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Tova

Wed, Jan 21 2009, 7:58 am

Mishie wrote:

Rozemary, those roses are gorgeous!! (what's the filling made out of?)

P.s. I have that set of Corelle dishes!! for fleishigs.

Ditto
and
Ditto!

Rosemary, can you give us a step-by-step on how you made them?

PineappleMom ↓

Wed, Jan 21 2009, 10:06 am

I am making sheva brochos this week.

I am using the rose as the first course on the table. I fill the bottom of the cup with strawberry apple sauce and garnish with a lemon leaf.

This knish is for the second course. It can also be used as a side dish. It's really simple to make. Use a dough square, cut a right angle in each corner, spread filling. bring the corner together in the middle.

Don't have a picutre of my dessert yet... Can post next week...

↑ PineappleMom ↓

Wed, Jan 21 2009, 10:08 am

How do you make the dough like that for the apple? And how do u make sweet poatoe curles?

Last edited by PineappleMom on Wed, Jan 21 2009, 10:20 am; edited 1 time in total

sky

Wed, Jan 21 2009, 10:12 am

Rosemarie wrote:

Ok, I tried something with pootatoes that my friend told me about, I am not sure I like the way it looks.
It's a flaky square, a scoop of mashed sweet potato, another flake square, a scoop of mashed white potato, and a baked sweet potato curl for garnish. Here goes. and give your opinions please:

The stuffed tomato did not taste good, we thought the filling was good but does not go together with the tomatoe. (The chicken was leftovers, so I chose not to include it in the picture Confused

I would split the puff pastry pieces horizontal. so they are thinner and not so puffy.

mommee ↓

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 12:05 am

wow!!!

those roses are gorgeous! how do you make them? is it possible to get detailed instructions?

willow ↓

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 5:54 am

Me too Me too I want to know exactly how you made that flower. You did a great job.

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 12:55 pm

she is waiting for 2,000 of us to beg on hands and knees., then she'll share.

OK ME TOO ME TOO

goodgirl

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 1:44 pm

I have made those apple flowers a few times. you slice the apples thin, I used my processor to slice it. then I microwaved it so it became soft and u can bend it and shape then strips. you put them in rounded into the shape of a flower.... I put custard under the flowers!

↑ ShakleeMom

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 2:20 pm

these look like they were cooked in jello water or something.

↑ mommee

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 3:20 pm

something must've been done to get that pinkish tinge...I didn't even think of jello water...I keep on checking back to see if there's a response with instructions yet.

↑ PineappleMom

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 6:58 pm

I did it like this:
Cut apple in half vertically and core with a melon baller. Slice horizontally very thinly keep the slices together. Place sliced apple halves in a pan. Mix liquer with red sugar. Pour about a tablespoon onto each apple. Allow to bake a little over an hour. shape the strips into a rose.

↑ Rosemarie ↓

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 8:45 pm

OK! OK! Sorry! I was very busy and didn't have time to post anything till now. heres the instructions:

Baked Apple Roses:

Take a large Yitzy's flaky dough square (one per person). Defrost slightly till it is workable but not too soft. Put it into a cupcake tin without a paper holder (since it is a square that needs to go into a round holder, fold over neatly so it fits nicely.) Only use every other holder (3 out of 6 in the disposable pans) so that the corners have room to hang out.
Mix equal amounts of brown sugar and ground almonds (or any nuts) and put about one Tablespoon into each flaky cup.
Put a piece on parchment paper on top of that and put some beans on top of the paper (to hold down the flaky dough so it doesn't puff up). You can egg the flaky if you want, I did not. Bake it at 350 till it looks ready (about 25 minutes).

Peel and core an apple and cut it in half. put it cut side down on a cookie sheet and slice it thinly, holding the apple slices together. Pour red sugar crystals over the half apple. (This can be bought in the grocery or made with regular white sugar and a bit of food coloring.) Bake it at 350 for 20-30 minutes until it is soft enough to work with. let it cool. Starting with the center slice, take one slice and twirl up. Roll another slice around it. Keep adding more slices until the rose is desired size. (For this recipe, one apple makes 4 roses.)
Remove the beans and parchment paper from the flaky dough. Put in about one Tablespoon of custard (I used store bought kind from Baker's Choice) and put the rose on top. Serve. Enjoy.
(Eat up all the leftover corners of the baked apple Very Happy

)

Sorry it took till now to post.

