Food as romance is love in its active state, ignited and inspired, it is pure art.
This San Valentine i invite you to make something different do not just go to the market and buy some chocolate , do not just go to the mall and buy some clothes or jewelry , challenge your self and prepare and special dessert for your Valentine , its is going to result cheaper , would mean a lot that any other bought present for you partner.
1. LEMON PIE
Ingredients
For the dough
- 400 gr of cool unsalted butter
- 600 gr of wheat flour
- 6 Tbsp of sugar
- 6 egg yolks
For the filling
- 1 1/2 cans of condensed milk
- 1/2 cup of lime juice
- 6 egg folks
For the meringue
- 6 egg whites
- 1 3/4 cups of powdered sugar
- Lemon scratch
- Vanilla
For the preparation
The precious Mass
Close the flour on a surface. Add the Sugar (one spoonful at a time)
Add the butter without salt. (A good trick to incorporate well into the dough is to add it into pieces and crush it with a fork).
When you have the butter incorporated with the flour, make a hole in the mixture and add the yolks. (Only yolks, no egg whites)
Knead until all the ingredients are perfectly integrated. The mixture will be somewhat sticky, but will soon become compact.
Cover with plastic wrap and take to the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Cover the dough with a low height mold and take it to the oven for 30 to 40 minutes at 180 ° C / 350 ° F. Take it out and let it cool.
The filling
Mix the condensed milk with the yolks very well and then add the lemon juice.
Cover the previously baked and cooled dough and take the preparation back to the oven, between 15 to 20 minutes, also at 180 ° C / 350 ° F. Be careful, it should not be hard.
The meringue
- Mix the Sugar, the Claras and take them in a water bath for 5 minutes, moving quickly so they do not burn.
-You will know they are ready when you put your finger and feel hot without burning.
- Immediately afterwards, take them to the blender.
-You can decorate the Merengue as you prefer. If you do not want to complicate, you can shape it by passing a spoon over it.
- Take to the oven for an hour at minimum heat so that the Meringue is hard, crispy and with good color.
2. CINNAMON ROLLS
Ingredients
For Rolls
4 cups of flour
⅓ Butter cup
½ cup of Sugar
1 egg
1 cup of warm milk
1 envelope of Dry yeast (15 gr.)
1 pinch of salt
For the filling
2 tablespoons of Cinnamon
⅓ cup of Butter
200 gr of brown sugar
For the Glaze:
100 gr of cream cheese (Philadelphia)
100 gr of powdered sugar
30 ml of hot water.
Preparation
Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk.
Add the Sugar, Butter, Salt, Egg and Flour. Mix well.
Form a large ball with the dough and place it in a bowl to rest. Let it rest until it doubles its volume. Cover the bowl with a couple of tea towels and leave about 30-40 minutes.
Stir the dough on a floured surface with the help of a rolling pin and form a large rectangle.
Reheats the oven to 400 degrees F
For the filling, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and butter.
Spain the filling through the rectangle of the dough and with the help of a knife, cut the Rolls that are thick.
Place the Rolls on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
For the Glaze, combine all the ingredients and reserve.
When the Rolls are ready, bathe them with the Glaze.
3. BROWNIES
Ingredients
10 tablespoons (140 gr) of Butter without Salt
1 ¼ cups (250 gr) of Sugar
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (65 g) of cocoa powder without sugar
¼ teaspoon of Salt
½ teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
2 large cold eggs
½ cup (65 gr) of Flour all use
50 gr of melted chocolate to decorate
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 325 ° F / 160 ° C.
Grease a mold for Brownie well.
Combine butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in a heat resistant container and bring this dough to a bain-marie (over a pot with hot water). Mix well until the Butter melts and all the ingredients form a uniform mixture.
Remove and leave until the mixture is warm. (It will look quite sandy at this point).
Add the Vanilla with a wooden spoon.
Add the Eggs, one at a time, and shake vigorously after each one.
When they are well mixed, add the flour and continue mixing, until it is fully integrated. Shake vigorously for 2 minutes with a spatula.
Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. It must be taken into account that, depending on the oven, this could take up to 10 more minutes.
Allow to cool completely on a rack before cutting.
And finally add the melted chocolate.