Whitechocolateapricotmuffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tray with paper liners.
• Mix flour, white chocolate chips, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a medium-sized bowl. Add to flour mixture and mix well.
• Fill 2/3 of each prepared muffin cup with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and chocolate in a mixing bowl.
• Make a depression in the middle of the flour mixture.
• In a separate bowl combine milk, butter and egg and stir with a wire whisk.
• Add to flour mixture and stir until blended.
• Apricot preserves are not added to the mixture.
• Fill muffin pan with cupcake liners or spray with cooking spray.
• Fill with 1 Tbl.
• of batter and then add 2 tsp.
• of apricot preserves to the middle of batter.
• Then top with remaining batter.
• Sprinkle sugar on top.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20-22 minutes until lightly browned.

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl, place the chopped white chocolate and set aside.
• Add the egg yolks and sugar to a small bowl and whisk until pale in color.
• In a saucepan, over low heat, bring 1/4 cup of the cream to a simmer, and slowly add the cream into the yolk and sugar mixture to temper. Pour the creamy mixture back into pan and stir with a wooden spoon until it coats the back of it.
• Pour hot mix into a fine mesh sieve placed directly over bowl with the chopped chocolate. Stir until completely smooth.
• In another bowl, whip remaining 1 cup of the cream to almost stiff peaks. Fold half the whipped cream into the white chocolate mix to lighten and then fold in the remaining whipped cream.
• Spoon the white chocolate mousse into 4 serving cups and refrigerate until set, approximately 1 hour.
• Garnish each serving with 3 blackberries and a sprig of mint, if using.

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the eggs 1 at a time. Add the vanilla and beat for 1 more minute.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add the oats, apricots and white chocolate chips and fold to combine using a rubber spatula, making sure everything is evenly incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, drop 2-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden in color, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until uniform; set aside.
• Add 4 ounces white chocolate and all the butter in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water.
• Stir constantly until half the chocolate and butter is melted.
• Remove the top of the double boiler; continue stirring, away from the heat, until the mixture is smooth; cool for 10 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg and sugar until thick and pale yellow (approx 2 minutes).
• Whisk in the cooled chocolate mixture until smooth; whisk in the milk and vanilla.
• Use a wooden spoon and stir in the remaining chopped white chocolate.
• Stir in flour mixture just until moistened.
• Fill muffin tins that have been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, 3/4 full.
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 20 minutes OR until muffins are browned with sightly rounded tops and pick comes out clean.
• Set pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
• Turn muffins out of pan; cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• If storing or freezing muffins, cool completely before sealing in airtight container or in freezer-safe plastic bags.
• •Alternative--White Chocolate Orange Muffins: add 2 teaspoons orange extract or 1/2 teaspoon orange oil with the vanilla.

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Butter two 9-inch parchment paper rounds and place in pans, buttered side up. Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Leave white chocolate in pot; turn off heat. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk in 3 additions, blending well after each addition. Add warm white chocolate and beat just until blended.
• Divide batter equally between pans, smoothing tops with spatula. Bake cakes until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 20 minutes (cakes will fall). Run small sharp knife around cake pan sides. Turn cakes out onto cardboard round or tart pan bottom; peel off parchment. Turn cakes right side up onto racks and cool completely.
• For buttercream:
• Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove white chocolate from over water. Let stand until cool but not set, about 20 minutes. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in white chocolate and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in powdered sugar. Cover and refrigerate until thick enough to spread, about 45 minutes (frosting will be very soft).
• For assembly:
• Boil 1/2 cup water and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cool syrup.
• Using serrated knife, cut each cake layer horizontally in half. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on 9-inch cardboard cake round or removable bottom of 9-inch tart pan and brush with 2 tablespoons sugar syrup. Spread 6 tablespoons buttercream over cake. Cover buttercream with single layer of sliced apricots. Spread 3 tablespoons buttercream over apricots; top with second cake layer, cut side up. Brush with 2 tablespoons sugar syrup, 6 tablespoons buttercream, apricots, and 3 tablespoons buttercream. Top with third cake layer, cut side up. Brush with 2 tablespoons syrup. Spread 6 tablespoons buttercream over cake; cover with apricots. Spread 3 tablespoons buttercream over apricots. Top with fourth layer, cut side down. Spread 1 cup buttercream over top and sides of cake (layer will be thin). Chill 1 hour. Spread remaining buttercream over top and sides of cake. Press chopped walnuts onto sides of cake. Cover top with remaining sliced apricots. Brush apricots with apricot preserves. Chill cake 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled. Let stand 3 hours at room temperature before serving.)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
• Beat the butter and sugar together for 5 mins until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs gradually and beat in until combined. Stir in the yogurt, vanilla and milk. Fold in the flour, baking powder and a pinch of fine salt until you have a smooth batter. Finally, fold in 150g raspberries and white chocolate chips and fill the muffin cases three-quarters full.
• Push 2 raspberries into the top of each muffin so they're sticking out slightly. Bake for 8 mins, then reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 20-25 mins more until risen and golden, and a cocktail stick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons apricots for topping. Stir remaining apricots and 1/3 cup vanilla baking chips into crumbly mixture. Stir in egg and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into 8-inch round on cookie sheet. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges.
• Place melted baking chips in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag; pipe small amount of melted chips over scones. Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons apricots. Pipe remaining melted chips over scones. Serve warm or cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas mark 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the sugar.
• Crack the egg into a separate bowl and whisk in the vanilla extract, milk and butter.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry and add the raspberries and chocolate, take care not to overmix.
• Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 25-30 minutes and bake until well risen and just firm to the touch.

Steps:

• In large bowl combine flour and next five ingredients (through chocolate). In separate bowl combine milk, butter, and egg. Add to flour mixture and stir just till moist. Spoon about 1 Tablespoon batter into each of 12 greased muffin cups. Spoon 2 teaspoons preserves into center of each muffin cup (do not spread out over batter) and top with remaining batter. Sprinkle evenly with 1 Tablespoon sugar and bake at 400 degrees approximately 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, chocolate, juice and extract. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Shape 1/2 of dough into 15x2-inch log on center of each of 2 greased and lightly floured baking sheets.
• Bake 30 min or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool 10 min. on wire racks. Place on cutting board. Cut each log into 16 slices; place, cut-sides down, on baking sheets. Bake an additional 20 min., turning over after 15 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, oatmeal,and baking soda in a medium bowl. Cream butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add salt, vanilla, and eggs, and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture gradually, beating until just combined. Stir in chocolate and apricots.Cover, and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until cookiesare golden brown around the edges but still soft in the center, 14 to 16 minutes.Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.