Teens A League of Their Own: A Perfect Culinary Blend Cooking and Baking Recipes
By Christine Burton and Raquel Rodriguez
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I realized that when I was a child, these same issues applied to me. I would end up re-writing recipes in a simple step-by-step method on index cards, including the order of ingredient use and method of preparation of each item in the ingredient list. This method made it easier for me to keep track of where I was when following the recipes and preventing me from adding in double of some ingredients or leaving ingredients out. When writing “Teens a League of Their Own,” I used this method to make my adult recipes easy for any age cook/baker to follow.
21st Century cooks/bakers are starting at the early ages of 4 and 5. Teens are already preparing full course meals and creating their own recipes and cookbooks. Students helped test the recipes in my book; showing me they were capable of following the recipes, using kitchen tools and techniques, and developing their own methods in the kitchen. My book includes 200 kitchen tested and photographed recipes connecting with the upcoming generation and inspiring any age or level cook/baker to make future attempts in the kitchen arena.
Christine Burton
Christine Burton, a native of Southeastern Wisconsin, earned her doctorate degree in naturopathy from the Clayton College in Alabama. One of Christine Burton’s careers comprised of working as a cook for a supper club/catering service. And another working in a school district assisting students in grades K-12. She became aware of the students’ needs to cook and bake and helped them to achieve higher levels of culinary knowledge. These young adults created dishes by combining tastes and textures from foods of their own heritage with those of their friends and families. Burton would like to share her knowledge and recipes with you.
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Teens A League of Their Own - Christine Burton
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Sophie Schaubel
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TEENS A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
A Perfect Culinary Blend: Cooking and Baking Recipes
My book reflects anything goes if it tastes good.
It consists of the perfect culinary blend, cooking and baking. No boundaries are followed; spice blends and flavor profiles are built as you cook and bake. The ingredient listings for each recipe provide you with the type of preparation needed for each ingredient. I have done this so you may prepare these items ahead of time—for ease in cooking and baking, less redundant reading. All recipes have been kitchen tested, so they are pretty much fail proof. Teens and young adults today always rush or are on the go, yet eager to try new recipes and food combinations. I am delighted to share these recipes with you; feel free to make changes to appeal to your own flavor profiles. I am confident these recipes will be easy to follow and easy to prepare. Have fun and remember to taste the food as you prepare it—refine it.
Christine Burton
DEDICATION
A special thank you to Kameron Miller, Peter Schaubel, Miranda Asala, and Sophie Schaubel for their valuable assistance.
To teens, children, and adults of all ages-that you may be inspired to share your knowledge and creative cooking and baking skills with your friends and families.
Table of Contents
Baking Section: Quick and Yeast Breads
Amaretto Bran Muffin
Banana Nut Bread
Butter Horn Rolls
Cayenne and Smoked Paprika Popovers
Cherry Rhubarb Mini Loaves
Eggplant Fritters
Free-Form Multigrain Bread
Herb and Cottage Cheese Bread
Maple Corn Bread
NA-Beer Biscuits
Onion Molasses Bread
Raisin Bread
Baking Section: Desserts
Applesauce Candy
Apricot Cherry Muesli
Blackberry Pistachio Tart
Blueberry Lemon Baked Cheesecake
Candied Mixed Nuts
Cardamom and Ginger Cookies
Cherry Almond White Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate Chip Maple Nut Coffee Cake
Crustless Coconut Custard Pie
Fruit Pies
Granny Smith Apple Pie
Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Orange Glazed Donuts
Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Pineapple Pastry
Raspberry Tea Scones
Salted Caramel Fig Nut Bars
Salted Cashews and Poppy Seed Cake
Upside-Down White Chocolate Molten Cake
702221_FNL_13.tifBaking Section:
Quick and Yeast Breads
image001.tifAmaretto Bran Muffin
My family doesn’t think of these muffins as a healthy
must-eat food. It is more like a dessert and a treat sensation.
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Yield: 60 (2") muffins
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix together the cherries and the amaretto flavoring. Set aside so the ingredients can meld flavors.
