Easy Puff Pastry

A super simple puff pastry recipe for all your recipes that call for puff pastry. This puff pastry dough is easy to make and yields a nice golden,flaky puff pastry. A homemade puff pastry is tastier and healthier than a store bought puff pastry it will enhance anything you make with it in many ways.

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1/2 cup ice water

Cheese Danish

A fantastic and absolutely delicious cheese danish recipe.  Golden layers of cardamom flavored pastry filled with a creamy cream cheese filling and strawberry preserves. A final drizzle of vanilla glaze brings this danish to perfection. This simple cheese danish pastry recipe is easy to make and absolutely scrumptious! 

Ingredients

Pastry

1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cardamom

Beurrage
2 sticks butter 2 tablespoons flour


Filling

8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsps sugar
4 tbsps strawberry preserves

Topping

2 tbsps almonds

Icing

2 tbsps milk
1 tbsp softened butter
1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Dash of vanilla

Banana Nut Muffins With Crumb Topping

A fantastic easy Banana Nut Muffin with Crumb topping recipe that yields a light,fluffy and moist muffin with a nice rounded top.

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Ingredients

Muffins

2 ripe bananas
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
3 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup walnuts

Crumb Topping

4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsps flour
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsps butter
2 tbsps finely ground walnuts
1/2 tsp salt

Filo Dough Feta Cheese Pies

Filo dough feta cheese pies made with a homemade filo (phyllo) dough and topped with sesame seeds. These feta cheese pies are super simple to make and absolutely delicious! The homemade filo dough is the classic way of making them and a real taste treat. Additional bonus, they're lower in calories than the average filo dough cheese pie!

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Ingredients

Filo dough recipe link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpmMwyEQhKY

1 cup of water
2 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Filling

1 1/2 cups to 2 cups crumbled feta cheese
2 eggs
1/2 tsp black pepper
2-3  fresh mint leaves

2-3 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
sesame seeds for topping

Yields approximately 20-25 feta cheese pies.

Whole Wheat Bread

Learn how to make easy Whole Wheat Bread. This whole wheat bread recipe is super simple to make and tastes fantastic.There is nothing like the aroma of freshly made homemade bread in the kitchen!

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Ingredients

2 cups warm water
4-6 cups of flour
1 1/2 tsps salt
1/2 tsp sugar or honey
1 package dry yeast
2  tbsps olive oil
1/2 tsp Honey

Yields 2 loaves of Bread

Homemade Traditional Easy Baklava Filo Dough

Commercially prepared processed Filo (Phyllo) Dough is a fairly recent development. Filo dough traditionally was made and hand rolled at home. There are many Yiayia's and home cooks that still consider it an anathema to use a commercially prepared filo dough in the areas where recipes using filo dough's originate.. They won't let it near their kitchen. If you haven't rolled out the filo dough yourself it's not a traditional recipe. This recipe makes a fantastic homemade filo (phyllo) dough. It's both easy to make and easy to handle. It can be used for Baklava and other (sweet) pastries that call for the use of Filo (phyllo) dough.There is also another filo dough recipe on my channel that you can use for savory (salty) recipes that call for the use of filo dough. Your  finished product will come out so much better using a homemade filo dough. The difference is remarkable. So if your going to go to the trouble of making something, go all the way. Just a few extra minutes of time to make your filo dough will make a huge difference and turn your finished product from something average into something extraordinary!

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Ingredients

Filo Dough

2 cups of flour
1 1/4 cups of milk
2 tbsps olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

Awesome Baklava! Super Simple Recipe

 A delightful change of pace from the ordinary Baklava. This Baklava is made with a homemade filo dough ,a pistachio/walnut filling , and drenched with a luscious honey/lemon syrup . It's simply fantastic! This Baklava is super simple to make and it's lower in calories than the average baklava.

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 Ingredients

 Syrup
 2 cups water
2 tbsps lemon juice
 2 tbsps honey
1 1/4 cups of sugar
 Dash of cinnamon

 Filling
 1 cup pistachio nuts
 1 cup walnuts
3 tbsps sugar
2 tbsps cinnamon
 2 tbsps butter

 Filo Dough
 2 cups of flour
1 1/4 cups of milk
2 tbsps olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

 Chill thoroughly before serving. Yields approximately 16-20 3 x 3 Baklavas

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies Bakery Style

Large Bakery Style chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are fantastic! Delicious, super simple to make and a nice change of pace when you want something other than the usual chocolate chip cookie.

Ingredients

1 cup of butter
1 1/4 cups of sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp orange zest
2 tbsps orange juice
2 eggs
3 cups of flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 bar bakers chocolate cut into chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
1 tablespoon vanilla

Yields approximately 8 Large  5 inch round 1/2 inch high cookies or 25-30 regular  sized cookies.

