Pumpkin Brownies
by Celia Cheng
October 26th, 2007
FAT WITCH BAKERY
75 9th Ave
@ 16th St
212-807-1335
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I’m revisiting an old craving but this time with a recipe since it’s pumpkin season, which means it’s pumpkin brownie season. OMG! So tasty!
Pumpkin Witches from Chelsea’s Fat Witch Bakery.
Makes 36 squares
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cup unbleached flour
1⁄4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1⁄2 tbs cinnamon
1⁄4 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup butter (room temperature)
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tbs vanilla
1⁄2 cup water
1 cup no-spice canned pumpkin
1⁄2 cup chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, mix butter, sugar, and vanilla.
4. Beat in eggs.
5. Stir in pumpkin.
6. Fold in dry ingredients.
7. Add chocolate chips.
8. Pour into 10×15 jelly roll pan and bake 25-35 minutes.
9. Let cool 45 minutes and cut into two-inch pieces.
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Speculoos Cookies
by Celia Cheng
September 19th, 2007
LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN
100 Grand St
(Mercer & Greene St)
212-625-9009
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The Belgian bakery-café chain Le Pain Quotidien seems to be continuously opening new stores around the globe, with thirteen locations in New York City alone. In my book, LPQ’s speculoos cookies — Belgian spice cookies — are reason enough for world domination. I love these smooth, flat cookies with sliced almonds because the subtle hint of cinnamon and fresh lemon linger on your palate long after the cookies are gone. The texture of the cookie is hard but refined as it’s made with pastry flour. Each bite starts with a light, crisp crunch, and ends with your hand reaching for another.
Posted in Belgian , Chelsea , Cookies , Midtown West , SoHo , Sweets , UES , Union Square , UWS , West Village
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Pad Kee Mao
by Celia Cheng
December 30th, 2006
CHELSEA THAI
75 9th Ave
(15th & 16th St)
212-924-2999
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I like the vegetarian pad kee mao at Chelsea Thai because the crispy tofu is the key to goodness! Of course it complements the tomato, wide noodles and the tasty sauce. To think of it, this dish is supremely heavy on carbs, but who cares! It’s downright yummy! Bonus: Chelsea Thai is also a small market for Thai and other Asian groceries, so you can pick up some ingredients and venture to make your own creations after sampling theirs.
Posted in Chelsea , Noodles , Thai , Vegetables
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