Apr 30, 2013

And the Winner is...!

Before rushing out to celebrate the First of May, we would like to announce the winner of the most recent competition, in which one had to register as a member to join. First, a big thank you for all of you who registered! Now, the winner has been randomly selected among the 14 of you.

This time, the lucky winner is:   -- VIRVE --  

She will receive this beautiful teak bowl with some surprises in it! We will be contacting Virve soon to arrange the details of the delivery...

Congratulations, Virve!!

We would also like to wish everyone Happy May Day!!! It is maybe more traditional to bake sugar coated doughnuts for the May Day party, but as it was the wish of our host of the bring-a-dish party we are attending tonight, Minna pulled out some old but oh so reliable recipes for brownies and rice crispie treats. EXTREMELY easy, and a GUARANTEED success.

HAPPY MAY DAY! - ILOISTA VAPPUA! - KLARA VAPPEN!

Some sweet treats


And as requested later in the evening, the recipes for the brownies and rice crispie treats!

Rice Crispie Treats

150 g butter / voita
400 g marshmallows / vaahtokarkkeja
200 g Rice Crispies / riisimuroja

All measurements are estimates, for example the amount of cereal is when the mixture feels "right". Basically, you gently melt the butter and the marshmallows in the microwave (not full power), mix and then fold in the rice crisps. Spread the mix into a lightly greased cake pan (square shaped works the best), and leave to set. Finally, use a sharp knife to cut in pieces.

Kaikki aineiden määrät ovat arvioita, esimerkiksi muroja lisätään sen verran kunnes seos tuntuu "oikealta". Sulata varovasti voi ja vaahtokarkit mikroaaltouunissa (ei täydellä teholla), sekoita ja kääntele riisimurot sekaan. Levitä seos rasvattuun suorakulmaiseen uunivuokaan, ja jätä kovettumaan. Lopuksi, kun seos on kovettunut, leikkaa neliön muotoisiksi palasiksi.


Brownies

150 g dark chocolate / taloussuklaata
150 g butter / voita
2.5 dl flour / vehnäjauhoja
2 tablespoons / rkl cocoa powder / kaakaojauhetta
1 teaspoon / tl baking powder / leivinjauhetta
2 teaspoons / tl vanilla sugar / vaniljasokeria
0.5 teaspoon / tl salt
3 dl brown sugar / fariinisokeria
2 eggs / kananmunaa
50 g white chocolate crumbs / valkosuklaata karkeaksi rouhittuna
50 g pecan nut crumbs / pecan pähkinöitä rouhittuna (optional / jos haluaa)

Heat the oven to 175C. Butter a pan (20 cm x 30 cm) and line with greaseproof paper. Melt the chocolate and butter slowly, mix continuously. Cool the mixture down a bit. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in one bowl, and eggs, brown sugar and vanilla sugar in another. Add the melted chocolate/butter to the egg-mixture. Add the flour mix, white chocolate and pecan nuts. Mixing with a wooden spoon is sufficient, there is no need to use an electric mixer. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake in 175C for 25 minutes. Cool down before cutting in pieces. Serve plain or with ice cream / vanilla sauce.

Laita uuni kuumenemaan 175 asteeseen. Voitele vuoka (20 cm x 30 cm) ja vuoraa pohja leivinpaperilla. Sulata suklaa ja voi hiljallee sekoittaen. Jäähdytä suklaaseosta hieman. Sekoita keskenään vehnäjauhot, kaakaojauhe, leivinjauhe ja suola erillisessä kulhossa. Sekoita keskenään kananmunat, sokeri ja vaniljasokeri. Sekoita suklaaseos käännellen munaseoksen joukkoon. Kääntele lopuksi taikinaan jauhoseos, valkosuklaa ja rouhitut pähkinät. Sekoittaminen puuhaarukalla riittää, vain sen verran ettei jauhoja ole näkyvissä. Kaada taikina uunivuokaan ja tasoita pinta. Paista uunin keskitasolla 25 minuuttia. Anna jäähtyä ennen paloittelua. Tarjoile sellaisenaan tai vaniljakastikkeen / jäätelön kera.

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