The Queen of Great Britain died yesterday🕯
I heard the bad news yesterday afternoon: the great Queen Elizabeth II has died.
The United Kingdom is in a ten-day mourning period. I ask for a minute's silence at this time.
I am deeply saddened that Queen Elizabeth II has gone to be with God. An extraordinary human being, mother of a nation, who became a legend in her own lifetime. She will forever remain in the hearts and minds of millions around the world. My sincere condolences to the royal family and all the British people 😔
Who he is and who he is
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and nominal head of state for seven decades, died on 8 September at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace announced. The late Queen was seen by many as a symbol not only of British stability, but also of global stability.
"As the longest-reigning head of state in the United Kingdom,Queen Elizabeth II was admired the world over for her dignity, worthiness and selflessness. Her presence inspired confidence in decades of radical change, including the decolonisation of Africa and Asia and the development of the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II was a good friend of the United Nations.
Her loss will be felt around the world, but our thoughts go immediately to her family and the people of Britain.
The Queen of Great Britain's character in situations.
The most famous incident, which testifies to Elizabeth II's impeccable calm and composure, took place during the traditional parade. It is considered to be the most spectacular. The Queen led the procession on horseback. Suddenly, shots rang out from the crowd!!!! Elizabeth's horse was startled by the loud noise and nearly threw the rider off his horse. The Queen quickly managed to calm the animal. Immediately after the incident, Elizabeth II continued to attend the ceremony and did not look back at the police officers who rushed towards the gunman. I know the man who fired got a prison sentence - he would be famous... But not like this🤦.
Independent decision.
Elizabeth II made one of the most important independent decisions of her life - to marry Prince Philip - in violation of several ritual rules.
When her future husband, Philip (Prince of Denmark) , proposed to his cousin Elizabeth, the future queen did not ask her father or mother if she wanted to marry him. Elizabeth and Philip also broke another "rule of protocol": contrary to tradition, the groom did not wait for the monarch's daughter to announce the marriage first.
Love for horses and dogs
Elizabeth II has loved horses and dogs since childhood. The Queen especially loved the Corgi breed of dog.
When she got her first Corgi of her own, she named her Susan.
In total, Queen Elizabeth owned more than 30 corgis during her reign!
Hundreds of the Queen's racehorses have won numerous victories in competitions over the years. She even rode until she was old, entering competitions and presenting prizes to the winners.
None of us have any idea what the Queen thinks, and when you think about it, that's what best explains her success and makes her unique. After 60 years of reign, the Queen's subjects have little idea of what goes on in her head. To be the most ruthless public figure on the planet - and yet remain impenetrable in private. A recognisable - and utterly incomprehensible - paradox that never loses its fascination.
Today, our thoughts are with the royal family and all those who mourn Queen Elizabeth II in Britain and around the world. She was once called Elizabeth the Indomitable, and her service and commitment have always demonstrated the importance of timeless values in today's world.
***Rest in peace, great Queen. You wore your crown with dignity, you were strong and wise 🕯Sorrows...***
Leavening agent and baking soda: how to add it correctly?
What is the right way to add baking soda or baking powder to baked goods so that they turn out puffy? It turns out that there are nuances. I want to tell you about them.
I used to put vinegar in a spoonful of baking soda, and I was pretty sure that was the right way to do it.) Then, gaining a little experience in baking, I made a discovery to myself - it turns out that the baking soda is unevenly distributed in the dough, and most of the carbon dioxide, which should loosen the dough, escapes into the air. Then I began to specify in many recipes that the baking soda and leavening agent should be sifted together with the flour, so that the leavening agents are evenly distributed in the dough. But yesterday I found out that's not quite right either!
Can you feel the difference?
That was a lyrical introduction, but now here's the actual story:)
Last night I was going to bake a zebra pie for a video recipe. So, on my own advice, I sifted the flour and baking powder together. I looked - in the sieve there were some grains. Probably lumps of flour, that happens. Good thing I sifted. And the pie went into the oven... When I looked in about 20 minutes later, I saw that there was something wrong with the pie. It didn't rise evenly and was kind of humpy... Maybe it'll finish baking and be all right. But even the finished pie was uneven, and when I cut it, it turned out to be kind of dense, not clumpy or soggy, but... on the edge. How did that happen? I've been foaming Zebra for years, the recipe is one of our favorites and has been tested many times. What is it? And then I remembered... The crumbs in the sieve weren't lumps. They were citric acid crystals from the leavening agent. 😀
The leavening agent is a mixture of baking soda, citric acid, and flour. The baking soda and citric acid react in the batter during baking and give a lushness to the baked goods. And if there are foods with an acidic reaction in that bake - sour milk (kefir, sour cream, yogurt) and more, but also - honey, apple juice, lemon juice, orange juice... - In other words, there is extra acid, then, in addition to the baking powder, you should also add some baking soda to the dough, which will "balance" the acidic ingredient and help the pie or cakes to rise better, turn out fluffier and more fluffy.
