37 homemade balls Recipes

masa flour (loose packed), salt, water, tip... you can add some chopped cilantro and a bit of lime juice to the dough for an even better flavor, in a bowl mix ingredients until the dough comes together about 2 minutes ., if the dough feels dry add a tbsp of water at a time. you want to knead it a bit... for a minute or so. it will be the consistency of sandy play dough., divide dough into 16 parts. cover with a damp towel. if you have a tortilla press, line it with 2 sheets of plastic wrap. place each ball between the plastic wrap and press until tortilla measures about 5 to 6 in in diameter. peel plastic wrap carefully. if it tears just press together again to seal. if you are careful, it just peels off., if you don tsp have a tortilla press do what i do and roll the balls between 2 sheets of plastic wrap using a rolling pin., preheat a skillet on medium -high. you may want to heat 2 skillets if you can work quickly like i did to speed the process up a bit. cook tortillas 1 a at a time for 50 seconds or so ., turn on second side and cook for an additional 50 secs or so., cover tortillas...i usually cover with plastic wrap so that the heat steams them up a bit and they do not dry out. use in your favorite dish...enchiladas tacos, etc.

vanilla ice cream (store bought or homemade ), toasted pecans, chopped fine, caramels (store bought or homemade ) or 1 1/2 cups chocolate syrup (store bought or homemade)

vegetable oil, drained marinated bocconcini (small mozzarella balls), patted dry, eggs, beaten, plain fine dry bread crumbs, warm homemade or bottled spicy tomato sauce

vegetable oil, drained marinated bocconcini (small mozzarella balls), patted dry, eggs, beaten, plain fine dry bread crumbs, equipment : a deep-fat thermometer, warm homemade or bottled spicy tomato sauce

chicken carcass, celery, onion, carrots, water, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, matzo meal (streit s), eggs, oil (vegetable or canola), seltzer water, salt, fresh ground pepper, homemade stock, chicken broth (college inn), bouillon cubes (chicken flavor of course), carrot, diced finely, garlic cloves, minced, onion, minced, celery rib, minced

peanut butter (store-bought or homemade ), powdered milk, raisins (or dried cranberries, or dried apple, or for a treat, mini chocolate chips), honey, coconut (i have made them without the ), sesame seeds, approximately

duncan hines strawberry cake mix , prepared according to package directions, cream cheese frosting (homemade or 1 can of prepared), chopped fresh strawberries (or freeze-dried strawberries), kirsch (optional, or strawberry jam), high quality white chocolate, melted

low sodium chicken broth (homemade or canned ), frozen carrots , coins (or use fresh carrots peeled and thinly sliced), fresh ground black pepper, eggs, vegetable oil (or use canola oil), matzo meal (no substitutes use only ), baking powder (can use 2 tsp if desired), salt (can use kosher ), garlic powder (if not a garlic-lover then omit), fresh ground black pepper

eggs, egg white, salt, matzo meal, oil, homemade chicken broth, parsnips, peeled and chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, broccoli floret, mushroom, sliced, fresh dill, chopped, parsley

basic pizza dough (ball), mozzarella cheese (shredded ), pepperoni, flour, cornmeal, olive oil, pizza sauce (prepared ), canned stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil

reduced-calorie vanilla wafers, chopped hazelnuts, toasted, homemade ricotta cheese, seedless red grapes (about 1 lb), sugar, maple syrup

instant yeast (2 1/2 tsp, or 4 oz), honey, warm water (divided ), bread flour (plus additional for dusting the work surface), whole wheat flour, kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, cornmeal for sprinkling the baking pans, special equipment : baking pans or cookie sheets, pizza stone (optional), makes eight 6-7 inch pitas, procedure, combine the two flours in a medium bowl., whisk in 1/2 cup of the flour mixture and keep whisking until the mixture is very smooth. cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour, or until doubled and bubbly., stir the salt into the remaining flour mixture ., mix in the remaining flour , 3/4 cup water, and olive oil. stir until a shaggy dough forms., turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic., lightly spray a large, clean bowl with cooking spray (or coat with olive oil). place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat in the oil. let sit in a warm spot for at least an hour, or until the dough has doubled in size., punch down the dough (it s fun) and cut into 8 fairly even pieces., lightly flour a work surface ., roll each dough piece into a ball between your hands. flatten 1 of the dough balls , then roll out on your floured work surface to 6-7 inches in diameter. transfer the pita to the cornmeal-dusted baking sheet. repeat with each dough ball., let the dough rest, loosely covered with a clean kitchen towel, for 30 minutes., if you are baking your pita on a pizza stone , place the stone on the oven floor, and remove the middle oven rack (move the second oven rack to the top position, out of the way). if you don tsp have pizza stone, remove the top oven rack, and place the second rack in the lower middle position., preheat the oven to 500of., transfer the pitas , two at a time, to the pizza stone or oven rack. bake for 2 minutes on 1 side, gently flip with tongs or a long spatula, and bake on the other for 1 minute., pita to a cooling rack. cool for 1-2 minutes, then stack to keep warm.

cream cheese, softened, homemade gourmet southwest seasoning, shredded sharp cheddar cheese

vanilla ice cream (store bought or homemade ), toasted pecans, chopped fine, caramel or chocolate sauce (store bought or homemade)

fennel bulbs (about 1 lb, weighed with 2 inches of top stalks), olive oil, chicken broth, preferably homemade or good-quality , low-sodium purchased, coarsely chopped garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh thyme, fennel seeds , ground in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle (optional), eggs, matzoh meal, homemade chicken broth, fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and reserved for another use or discarded, caps wiped clean with a damp paper towel and thinly sliced, asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

cake (homemade or store-bought), crushed into coarse crumbs, graham cracker crumbs or 1 cup finely ground nuts, any variety, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, sweetened condensed (not evaporated ) milk, vanilla extract, shot jack daniels whiskey, unsalted butter, softened, freshly grated nutmeg, sugar, cocoa powder

eagle brand condensed milk (or 1 recipe homemade eagle brand milk), powdered sugar, chopped pecans or 1 cup chopped walnuts, coconut, oleo

eggs, lightly beaten, melted chicken fat, salt , plus more to taste, ground nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper , plus more to taste, matzo meal, chopped parsley, chopped onion, qt. best-quality chicken broth (homemade or purchased)