Marcia Hassel's recipes

Nothing beats an easy, crusty roll as a side roll or sandwich foundation and these authentic Portugeuse rolls do the trick. They’re very popular here in Montreal where they’re served at Portugeuse places specializing in Peri Peri chicken, a spicy roasted chicken that’s served in slices atop these rolls.They’re also perfect BLT buns! These also freeze well do a double batch is doing yourself a favour for those days you want a quick sandwich. I had another version of these in my cookbook A Passion for Baking and on this site but this recipe is a bit more streamlined and I think offers better results! Also there's a Bonus recipe if you scroll down!! Check out the Piri Piri Chicken to go with the rolls. Dough 1 1/2 cup water 2 ½ teaspoonse instant yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or light olive oil 2 ¾ teaspoons salt 4 ½ - 5 cups bread flour 2 3/4 teaspoons salt In a medium sized bowl, stir together water, yeast and flour mixing to make a...

  This is just one of those gently spiced apple cakes that slices off in big hunks which is a good thing because it’s the type of cake everyone digs into for seconds. Best made a day (or at least hours) ahead. It sets up better and the flavors mature. It’s the fine-grained moist crumb with the sugary-donut coating that really makes it rock! Btw you have a choice here to glaze the cake or brush it with melted butter after baking and then dust on the Cinnamon Donut Sugar. I’ve even served it with caramel sauce! But the crunch of the coarse sugar and spice is just about this cake's main selling point. Cake Batter 1 ¼ cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup golden brown sugar 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 4 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon lemon juice Cinnamon Donut Sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/3 cup demerara or coarse white sugar ½ teaspoon ...

  Genius!  A little over-easy challah dough does double duty as the foundation of these light, holiday jelly doughnuts, also called soufganiot. You can also use the dough to cut ring doughnuts and toss in sugar and a bit of nutmeg or vanilla powder. 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 tablespoons instant yeast 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup canola oil 3 eggs 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 3/4 teaspoons salt 6-8 cups all-purpose flour (or half bread flour and all purpose) Canola oil for frying Finishing Touches Jam or jelly Sugar, coarse or regular Nutmeg, vanilla sugar In a large mixing bowl, briskly whisk together the water and yeast. Add in two cups of the flour, and then briskly stir in the sugar, honey, oil, eggs, vanilla, salt and most of the remaining flour. Mix, then knead on slowest speed of mixer to form a smooth but resilient dough (a soft but elastic bread dough). Add additional flour and knead 6 minutes and then fold in the cranberries and knead gently, another few minutes until th...

This should be called the World’s Best Almost Too Rich But Incredible Rugulah Dough. It's outrageously good (and different). It makes a crisp pastry that is the richest and easiest rugulah dough I ever made and takes well to any filling. Dough 2 cups unsalted butter, melted 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 cups sour cream 4 1/2 cups, or more (on the pastry board) all-purpose flour Fillings, as per your preference: Jam (raspberry, strawberry, apricot) Ground nuts such as walnuts Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate chips Egg wash For the dough, blend all the ingredients in order given, in a mixer, on slow speed, with the paddle attachment until a ball forms. Turn the dough out on a flour-dusted work surface and roll in a bit of flour, if required to make a soft but manageable dough. If you think you need more flour, you probably do but that said, this dough is a bit greasy until it is well chilled. Divide in four portions, press each into a flattened disc and wrap in...

  Vanilla Cinnamon Streusel Topping ¼ cup unsalted butter 3 tablespoons flour 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla powder, optional 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts Batter 1 ½ cups golden brown sugar, firmly packed ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 eggs ¼ cup water ¾ cup sour cream 3 cups all-purpose flour 3/8 teaspoon salt 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda Fondant 1 cup confectioners’ sugar ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract Cream, as required Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the oven to have the rack in the upper third or middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray a muffin tin very generously with non-stick cooking spray. Line 9 of the muffin cups with muffin liners. Place on baking sheet. Prepare the streusel by pulsing all ingredients in a food processor to get a crumbly mixture. Set aside. For th...

  Soft, chewy and oven baked as opposed to boil-and-bake, these bagels are just the thing with cream cheese or as a sandwich base. There’s something uniquely comforting about these rolls.  You can sprinkle them with Everything Topping or sugar and sesame seeds. You can also dip these into za’taar spice and serve with cold salads, such as eggplant, hummus or whipped feta.   Dough 1 ½ cups warm water 1 tablespoon instant yeast 3 tablespoons milk ¼ cup sugar 1 14 teaspoon salt ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 egg 2 cups bread flour 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour Finishing Touches Egg wash Everything topping Sesame seeds Sugar In a large mixer bowl, briskly mix together water, yeast, milk, sugar, oil egg, bread flour and most of all-purpose flour. Mix and then knead, adding in more flour as required to make a soft dough. Shape into a ball, cover and let dough rise 30-45 minutes. On a floured board, gently deflate dough and divide into 6 (for small bagel breads) or 10 (for smaller bagels), R...

