First of all, yes, you're on the right blog, it just received a face lift...one that I plan on sticking with! I really want to thank Shay, of Dumplin Design Studios, for her gorgeous work on this template. If you ever begin to feel bored and twitchy about your blog's appearance, I highly recommend Shay. She's fast, easy to work with, and will all the dirty work (you won't have to enter the scary underbelly world of HTML codes.) I promise, no more revolving backgrounds for a while. :-D
Blueberry Lemon Barnacles (adapted from Giada De Laurentiis)
Ingredients
2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of sugar
1 Tablespoon of fresh lemon zest (about 4 lemons)
1/2 cup (that's 1 stick) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
1/4 cup of half and half + extra if needed (whole milk is fine)
1/2 teaspoon of pure almond extract
1 cup of blueberries (if they're frozen, drain and thaw them first.)
Method
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking Powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of your stand mixer (or any large bowl) add the sugar and lemon zest. Using your fingertips, work the zest into the sugar until it becomes moist and aromatic. Add the butter and using the paddle attachment or regular beaters, beat everything together until light and creamy. Add the egg yolk and almond extract, beat to incorporate. Add the cream and beat well. On low speed, or with a large spatula/wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture just until the streaks of flour have disappeared. If the dough feels too stiff and doesn't seem to hold together, add about 1 more Tablespoon of cream or milk. Gently fold in the blueberries.
Cover the bowl and chill for at least 3 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375F. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper.
Using two small spoons (I used about 1/2 Tablespoon measuring spoon), drop the batter onto the cookie sheets. Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn golden brown. Cool the sheets on a cooling rack before removing.
Makes about 25-30 barnacles.
11 comments:
I love your blogs facelift! Those scone/cookies look terrific.
Cheers,
Rosa
The new look is gorgeous! Now I really have blog envy! Cute barnacles! They remind me a bit of the lemon poppyseed muffins from TWD a few weeks back. Mine were very scone-y, and flat cause I didn't have a muffin tin then. Oh, but we're talking about your baking, sorry.
:)
I love lemon and blueberry together.
Have you written directly to the ship/network? Sent cookies? Advertised on craiglist Alaska? Started a petition on Facebook?
Mary, I did a send package containing a bag of dark chocolate M&M's, dark chocolate peanut butter, Nutella, and a shameless blog plug (including a recipe for Nutella Peanut Butter Pillows.) However, I'm afriad that because I sent it out so late during king crab season last November, it may not have arrived on time causing everything to turn into a popsicle. Captain Sig did Tweet me, thanking me for the package! But since I've been nagging some people about it's location, he could have just been trying to be polite. :) I want to see pictures with spoons in those jars and of someone actually sitting at a computer...looking at my blog. Followed by an email asking me to come up there and cook already.
Not asking too. :D
Hey Valerie, nobodies rolling their eyes at you, girl! It's true. Dreams are what life is made of-yes, yes! Everyone has dreams. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that everyone has fantastic dreams. And it's endearing that, unlike everyone, your willing to share yours with the world:)
Oh, and these lemon barnacles sound wonderful. I love barnacles (smile)!!
p.s. nice makeover by the way. It looks really inviting and pleasant...
This post name is very fitting for you and your creation. I really like the sound of this recipe! Lemon and blueberry is seriously too yummy.
Ps. I like the new background too! The colour is sweet.
The blog looks gorgeous!
Love the design of your blog, Valerie. Very nice!
And the blueberry-lemon barnacles look fantastic. They have a very delicate appearance, and how can you go wrong with blueberries and lemon? Yum! Beautiful job!
No, don't give up! I love cheesy recipe titles and look forward to more. If you're looking for other sea-related titles, how about Mana-teacakes? Or homemade pirate cookies? The possibilities are endless!
Love your new blog design (as always). You're so fashionable!
The blog looks wonderful. :)
The treats are looking tasty as well. Lemon and blueberry is a great mix.
My opinion is it would be a liability for you to be on any boat. Also, the guys get a lot of packages and not all packages arrive in a timely manner. I haven't heard back on packages I've sent but that's okay because they have families to take care of when they're home and I respect their privacy. If you got a thank you I would take it and be grateful because so many people don't hear anything at all. I know this is not what you want to hear but they have a lot of fans.
Hi Ang,
You're right, They do have a lot of fans and I'm sure they receive tons of stuff from everyone. I am very grateful to have heard back in reguards to mine. In fact, I think I had to re read the tweet several times in order to believe that it was actually there. :-)
I'm not sure what I expect to come of my Bering sea cooking ambition...just something to get the wheels spinning in motion at least. Despite the the fact that it may appear otherwise, I'm a lot stronger than I look and I truly think that I could hold my own in any situation. Being able to combine my love for food with a need for adventure (and a much needed change) would be a dream come true. Not trying would be more disappointing than being told that I couldn't do it.
Thanks for the comment, and the honesty...I like that. :)
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