The new Pepper Food magazine provides recipes and ideas for the upcoming summer parties and evening parties. The tomato-basil muffins of the winner of the entire Finland Baking Competition are suitable as both a snack and a salty alternative to the party table.
Muffins coated with yoghurt-cheese icing are also suitable for the party table. Anne Laitila
Winner of the All Finland Baking Competition, from Pyhäjärvi Anne Laitila encourages you to think about serving summer parties according to what you like or what you know your guests will like. Nothing should be offered just because it has always been done before.
– I probably never made a traditional coffee cake for my own party. That’s when he always wants not to eat, Laitila says.
Laitila hints that familiar pastries can be used for festive and new things when you think about the display. For example, familiar muffins can be made in salty versions.
– The salty muffins look nice and easy to make. Putting them on doesn’t take a lot of time, Laitila suggests.
Anne Laitila from Pyhäjärvi won the Whole Finland Baking competition in March. According to Laitila, light and fresh flavors are suitable for summer. Miira Ojanen / MTV Oy
Tomato-basil muffins
2.5 dl wheat flour
1.5 dl crumbly bread rolls
0.5 teaspoon baking powder
0.5 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 teaspoons black peppercorns
75 g of melted butter
200 g sour cream
less than 1 teaspoon of vinegar (eg white wine vinegar)
2 eggs
80 g zucchini (2 dl loosely measured)
0.5 dl chopped basil
250 g of cherry tomatoes
Icing:
200 g Apetina Mediterranean cheese cubes (“feta”)
100-120 g of Turkish yoghurt
about 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
a touch of black pepper
1. Bring the oven to 225 degrees.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, garlic powder and black pepper. Add melted, slightly cooled butter, vinegar, sour cream and eggs.
3. Grate the zucchini with a fine blade and squeeze out any excess liquid. Divide the cherry tomatoes into four or more parts, depending on the size. Chop the basilica. Add the zucchini, cherry tomatoes and basil to the dough, stirring quickly.
4. Lubricate the damper of the 24 mini muffins. Divide the filling into the cavities. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, cover with baking paper at the end of the baking if necessary. Try maturity with a stick. Cool down.
5. Prepare the icing. Crumble the cheese in a bowl, chop with a fork. Add yogurt, lemon juice and pepper, beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Transfer the mass to an extruder bag and extrude over the muffins. Garnish with basil leaves, for example.
Read more about the contents of the pepper magazine after the picture.
The pepper food magazine has a wealth of recipes and ideas for summer parties and everyday delicacies. For example, try the tasty sandwich cake on the cover photo. Roni Lehti
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The newly published Pepper food magazine offers as many as 68 recipes for the summer. There are plenty of recipes suitable for summer parties, graduations, hangover parties, Midsummer parties and friends ’evening parties.
Food editor and blogger Mari Moilasen the festive table designed for the magazine charms with both its offerings and its beauty. The crown of the table is a sandwich cake decorated with edible flowers and a sweet, sweet wrap-up cake.
The magazine also tells about the latest trends in the food world. One of the most ingenious and spectacular things right now is the platter. The idea is to place a beautiful collection of different delicacies on the tray, from which guests can choose the dose that suits their diet and taste.
Of course, the pepper magazine also contains instructions for summer favorites, ie grilling and the versatile use of strawberries. In grilling, you should try not only traditional meats but also kebabs. Instructions for a few different kebabs can be found in Pepper magazine.
Most of the recipes in Pepper magazine are easy to prepare, because in the summer there is more to do than just cooking. The recipes have naturally taken advantage of the summer offerings: vegetables, berries, herbs and edible flowers. The magazine’s instructions are being given by top chefs and other food professionals.
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