Pastry Cream

A nice rich custard vanilla pastry cream. Great for tarts,pastries,cakes,pies and everywhere else you might want to use a pastry cream. This is a non corn flour based pastry cream. Easy to make and super delicious. For those of you avoiding corn products you'll love it, for those who haven't given it much thought,consider it. It comes out richer,smoother, tastier and is a healthier option.

Ingredients

3 tbsps flour
2 eggs
2 tbsps butter
3/4 cup sugar
dash salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups cold milk

Chocolate Frosting Super Simple

 A super simple basic chocolate frosting for your cakes, cupcakes etc.

 Ingredients
 3 tbsps butter
 6-7 tsps unsweetened cocoa powder
 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
 1/4 cup water (approximately)
 dash of vanilla

Boston Cream Pie

 Boston Cream Pie made from scratch. Who can resist? Two golden layers of cake and a layer of custard cream cream all topped off with a delicious thick layer of chocolate.

 Ingredients Cake

 1 tsp orange zest
 2 eggs
 1 cup milk
 3 tsps baking powder
 1/2 tsp salt
 2 1/2 cups of flour
 1 cup of sugar
 1/2 cup of butter
 1 tsp vanilla

 Filling

 3 tbsps flour
 2 eggs
 2 tbsps butter
 3/4 cup sugar
 dash salt
 1 tsp vanilla
 2 cups cold milk

 Frosting

 3 tbsps butter
 6-7 tsps cocoa powder
 dash of vanilla
 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
 1/4 cup water

Zucchini Tart

 A filo dough base, fresh zucchini and tomato layered over a bed of yogurt seasoned with lemon juice,garlic and basil. This tart is super easy to make, tastes fantastic and bonus, it's low calorie too!

 Filo Dough Recipe
http://supersimplekitchen.blogspot.gr/2013/05/filo-doughphyllo-dough.html

Filling
1 cup of yogurt
2 zucchini
2 tomato's
1 clove of garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or mint leaves
1 tablespoon lemon juice (preferably fresh squeezed)
salt and pepper
olive oil (approximately 1/4 of a cup)

Fruit Tart Fresh Loquat

A super simple,super delicious fresh fruit tart. Filled  with vanilla pastry creme,topped with fresh loquats and garnished with mint. Really easy to make and a fabulous taste sensation!
Loquats are a delicious little fruit that flavor wise resemble a cross between apricot and mango. They're also loaded with vitamin A and antioxidants. If you've never had them, give them a try.

Fruit glaze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abu2tVOlK1Q

Shortcrust Pastry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VafofJ4CvxI

Pastry Creme
2 cups of cold milk
2 1/2 tbsps flour
1 egg
4 tsps sugar
dash of salt
dash of vanilla
4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Topping
Fresh loquats (1 per tart)
Fresh mint leaves (garnish)

Yields approximately 12-15 tarts depending on the size made.

Super Simple Fruit Glaze

A delicious non -cornstarch based fruit glaze that will add shimmer to your fruit,enhance it's color and prevent it from discoloring. Super simple to make. Perfect for pies,tarts and pastries.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of water
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup of sugar
dash of lemon zest

Super Simple Lemon Curd

A super simple easy to make delicious lemon curd. With this method you get a nice silky smooth ,creamy lemon curd. Fantastic in pies,in pastry on scones and pancakes

Ingredients

7 ounces of sugar
7 ounces of lemon juice
3 whole eggs + 2 egg yolks
6 tablespoons of butter

Shortcrust Pastry Super Simple

A super simple shortcrust pastry dough that's easy to make and handle. This dough rolls out easily without cracking and is very manageable as far as handling goes.

Ingredients

2 cups of flour
1 cup of butter
salt (approximately 1 teaspoon)
1/2 cup of water

Strawberry Lemon Curd Tarts

Shortcrust pastry tarts filled with delicious lemon curd, topped with fresh strawberries and pistachio nuts. Easy to make and absolutely fantastic! The finishing glaze on the strawberries is non-cornstarch based making for a wonderful experience of taste and texture,. it's also healthier for you.

Ingredients

Shortcrust pastry

2 cups of flour
1 cup of butter
salt (approximately 1 teaspoon)
1/2 cup of water

Lemon Curd

7 ounces of sugar
7 ounces of lemon juice
3 whole eggs + 2 egg yolks
6 tablespoons of butter

Topping

1 pint to 1 quart of strawberries

Fruit Glaze
1 1/2 cups of water
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup of sugar
dash of lemon zest

Yields approximately 15 tarts depending on the size of the tart shells you are using.

Super Simple Bread

Super simple bread recipe. Instant gratification,no waiting hours on end or overnight. This is a fast and simple dough to make that's extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of things. It can also be used as a pizza crust, to make bagels and more. In this video I show you how to make a round loaf bread and a great pull apart bread loaf that breaks off into individual rolls.

Ingredients

2 cups warm water
1 1/2 tsps salt
1/2 tsp sugar or honey
1 package dry yeast
2  tbsps olive oil
4-6 cups of flour
3 tbsps sesame seeds