Month: October 2021

With Halloween right around the corner, there’s no better time than to bake up a spiced pumpkin cake that tastes just as good as it looks. It’s designed to be flat, which you’ll spread with just the right amount of cream cheese to help hold it in it’s spiral shape. Rolling cake can be intimidating but this recipe has all the essential tips outlined to ensure it’s absolutely foolproof. Yield: Serves 10 to 12Prep time: 1 hourCook time: 30 minutes Ingredients For the cake: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup pumpkin purée 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar For the filling: 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 4 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting the cake 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions Prepare the baking sheet and heat the oven. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350°F. To make shaping the cake easier, draw a 10×15-inch rectangle on a sheet of parchment paper. Flip the paper over and use it to line a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. Whisk together dry ingredients. Place the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the sugar, pumpkin, eggs, and vinegar. Add the sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, and vinegar, and whisk to combine. Spread the cake into the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet and spread into an even 10×15-inch rectangle using the template you drew. Bake until the cake springs back when pressed in the center, 25 to 30 minutes. Roll up the cake while still warm. Using the parchment paper, immediately slide the cake onto a large, clean kitchen towel. Working quickly and carefully and starting at a short end, roll the cake and parchment paper up into a tight roll. Use the towel to guide the cake into the roll and to make the cake easier to handle. Wrap the rolled cake completely in the towel. Cool the cake in the towel for 30 minutes. Let the rolled and towel-covered cake cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the filling. While the cake cools, make the filling. Place the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (Alternatively, use an electric hand mixer and large bowl.) Beat on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on low speed until smooth. Unroll the cake, fill, and reroll. Carefully unroll the cooled cake. Spread the filling over the cake in a thin, even layer, leaving a 1/4-inch border around all sides. Gently reroll the cake, tucking the short end into the frosting and using the parchment to gently ease the cake up over itself and creating a tight roll. Chill and slice. Refrigerate the rolled cake for at least 1 hour before slicing. A serrated knife helps cut through the cake without squishing your well-earned spiral. Source: the Kitchn

We’ve got another delicious chicken recipe for you, this time with Sun Chips! You can enjoy all the flavor from the chips in this customizable bread crumb. Just add garlic, salt and pepper to your liking. Feel free to swap out the Sun Chips for any other flavor available. It’s a simple and creative way to make the perfect lunch time meal. Ingredients: Sun Chips Cream Cheese Mozzarella Cheese Italian Seasoning Garlic Salt Pepper Egg Flour Lettuce Tomato Mayonnaise Bread Directions: Spread cream cheese, mozzarella and Italian seasoning onto the buns Air fry for 4 to 5 minutes Crush Sun Chips in a bag with garlic, salt and pepper to taste Dip the chicken in egg wash, flour, egg wash again and then in the chip crumbs Air fry at 375°F for 5 minutes on each side. Assemble the sandwich and enjoy! Shop Our Air Fryers Air Fryer Giveaway

If you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe, try these Hot Cheeto Chicken Wings! You get all the spice and flavor of the Cheetos in a perfectly crispy wing. You only need a few minutes of time to have these ready in your air fryer. Make these for your next game night. Pair with your favorite dipping sauce. Ingredients: Hot Cheetos Garlic Salt Pepper Egg Flour Non-sticking Cooking Oil Directions: Crush Hot Cheetos in a plastic bag with garlic salt and pepper to taste In a bowl mix eggs then dip the wings in the egg wash, flour, then back in the egg wash. Finish with the Hot Cheeto crumbs Spray air fryer pan with cooking oil and cook at 360°F for 12 minutes on each side.Serve and enjoy! Shop Our Air Fryers Air Fryer Giveaway

With temperatures continuing to drop, it’s the perfect opportunity to warm up with a spicy mulled cider. Spiced with orange, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon, it’s a great holiday drink. This recipe is nonalcoholic but if you’d like to add it, try a dark rum, spiced rum, Brandy or Bourbon. Prep time: 5 minsCook time: 25 minsTotal time: 30 minsServings: 8 cups Ingredients 1/2 gallon fresh, unfiltered apple cider (non-alcoholic) 1 orange 12 whole cloves 4 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks 15 allspice berries 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 7 whole cardamom pods 2 tablespoons unpacked brown sugar Directions Simmer the apple cider with orange and spices: Pour the apple cider into a 3-quart saucepan, cover, turn the heat on medium-high.While the cider is heating up, take a vegetable peeler and peel away a couple thick strips of peel from the orange. Press about half of the cloves into the peeled part of the orange. (You can also just quarter the orange and add the slices and cloves separately)Place orange, orange peel strips, the remaining cloves, and the rest of the ingredients into the sauce pan with the cider. Keep covered and heat the mulled cider mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes on low heat. Strain out the orange and spices: Use a fine mesh sieve to strain the hot mulled cider away from the orange, cloves, and other spices.If you want, you can add a touch of bourbon, brandy, or rum to spike it up a bit.Serve hot. Add a cinnamon stick to each cup if desired. Source: Simply Recipes

If you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe, try these Dorito Chicken Strips! You get all the flavor of the chips in the perfect crunch for the chicken. You’ll only need a few minutes of time to have these ready in your air fryer. They’re great for kids or anytime you’re having a late night craving. Pair these with your favorite dipping sauce or a side of fries. Ingredients: Doritos Garlic Salt Pepper Egg Flour Non-sticking Cooking Oil Directions: Crush Doritos in a plastic bag In a bowl mix eggs with garlic salt and pepper to taste Dip the strips in the egg wash, flour, then back in the egg wash. Finish with the Dorito crumbs Spray air fryer pan with cooking oil and cook at 375°F for 5 minutes on each side. Make sure there is no pink left Serve and enjoy! Shop Our Air Fryers Air Fryer Giveaway