2. In a kettle, boil water, add the cardamom seeds, and simmer for 3–4 minutes. Remove from heat and remove cardamom seeds and toss them out. To the hot water, add the ¼ cup of bran cereal to the hot water, stir, and let stand. Cereal will start to dissolve-; that is expected. Set aside to cool.
3. In a separate bowl, mix ground bran cereal, oatmeal, and sugar together until combined. Add in oil, eggs, and buttermilk, stirring until combined.
4. Combine the warm bran mixture into the other ingredients. Stir until combined. Set aside.
5. In another mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Add the toasted almonds.
6. Combine the dry ingredients and the warm bran mixture together. Stir until blended. Set aside.
7. Mix the amaretto-flavored cherries into the muffin mixture. Gently toss to combine them into the batter.
8. Pour batter evenly into greased mini muffin pans, filling each cup about 2/3 full.
9. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for about 10 minutes or until done. When a toothpick is inserted, it should come out clean.
10. Serve these warm or cold. These may be eaten as is or with a glaze on top.
GLAZE
1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir until blended. Drizzle over muffins.
2. Serve with fresh butter, jams or jellies, or with cream cheese, fruits, and whipping cream.
16313.jpgimage003.tifBanana Nut Bread
When growing up, I had a yard full of hickory nut trees. Hickory nuts were plentiful. They are eaten fresh picked and shelled, or shelled and then toasted.
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Yield: 1 loaf
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare one loaf pan by coating all sides and bottom with butter and flour or by using a cooking spray with flour. Set loaf pan aside.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
3. Add eggs and mix them in until completely blended together.
4. Smash bananas in a separate bowl and then add to egg and sugar mixture; combine all until smooth.
5. Sift the baking soda across the top of the banana mixture so it is distributed evenly and mix in. This allows the baking soda to bake evenly.
6. Gently stir in the nuts, butterscotch chips, and cherries, making sure they are distributed evenly.
7. Gently, mix in the flour. (By stirring in the flour last, I make sure my nuts, chips, and cherries are evenly distributed and not smashed. The flour then coats them more individually and helps them from not dropping to the bottom in a clump when baking.)
8. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 350° for about 45 to 50 minutes. Watch carefully—if top of bread seems to be getting too dark while baking, form a foil tent over it.
9. If you are using overripe bananas, these may take more time to bake.
10. When done, the bread will pull away from the side of the pan, and when touched, the top of the loaf will feel hard and firm. Remove bread from the oven and cool on a rack in pan for 15 minutes, then remove bread from pan.
16323.jpgimage005.tifButter Horn Rolls
This recipe brings me back to my childhood when I would ride my bike across the highway into another subdivision (this was a privilege I earned). My aunt Sophie lived there, and I could always stop over to play with her kids. She was always baking, and her home smelled wonderful. I remember her sprinkling the poppy seeds and sesame seeds over these and waiting for them to come out of the oven. She always had plenty to share. Feel free to roll up hotdogs, ham and cheese, fruit, etc.
Oven Temperature: 425°F
Yield: 3-4 dozen (depending on size)
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Scald milk and remove from heat. Stir in the sugar, melted shortening, and salt. Stir until dissolved and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, combine warm water and yeast. Stir gently until yeast dissolves.
4. When the milk mixture has cooled down to lukewarm, pour into a large mixing bowl.
5. Add yeast mixture into the milk mixture and stir gently to blend.
6. Gently add the beaten eggs and yolk; stir until mixed together.
7. If you do not use a presifted
flour, then sift flour and add flour a little at a time, making sure after each addition it is entirely blended. When it gets difficult to stir in flour by spoon, change to kneading it in by hand, working the dough so all flour is mixed in thoroughly. Continue kneading the dough until it is easily handled. If it is still too sticky, add additional flour a little at a time until it is easily handled and not sticking to your hands. Dough should be kneaded until it is smooth and elastic.
8. Cover dough with a clean, damp cloth and allow to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
9. Punch dough down with your fists, cover, and let rise until double in size again.
10. Once the dough has risen for a second time, cut the dough into about 4 pieces; work with one piece at a time. Flour a pastry board or cutting board. Place 1 piece of the dough on board set other aside.
