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Friday, July 3, 2009

Tips for using sweetened condensed milk in cooking


The sweetened condensed milk should be a staple in every cook 's cabinet There are so many recipes, especially desserts, which can be made with sweetened condensed milk, but its applications extend beyond baking in the oven too. Here are some of my tried and true applications of the sweetened condensed milk.

1) makes a great bar: Seven magic cookie bars of the layer. Melting a stick of butter in a 9 x 13 pan.

Add 2 cups Graham cracker crumbs, aspérjelas with 6 ounces of chocolate chips and 6 ounces of chips and candy Cup 1 / 2 of plain M and M 'S. sprinkle a cup of coconut and then dumped after a power of sweetened condensed milk over the top. Cook in oven for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. These are a great easy dessert bar that works the same way as a sale of the oven and cook for entertaining guests.

2) Use for the act of thanksgiving: Fill the pumpkin pie. The sweetened condensed milk makes a great filling for pumpkin pie. The power of a mixture of mashed pumpkin with a can of sweetened condensed milk. Add 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons of spice in pumpkin pie. Pour in a prepared crust and cook in oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

3) used for a child the 's party: pizza cookie. Separate a tube of cookie dough prepared in the sugar in a saucepan and cook the pizza in the oven for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. In the melting of the microwave 2 cups of chocolate chips with a can of sweetened condensed milk until blended. Oven-baked crust spread of the cookie. Finish with the desired cut, such as M and M 's, Melcocha, peanuts, coconut or any cut you want with this sweet treat. Cook another 4 minutes in the oven until the roast is Melcocha. Cool and slice the pizza. This is a popular treat for kids.

4) Use for a soothing hot drink: Cafe Mocha's madness: Mix 6 cups of coffee with 3 / 4 cup sweetened condensed milk and 3 / 4 cup chocolate syrup on the stove on low until the liquid is cooked by steaming hot and steaming. Pour adórnelas and cups with whipped cream.

5) Use candy: Sweet Sugar angled from the mint. Melting in the microwave a can of sweetened condensed milk with 12 ounces of chocolate chips. Pour in half on a sheet pan lined 9 x 9. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Melt 6 ounces white chocolate chips. When smooth stir in one tablespoon of extract of mint and a few drops of green food coloring. Pour over chocolate in pan. Cool another 10 minutes. Then pour the remaining chocolate over the top. Chill 2 hours until firm and then cut in line. This is a great bar for the holiday or a tasty after-dinner mint.

6) use in the salad dressing: salad the Vehicle picnic. Cook a box of a pound of macaroni and coldness of the skin. Add an assortment of cut vegetable in small pieces, such as peppers, onions, carrots, celery, frozen peas or even some thawing in the salad. Add a small package of frozen cooked small shrimp and 4 oz Cheddar cheese shattered. Then combine the ingredients of clothing: 1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups of mayonnaise, a can sweetened condensed milk.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over salad and chill 4-5 hours or overnight.

7) used as immersion: immersion of the fruit. Make a fruit dipped in a cream cheese package put 8 ounces, possession of a sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice to a teaspoon. Mix together and chill at least 3 hours. Use a variety of dipping fruits as strawberries and apples. The kids love this treat, and never refused to eat the fruit with this dive.

8) Use as a drink: Take a punch. The power of a mixture of sweetened condensed milk and a can (46 ounces) pineapple juice in a bowl of punch. Add a 2 liter bottle of orange soda. Add spoonfuls of sherbet orange and of service. This recipe is great for parties Halloween, but the flavors can vary for other events.

9) Use as large: Sweet Mustard. Mix mayonnaise 3 / 4 cup Dijon mustard with the Cup 1 / 2 and condensed milk, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sugar and water 1 / 4 cup 1 tablespoon. Mix together and chill. This extension works great in sandwiches, in salads or even as a sauce on chicken or ham.

10) makes the "fondue": "fondue" chocolate candy. 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and a jar of caramel ice cream cut. Mix together in a sauce pan until melted and heated through. Pour a heater and a service of "fondue" with elected pots such as pound cake, Rice Krispies treats of, Melcocha, or pieces of fruit.

Classes treats and delightful dishes can be made with sweetened condensed milk are are as endless as your imagination, but no matter which recipe you try, the result is always delicious.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

How to cut pineapples


Pineapple is a popular tropical fruit with spike-covered skin. We don't need special tools to cut a pineapple. All we need are a cutting board, a serrated knife, a vegetable peeler and of course a pineapple.

Before we start, we must choose the best pineapple. Here are some tips to shop the best pineapple:

- Pick a pineapple that is fresh, firm and ripe.
Try to pluck out one of the middle leaves. If the leaf comes out easily, the pineapple is ripe.

- Smell the pineapple. The smell should be strong, fresh and a little sweet. If it smells fermented, abandon it, find another pineapple.

- Make sure there is no soft or dark spot around the pineapple. If you find it, abandon it, find another pineapple.

In order to cut a pineapple, follow these simple steps:

1) First step of cutting a pineapple, we need to remove the top. Put down the pineapple on its side. Slice off the top of the pineapple with the leaves by cutting about an inch down into the top part of the flesh.

2) Now we need to remove the bottom. Keep the pineapple on its side. Slice off the bottom by cutting all the way through about an inch from the base of the fruit.

3) Then we need to remove the pineapple's spiky skin. Set the pineapple upright on its flat base. Use a sharp knife; slice off segments of the pineapple skin from top to bottom. It is important to leave the most amount of flesh possible on the pineapple, so avoid slicing too much fruit along with the skin. If there are any stray bits of skin left, cut them off with the knife.

4) Those knobby brown spots on the pineapple are not good to eat. Use a vegetable peeler handy to remove it or cut V-shaped indentations in the pineapple. The pineapple's skin won't be very smooth if we choose V-shaped method, but it is a good way to get rid of all the rough spots. Now the rest of the pineapple is safe to eat.

5) We have to choose either to cut the pineapple into chunks or rings.

- For chunks:
Set it upright on its base. Slice it in half from top to bottom. Cut both halves into halves. Read the next step to core each quarter of the pineapple.

- For Rings:
Lay the pineapple on its side, and slice it into circular segments that are about an inch thick. Read the next step to core each quarter of the pineapple.


6) The coring method differs depending on chunks or rings.

- For chunks:
Remove the pineapple core by setting each quarter upright and slicing off the core from top to bottom. Repeat with each quarter until all the quarters have been cored. Lie the quarters on their sides, and slice the pineapple into chunks of any size.

- For Rings:
Use knife to cut out the center circle in each ring. The center core is edible, but most people prefer not to eat it because of its tough and stringy texture. Repeat the coring with each circular segment until you have sliced the whole pineapple into rings.

Now we've finished cutting up our pineapple, we can serve it immediately or store it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh.

If we put it in the fridge, make sure to keep it in an airtight container to stay fresh for up to a week.