Cinnamon Nutella muffins

From http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/05/05/nutella-stuffed-cinnamon-sugar-muffins-2/

This seems like a simple recipe but not really, because I used waay too many kitchen tools and bowls despite what the recipe touted. Hmm I could economise but then my OCD would kill me for not scraping the bowls/plates/measuring cups/etc clean enough. But taste wise it's great. I found the muffin not sweet enough so u really cant skimp on the cinnamon sugar topping.

Ingredients

75g or 5 tbsp butter, softened

½ cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

½ cup milk

1½ cup flour

1½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp cinnamon powder

¼ tsp nutmeg powder

½ tsp salt

8 tsp Nutella

Topping

45g or 3 tbsp butter, melted

2 tsp cinnamon powder

¼ cup sugar

Method

1) Preheat oven to 220 deg C. Prepare muffin tin with papers, liners, or just oil/butter. 

2) Cream butter and sugar till pale on high.

3) Add egg and beat, followed by vanilla and finally milk. Beat on medium till incorporated.

4) In a separate bowl, sift flour and baking powder. Toss with cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

5) Add the dry ingredients to the wet in 3 batches, mix on low till just combined. Don't over mix.

6) Spoon in 1 heaped tbsp batter, followed by 1 tsp Nutella. Top with another heaped tbsp batter and smooth off the top. Fill empty muffin slots with water for even baking. (Recipe says it can make 8 or 9 but my liners were big, so it meant 4 tbsps in total of batter)

7) Bake for 5 mins at 220 deg C, then turn down without opening to 180 deg C for 13 to 17 minutes (mine took another 5 mins). 

8) Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then on a rack.

9) While cooling, prepare the topping. Melt the butter in a microwave in bursts of 10 seconds till u see it just melted. In anothet dish, combine the sugar and cinnamon.

10) Dip the muffin tops in butter and swirl around, then coat with cinnamon sugar.

11) Best eaten immediately or store in an airtight box.

Nutella mug brownie

Been trying all these mug brownie recipes recently, in order to find the perfect receipe, and I think this recipe is it.

Got it from here: http://onepotchef.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/5-minute-nutella-mug-cake-recipe.html

The difference between this receipe and a previous failed recipe was that this recipe uses egg and milk. I found that not having egg and using water makes it dry, but adding egg alone with the water made it kueh like. Using both egg and milk produces the best result, and adding melted butter instead of oil was even better. The Nutella, surprisingly, makes all the difference, keeping the texture fudgey like.

It took me, on my microwave, 1 minute on high and 30 seconds on medium high to get a cake like texture. Probably reducing by 10 seconds on medium high would produce a more fudgey texture but I'm happy.

Nutella mini croissants

I have some left over puff pastry in the freezer from the last time I made sausage rolls for a picnic. I didn't relish doing sausage rolls again, so thought I'd look for some quick and fast recipe. Since I have 1.5 bottles of Nutella in the pantry, et voila, this is perfect!

I can't stand the way the chef pronounces "Nutella" as "Neu-tella" but hey, whatever floats her boat, right, especially if she's trying very hard to be faithful to her Italian (Brooklyn?) heritage.

She uses 425 deg F (220 deg C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Here's another recipe that uses chocolate buttons (which I also have lurking around in my pantry) instead of Nutella, and bakes it at much lower, only 350 deg F (180 deg C) but for 20 to 25 minutes. I guess it takes longer to melt the buttons than the Nutella, which is already kinda liquid.

http://www.inspiredtaste.net/20300/sinfully-easy-chocolate-croissant-recipe/

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/3-ingredient-nutella-croissants-recipe/

Basic recipe is as follows:

1) 1 sheet of pastry, rolled out another another inch on all sides. Cut into 8 rectangles, then cut each rectangle diagonally to make 16 triangles.

2) Try to make the triangle equilateral by stretching out the dough. Then starting from the longest side, put 1 tsp of Nutella or 1 tsp of buttons. Brush egg wash on the sides and then roll towards the other end (watch the video), making sure to tuck in the filling so it doesn't spill out. Then like a croissant, turn in the ends towards the centre.

3) Place on baking sheet with parchment or baking paper, then brush the tops of each croissant with egg wash (1 beaten egg with dash of milk).

4) Bake away and serve dusted with powered sugar if using.

Nutella brownies

From this link

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=584498794915766&set=a.577027822329530.1073741826.100000669513646&type=1&theater

Ingredients:

1 cup (280g) Nutella

2 eggs

10 tbsp (62g) flour

Directions:

Put it in a bowl. Mash it up. Pour into a pan or muffin tin. Top with hazelnuts if you're feeling extra fancy. Bake at 350F (180C) for around 30 minutes (less time for cupcake form, more time if the centers aren't baked through).

Nutella and peanut butter ice cream

Adapted from the Oreo ice cream recipe