The Chicago Hot Dog is a crunchy, juicy mouthful with yellow mustard, pickle relish, fresh tomatoes, onions, dill pickles, sport peppers and celery salt. You don’t have to make a trip to Chicago to enjoy this classic food. They cook up quickly and the prep work for the toppings is minimal. It’s always an interactive meal since everyone enjoys building their own hot dogs. Prep time: 10 minsCook time: 8 minsTotal time: 18 minsServings: 4 servingsYield: 8 hot dogs Ingredients 8 all-beef natural casing hot dogs 8 poppy seed hot dog buns or potato buns Yellow mustard for topping Sweet pickle relish for topping 2 medium tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each 1 small yellow onion, diced 8 dill pickle spears 16 sport peppers or pepperoncini, whole or diced Celery salt for topping Directions Prepare the grill: Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium heat, 350°F. You should be able to hold your hand over the grill for about 3 seconds before it’s too hot. Grill the hot dogs: Place the hot dogs on the grill. Turn them with tongs as they cook, about 8 minutes total. You want a good amount of color on them. Transfer to a platter. Build the Chicago dogs: Place a grilled hot dog in a bun. Top with yellow mustard, sweet pickle relish, 2 tomato wedges, onions, 1 dill pickle spear, and 2 sport peppers.The celery salt is strong, so you only need a light sprinkle over the dog to finish it up. Assemble the remaining hot dogs. Eat immediately! Source: Simply Recipes

We’ve got another Hot Cheeto recipe, this time with drumsticks. If you aren’t familiar with our previous recipes, you’ll need to crush up some Hot Cheetos to serve as the crumbs to the drumsticks. You’ll want to apply a coat of flour then a coat of the crumbs for the perfect crunch. You can use either cooking oil or an egg wash. These are incredibly fast and easy to make. Prepare them for this weekend’s meal and serve along with some fries or your favorite drink. Ingredients: Hot Cheetos Garlic Salt Pepper Egg Flour Non-sticking Cooking Oil Directions: Crush Hot Cheetos in a plastic bag Add garlic salt and pepper to taste Egg wash or oil the drumsticks then cover in the flour Egg wash or oil again then cover in the Hot Cheeto crumbs Spray with cooking oil and air fry at 375°F for 10 minutes. Flip and continue to cook for another 7 minutes until there is no more pink Serve and enjoy! Shop Our Air Fryers Air Fryer Giveaway

Try something different this week instead of your usual burger. A patty melt layers caramelized onions, swiss cheese and a perfectly thin burger patty on toasted bread. The caramelized onions make this patty melt. You’ll want to cook them slowly until the sugars breakdown. Add a splash of apple cider vinegar to help brighten the flavor. If you’d rather have an onion-free melt, use some vegetables like mushrooms or peppers instead. Prep time: 10 minsCook time: 40 minsTotal time: 50 minsServings: 2 sandwiches Ingredients 1 sweet yellow onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons butter, divided 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 8 ounces 90/10 ground beef 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 4 slices sandwich bread 4 slices Swiss cheese Mustard, optional Directions Cook the onions: In a large cast-iron skillet set over medium to medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of butter and sliced onions. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, for about 25 minutes until they are a deep brown color. If the onions are burning on spots, you might need to turn your heat down to medium-low.Near the end of cooking (about 5 minutes), add apple cider vinegar and stir to combine. Then remove from the skillet. Cook the patties: Shape ground beef into two thin 4-ounce patties that are roughly the shape of your bread. Season patties with salt and pepper.When onions are done in your skillet, set the heat to medium-high and add the patties. Cook for 3 minutes per side. If your patties are thin, that should be enough time to cook them through. Remove patties when done. Butter your bread: Wipe your skillet clean and add the last tablespoon of butter to the skillet. Once the butter melts, add all the bread slices to the skillet, so one side of each slice is coated with butter. Remove two of the four pieces of bread and start building your sandwich on the two pieces remaining in the skillet (you can also do this one at a time depending on the size of your skillet). Build your sandwiches in the skillet: On each slice of bread remaining in the skillet, add a slice of Swiss cheese, a patty, half of the caramelized onions, and top with the second slice of Swiss cheese. Top each sandwich with the slice of bread removed from the skillet earlier, buttered side up. Cook the sandwiches: Over medium-low heat, cook the sandwiches for 3-4 minutes per side until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted. Serve: Slice sandwiches in half and serve immediately while warm. Source: Simply Recipes

Find yourself short on time? This cream cheese pastry has plenty of flavor on just one slice of Brioche bread. You can customize it to your liking with your favorite jam. You’ll end up with a sweet and delicious pastry without the baking. Prepare these in a shorter amount of time thanks to your air fryer. It’s a great on-the-go snack for kids. Ingredients: Brioche Bread Cream Cheese Brown Sugar Jam Non-sticking Cooking Oil Directions: Flatten the middle of a slice of Brioche bread Fill with cream cheese, Top with brown sugar one side and the jam of your choice on the other Spray air fryer pan with cooking oil and cook at 400°F for 5 minutes. Shop Our Air Fryers Air Fryer Giveaway