↑ Rosemarie

Thu, Jan 22 2009, 8:50 pm

rivka_w wrote:

I see someone was faster than me. I started writing my post earlier in the day, but my baby really needed me in the middle, she is not feeling so great, so I stopped. When I got back I just continued posting and didn't bother checking if someone else wrote anything.

I hope my instructions are clear. Feel free to ask for clarification.

Now back to my side dishes, should I make those mashed potato towers, just split the flaky in half so that they are thinner? Or any other ideas out there?

↑ willow

Fri, Jan 23 2009, 4:34 am

What can you use instead of custard?

YummyMommy ↓

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 3:58 am

Rosemarie wrote:

Quote:

Rosemarie wrote:

baked apple roses for dessert (which I can post a picture of if anyone is interested)

Pretty please? Thanks.

Ok, Zahava, here are pictures of the baked apple roses you asked for:

by the way, they taste delicious too!

Rosemarie, these are gorgeous. Thanks for the recipe!

I'd love to make these for sheva brochos in 2 weeks. How much before can you prepare these? Is there any part I can make now and freeze?

↑ YummyMommy ↓

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 4:10 am

Mama Bear wrote:

We just made sheva brachos and it was GORGEOUS. the main dish was a fried chicken cutlet with sauce, stir fry, and an amazing presentation of mashed potatoes: My SIL took flaky dough squares and brushed each corner with a different item: minced garlic, minced onion, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds. On top she placed a scoop of mashed potatoes, and on top of that caramelized onions, and into that, 2 toasted spaghetti sticks. here are photos.

Wow! It looks gorgeous. When can I make the mashed potatoes? Do they need to be made the day of the sheva brochos? How did you warm it up? I assume you can make the pastry squares ahead of time. How long did it take you to make?

Do you have any ideas for chicken cutlets that don't need to be fried?

I love the mashed potato idea! I am going to try it!

Mrs Bissli ↓

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 6:05 am

Mashed potato--you can make in advance and microwave. (though I admt mashed potato tastes best when freshly made)
Pastry squares--you can prepare them beforehand, and bake on the day
Chicken cutlets--how about flattening them thinly, marinating in BBQ sauce and grilling/broiling?

↑ YummyMommy

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 12:43 pm

Mrs Bissli wrote:

Thanks for answering.
I don't own a microwave embarrassed

do you think I can reheat them in the oven?
Also can I bake the pastry squares before and let them defrost on the counter and crisp them in the oven for 3 minutes or so?
And for the chicken cutlets if I broil them, then I have to do that right at the Sheva Brochos right?

Sorry for all the questions but I'm so nervous Exclamation

↑ Mrs Bissli

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 2:59 pm

Mashed potato--probably heating on a hob would be better, my oven tend to dry things out a bit.
Pastry--bake from frozen. Don't defrost lest they get soggy.
Chicken breast--you can do that the day before and reheat in an oven covered in foil.

SavtaHelen

Wed, Nov 04 2009, 3:17 pm

karen berzon wrote:

you can make kugels in muffin tins. I use the silicon muffin tins so the kugels pop right out and usually don't stick.

I was going to suggest the same thing! I make several types of kugel, noodle, potato, carrot, apple in the cupcake tins and it is very nice.

Also, twice baked potatoes are nice. You scoop out the insides, mix with eggs, fried onions, etc and pipe them back into the skins. It is delicious and nice presentation.

I also like an almond or pecan rice pilaf, and my mom makes a great rice and broccoli casserole.

QQuinoa and craisins is good.

I also started making a green salad, with chopped tomatoes, roasted sweet potato slices, roasted pinenuts, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and chinese pecans. I top it with a basalmic vinegar and honey dressing. It is great.

Mazel Tov

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