Mama Jens' Cookbook
Homemade Motherflippin' Pizza Crust
200 g quark
6 tablespoons milk
1 egg
8 tablespoons oil
salt
400 g flour (2 cups)
1/2 pkg baking powder (about 2 teaspoons)
Mix it all together, in no particular order. I think you'll enjoy the consistency you get here. I always form it into a ball, wrap it up in saran wrap, and put it in the fridge. It makes it a little easier to handle and roll out later, and its nice to be able to have that made beforehand.
Real, American, Freakin' Blueberry Muffins
1 1/3 cup flour (can also substitue whole wheat or spelt flour - very nice)
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil
Blueberries (you can also substitute chocolate chips, bananas, shredded carrots and raisins, etc. here)
Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Pour into muffin cups or well-greased muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.About the measurements - I have no idea about the grams, milliliters...just use a regular coffee cup to measure. It all turns out basically the same.
Brownies as Good as the Ones from the Package
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup hershey's cocoa (good luck finding this stuff!)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Stir together butter, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Add eggs, beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
Don't Share with the Bureaucrats Hershey's Chocolate Cake
2 cups sugar (wahoo!)
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cups hershey's cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup of boiling water
combine dry ingredients in large bowl. add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. stir in boiling water. pour into pan(s). bake 30-35 minutes. rockin'.
Carrot Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (i would use about three times this though...you can never add too much cinnamon i say)
3 cups finely shredded carrots
1 cup cooking oil
4 eggs
mix wet and dry ingredients separately. bake at around 350F or 200 C for about 30 to 35 minutes. top with cream cheese frosting. so as to not leave you hanging here:
Cream cheese frosting
beat together two packages of softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter also softened, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until light and fluffy. gradually add 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, beating well. then, after coming to terms with the fact that you are putting this much powdered sugar into something you will actually eat and offer to others, beat in another 2 to 2 and 1/2 cups of powdered sugar until icing reaches spreading consistency.
Mean Bread Pudding
Take about four or five slices of bread and cut into squares. Whole wheat, soft sandwhich bread works well here...So does stale bread and french bread. Arrange the bread cubes and some raisins and almonds and whatever else you want in a baking dish (like a bread loaf pan). In a separate bowl mix together about 4 eggs, 2 and 1/4 cups milk, about a tablespoon of cinnamon, a couple of scoops of sugar (about 1/2 cup), a dash of nutmeg, and a couple of teaspoons of vanilla. Pour this mixture over the bread cubes and bake in the oven for about 45 or 50 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm with vanilla sauce or milk.
Anything Goes Biscotti
1 egg
100 g powdered sugar
vanilla (use your best judgement here - I think a teaspoon or two would do)
50 g chopped almonds, toasted (hazelnuts, walnuts, your husband's nuts...they all work fine here)
50 g good dark chocolate (get fancy here, guys - lindt, imported real American chocolate chips, etc.)
50 g pinenuts (this is where you can get creative, and frankly i would recommend that as opposed to pinenuts, which just sound downright nasty. so get funky! use studentenfutter - i think that is trail mix in english even though it sounds like it should be hamster pellets, or some museli, raisins, whatever)
125 g flour
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
The batter will be very lumpy and crumbly. Just shape it into a ball and then flatten it out in a sort of loaf form on parchment paper. Bake 25 minutes at about 200 degrees celsius. Cut into slices and bake 10-15 minutes more. Super Baking Goddess told me that it should be just on the verge of burnt, BUT DON'T BURN IT, like I did (not that that affected my eating it). You don't want the stuff to be soft. And remember that it will get harder when it cools too. Hmmm...my husband's Total Prevert mind is seeping into mine through semiosmosismeitosis.
About the grams, I just don't know what to say. Use your intuition here. It was kind of like a half a cup of everything. I am no Mama Mathematician, I assure you me, but I realize that a cup is about volume and a gram is about weight. So whatever. The cool thing about recipes like this (and quiche) is that they seem to be pretty open to interpretation, experience, variation, and a whole range of just plain fucking up. Enjoy.
My Mama's Apple Cake Recipe
3 cups apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup oil or a stick of butter (I used the oil here, but its nice to have options in case you don't have one or the other)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar (white fine too)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice and 1/2 cup sour cream)
2 cups flour (wheat is of course nice here)
1/2 cup walnuts (or almonds)
1/2 cup raisins
This cake looks lovely in a bunt form. The apples kind of rise to the top and it looks very fluffy and loafy. And with the whole wheat, apples, and raisins, it is actually a pretty healthy cake for your kids (if you supress the fact that you put 1 1/2 cups sugar in it...or you could of course do something very un-Mama Jens and decrease the sugar by half).
