Marcia Hassel's recipes

  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 ...

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) ...

  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 ...

  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...

  Lemon Poppy Seed Coffee Cake from BAKE from scratch   Makes 1 (9-inch) cake Ingredients 1½ cups (300 grams) granulated sugar ¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted 3 large eggs (150 grams) 1½ tablespoons (7.5 grams) packed lemon zest 3 tablespoons (45 grams) fresh lemon juice 1½ teaspoons (9 grams) vanilla bean paste 2¼ cups (281 grams) all-purpose flour 1½ tablespoons (14 grams) poppy seeds 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder ¾ teaspoon (2.25 grams) kosher salt ¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking soda 1 cup (240 grams) whole buttermilk Lemon Poppy Seed Streusel (recipe follows) Buttermilk Glaze (recipe follows) Instructions Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C). Spray a 9-inch springform pan with baking spray with flour. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar and melted butter; add eggs, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla bean paste, whisking to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. ...

These are moist, delicate, feathery bites, with buttery bottoms and crusty tops of either milk-sugar powder or a dusting of sugar and cinnamon. This recipe makes a panful of tiny buns that are irresistible. Instead of the milk powder, I used  Real Cream Powder from Hoosier Hill Farm  (also on Amazon). If you don’t have either, just use the sugar cinnamon topping instead. Dough ¼ cup warm water 2 teaspoons instant yeast ¾ cup warm milk 1 egg ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 – 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour Finishing Touches 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted ½ cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon (mix in a bowl) ½ cup sugar and 1/3 cup milk powder (mix in a bowl) In a mixer bowl, mix water and yeast and let yeast sit a minute. Quickly stir in milk, egg, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and most of the flour. Knead to make a soft dough, 5-8 minutes and then cover and let rise 1 ½ hours. For the topping, have the butter ready. In on...

We started our easy French toast recipe by whisking together eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla and then stirring in melted butter and milk. Instead of dipping the bread in the custard mixture one slice at a time, we poured the custard into a rimmed baking sheet that we'd generously sprayed with vegetable oil spray. We placed all the bread slices in the sheet and then flipped each slice. Each side of the bread soaked up just enough egg mixture to give it a creamy, custardy center, but not so much that it cooked up flat and soggy. We baked the slices on the lowest oven rack to brown their bottoms and then turned on the broiler to brown and crisp their tops. GATHER YOUR INGREDIENTS 3  large eggs  1  tablespoon  vanilla extract 2  teaspoons packed brown sugar  ½  teaspoon  ground cinnamon ¼  teaspoon table salt  2  tablespoons  unsalted butter,  melted 1  cup milk  ...