Happy New Years

Last night Alex and I made Steak Diane and these Cloverleaf Rolls from One Perfect Bite.

Ingredients:

• 2 beef steaks 
• black pepper
• salt
• Olive oil
• 2 shallots, diced
• cremini mushrooms, sliced 
• Butter
• 1 clove garlic, crushed 
• Worcestershire sauce 
• Dijon mustard 
• Cognac
• heavy cream
• Flat leaf parsley 

Directions:

• Using a rolling pin, roll out the steaks to flatten and cut off any excess fat
• Season the steaks on both sides with salt and pepper
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet
• Brown the steaks on both sides for about a minute per side
• Set steaks aside to rest 
• Add more olive oil if needed 
• Saute shallots until soft 
• Add mushrooms and table spoon of butter and heat for about a minute 
• Add garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.  
• Heat through for a minute 
• Turn up heat and tilt pan away from you 
• Pour in the cognac into the far end and allow it to ignite.  (we has to ignite with a match since we have an electric stove)
• Once the alcohol has burned off, swirle the juice around the pan
• Add cream and allow the sauce to thicken
• Turn down heat 
• Add steaks back into the pan
• Cook until done to your taste.  
• Add chopped parsley 
• Serve

 

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 Happy New Year!

Cloverleaf rolls

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoon warm water 
• 1 package of active dry yeast 
• 3 tablespoons sugar, divided 
• 1 stick unsalted butter, divided 
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups bread flour 
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons salt 
• 1 & 1/2 to 2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 2 teaspoons water 

Direction:

• Stir together warm water, yeast, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl until yeast is dissolved
• Let stand until foamy, about  minutes 
• Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan 
• Add milk, heat to lukewarm 
• Combine yeast mixture, remaining sugar, butter mix, bread flour, and salt in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in 1 & 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour to make a slightly sticky dough 
• Knead dough on floured surface, adding more all-purpose flour as needed, about  minutes 
• Grease a large bowl
• Make a ball with dough and place in greased bowl turn to coat
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled about  hour 
• Butter muffin tin cups
• Divide dough into thirds 
• Take 1/3 piece of dough make into 18 small balls 
• Place three balls in each cup 
• Continue in same way with rest of dough 
• Cover muffin tin and let rise in a warm place again for about 40 minutes 
• Paint with egg wash
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees 
• Bake until golden about 15 to 20 minutes 
• Makes 18 rolls