Nutella Cupcakes

Sometimes...on Saturday mornings I wake up with a thought "Today I should make something really cool...Something that would make me proud of myself".

Same story with these Nutella cupcakes =))) Gotta admit these are the best cupcakes I have ever made =)))

They turned out so soft and tasty!!

*Иногда... по субботам я просыпаюсь с мыслью в голове "Сегодня нужно приготовить что-то очень клевое... от чего потом сама собой гордиться буду".

Та же история вот с этими капкейками с Нутеллой...и, должна признать, это пока что мои самые лучшие капкейки =)))

Они получились очень мягкими и вкусными!!

After I ran out of Nutella I just made these:
*Когда Нутелла закончилась, получились вот такие:

You can find the original recipe here

*Сам рецепт можно найти тут

Favorite Crumpets Recipe

Whenever I have some time and buttermilk in the fridge...I make these!!! And believe me they are super tasty =))) I really hope "crumpets" is the right word in English for what you see in the picture =))) 

To make those you'll need:

190 g - flour

4 tbsp - plain white sugar

1 1/3 glasses - buttermilk/kefir (one glass is 250 ml)

2 eggs

2 tsp - baking powder

1/2 tsp - bicarbonate of soda

a pinch of salt

In a bowl whip together buttermilk, sugar and eggs. In another bowl mix together flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and baking powder. Combine both mixtures.

Husband totally adores these crumpets.

*Когда у меня есть время, а в холодильнике остался кефир, готовлю вот эти оладушки =)))

Чтобы их приготовить, вам понадобится:

190 гр муки

4 ст.л. сахара

1 1/3 стакана кефира

2 яйца

2 ч.л. разрыхлителя

1/2 ч.л. соды

щепотка соли

В миску смешиваем муку, соду, соль и разрыхлитель. В другой миске взбиваем кефир с яйцами и сахаром. Соединяем две смеси и замешиваем тесто.

Муж у меня просто обожает эти оладушки =))))

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I get to bake from time to time... So I decided that I'm gonna share some recipes with you whenever I make smth nice =)) 

Yesterday I made these:

Recipe:

1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup (210 grams) light or dark brown sugar

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 cups (260 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats

1 cup (140 grams) dark raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) with oven rack in the center of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugars until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in the rolled oats and raisins.

For large cookies, use a generous 1/4 cup of batter and place six cookies on each baking sheet. Flatten the cookies slightly so they are about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick. Bake the cookies for about 14 - 18 minutes rotating the cookie sheets halfway through the baking time. The cookies are done when golden brown around the edges but still a little soft in the centers. (The longer the cookies bake the more crispy they will be.) Remove from oven and let the cookies cool a few minutes on the bakingsheet before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling. These cookies will keep several days at room temperature

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The ones I made looked pretty much like in the picture =)))) And they were really tasty =))) I don't have brown sugar so I used white sugar and still they turned out just great  =)))