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Pigs in a Blanket - Pølsehorn

Bread, Brunch, Dinner, Meats, PorkTove Balle-PedersenComment
Pigs in a Blanket - Pølsehorn

Pigs in a Blanket - Pølsehorn

Pigs in a blanket aka pølsehorn is a favorite among kids and adults all over the world.  They are perfect for kids birthday parties or as an easy snack or lunch. You cant eat them cold, warm or hot with your choice of condiments. 

Ingredients:

10 German style Wieners 

Dough:

  • 50 g live yeast (or 4 teaspoons dry yeast)
  • 250 g water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 40 g butter (salted)
  • 1 egg
  • 425 g all-purpose flour
  • 100 g spelt flour
  • 1 egg for egg-wash 

Directions:

In a bowl combine warm water, milk, yeast and sugar. If you use dry yeast let the mixture stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. 

In the stand mixer bowl, whisk flours with salt. Add butter and mix it with a flat beater until the flour looks like crumbs. (Well the dough hook works too.) Stir in yeast mixture and egg until a dough forms. Knead the dough for 5-8 minutes on medium, (8-10 minutes if kneaded by hand), until smooth and elastic. 

Let the dough rise covered for 1 - 2 hours until doubled in bulk.

Cut the wieners in half. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Pour the dough onto a lightly floured workspace, fold the dough over 3-4 times and using dough scraper, divide the dough into 18-20 small balls. Gently roll each ball into a 11-inch/30 cm  rope, and wrap the dough around the half wiener. Squeeze the ends onto the rest of the dough, so it won't unroll when rising.

Cover the pigs loosely with a clean kitchen towel and let to rise in a warm place for one hour.

Preheat oven to 400℉/200℃ with rack in center. Beat an egg and brush some on top of pigs. Bake until tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.

Serve the pigs in a blanket with your favorite condiment. 

Enjoy!

This post has been submitted to YeastSpotting

The Danish version:

Ingredienser:

  • 50 g gær (eller 4 tsk tørgær)
  • 250 g vand, lunkent
  • 1 tsk salt
  • 2 spsk sukker 
  • 3 spsk mælk
  • 40 g saltet smør
  • 1 æg
  • 425 g hvedemel
  • 100 g speltmel
  • 1 æg, til pensling

Fremgangsmåde:

Bland det lunkne vand med mælk, gær og sukker. Hvis du bruger tørgær, så lad blandingen stå indtil det begynder at skumme.

I en røremaskine bland melene, salt og smør, indtil smørret er blandet ordentligt med melet, så det ligner krummer. Kom gærblandingen og ægget i. Rør indtil det er blevet til en dej. Ælt dejen i 5-8 minutter. (Ælt 8-10 minutter, hvis du gør det i hånden). Du skal ende op med en jævn og elastisk dej.

Lad dejen hæve tildækket i skålen i 1-2 timer, eller til den er doblet i størrelse.

Halvér pølserne., og kom bagepapir på et par bageplader.

Hæld dejen ud på et bord drysset med mel. Fold dejen 3-4 gange og del dejlen i 18-20 lige store stykker/boller. Rul bollerne ud til ca. 30 cm lange pølser, og sno dejen rundt om pølserne. Pres enderne ind i dejen, så snoningen ikke ruller op, når pølsehornene hæver.

Dæk pølsehornene med et rent viskestykke, og lad dem hæve i omkring 1 time.

Opvarm ovnen til 200℃. Pensel pølsehornene med det sammenpiskede æg, og bag dem i ca 15 minutter indtil de er gyldne og gennembagte.

Køl pølsehornene lidt af inden de serveres.

Server pølsehorn med sennep og ketchup.

Velbekomme!

 

Roasted Cauliflower

Dinner, Sides, VegetablesTove Balle-Pedersen1 Comment
Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower

One of my favorite vegetables is cauliflower. It's very versatile, I use it as rice, raw in salads, boiled, roasted, everything goes with Cauliflower. 

These roasted cauliflower florets are a perfect side for a roasted chicken. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets
  • olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • salt
  • shaved parmesan 
  • (capers)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 475℉ (250℃).

Place the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet. Drizzle the cauliflower with olive oil, and season with the lemon pepper, cumin and salt. Place baking sheet in the oven and cook for 18-25 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure even roasting. I like a good caramelization on the cauliflower, so I put them in the oven before the oven is preheated all the way.

Remove cauliflower from the oven and sprinkle with the Parmesan and some capers (if you have some). Serve immediately while still warm.

Enjoy!

 

The Danish Version:

Ristet Blomkål

Ingredienser:

  • 1 medium blomkål, skåret i buketter
  • olivenolie
  • 1 tsk citronpeber
  • ½ tsk spidskommen
  • salt
  • høvlet parmesan 
  • kapers

Fremgangsmåde:

Varm ovnen op til 250℃.

Kom blomkålsbuketterne i et ovnfast fad i ét lag, eller læg dem spredt på en bareplade. Hæld olivenolien henover. Drys citronpeber, spidskommen of salt på, og vend det hele rundt så alle buketterne er dækkede. (dette kan også gøres i en frysepose før man kommer blomkålen i fadet/på pladen.

Kom blomkålen i ovnen og bag dem i ca 18-25 minutter, vend dem rundt undervejs, så de får en jævn farve. 

Tag blomkålen ud af ovnen og kom parmesan og kapers (hvis du har nogle) henover, og server den straks.

Velbekomme.

