St. Patrick’s Day Desserts: Pistachio Cupcakes Recipe

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St. Patrick’s Day Dessert Ingredients:

⅔ cup of milk (room temperature)

¾ cup of unsalted butter (room temperature)

¾ cup of cake flour

¾ tsp. of salt

¾ cup of regular flour

1 cup of pistachio nutmeats (roasted)

1 cup of pistachio buttercream

1½ cups of white sugar (separate)

2 tsp. of vanilla

2 tsp. of baking powder

4 large eggs

 St. Patrick’s Pistachio Cupcakes Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350ᵒ. Insert paper liners into your muffin cups.
2. Blend ½ cup of sugar and pistachios in a blender until fully blended.
3. Sift the cake flour, regular flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
4. Using an electric mixer, beat the remaining sugar and butter together in a bowl until they are fluffy. Add each egg separately to the mixture and incorporate it entirely before adding the next.
5. Mix the vanilla extract and milk together in a bowl.
6. Add the flour mixture and milk mixture to the butter mixture in small amounts. Alternate and stir as you add each mixture. Start and end with the flour mixture and stir until fully mixed.
7. Add the ground pistachios to the mixture and distribute the mixture in the muffin cups.
8. Bake the cupcakes in the oven until they are slightly brown or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
9. Place them on a wire rack to cool.
10. Garnish with buttercream and pistachio nuts and serve.

One of the most significant things on St. Patrick’s Day is the wearing of shamrocks or green attire. If you don’t want to wear green clothes but still want to celebrate the day, make this St. Patrick’s Day dessert.

It is absolutely perfect for lovers of pistachio nuts. Be sure to follow all the instructions to the latter and you’ll love the end result. You can also tweak the recipe by using different nuts every time.

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You don’t have to look anywhere to find the best cookie to serve that is super delicious and has a great texture. Chef, Jacques Torres shares a perfect recipe to bake Chocolate Chip Cookies. You do not need to be an expert in the kitchen to do this. This is really quick and easy recipe cookie for all occasions.

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Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients

• 2 cups minus to 2 tablespoons Cake flour
• 1 2/3 cup Bread flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Coarse salt
• 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 butter) Unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups Light brown sugar
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar
• 2 Large eggs
• 2 teaspoons Natural vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 pounds Bittersweet chocolate at least 60 percent cacao content
• Sea salt for garnish

Directions

1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds.
4. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them.
5. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
7. Scoop 6 3 ½ -ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Eat warm, with a big napkin.

The whole process won’t take an hour and you will have a taste of delicious chocolate chip cookies. Serve this with a cup of coffee or tea and you’ll surely find tasty reason to bake another round again.

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