Sopaipillas

Sopaipillas and a bowl of chile beans are comfort food and always reminds me of home. There's nothing better than a sopaipilla served hot with butter and honey!

-Aunt Deborah

2 cups flour
½ tsp. salt
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. shortening
¾ cup warm water
cooking oil

Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening; add water and knead. Add more flour if necessary. Let dough stand 30 minutes before rolling. Do not let stand longer. Roll on slightly floured board til ¼-inch thick; cut in diamond-shaped pieces. Using a 1 quart saucepan with two inches oil, fry in deep fat 390-400 degrees on thermometer. Turn at once to puff evenly and brown on both sides. Because the sopaipillas brown so quickly, cook only one at a time. The high sides of the pan help lessen the splattering. Drain. Serve hot with butter and honey on the side.

Lemon Blossoms

I tried making this recipe several years ago in my metal mini muffin tray and it was a complete disaster. Fast forward to Demarle and complete success! Can't say enough about the Demarle products!

-PaulaDeen.com, modified

4 large eggs

1 (3.5 oz) package instant lemon pudding mix

1 (18.5-oz) package yellow cake mix

3/4 cup vegetable oil, plus 1 tablespoon for glaze

4 cups confectioner's sugar

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

1 lemon, zested

3 tablespoons water

Preheat the oven to 350°. Place Demarle Mini Muffin tray on Perforated Baking Sheet. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil and blend well with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour a small amount of batter, filling each muffin well half way. Bake for 16-17 min. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to glaze.

To make the glaze, sift the sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, zest, oil and water. Mix with a spoon until smooth.

While the cupcakes are still warm, dip the cupcakes into the glaze, covering as much of the cake as possible, or spoon the glaze over the warm cupcakes, turning them to completely coat. Place on wire racks with waxed paper underneath to catch any drips. Let the glaze set completely, about one hour, before storing in a container with a tight-fitting lid.

Peanut Blossoms

I thought I had this recipe on the blog already, but I guess not! You can make these as written or in a mini muffin pan.

-Mom Pulsipher

½ cup shortening

½ cup peanut butter

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

1 egg

2 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1 ¾ cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

Sugar

28 chocolate kisses

Beat together shortening, butter and sugars. Add egg, milk and vanilla and mix well. Stir together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Beat on low speed until stiff dough forms. Shape into 1-inch balls (0.8 oz if you want to be precise). Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Immediately top each cookie with a kiss pressing firmly until cracks appear around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to cool.

For cookie cups: Follow mixing directions and place sugared balls into DAH mini muffin tray. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Immediately top with kiss, pressing firmly until cracks appear around edges. Cool at least 10 minutes before removing from tray.

6-Minute Caramels

Love this recipe! It's easy to begin with and then add Demarle products and you've got it made. No need to butter a pan - the caramels will come right out! FYI - the caramallow patties associated with the original recipe at Rookno17 are also great!

-Rookno17.com

¼ cup unsalted butter

½ cup granulated sugar 

½ cup dark brown sugar

½ cup light corn syrup

½ cup sweetened condensed milk

Place DAH deep flexiflat on a perforated baking sheet or prepare a 9x9 or 10x10 pan by lining with parchment paper in each direction so that parchment overhangs all four sides and can be used to lift out the finished caramel.  Use nonstick spray or butter to grease the parchment.

Place butter in a DAH medium or large round mold or medium microwave-safe bowl.  *Use the microwave glass plate to act as a support when removing the caramel from the microwave to stir.

Microwave 30 seconds to soften the butter.  Remove from microwave and stir in the sugars, corn syrup and condensed milk. 

Microwave for 2 minutes.  Stir. 

Microwave for another 2 minutes.  Stir. 

Microwave for a final 2 minutes.  Stir and pour immediately into one end of the deep flexiflat (will only fill ½) or prepared pan.  If using 8x8 pan, gently tilt pan to move caramel into each corner, then tap pan firmly on a flat surface to help level the hot candy.  Set aside to cool for 1 hour.  Use overhanging parchment to lift the cooled candy out of the pan and continue to cool for an additional hour.

Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

I had a sample at Kneaders the other day and thought I'd try finding a recipe to recreate the yumminess. I tried several different recipes and this one comes pretty close! I used my new Demarle at Home charlotte mold - easy and I didn't have to worry about them sticking to my pans. YAY! I used a large ice cream scoop to divide the batter and did have a little left, so I baked that in a mini loaf pan.

-Modified from Sophistamom

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature


4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature


¾ cup sugar


zest of 1 orange

2 eggs


3 drops orange essential oil + 1 tsp. orange juice or 1 tsp. orange juice concentrate

1 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (use bread flour or Better for Bread flour if at high altitude)


¾ teaspoons baking powder


¾ teaspoons salt


1 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, roughly chopped or ¾ cup dried cranberries:

Place ¾ cup dried cranberries in a small bowl and pour boiling water over to cover. Let the cranberries hydrate for about 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place Demarle at Home charlotte mold on perforated baking sheet or butter and flour a medium size loaf pan, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar. When mixer is light in color and fluffy, add in zest. With mixer on low, add in eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. Stir in orange oil.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until just incorporated. Fold in cranberries. Using a large ice cream scoop, divide batter into charlotte molds or pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake charlotte cakes for 25 minutes or loaf pan for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven. Place cakes on a wire rack to cool. After about 5 minutes, remove cakes from pans, and let cool on the wire rack. While still warm, drizzle with orange glaze (recipe follows). Serve warm or at room temperature.

Orange Glaze

3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar


1 tablespoon melted butter


zest of 1 orange


2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Add more juice or sugar to achieve desired consistency.

No-Knead Artisan Bread

I love my Demarle molds! I've been trying for a long time to get a crispy crust on my artisan loaves; steam trays, spraying the sides of the oven, ice cubes, etc... This recipe comes from the Demarle website and I tried it out in my large round mold + octagonal silpat. Success!! I do find the longer you can leave your loaf in the oven, the deeper the crust will be and the more likely it won't soften on you. Plan ahead - this takes awhile!

-Demarle at Home

3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting

¼ tsp. active dry yeast

1 ½ tsp. salt

1 ½ cups water

Flour, Cornmeal or wheat bran as needed.

Yields one 1 ½ pound loaf.

In a large bowl combine flour, yeast and salt. Add water, and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest at least 18 hours, at warm room temperature. Dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles. (Optional: at this point fold in any add-ins; Kalamata olives, roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, cheese, nuts and dried fruit, etc)

Place Large Round Mold on your perforated baking sheet. Flour Roul 'Pat and pour "dough" on it; sprinkle it with a little more flour and fold it over on itself and press. Repeat 3 times, rotating dough on Roul'Pat each time. This dough is very sticky at first so don't be shy to use extra flour as needed.

Gently pick up dough and place in Large Round Mold, covering with Octagonal Silpat. Let rise for 2 hours. When dough is almost ready: Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Bake 30 minutes, then remove carefully Octagonal Silpat and bake another 4-6 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned. (You can remove the bread at this point, but if you turn off the oven and open the oven door and allow the bread to slowly cool and let the moisture escape, it will produce a more crispy crust.

For Cheese Bread: 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 cup shredded cheese, beaten egg to glaze, 2/3 grated cheese for topping.

Pumpkin Roll

One of my all-time favorites for the fall season! Using the Demarle at Home products make this so much easier!

-Libby's, slightly modified to fit my spice tastes

¾ cup all purpose flour

½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. ground cloves

¼ tsp. allspice

¼ tsp. salt

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup pure pumpkin

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)

1 8 oz. package cream cheese, at room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

6 tablespoons butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

Additional powdered sugar, optional

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place oven rack in center position. Place Deep Flexiflat on Perforated Baking Sheet and set aside.

2. In Mixing Bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and salt and set aside. Beat eggs and sugar in separate Mixing Bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and spread evenly onto Flexiflat. Sprinkle with nuts if desired.

3. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the top of the cake springs back when touched. Let cool 3 minutes – no more. Unmold cake onto Silpat and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Begin rolling both the cake and Silpat and lay it so that the end is on the bottom, so it doesn't unroll. Place on cooling rack and let cool completely.

4. For the filling, beat cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Carefully, unroll the cake. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cake, but not all the way to the ends as it will be squeezed out when you roll it. Re-roll the cake. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.