Hostess Orange Cupcakes

I've noticed recently a little chocolate snack cakes strong. By Ding-Dong in Ho-Ho's, Donut Gems to Cup Cakes, I seem to be my preference for order lost. I think I have a "mature" snack cake junkie.

A year ago, when I began to reject chocolate, I wondered: "Am I always grew up on Zingers? For Ho-Ho's? For Little Debbie?" I was scared. I'm no longer a child?

Snack chocolate seemed a little strong. What should I do?Was I stop snacking? Should I stop eating 200-calorie-corrections in the middle of the afternoon? This is to make most of my life into a realm of responsibility, which I can not begin to handle.

Then, about two months ago, on a trip to Barstow, I discovered the greatest snack, the Orange Hostess Cup Cake. It is mild, with a hint of citrus pleasure, a touch of class that one would not expect the snack bar. If you bite, everything is easier, a sharp contrast to its snackBrothers. I understand that the experience that most junk-food junkies can go if you meet a special experience on the 75c pastries, not to try this cupcake. You will be pleasantly surprised and will understand why it is so difficult to know how those of us in his cult, when the hostess, man, it falls off.

If you are not in the cult, you'll never beat us on the rack and find only those chocolate on the counter. You need to be quick if you want to knowJoy of the Orange Hostess Cupcake.

Orange Almond Chocolate Biscotti

've Always in the search for the perfect cookie on my daughters that are sent across the country live, I finally succeeded. These cookies will resist most one or two days in advance, the rigors of shipping and are safe, my children and grandchildren to make them happy. Biscotti are a great gift or treat to keep around the house to enjoy all year long. Once you make your first game, I guarantee that you will buy them again. This recipe was changed when I added a few extra flavorsI create my own biscotti. If you want to try a simpler version, or is it simply another version, simply omit the almond extract, 1 tablespoon of zest for life, the chocolate and almonds. This will give you a worthy of any combination you can come with dough.

Orange Almond Chocolate Biscotti

3 1 / 4 cups flour, all, I prefer King Arthur but any brand will do.

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 / 3 teaspoon salt

1 1 / 2 cup granulated sugar

10Tablespoons butter, melted

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 / 2 tablespoons almond extract

3 tablespoons orange zest

1 1 / 4 cup sliced almonds, toasted, then coarsely chopped

1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, frozen 1 hours

1 large egg white

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Mix sugar, melted butter, 3 eggs, extractsand joy of life in a large bowl. Add flour mixture and mix by stirring with a wooden spoon until well. Mix in toasted almonds and chocolate.

Divide dough into two halves. With floured hands, shape each dough half into15 cm long and 2 1 / 3 inch long logs. Place on parchment, spacing apart. Whisk egg whites in small bowl until frothy, brush over top and sides of each dough log.

Bake logs until golden brown about 30 minutes on a rack in the center of the oven. Cool completely on sheet onStand for about 25 minutes, while maintaining furnace temperature. The logs will spread when baked.

Transfer logs to work on the surface. Cut with a serrated knife, cut logs diagonally into 1 / 2 inch wide slices. Arrange the slices, cut side down on the baking sheet without parchment paper. You may need to add another baking tray fit all windows. Put the two poles on the same rack in the center of the oven. Bake 12 minutes, then turn the biscotti on the other side and bake another 8 minutes.Transfer to a wire rack and cool. The Biscotti taste better the second day. Store in an airtight container. They keep for about one week.

This recipe is an adaption from both Bon Appetit, December 1999 & Smitten Kitchen, March 2008