Maple Plank Salmon

Dinner, Fish & seafood, BBQTove Balle-PedersenComment
Maple Plank Salmon

Maple Plank Salmon

Have you ever grilled salmon on a plank? It's actually really easy, and it brings a lot of great flavor to the salmon. The most important thing is to soak the plank for one or two hours before grilling. You can soak the plank in water, cider, or even wine. 😃

I have had planks lying in the my kitchen cabinets for a very long time, I've totally forgot all about them. But on my last few runs to Whole Foods Market, I've wanted to try their Cedar Plank Salmon. But I opted to try making my own, Hawaiian inspired salmon.

Here is my take.

Serves 2-3 people

Ingredients:

  • 1 food-safe maple plank (you can use any kind of food-safe planks)
  • 1 salmon fillet, or 2-3 portion sized
  • salt & white pepper
  • lemon juice

Topping:

  • 2 thin slices fresh pineapple, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lemon curd
  • ½ jalapeño, minced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • ¼ cup macadamia nuts
  • salt & white pepper
  • sprinkle of red pepper flakes

Directions:

Soak the plank in water for about two hours, making sure that it stay submerged.

Abut 15 minutes before you are ready to cook, preheat the grill/BBQ to 375-400℉ (190-200℃). You want to cook the salmon over direct heat.

Maple Plank Salmon ready for the grill/BBQ

Maple Plank Salmon ready for the grill/BBQ

Remove skin and bones from the fillet. You can let the skin stay on the fish, but I always remove it.
Drip some lemon juice over the fish, and season it with salt and white pepper. Place the fillet on the plank, and make the topping. If the filet has a thin tapered belly edge, tuck the edge under to get a more even thickness of the filet. This prevent the thin part to overcook. 

Mix the topping and spread it evenly over the fillet.

Cook for about 12-18 minutes with the lid closed, until the salmon is done (when the salmon is no longer translucent but uniformly pink in the center. Small fillets will cook more quickly than larger cuts. 

(Check the doneness by inserting a knife in the center and peek inside.)

You can reuse the planks until they become overly charred, cracked, or impossible to clean. 

Enjoy!

Beer Can Chicken

Dinner, Meats, PoultryTove Balle-PedersenComment
Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken is one of the best ways to cook a chicken on the grill/BBQ. The chicken stays juicy, and you get the best crispy skin.

I use a poultry roaster instead of the beer can, since you do not know what’s in the color on the beer can, and if it will migrate into the roasting chicken.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature 
  • 2-4 tablespoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic

Directions:

Preheat your grill/BBQ to medium high heat, the chicken need to be cooked at indirect heat, meaning no flames or coal directly under the bird. 

Zest the lemon, and add it to the butter together with the thyme.

Remove neck and giblets from chicken and discard them. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Rub chicken lightly with salt inside and put the chopped up lemon inside too. Put the spiced butter in between the skin and chicken breast and drumsticks. Set aside.

Pour the wine into the poultry roaster  and put the garlic in there too. place the chicken on the stand. Rub a good amount salt all over the chicken. Transfer the chicken to the grill/BBQ.

Cook the bird for 50-65 minutes or until the thigh juice runs clear, when poked with a sharp knife. Remove the bird from grill/BBQ and let rest for 10 minutes before carving. (The center temperature should be 165℉ (75℃).

Enjoy!

 

Pizza

DinnerTove Balle-Pedersen1 Comment
Potato Gruyere Pizza

Potato Gruyere Pizza

There are different way to roll out/form the pizza. Normally I just roll the dough out with a rolling pin but this dough is so soft and so easy to just spread out using your hands. Of course you can be a real pizza maker and toss it in the air, but I know my limitations.

When the dough is shaped I always sprinkle some cornflour on the pizza peel, this makes it easier to slide the pizza onto the grill safely and without dropping all the toppings.

I have a VillaWare Pizza Grill, it's basically a pizza stone on a stainless steel frame. But the stone is food certified, and the frame stops the pizza from sliding off, when taking it off. After getting this Pizza Grill, we have got the best pizza's ever. We even use the pizza grill to reheat leftover pizza, to get the crisp.

I bake my pizza at 600℉ (315℃) for about 7 minutes. 

I love simple pizze, I love you can taste all the ingredients.

Potato Gruyere Pizza

The potato gruyere pizza is a white pizza, with only potatoes, cheese, olive oil, rosemary and a sprinkle of salt. It's really simple to make. 

Wash 2-3 potatoes, and thinly slice them into a bowl with ice water.  Slice the cheese, and spread it on the pizza dough. Pad dry the potato slices and lay them on top of the cheese. Sprinkle with olive oil and chopped fresh rosemary. Bake the pizza on the grill for about 7 minutes on a pizza stone.   

Bacon, Gorgonzola and Onion Pizza

Bacon, Gorgonzola and Onion Pizza

Another favorite is

Bacon, Gorgonzola and Onion Pizza

Pizza dough

Tomato sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • ¼ onion, peeled and cut into ¼-inch pieces

  • 1 garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced

  • ½ can diced Italian tomatoes

  • 1-2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • thyme

  • rosemary

  • salt & pepper

Heat the oil in a small saucepan on medium heat. Add onions and garlic, cook until onions are soft, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and spices. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Let sauce simmer 5-10 minutes - the longer, the better taste. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Topping:

  • onion, thinly slices

  • 3-4 slices bacon

  • 4 slices mozzarella, use a good one

  • 2-4 tablespoons gorgonzola

Spread the cooled tomato sauce on the pizza, add the cheese and onions. Top it of with bacon.

Bakes for about 7 minutes.