Sunday, January 5, 2014

National Whipped Cream Day



Whipped Cream

Ingredients:
500ml carton of whipping cream
1tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp of coconut extract
2 tsp of sugar

Directions:
Cool your cream
Start with cream straight from the fridge: The colder it is, the easier and faster it’ll be to whip. Pour the cream into your bowl.
**Tip: One cup of whipping cream makes about two cups of whipped cream.
Use a whisk to begin whipping the cream
Using a whisk, begin whipping with wide strokes, which will get more air into the cream and help fluff it up it faster. Switch directions every so often.
Add sugar
When the cream starts to thicken, just before soft peaks form, add sugar and continue to whip. A good rule of thumb is 2 tablespoons of sugar for every cup of cream; adjust the sweetness to your own taste.
Continue whipping and watch for soft peaks
Continue beating the mixture until soft peaks form. You can whip until the cream makes stiffer peaks if desired, but be careful: You don’t want to turn the mixture to butter.

Gluten Free Coconut Waffles for 2

Ingredients:
2/3 cup gluten-free flour (trader joe’s gluten free flour)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk, plus some
2/3 eggs
1 1/3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled

Directions:
Combine the dry ingredients.
Mix together the 1 1/2 cups milk and eggs; stir in the butter.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Add additional milk until you get a batter a little thicker than pancake batter.
Spread a ladleful or so of batter onto the waffle iron and bake until the waffle is done, usually 3 to 5 minutes, depending on your iron.
Serve immediately.

Freeze leftovers in a plastic baggie with a sheet of wax paper in between each waffle if you make more then 2.