11. Lightly sprinkle a rolling pin with flour and roll dough into a large circle. Cut the circle into sections as if you were cutting a pie, making the sections as small or large as you like. Take 1 slice at a time, starting at the wide edge (outer edge), and roll the dough to the (inside) or to the narrow tip of the piece, forming horn-shaped rolls.
12. Place rolls about 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet. Continue with this process until all dough is used. Cover the baking sheets with clean towels or plastic wrap lightly sprayed with cooking oil. Place in a warm spot and let rise until triple in size or to the size desired.
13. Using the extra egg white, beat egg white in a bowl with about 2 tablespoons of water. Use this as an egg wash and brush egg white on top of each roll prior to baking. Sprinkle with your favorite amount of poppy seeds, sea salt, or sesame seeds.
14. Bake in a preheated 425° oven for about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and firm. Watch carefully and adjust your oven for baking time and decrease temperature if burning begins at an early time. (I use an electric oven and find that a gas oven may heat faster.)
2633.jpgCayenne and Smoked Paprika Popovers
For this recipe, you can add your favorite shredded cheese to the batter, change spices, or add herbs. The batter for these can be made up to one day ahead as long as it is covered and kept chilled.
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Yield: 12
1. Whisk flour and seasonings together.
2. In another bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Then gently whisk the wet mixture into the flour mixture.
3. Gently mix in the duck fat or melted butter.
4. Do not overmix. Cover and keep chilled until ready to bake.
5. Grease 12 muffin or popover tins with softened butter. Fill each 3/4 full of batter.
6. Bake popovers until puffed, golden brown, and crispy around the edges—about 30–35 minutes. Watch them carefully.
7. Remove from oven. Using a knife, gently remove popovers from the pan and serve hot.
image011.tifimage013.tifCherry Rhubarb Mini Loaves
These muffins are soft and moist inside, crunchy good outside. Enjoy!
Oven Temperature: 375°F
Yield: 12 mini loaves
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine the flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, cardamom, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
3. In another mixing bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla.
4. Pour the liquids into the dry-ingredient bowl and mix the ingredients together until everything is combined.
5. Fold in the cherries and the rhubarb.
6. Grease and flour 12 mini loaf pans. Fill the pans 2/3 way full. Set pan aside.
7. Mix together the sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, and cardamom. Sprinkle this topping over the batter in mini loaves pan.
8. Bake 375° for 20–25 minutes or until cake is firm and golden. After 10 minutes of baking, you may cover the loaves with foil to prevent overbrowning.
9. Remove from oven. Allow loaves to rest for 10 minutes before removing them from the pan. Put them on a baking rack to finish cooling off.
16330.jpg2596.jpgEggplant Fritters
I got the idea for these fritters from my travel to the Barbados Island. Feel free to change up the recipe by adding your own spices and herbs. Feel free to change up the cooking oil and use peanut, canola, or any other type, and it will change the taste of the fritters. These are served warm with your favorite jam. Try orange marmalade as the citrus seems to bring out the eggplant flavor more. Peter, a friend of mine, enjoys his when he stuffs mushrooms with the fritter batter, tops them off with cheese, and bakes them instead of frying them.
Yield: 18-20
1. Prepare the potato and eggplant then steam them in a small amount of water. Add vinegar to this water, and cook until fork tender. Drain the water off and either hand mash them together, or use a food processor and puree until smooth.
2. Slowly mix in the garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
3. Mix in the egg, curry powder, and bread crumbs and flour. Add enough bread crumbs or flour to bind the ingredients together.
4. Heat oil in a deep-fry pan or use a deep-fat fryer unit to 375°. Drop dough into hot oil and cook 3–4 minutes per side depending on the size made.
5. Take out of the hot oil and cool on a rack covered in brown bag paper or paper towel. Sprinkle with salt while hot (optional).
6. Serve warm.
2579.jpgimage023.tifFree-Form Multigrain Bread
A firm hearty bread that is a complement to any stew or soup. Try it with my Pumpkin Apple Butter for a breakfast treat.
