CSI – Cherry Strudel Crime Scene

February 5, 2021June 12, 2016 by cookies

Do you ever have one of those days when everything seems to be perfect?

It is a sunny day outside, your soul is at the peace and your generous heart full of chocolate is asking for … let me pause for a moment….your heart is asking for fruit …Are you kidding me?

Of course, I am. To be exact the heart is asking for cherry strudel. Oh you greedy heart, how can I say no to you?

Of course I can’t and being the hard working person that I am I am moving my body towards my little kitchen and

I am going to create the magic called Cherry Strudel.

Like always, the project manager in me needs to create the ingredients list.

So, what do we need?

-flour, butter, sour cream, sugar,cornstarch, cherries…Easy, don’t you think?

Once you have all ingredients let me show you your destination in making…Cherry Strudel!

Now, when you have the ingredients list and picture of destination let’s start baking.

First step – strudel dough. (You can use mixer, blender or your hands)

I use blender. Mix 1 cup of flour and 1/2 cup butter.

Add 1/2 cup sour cream (14%) and keep mixing it until all ingredients are blended together.

Form a ball, cover with plastic wrap and let rest for at least one hour or up to overnight.

Now, you completed your first step.

Step 2 – Stretch dough

Sprinkle wax paper lightly with flour and place dough in center.

With a floured rolling pin, roll out dough into a rectangular shape 12 x 9. Dough should be thin as tissue paper.

Step 3 – make cherry filling and sugar mixture (the recipe is below)

Step 4 – Fill the dough with fruit mixture

Sprinkle the dough with 1/4 cup of sugar mixture, add 2 cups cherries and top with the rest of sugar mixture.

Fold dough over half of cherry mixture and then fold other half. Seal the edges. (very important, all of them)

Cherry Filling:

2 cups cherries

Sugar Mixture

1 cup sugar

1/8 cup flour

1/8 cup cornstarch

Mix sugar, flour and cornstarch.

Bake at 400 F for 30 min. until lightly brown.

Start eating….

CSI - Cherry Strudel Crime Scene

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sour cream
Filling:
2 cup cherries
Sugar Filling:
1 cup sugar
1/8 cup flour
1/8 cup cornstarch

Instructions

Using blender mix flour and butter.
Add 1/2 cup sour cream.
Mix all into a ball and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer.
Roll the ball into a rectangular shape 12 x 9.
Fill the middle with 1/4 cup sugar mixture, add 2 cups cherries and top with the rest of sugar mixture (1 cup)
Fold dough over half of mixture and then fold other half.
Bake at 400 F for 30 min.
Top with icing sugar or walnuts if you like.
Enjoy!

So, how can you have a perfect day and CSI – Cherry Strudel Crime Scene?

Let me, show you….

5 star cookies Cherry Studel CSIcrime scene on balcony — 5 star cookies crime scene on balcony

Don’t you love this crime..nothing that little tongue can’t fix it!

5starcokies Cherry crime scene — 5starcokies crime scene

So, what was my mistake? Look the picture below and try to guess…

5starcookies unbaked strudel check mistake — 5starcookies CSI Cherry Strudel

I did not seal all edges…you can see the sugar mixture above and cherry ready for the baking crime….

5 star Cherry Strudel crime scene — 5 star cookies crime scene

However, it still was the best strudel for my chocolate heart … and don’t worry about the cherry mess…any child would lick it. (adults too)

Please let’s have baking crime as the only crime in this Universe….and let’s make this world the place of peace and love.

And somewhere in my garden birds are singing…and sending you….

Sending you love, cookies, cakes and cherries strudel from my imaginary piece of virtual reality called

5 star cookies

And if you love cherry strudel you might like cherry cookies Dark Chocolate Cookies with Cherries

Love and hugs

from 5 star cookies and your

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Cream Puffs, French Open, Djokovic and Murray

November 4, 2021June 5, 2016 by cookies

The best French Dessert – Cream Puffs!

Tomorrow is the day. The men’s final. French Open!

The day when Djokovic is going to WIN!

To translate that into baking language let me show you the result of the baking tennis match between Cream Puff Djokovic against Cream Puff Murray.

They both used the same recipe which you can find using the link for Cream Puffs

The result: See below

Djokovic Cream Puff

cream puffs good decission — Djokovic – He Won

2. Murray Cream Puff

cream puffs bad decission — cream puffs – Murray

As you can see, Djokovic clearly won. Their baking trophy ceremony picture is taken by an amazing photographer Cookie.

After the ceremony, Novak fans enjoys eating Cream Puffs

Or Oreo In Paris

Love and hugs from your favorite blog,

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GOOD LUCK NOVAK! TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY!

My dear readers if you are fan of Murray…well too bad …Djokovic is the WINNER!

Love you all….

Are you lonely tonight – Coconut Bar Bites

February 5, 2021June 3, 2016 by cookies

Are you lonely tonight? If the answer is yes the coconut above have solution for you…find out who your other half is…smile, take a picture

and share with the world …yes, it is that simple!

