Marcia Hassel's recipes

Welcome back Vedika! She’s here again with another one of her fabulous recipes for us — Cinnamon Rolls inspired by baklava.   Ingredients For the Dough 1   cup   (8 fl oz/240 mL) whole milk (110°F/45°C) 6   tablespoons   (3 oz/86 g) granulated sugar 2 ¼   teaspoons   instant yeast ⅓   cup   (2 ½ oz/71 g) unsalted butter   (melted and slightly cooled) 2   large eggs   (at room temperature) 1   teaspoon   salt 4 ½   cups   (22 ½ oz/639g) bread flour For the Filling 1   cup   (6 oz/170 g) light brown sugar   (packed) ½   cup   (roughly 2 oz/60 g) unsalted pistachios   (shelled, finely chopped, and packed) ½   cup   (roughly 2 oz/60 g) unsalted walnuts   (finely chopped  1   tablespoon   ground cinnamon 1 ½   teaspoons   ground cardamom 1 ½   teaspoons   ground cardamom ⅛   teaspoon   salt ⅓   cup   (2 ½ oz/71 g) unsalted butter   (softened at room temperature) For the Cream Cheese Glaze ½   cup   (4 oz/115 g) cream cheese   (at room temperature) 3   tablespoons   honey* Instructions For t

  I’ve been watching the show  Casual  on Netflix and if you’ve seen it, you’ll understand why I now have a craving for waffles. This makes a big batch of waffles, perfect for a Spring brunch. If you have malt syrup or powder, adding a tablespoon of that would be awesome but it’s no problem without that ingredient. Not only are these waffles better than Eggos in every way, they freeze better; there’s no freezer burn and they don’t shrivel up) and the batter is perfect for pancakes too. 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt 5 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon malt powder, optional 1 ½ -2 cups buttermilk ½ cup melted unsalted butter 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 5 eggs In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and malt to blend.  Make a well in dry ingredients and add most of the  buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla and eggs and stir to make a thick batter, adding in more b