6 just butter squares Recipes

raisins, rum (optional) or 1/4 cup brandy (optional), unsalted butter (i just use regular butter and decrease the salt.), sugar, vanilla, flour, salt (depending if using ed butter or un ed), eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, flour, pecan halves (or a combination) or 2 cups almonds (or a combination) or 2 cups walnuts (or a combination), chopped candied fruit

you will need, all purpose flour (i used bread flour), semolina, salt, warm water to make dough or more (i used 1 1/4 cups), oil/melted butter, for frying & spreading, original recipe required 1 cup each oil and butter...i didn tsp use that much maybe, 1/3, mix flour ,semolina & salt., add 1 cup of water( warm to the touch), stir with wooden spoon until moistened., if the dough is a bit dry add about 1 tbsp water at a time until just moistened. mine felt that it needed about 4 tbsp more or about 1/4 cup. cover the dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes., it is at this time that you may want to clean up and get your work space ready. after the 30 minutes resting time, knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth. i used my kitchenaid mixer to do this job., divide the dough into about 9-10 dinner size rolls ., cover with kitchen towel to prevent skin from forming. spread about 2 tbsp oil on your counter top. take a roll of dough and place on oiled surface., spread into thin square sheet. lightly brush with melted butter., then fold like a business letter ( three sides). you should have a long rectangle., lightly brush with melted butter again. fold left third to center and then fold right third to center of rectangle., you should have a layered square....maybe the size of your palm. it is at this point that you may want to let it rest a bit., roll this square into a big square of 9x9 inch square( or thereabouts...doesn tsp have to be exact it could be smaller). the layers might move about on you a bit ...just be gentle and try to make it look like a square. if you let it rest a bit you won tsp have this problem. fry on preheated griddle or in a skillet on medium/low heat. you may add some oil and butter ( about 1 tbsp) in the hot skillet. i usually squirt a bit of oil from my oil dispenser and add a bit of butter to help with the browning. place the layered paratha(bread) and let it cook until the top seems a bit dry.* flip over and add a bit more butter/oil. press on the bread a bit, with a spatula, so that the second side gets brown as well., while it is cooking , i roll out the second dough...using the same method(while keeping an eye out on the skillet. i guess you can make them all ahead and this way you don tsp have to worry about watching the skillet. it might actually be better that you do them all in advance..., this bread is best eaten hot ...maybe right out of the skillet ., variation, i did a few parathas , where i added some chives, in the folding process. in case you would like to try this version, here are a couple of pictures.

peanut butter, vanilla, melted butter, mix together well ., add 2 cups icing sugar. mix well ., add 2 cups rice krispies. mix well .

chocolate fudge squares with mocha glaze, unsalted butter, at room, granulated sugar, egg, all-purpose flour, baking powder, unsweetened chocolate, melted, milk, vanilla extract, chopped walnuts, glaze, generous cup powdered sugar, unsalted butter, at room temperature, unsweetened chocolate, melted, vanilla extract, brewed double-strength coffee, preferably, made from dark-roasted beans, preheat oven to 350 degrees f. butter an 8-inch square baking pan., make fudge squares: in a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar and egg., in a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. add to the butter mixture. then add the melted chocolate, being careful not to over-beat. add the milk, vanilla and walnuts, stirring just to blend., pour the batter into the prepared pan. bake until the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and the top springs back when pressed lightly, about 30 minutes. allow the cake to cool completely. meanwhile, make glaze., make glaze : in a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, chocolate and vanilla extract. stir in the coffee and whisk until smooth., refrigerate the glaze until cool , then pour over the top of the cake and cut the cake into squares.