Recipe of the day 1.17.11

Lemon PoppySeed Pancakes

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 egg

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

1 teaspoon lemon zest
cooking spray

Directions

1.Stir the milk, vinegar, and lemon juice together in a bowl; let stand 10 minutes to curdle. Whisk in egg, butter, and vanilla extract.

2.In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, poppy seeds, and lemon zest until well combined. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk a few times until the batter is mostly free of lumps.

3.Heat a skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of batter per pancake into the skillet and cook until bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Flip the pancakes over with a spatula and brown the other side, about 2 more minutes

YUMMY of the Week 12.8.10

Butternut Squash Carbonara

Ingredients:

1/2 pound pasta

6 slices bacon (cut into 1 inch slices)

2 cups squash (cut into small pieces)

1 clove garlic (chopped)

1 tablespoon sage (chopped)

pepper to taste

2 egg yolks

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano

Directions:

1. Start cooking the pasta.

2. Fry the bacon in a pan.  Drain most of the fat from the pan but

 reserve some to cook the squash.

4. Add the squash, garlic, sage and pepper and toss to coat in the bacon grease.

5. Mix the egg yolk, heavy cream and parmigiano reggiano in a bowl.

6. Drain the cooked pasta reserving some of the water.

7. Add the pasta to the pan and toss. Remove the pan from the heat and

wait for the sizzling to stop.

9. Add the egg mixture and toss to coat.

10. Add a bit of the pasta water and toss to mix and coat.

11. Garnish with more sage & serve.

Recipe Curtousy of Closet cooking