Posted on 09/02/2015 5:33:16 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
Good morning. Found a site you might enjoy just for the pics of the beautiful cakes on display. No recipes, just the pics, but what masterpieces they are!
ALISON CAKES
http://alisonlawsoncakes.com
Thanks!
The Ninja Chopper seems to only take a few pieces of veggies at a time. I don’t know if I’ve figured out how to use it properly.
It’s been amazing (to me) how much food you can get in that little bowl.
HINT make sure the blade is in place BEFORE you add the veggies. Then pile them in.
It only takes 2-3 pulses-—depending on whether you want them fine-chp or chunky. The Ninja motor is very powerful.
Plus you never have to stop and scrape down the bowl. The four blades bring the chp food from bottom to top as it chops the remainder.
I tend to have a heavy hand because I’m so petite that I overcompensate. So I knew that I was hitting the pulse waaaaaaaaay too hard. So I’ll work with it until I get it right.
Way to go-—a gentle pulse gets the job done.
And keep your eye on the chopped foodstuff to
gauge if you have the chop desired for your recipe.
CHOCOLATE CHIP/BACON COOKIES
1 stick of butter, room temperature
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/8 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup of chocolate chips
1/2-1 cup of bacon (I used 6 slices and got a little more than half a cup)
Now it’s time to fry up some bacon. This should be pretty simple, just be careful not to burn yourself with any hot grease.
When your bacon is looking done, move it to a plate and use some paper towels to blot the grease. We don’t want greasy cookies.
Before you start mixing up the ingredients, now is a good time to preheat your oven to 375.
Once that’s done, throw your stick of butter into the mixing bowl.
Measure out 1/2 cup of brown sugar and add it to the butter in the bowl. Do the same for the (white) granulated sugar, and add it to the bowl, as well.
Mix those up with the beater.
Crack open the egg, and add it to the mixing bowl. Then measure out 3/4 teaspoon of vanilla and add that to the mixture.
Use the beater to mix up the ingredients.
In another bowl, we need to mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Measure out 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, and add those to the new bowl. Then measure out the 1 and 1/8 cup of flour, and add it to the new bowl.
Mix everything up with a clean spoon, then add the mixture to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients in it.
Mix up the combined mixture with the beater, once again.
We ended up not having enough chocolate, so we cut up some Hershey’s kisses to get it up to the 1 cup mark. Once you get a full cup of chocolate, add that into the mixture.
Next, we need to cut up our bacon. By now, they should be relatively grease free, and much easier to cut up. Dice them up into chunks, it’s easier to do them all at one time. With our 6 slices we ended up getting a little more than 1/2 cup of bacon.
I wouldn’t suggest going over a 50:50 ratio of chocolate to bacon.
Add the bacon to the mixture, and mix it up by hand using a spoon.
We’ll be baking our cookies at 375 degrees for 9-10 minutes. They might take a little longer, but I’m sure you can figure it out.
Get out some baking sheets, and grease them if need be. Best choice – parchment paper. We want to keep our scoops of dough to about a tablespoon. The cookies end up flattening out quite a lot, so keep about 2-3 inches between scoops. Believe it.
Pop them in the oven. To tell when they are done, check that the centers of the cookie aren’t gooey. The edges should also be nice and crisp.
Once they’re done, pull them out and let them cool.
NOTE: I don’t know why this was written like it was for a five year old, but this is the way it was. I just copied and pasted. Maybe one day I’ll rewrite it for an adult to read. Also, maybe the next time I make them, I’ll add some chopped pecans. Can’t hurt!
Note from VK —This recipe sent by a friend and she raved about them. Will be making my own this week because they certainly sound like me cup of tea.
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