直到乳酪蛋糕是金黃和牢固的在中部
．
混合\’ n \’ 比賽:
對面吸引您帶來Torta di Ricotta 和明亮的酸度早餐\混合, 有機陰涼地增長的墨西哥和Decaf 一起遮蔽增長的墨西哥。更加充分bodied 的金沿海混合與這個濃點心並且配對很好。 酥脆和氣味強烈的筆記在咖啡savor 乳脂狀的點心從上顎沒有擊敗它。