Monthly Cooking Thread November 2018 - UPDATE

[Liz]

Nice mouthful for company.

MINI BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

ING 12 mini tart shells;3 cup broccoli, snipped
1⁄ 3 cup sour cream plus 2 tbsp, 5 tb blue cheese crumbles 3 tb sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS Bake tart shells as per pkg, do not overbrown. Cool.

FILLING mix sour cream & blue cheese. Stir in snipped broccoli. Do-ahead ---- fridge til 18 min before serving, Or bake now.
Place tsp filling in each shell, almond slices on top. Bake 375 deg 15 min; filling is heated thru, has risen a bit; almonds are golden.

[Liz]

Why not give your liberal relatives something different this year----agita.

Decorate your tree with a patriotic theme.
Carry out the theme w/ gift wrap and dining table decor.

[Jamestown1630]

Thanks for this. Do you use the same yeast for this - Lalvin EC 1118?

[mrsmith]

The Lalvin EC 1118 is NOT a good yeast fro HARD cider. It takes out too much flavor, it’s only good for wine (or very soft cider).

Best if you can ask at a Wine/brew shop. Temperature is most important, and some yeasts give off a bad smell.

If you have to order over the internet I’d recommend Safcider or Cider House Select Yeast. Hard cider may have to sit in the fridge a week or more to ‘mature’.

[Jamestown1630]

Thanks!