  There are donuts and there are kingpin donuts – the sort of old-fashioned kind that break you at the knee because they are that good. This recipe is them sort of donuts. The dough fries into the lightest donut you’ve ever had and it’s further enlivened by diced, fresh apples and cinnamon. Then they’re dunked in a gorgeous vanilla-cream fondant. You can’t  buy stuff like this.  An electric frypan is the best tool for this recipe. I used this one from Starfrit,  https://www.starfrit.com/en/heritage-the-rock-12-34-electric-skillet-3 Donut Dough 3 cups diced, peeled apples ¼ cup warm water 2 teaspoons instant yeast ¾ cup warm milk 1/3 cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 tablespoons softened unsalted butter 2 eggs 3 cups approximately, all-purpose flour Vanilla Cream Glaze 4 cups confectioners’ sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon, optional ¼-1/2 cup cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Oil for frying Prepare apples and set aside. In a ...

  These are big, bold oatmeal cookies that remind me of the ones you find in a glass canister near the cash in a deli. The shortening changes the texture and taste but I just as often make this all-butter and they are still beautiful, oversized oatmeal cookies. 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened ¼ cup shortening or unsalted butter, softened 1 cup and 2 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon molasses 2 eggs 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 ½ cups flour 1 ½ cups oatmeal 1 teaspoon cornstarch ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1 ½ cup raisins or chocolate chips 1 cup walnuts, optional Preheat oven to 375 F. Stack two baking sheets together and line the top one with parchment paper. In a mixer bowl, blend the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy about 3-4 minutes. Add in eggs and vanilla and blend well, scraping bowl often. Fold in the flour, oatmeal, cornstarch, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and blend well. Fol...

  Popcorn “flour” comes from ground popped corn. This loaf smells like a movie theatre lobby (in a good way), toasts like brioche and is the bread I would choose for a tomato cheese or BLT. The final butter basting on the baked bread makes this irresistible while the little flecks of popcorn hulls add a slight nuttiness and bit of fiber.   5 cups popcorn, popped, and then ground in a food processor 1 1/4 cups warm water 3 ¾ teaspoons dry yeast 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup oil 1 tablespoon real or artificial butter extract, optional 2 1/4 teaspoons salt 5 -6 cups bread flour, approximately Finishing Touches Egg wash Cornmeal 2-4 tablespoons salted butter, melted Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Spray two medium loaf pans or one large one with nonstick cooking spray. Alternatively, you can bake this bread in one big round loaf, free form on the baking sheet. For the popcorn, pop the corn. Pulverize it in batches in the food processor until you have about...

If you’ve never had a fresh tomato tart, you are missing something. This is a taste experience that amalgamates pizza, quiche and a savory tart — it is utterly fantastic! Creating a quintessential tom ato tart was a feat and like so many classics, I had to do it myself to get it perfect! If you want to speed this up, swap in prepared butter-based puff pastry. Butter Pastry 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/4 cup ice water, or more Tomato Basil Tomato Topping ½ cup chopped fresh basil 1 cup chopped fresh parsley 3 large garlic cloves, peeled 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves Salt, pepper ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 ½ pounds medium size tomatoes (use red and yellow mix), sliced ½ pound medium cheddar cheese, grated ¼ pound fontina cheese, grated 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated For the pastry, place the flour in a large mixer bowl. With a pastry blender, or your hands, cut in the...

Nothing beats this easy brioche dough but when you add fresh strawberries and a cream cheese frosting it rises to a 5-star recipe. 5 teaspoons instant yeast 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 cup warm milk 4-5 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup, unsalted butter, softened Strawberry Roll-In 3 cups strawberries, sliced ½ cup sugar Cream Cheese Frosting 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened ¼ cup unsalted butter 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Pinch salt 2-3 cups confectioner’s sugar Milk, as required Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray a 9 by 12 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a mixer bowl, whisk together water and yeast and let stand 1 minute. Stir in salt, sugar, eggs, milk, and most of flour, holding back about 2 cups. Mix, then knead, adding in more flour as required to make a soft, elastic dough, 5-8 minutes. Once a soft ball forms and dough seems resilient, continue kneading but add in chunks of the softened butter, until it ...

4.7  from  33  votes 1-Hour Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe Prep Time 10   mins Cook Time 20   mins Proofing time 40   mins Total Time 30   mins   Course:   Dinner Cuisine:   American Servings :  9   Buns Author :  Gemma Stafford Ingredients 4   cups (20oz/566g)   all-purpose flour 2   tablespoons   sugar 1   tablespoon   instant yeast*   (if using active yeast see notes) 1   teaspoon   salt 2   tablespoons (1oz/28g)   butter, softened 1 1/2   cups (12floz/340ml)   milk,   warmed  Egg wash: 1   egg yolk 2   tablespoons   milk Topping: 3   tablespoons   sesame seeds Instructions In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add in the flour and sugar. To one side of the bowl, mix in the dry yeast. On the other side, mix in the salt...