In this case, however, most of the acid from the leavening agent didn't get into the dough. And the baking soda, to add, as there was a lot of sour cream in the dough, just was not there. And here is the result - the pie rose unevenly and weakly. True, the housemates ate it quickly anyway, saying that the pie is like a pie and very tasty:) But in the video everything must be perfect, so the next day I started baking a second pie.
This time I did everything right. I went to the store, bought baking soda, sifted the flour along with a quarter teaspoon of baking soda, and one and a half teaspoons of baking powder mixed with the flour, without sifting. And the pie turned out puffy.
The second "Zebra" rose perfectly, turned out high, fluffy, porous inside, and now this pie is quite possible to show people:) Which we will do at the bottom of the recipe:)
Conclusion ... to make your cake rise well, do as follows.Sift the soda together with the flour.
Then the soda will be evenly distributed, there will be no lumps and taste of soda in the cake. Since the baking soda is very fine, almost as fine as flour, it will not stick in a colander or a sieve.
We mix the baking powder with flour, sifting it separately beforehand. Then pour it all together into the dough.
That way you can be sure that the citric acid crystals are in the right place.
And not masked by lumps. However, if you do not sift through the finest sieve or colander, but through larger cells, there will be no problem.
And now I suggest watching a video recipe for zebra pie.
***Have a great and lush baking experience!***
Recipe for Autumn Leaves Cookies: description, cooking features.
What can you do to make the kids want to go to school? For example, have a Candy Fair! And what to bake for the fair at school? Cookies are perfect! No cream, but very tasty, easy to make, and comes out a lot! Also, the cookies are portioned - you don't have to cut them up like a pie. In general, that's what you need for children! And we'll tell you the recipes. Because you can bake such original cookies... with or without molds! This week we bake cookies and treat everyone:)
Autumn is a time of inspiration. The warm days of early fall are filled with sunshine, and the evening chill of September
and you want to wake up, throw off the sleepiness after summer siesta and create, create inspired by the impressions accumulated during the summer! Some of us write poems, some of us draw, and we will be baking with you! The summer heat is over and we can turn on the oven again! On an autumn evening it's great to get together in a warm kitchen for tea with fresh homemade baked goods!
And we will bake amazingly beautiful and at the same time amazing simple shortbread cookies in the form of autumn leaves! Very tasty, crumbly and original.
The cookie recipe isn't complicated at all - you'd be surprised, but you don't need any special kitchen tools to create these marbled patterns and carved shapes. After finding a recipe for Autumn Leaves cookies on one of the cooking sites, I was going to bake them for almost a year because I didn't have a mold in the shape of an oak leaf. But after watching the video recipe carefully and completely, I was surprised to find that molds weren't even necessary! Cookies in the form of leaves can be made with a paper template. Of course, if you have molds it will be easier and faster, but - if you have the desire, and everything is possible!
These cute autumn cookies are an ideal option for the Fair of sweets at school or kindergarten: they are easy to make, and are very good for storage and transportation (in contrast to the cakes, and you can not bring cakes with cream to school)).
And for a home tea party, it's great to bake such beautiful cookies to treat your family and friends. Give everyone a flavorful edible leaf - in fact, you give not just cookies, but attention.
Ingridients:
For 35 pieces, approximately (depending on cookie size):
200 g butter;
150g powdered sugar;
3 egg yolks;
Vanillin on the tip of a teaspoon;
A pinch of salt;
350 grams of flour;
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder;
2 tablespoons sour cream;
50g chocolate.
How to bake:
Let the butter soften well - just leave it in the kitchen on the table, and after half an hour you can prepare the dough. Pour the powdered sugar into a bowl with the softened butter and knead with a spoon.
Then add the yolks and knead some more. The egg whites can be used to make meringue. Now sift the flour, add vanilla and salt.
The resulting crumb divided in half. In half of the dough add two spoonfuls of cocoa powder and a spoonful of sour cream, in the other half add a couple of spoonfuls of flour and also a spoonful of sour cream.
Knead a soft dough. If it is very crumbly - you can add half a spoon of sour cream. If, on the contrary, it is sticky - add a little flour.
Now begins the fun part! We don't need a rolling pin. We take the light dough and simply knead it with our hands on a table with a little flour. We put two layers together and roll. Cut this roll in half, put two halves of the roll together and again knead into a crust about 1.5 cm thick. Roll again, cut in half, fold, knead and form a layer 4-5 cm thick.
We wrap it in a sandwich bag and put in the fridge for 30 minutes. Thanks to all this folding and unrolling, you get beautiful marble patterns on cookies.
Line a baking tray with pastry parchment, and preheat the oven to 180-190C.
In the original recipe, the chilled dough was cut into slices, which were lightly rolled out and the cookies were cut out of them.
I tried this, and then another, simpler way - to roll out half of the dough into one 5-6 mm thick crust and cut out many cookies at once, instead of one at a time. There is no difference in the result, but the second way is faster.
I have a homemade tin mold in the form of a maple leaf, and the oak leaves are made with a paper template.
Spread the cookies out on a baking tray and put them in the oven, just above medium-high.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, up to 20 minutes, depending on your oven and the type of cookies. When they become golden - that's enough, you should not make them too dry, because they will not be hard, but crumbly.
