Eggnog Pancakes

I may have had just enough eggnog to throw them into pancake batter and make a batch....the result was delicious!

1 large egg
1 cup eggnog
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
butter to melt for your cast-iron skillet

Whisk together the egg, eggnog, vanilla extract and sugar in a large bowl. In another bowl sift together the dry ingredients; the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. The batter will have some lumpy texture to it, this will disappear when it cooks!. 

Bring a cast-iron skillet to medium-low heat. Melt the butter in the skillet and ladle in 1/4 cup of batter at a time. Leave at least 2 inches between the pancakes.  Carefully flip the pancakes when the edges begin to dry and bubbles form on the top, about 3 to 4 minutes. Use a wide spatula to get underneath the entire pancake and flip.

Cook pancakes until they are golden brown on the bottom, about 2 minutes.

Makes eight 4-inch pancakes to serve 2 to 3

Blueberry Muffins

I love blueberry muffins and this is hands down the best recipe.  Leave it to Martha to create perfect perfection.  I dare you to only have one!

Check out the recipe here

Raspberry Scones

My favorite berry takes on a whole new meaning in this delicious and moist scone recipe.  They are quick and easy to create, the best reward is obviously getting to eat them! My method in creating these is similar to a drop biscuit technique, you will love how little fuss they require.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon coarse salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

3/4 cup buttermilk 

1 large egg yolk

1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries (6 ounces)

Preheat oven to 400º. Sift together flour, cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry cutter, add butter and cut until pea-size pieces form. 

In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg yolk. Slowly add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon till just combined.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and sprinkle raspberries on top. Knead three times to fold in raspberries (there may be loose pieces of dough and a stray berry or two). Using a 2oz ice cream scoop, scoop the dough onto parchment lined baking sheets, leaving a 1 inch space between each scoop.  It is ok if they don't look "pretty" they will bake into perfect rounds.

Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.  


 

Raspberry Palmiers

I have always loved Palmiers, they are not only adorable to look at but delicious to eat.  Seeing these made with a raspberry filing instantly caught my eye and I knew I needed to recreate them. The filling alone is delicious to top on your yogurt or ice cream.  I cut mine on the smaller end thinking I wouldn't eat as many....WRONG! I barely shared the first batch.

Ingredients:

2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
About 4oz Raspberries
Brown Sugar to taste

Instructions:

Prepare the filling first; puree raspberries in a blender and add sugar to taste.

Sprinkle your work area generously with sugar and flatten the puff pastry thin. Spread the filling over but not too much as the most of it will leak out. Roll it up, wrap in foil and put in a fridge for a half an hour. Then slice it up and put on a large oven pan lined with baking paper. Bake according to the instructions on the package of puff pastry. Check out this video to learn how to roll your pastry; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVNk2lnAsvc

There will be several of these so it may be tight space on the pan.  Natural leaking of filling is normal but, they will still turn out adorable and delicious.

Eat hot or cold if you can wait......