Saturday, October 22, 2011

Pie Crust Recipe


First thing to remember is to use butter before it thaws out, the colder the butter the better: D

Butter/ Margarine Crust

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
½ cup (1 stick or 4 ounces) unsalted (or salted) butter, very-cold, cut into cubes
½ cup (1 stick or 4 ounces) margarine (for vegan/vegetarian crust omit butter and replace with margarine, or vice versa, if you would like to make this ganja crust use ganja butter)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
6 to 8 Tbsp ice water, or if you like substitute water for vodka, silver tequila or silver rum. You can use a half and half ratio or if you want an extra potent crust use 2 tablespoons ganja tincture.

· Combine flour, salt, and sugar bowl cut in butter with a fork, until mixture begins to form crumbs. Begin to add ice water slowly, mixing until it starts to form a ball. If you pinch some of the crumbly dough and it holds together, it's ready. If the dough doesn't hold together, add a little more water and keep mixing, don’t over mix!

· Remove dough and separate into 2 balls. Knead the dough just enough to form a ball.

· Roll out dough to form your desired crust shape then line pie pan.

· Add filling to the pie.

· Roll out second ball of dough. Carefully place over the top your pie. Pinch top and bottom of dough rounds together. Trim excess dough leaving a little overhang. Press the dough and pinch together. Shape edges using your fingers or you can press the edges with a fork. Slice the top of the pie with a few slits, so that steam can escape.

· Bake pie at 350 between 45 minutes to one hour depending on depth of your pie pan.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Ganja Brownies

Ingredients

1/2 cup ganja butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting

3 tablespoons ganja butter, softened
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon ganja tincture
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon coconut milk (or until desired consistency)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
Melt 1/2 cup ganja butter. In a large bowl mix sugar, ganja butter, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Try not to overcook. (check with a fork remove when fork comes clean)
To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons ganja butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon ganja tincture, 1 tablespoon of coconut milk, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies.

Ganja Ball Cookies

· 1/2 cup powdered sugar

· 1 cup salted ganja butter, softened

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 2 1/4 cups flour

Optional; 1/2 cup chopped nuts of choice (walnuts, pecans, almonds)

Additional powdered sugar

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until mixed. Add flour to creamed mixture, blend thoroughly. Add nuts (optional) and mix well. Chill dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400F. Shape into 1-inch balls and bake 8-10 minutes. Don't let them brown. Cool, and then roll in powdered sugar.