We put the ready sheets on the table, and while the cookies are cooling, melt chocolate in a water bath. We decorate the leaves with chocolate veins from a bag with a cut off corner.
Have a cozy and warm autumn for you! 🍂
I really love baking something yummy and pretty!
I want to share some homemade baking recipes with you. So all the recipes are tried and tested and delicious!
Cleansing of toxins
You may hear phrases such as speeding up your metabolism, exercising and staying in shape, especially if you lead an active lifestyle. These conditions, which apply not only to those who exercise, but in fact to everyone, are only made possible with a healthy diet and movement . One of the most effective formulas that can help you do this is the parsley and lemon detox. Here's everything you need to know about this detox cleanser.
How to make a parsley and lemon detox?
Parsley and lemon detox, which is a very beneficial type of detox, especially for weight loss and skin health, is one option where you can get the effects of parsley juice and lemon juice in the most natural way, without additives. Here are the steps you need to follow to cure lemon and parsley:
● First, you must mix a bunch of parsley, a cup of lemon juice and a glass of water and run it through the robot.
● Continue mixing the parsley, water and lemon juice until you get a completely homogeneous and uniform mixture.
● You can drink the medicine that has the right consistency to drink it in about a minute or two, any time during the day.
How many days should I take the parsley and lemon remedy?
Although the timing of the parsley and lemon remedy varies depending on different organs and expectations, you can increase the time if you need to, depending on the results you can achieve with a one-week detox. Here are the things you must pay attention to for an effective detox process:
● First of all, you should know that detoxing by itself cannot be completely effective. For this reason, you should pay attention to what you eat during the detox and eat healthy foods .
● Likewise, you should exercise or exercise regularly, accelerating steps such as fat burning and weight loss, along with detoxification.
● If you watch your diet and exercise, you can lose about three pounds a week with parsley and lemon.
Benefits of parsley and lemon treatments
Although the benefits of the parsley and lemon treatment are often only related to weight loss, it has positive effects on many problems, from internal organs to skin. You can drink this detox on an empty stomach in the morning for maximum benefit, or you can consume it throughout the day. Thus, "When to drink parsley and lemon medicine?" You will also find out the answer to your question. The detailed benefits of this treatment are as follows:
● Parsley combined with lemon speeds up the metabolism and thus promotes weight loss processes such as fat burning and weight loss.
● This remedy, which is also effective for skin health, helps to balance the sebum ratio in oily skin and make the skin more beautiful.
● Detox with parsley and lemon, which is effective in normalizing cholesterol levels, also has a positive effect on high blood pressure.
● Strengthening the immune system, it helps to prevent diseases such as flu and colds, occurring especially in winter.
An American shortbread cookie with chocolate chunks
Very tasty homemade shortbread cookies with chocolate chunks!
My daughter found the recipe at Tic Tacs. The best part is that the day before I bought almost the same cookies at the store (I wanted some yummy things for tea, and had no time to bake - that happens too). So, homemade cookies are better than store-bought, the in-laws said in one voice! And making shortbread cookies with chocolate at home is very easy, simple, and fast! Even a child can do it, just let the oven turn on the adults.
**Ingredients:**
70g of butter
100 g sugar
1 egg
150 g flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
50g chocolate.
***How to bake:***
We won't need a mixer or even a spoon - this is the first baking recipe I've come across in which the dough is kneaded with a fork. So, fork the butter softened at room temperature and stir in the sugar... ...for a minute, a minute and a half, until homogeneous.
Add the egg (small) and stir again with a fork.
Sift flour (150g is just 250 ml cup without a hill), add baking powder and salt.
The dough is ready! It will seem not very thick, but do not add more flour: put the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes, there it will thicken to the desired consistency. In the meantime, the oven will preheat to 180 C.
You do not need to grease the baking tray - the cookies will not stick, because there is enough fat in the dough. Using your hands, roll the dough into chestnut-sized balls and put them on the baking tray at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other, keeping in mind that cookies will spread when baked.
We poke the chocolate chips on top and send them to the oven for 10-15 minutes, it will be ready in an electric oven faster, in a gas oven - a little longer.
When the cookies turn light golden, done!
Let them cool a little, so they don't crumble, put them on a plate and make tea.
The cookies shouldn't brown too much, except for a little browning on the edges. If you keep the cookies in the oven for a long time, they may dry out, so do not wait until they are completely browned. Take the finished cookies out of the oven, cool, and serve.
Many people may be wondering, as I am, "Why are cookies called American cookies?"
Turns out, this cookie made culinary history thanks to an ordinary American housewife, Ruth Wakefield. She was making cookies from a recipe that needed melted chocolate. But Ruth simply broke the chocolate into small pieces, which did not melt when baked and kept their shape. That's how the recipe got a new variation - "chocolate chip cookies."
In America, such cookies are considered traditional and quite popular.
Be prepared for the fact that you may need more or less flour than indicated in the recipe. Do not be guided by the amount of flour, but by the desired consistency of the dough.
*Enjoy your tea time!*
@EatingTasty