200 g quark
6 tablespoons milk
1 egg
8 tablespoons oil
salt
400 g flour (2 cups)
1/2 pkg baking powder (about 2 teaspoons)
Mix it all together, in no particular order. I think you'll enjoy the consistency you get here. I always form it into a ball, wrap it up in saran wrap, and put it in the fridge. It makes it a little easier to handle and roll out later, and its nice to be able to have that made beforehand.
Real, American, Freakin' Blueberry Muffins
1 1/3 cup flour (can also substitue whole wheat or spelt flour - very nice)
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil
Blueberries (you can also substitute chocolate chips, bananas, shredded carrots and raisins, etc. here)
Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Pour into muffin cups or well-greased muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.About the measurements - I have no idea about the grams, milliliters...just use a regular coffee cup to measure. It all turns out basically the same.
Brownies as Good as the Ones from the Package
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup hershey's cocoa (good luck finding this stuff!)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Stir together butter, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Add eggs, beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
Don't Share with the Bureaucrats Hershey's Chocolate Cake
2 cups sugar (wahoo!)
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cups hershey's cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup of boiling water
combine dry ingredients in large bowl. add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. stir in boiling water. pour into pan(s). bake 30-35 minutes. rockin'.
Carrot Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (i would use about three times this though...you can never add too much cinnamon i say)
3 cups finely shredded carrots
1 cup cooking oil
4 eggs
mix wet and dry ingredients separately. bake at around 350F or 200 C for about 30 to 35 minutes. top with cream cheese frosting. so as to not leave you hanging here:
Cream cheese frosting
beat together two packages of softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter also softened, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until light and fluffy. gradually add 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, beating well. then, after coming to terms with the fact that you are putting this much powdered sugar into something you will actually eat and offer to others, beat in another 2 to 2 and 1/2 cups of powdered sugar until icing reaches spreading consistency.
Mean Bread Pudding
Take about four or five slices of bread and cut into squares. Whole wheat, soft sandwhich bread works well here...So does stale bread and french bread. Arrange the bread cubes and some raisins and almonds and whatever else you want in a baking dish (like a bread loaf pan). In a separate bowl mix together about 4 eggs, 2 and 1/4 cups milk, about a tablespoon of cinnamon, a couple of scoops of sugar (about 1/2 cup), a dash of nutmeg, and a couple of teaspoons of vanilla. Pour this mixture over the bread cubes and bake in the oven for about 45 or 50 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm with vanilla sauce or milk.
Anything Goes Biscotti
1 egg
100 g powdered sugar
vanilla (use your best judgement here - I think a teaspoon or two would do)
50 g chopped almonds, toasted (hazelnuts, walnuts, your husband's nuts...they all work fine here)
50 g good dark chocolate (get fancy here, guys - lindt, imported real American chocolate chips, etc.)
50 g pinenuts (this is where you can get creative, and frankly i would recommend that as opposed to pinenuts, which just sound downright nasty. so get funky! use studentenfutter - i think that is trail mix in english even though it sounds like it should be hamster pellets, or some museli, raisins, whatever)
125 g flour
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
The batter will be very lumpy and crumbly. Just shape it into a ball and then flatten it out in a sort of loaf form on parchment paper. Bake 25 minutes at about 200 degrees celsius. Cut into slices and bake 10-15 minutes more. Super Baking Goddess told me that it should be just on the verge of burnt, BUT DON'T BURN IT, like I did (not that that affected my eating it). You don't want the stuff to be soft. And remember that it will get harder when it cools too. Hmmm...my husband's Total Prevert mind is seeping into mine through semiosmosismeitosis.
About the grams, I just don't know what to say. Use your intuition here. It was kind of like a half a cup of everything. I am no Mama Mathematician, I assure you me, but I realize that a cup is about volume and a gram is about weight. So whatever. The cool thing about recipes like this (and quiche) is that they seem to be pretty open to interpretation, experience, variation, and a whole range of just plain fucking up. Enjoy.
My Mama's Apple Cake Recipe
3 cups apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup oil or a stick of butter (I used the oil here, but its nice to have options in case you don't have one or the other)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar (white fine too)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice and 1/2 cup sour cream)
2 cups flour (wheat is of course nice here)
1/2 cup walnuts (or almonds)
1/2 cup raisins
This cake looks lovely in a bunt form. The apples kind of rise to the top and it looks very fluffy and loafy. And with the whole wheat, apples, and raisins, it is actually a pretty healthy cake for your kids (if you supress the fact that you put 1 1/2 cups sugar in it...or you could of course do something very un-Mama Jens and decrease the sugar by half).
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