Be outgoing, find some friends and enjoy your life….just check our coconut below.

Now since you discover formula for the successful love life let’s enjoy today by making the best coconut bar bites.

For this recipe you need coconut, melted coconut oil, honey, vanilla and coconut extract, chocolate.

Mix coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract, coconut extract and add coconut. Mix it thoroughly, like you are working with Laura Bush and the program is

“No child (coconut) is left behind”.

Refrigerate for 1 hour and mold mixture into balls or any shape you like to. It can be a bonbon or as I call it “Plain Jane”

or it can be “un-break my heart”

Visual instruction are below: melt the chocolate over a pot of hot water….drop the coconut bonbon into chocolate…and let it be…after some time transfer the lucky bonbons into the fridge…

5starcookies melting chocolate — Melt the chocolate

5starcookies coconut bonbon in chocolate

5starcookies covered coconut in chocolate

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If you want to print homemade coconut bar recipe please check the box below.

Coconut Bar Bites

Ingredients

1 cup coconut
1/8 cup honey
1/8 cup melted organic coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp coconut extract
3 oz chocolate

Instructions

Mix honey, coconut oil, vanilla and coconut extract.
Add coconut and mix everything thoroughly.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Mold the mixture into any shape you like...balls, little hearts, bonbons.
Use your imagination...if you have it ... if not...just make balls.
Put the balls back into the fridge.
Melt the chocolate over a pot of hot water..
Coat the balls into melted chocolate.
Keep the coconut balls in the fridge.
Eat 1 or 5 pcs when you need it.

Now let’s enjoy our life…of course it is always easier if you are together with your second half…sometimes on top of it…

or if you have some friends and family around you and you are enjoying being together!

Well, love and hugs from your favorite blog

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If you like coconut bar bites you will love Chocolate Almond Truffles

or if you like chestnut you really need to make Chestnut Love Boat

Slimming Smoothie-Fat Blocker

November 18, 2021May 30, 2016 by cookies

If you are looking for the tasty and the best smoothie for weight lost, you are welcome. The Slimming Smoothie-Fat Blocker or fat burning smoothie is here for you. Enjoy and share.

Do you want to start your day right way …by making my Slimming Smoothie-Fat Blocker.

The main ingredients or the king of this smoothie is the Kefir. Kefir contains many vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes.

Particularly calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, B2 and B12, vitamin K, vitamin A and vitamin D. Kefir can be found in most major supermarkets

and nearly all health food stores.

The word kefir is said to have originated from the Turkish word “Keif” which means “good feeling”.

Top 5 benefits of drinking kefir:

Boost Immunity
Build Bone Density
Fight Allergies
Kill Candida
Support Detoxification

In order to make this smoothie you will need the following ingredients. Check the list called…

SHOPPING LIST FOR FAT BURNING SMOOTHIE

Kefir
raspberries (fresh and organic if you can)
almond butter

Slimming Smoothie-Fat Blocker

Ingredients

1 cup Kefir
1/2 cup Raspberries
1 TBSP Almond Butter

Instructions

In a blender, combine kefir, raspberries and almond butter.
Puree until smooth.
Serve immediately.

Start Drinking….

You can enjoy some cookies…

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And have a nice week!

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If you love Slimming Smoothie you might like Dark Chocolate Cookies wiht Cherries

or you want to eat some chocolate – Chocolate Puffed Bars

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Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries and Martha Stewart

February 5, 2021May 24, 2016 by cookies

Cookies often spark a strong reaction in people. Just like Martha Stewart.

And Martha Stewart is my idol, the woman that I think is the most brilliant and gorgeous human being ever.

I always, always admire her. Even when she went to jail. One of my favorite Martha books is the “Cookies”.

I made so many recipes from that book and they were all 100% success. So, for today I want to share with you one of

my favorite recipe from the book. It is the Dark Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries.

I love, love them. The texture is amazing, the cookies are dark with the hint of red. And I want to listen

to jazz music as I make them…And in my imaginary mind I am also in New Orleans…don’t ask me why?

So, what is the ingredients list in order to make Dark Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries?

Flour, butter, cocoa powder, white and brown sugar, eggs, chocolate, dried cherries, baking soda and salt.

Since you went shopping and you bought all ingredients we can start baking together.

And be aware, Martha is watching!

Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries and Martha Stewart

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups AP flour
1 1/4 cups unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups dried sour cherries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
In a bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Cream the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.
Add the flour mixture and using very low speed mix until combined.
Using a wooden spoon, fold in chocolates and cherries.
Form balls of dough (1/4 cup), place them on baking sheet and bake from 9 to 11 min.
Transfer to wire rack to cool them.
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

For your music selection click on the link below

Baking and Jazz

If you are in dark mood and you feel depressed…take one cookie and let it be…

Deep in your stomach the sound of happiness was made and as the message travels to your brain….remember:”Cookies can send strong message…Don’t Worry, Be Happy!”

And as I am ending this blog I am listening

Don’t worry be HAPPY!

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Don’t Worry be Happy

Here’s a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy
Don’t worry, be happy now