Oven Temperature: 375°F
Yield: 1 large loaf
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. In a large mixing bowl, place white flour, corn flour, and whole wheat flour. Scatter the baking soda, salt, and baking powder over the flour. Mix all to blend evenly.
3. Take chilled lard or shortening, and using a fork or a hand pastry blender, cut into the flour, breaking up the lard into very small pieces. Flour mixture will be crumbly looking. Once that is done, do the same for the oil and bacon grease, cutting it into the flour mixture. When done, the flour mixture will be in small lightly softened crumbles. Scatter the oats over the mixture and blend these in with a fork.
4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the currants or raisins with warm water and soak until they look plump and soft for about 5 minutes. Set aside. Do not drain off water.
5. In a small custard cup or dish, place caraway seeds and milk. Set aside to soak.
6. In a small bowl, lightly beat together the egg and yolks. (The leftover egg whites can be tossed or saved for another time.)
7. At the bottom of the flour mixture, make a well with your hands, pushing the flour to the side of the bowl. Place the egg mixture in the well and cover and mix the eggs with the flour. You may use your hands or large spoon to blend and mix all together evenly.
8. Then pour in the buttermilk and mix until the dough is evenly blended and all flour mixture is combined. (I like using my hands to make this bread to make sure everything is evenly blended but not overworked.)
9. Then take the undrained currants and pour this into the bread mixture. Take the caraway seeds and milk and pour that into the bread mixture. Mix all together until evenly mixed.
10. Bread dough should be soft and pliable. Form dough into a large oval shape and set aside.
11. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place bread loaf on top of the parchment paper.
12. Optional: Lightly brush outside of loaf with milk before baking. Helps give crust a softer texture.
13. Bake in a 375° oven for approximately 35 to 40 minutes. If crust seems to be browning too fast, cover with foil and finish baking until done.
image025.tifHerb and Cottage Cheese Bread
This recipe can be doubled or adjusted to make more loaves; however, I suggest mixing them in small batches. This bread is a perfect sandwich bread when topped off with fresh dark-green-leaf lettuce or fresh spinach. Feel free to add your choice of herbs to change the recipe to your taste.
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Yield: 1 loaf
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a large glass mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, add pinch of sugar. Stir to dissolve.
3. Add the cottage cheese, onion, eggs, oil, and honey. Mix until blended.
4. Add the whole wheat flour and mix until blended in.
5. Add basil, dill, rosemary, salt, and baking soda. Beat with an electric mixer or processor at low speed until well blended.
6. Beat 4 more minutes at medium speed.
7. Then hand mix in enough of the white flour to form a stiff dough, about 1 to 1½cups.
8. Cover and place in a warm area to let rise until doubled in size for about 1 hour.
9. Stir dough down. Form into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
10. Bake in a heated 350° oven 35 to 40 minutes until brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
11. Cover loaf halfway through baking with foil to prevent overbrowning.
12. Cool in pan on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes before removing bread from pan.
13. Serve bread at room temperature.
16313.jpgimage027.tifMaple Corn Bread
Add your favorite seeds or nuts for a crunchy twist. Serve this warm or cold, alone, or as a side dish to complement your favorite soups or entrees.
Oven Temperature: 375°F
Yield: 9x9 square pan
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Grease a 9″× 9″ baking dish or pan.
3. Mix together all the dry ingredients, including the corn and nuts or seeds.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.
5. Slowly, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix only until all ingredients are blended.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake 375° about 20 minutes. Watch it carefully, as it will brown fast because of the maple syrup or honey in the batter.
8. Remove from oven and cool pan on a cooling rack. Wait 15 minutes, then serve. Try serving my Pumpkin Apple Butter alongside the bread.
2522.jpgNA-Beer Biscuits
These can be made large or small in size. For variety, you may add your favorite melting cheese to the batter. Serve them warm with your favorite cheese soup or chowder. Very tasty when married with a fresh grilled brat patty—add a fried egg, and your family cannot resist. As a twist, use the biscuits as a base for a dessert. Add berries or whipped cream with nonalcoholic-beer flavor.
Oven Temperature: 400°F
Yield: 12 Biscuits