Recipes: Tried & Tested (Part 1)

 Every now and then, I actually end up making something that I've seen on Pinterest, sometimes it's a hit, other times a miss, but this recipe I found was a definite winner worth blogging about. These little Hershey Kissi-Pies are not only the cutest little delicacies (I'm all about ascetics when it comes to baking) but they taste divine and area stupidly easy to make. I thought I'd share the recipe that I found at Picky Palate, especially with the holidays coming up, because these are the perfect little holiday treats; they look a lot like Christmas to me. I actually made my second batch of these tonight for a friend's birthday party, and they went down like a dream. 

Instructions:

{Preheat oven to 350F}

1.) Get out your ingredients of pie crusts and your choice of Hershey Kisses (I love the dark ones personally)

2.) Roll out your pie crust onto a surface prepped with flour and space the kisses out evenly

3.) Cut a circular shape around each chocolate (The size of the circle is dependent on how big you want to make them, your choice entirely)

4.) Fold the two opposite sides of the circle together

5.) Fold the remaining two sides together and press firmly until the correct shape is formed.

6.) Paint each kiss-pie with some egg

7.) Drizzle a small amount of sugar onto each 

8.) Space out evenly onto a greased baking tray and bake for plus/minus 20-25 minutes (until golden brown)

9.) Sprinkle with some powdered sugar and serve warm. Enjoy. 

{All images and recipe from Picky Palate}

Recipe: Pumpkin cupcakes with cloud frosting

I haven't posted a recipe in ages, but found this yum looking one, and thought it needed to be shared because a good cupcake recipe is like gold to a baker.
What I particularly love about this one is the icing or as the American's call it 'frosting,' and I am almost slightly reluctant to try this out because I can see myelf having a major O.D on the baking mixture before the poor cakes even make it to the oven.
Here is the recipe for "Pumpkin cupcakes with cloud frosting" as seen on the 'Always With Butter' blog.
Happy baking!

Herbed Hummus

I've decided to start a 'Recipes' section on my blog, mostly so that I can keep track of all the delish food findings I come across on the web, along with my own personal favourite conctions that are tried, tasted and adored. I am a bit of a 1950's housewife at heart, so cooking and baking need to be a featured on my blog me thinks.
Starting off with recipe number 1, we have a healthy, easy to make snack found on the 'Food Coma' blog via the Frankie Magazine Newsletter.

Recipe: Herbed Hummus

Herbed Hummus, makes 3-5 cups

Ingredients: 2 cans drained chickpeas, 1/2 cup packed Italian parsley, 1/3 cup olive oil (plus more to serve), salt and pepper to taste.

In a food processor, blend together the drained chickpeas and roughly chopped parsley. In a steady stream, while your processor is running, drizzle in the olive oil. Remove to a serving bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. When you are ready to serve drizzle just a bit more olive oil over the top, for looks but it taste great too:) I served mine with toasted baguette slices, but fresh cut veggies are great too! Try it with cucumbers or carrot sticks.