Confetti Fiesta Braids Recipes

CONFETTI FIESTA BRAIDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 4 cups flour, cornmeal, yeast, sugar and salt. In a small saucepan, heat the buttermilk, butter and onion to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in the cheese, corn and peppers. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Divide half of dough into two portions so that one portion is twice the size of the other; shape larger portion into three 16-in. ropes. Place on a greased baking sheet and braid; pinch ends to seal and tuck under., Shape smaller portion into three 10-in. ropes. Braid on a lightly floured surface; tuck ends under. Brush bottom of braid with water and place over larger braid. Cover loaf and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

CONFETTI ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Mix the cake mix, vegetable oil and eggs in a large bowl until combined. Stir in the sprinkles.
• Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, dollop scoops of the batter on the baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Dampen your fingers with a little water; press and smooth the tops of each dollop so that they are flattened slightly and even on top. Bake until they are golden and springy to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.
• Clean the ice cream scoop, then scoop some ice cream onto the flat side of one cookie and top it with another cookie, flat-side down. Repeat with the remaining cookies and ice cream. Pour some sprinkles into a shallow bowl or rimmed plate, then roll the sides of the sandwiches in the sprinkles until the exposed ice cream is coated. Freeze until ready to serve.

CONFETTI FIESTA BRAIDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two baking sheets.
• In a large bowl, mix 4 cups flour, cornmeal, yeast, sugar and salt.
• In a small saucepan, heat the buttermilk, butter and onion to 120 degrees-130 degrees. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in cheese, corn and peppers. Stir in enough remaining flour to form stiff dough.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Put dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Shaping dough for braid:.
• Punch dough down. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; and divide dough in half (now you have two halves of dough). Now take one of those halves and divide it into two portions so that one portions is twice the size of the other; shape the larger portion into three 16-in. ropes. Arrange ropes lengthwise on the floured surface, not touching. Now starting in the middle, loosely bring the left rope under the center rope. Bring the right rope under the new center rope and repeat until you reach the end. Press ends and tuck under. Place on a greased baking sheet.
• Now shape smaller portion into three 10-in. ropes. Arrange ropes lengthwise on the floured surface, not touching. Braid (as direction given for larger portion, above.) Press ends and tuck under. Brush the underside of this braid with water and place ontop of the larger braid (centered). Cover loaf and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Shape the other half of dough.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Brush with melted butter. Cool on wire racks.
• Makes 2 loaves.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

CONFETTI CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 4 clean 13 3/4-ounce cans with cooking spray. Set aside. (If using a skillet, spray with cooking spray.) Melt the butter in skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat until soft, 3 to 4 minutes; set aside.
• Place flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, baking powder, and baking soda in bowl. Whisk briefly to mix. Make a well; add eggs to center. Whisk eggs into dry mixture. Add buttermilk. Combine. Mixture will be thick.
• Stir in the cooked shallots and raw peppers. Melt the vegetable shortening in a small pan over medium heat. Pour hot shortening into the cornbread mixture. Stir well to combine. Spoon the batter evenly into prepared containers or skillet.
• Bake until golden brown and cornbread is pulling away from sides of cans or skillet, 30 to 40 minutes; a cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool enough to touch; gently run a knife around rim, and unmold. Slice crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Serve warm with Dried Chile-Pepper Butter.