Spezi For Grown Ups Recipes

SPEZI

Steps:

• Pour cola into a glass. Slowly pour in orange lemonade. Garnish with orange slice.

GROWN-UP CRISPY TREATS

Steps:

• For the caramel, place 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan and melt over medium heat. Add caramels and evaporated milk, and cook until melted together. Set aside. For the crispy treats, butter the inside of a very large bowl. Pour all of your favorite things into the buttered bowl, then pour caramel mixture all over. Toss and stir with a large spoon or spatula until coating is distributed. Butter sheetpan with remaining butter. Pour mixture into sheetpan and press flat. Let cool, then cut into portions.

SPEZI FOR GROWN UPS

Steps:

• Pour triple sec or vodka and cola over ice, stir, and garnish with lemon.

GROWN-UP GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Place bread on work surface and spread the outsides of both slices with either butter or mayonnaise, making sure to cover the surfaces. Spread the interiors with either butter, mustard, or fruit preserves. Top one slice of bread with 2 slices of cheese and a combination of your favorite fillings. Sandwich together with second slice of bread.
• Preheat a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the assembled sandwich. Once the cheese starts to melt and the bread on the bottom is golden brown, flip the sandwich; avoid pressing with the spatula to flatten. Grill until cheese has fully melted and the other side is golden brown.

GROWN-UP HOMEMADE PEEPS®

Steps:

• Line the bottom and sides of a large baking pan with aluminum foil, then coat generously with cooking spray. Coat both sides of a spatula with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Pour 3/4 cup lemon juice into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle gelatin evenly on top; do not stir. Let sit until gelatin forms, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine 3 cups sugar and remaining 3/4 cup lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase heat to bring mixture to a low boil; continue to boil until temperature reaches 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) on a candy thermometer, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. (The liquid will bubble a lot, so you may need to remove the saucepan from the heat to let the bubbles settle, so you can see if the sugar has melted.)
• Slowly pour sugar mixture into the gelatin, while simultaneously mixing with an electric mixer on low. Gradually increase speed to medium-high and mix until ribbons of batter that drip from the beaters take 2 seconds to sink back into the bowl, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour marshmallow batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with the sprayed spatula to flatten. Let marshmallow sit, uncovered, until completely set, 3 hours to overnight.
• Cover a surface larger than the marshmallow slab with the remaining sugar. Sprinkle some sugar on top of the marshmallow and spread it around. Carefully loosen the marshmallow from the pan and invert onto the sugar-covered surface.
• Cut marshmallows into whatever shapes you'd like. Dust all sides of marshmallow pieces with sugar as you work.

THE GROWN-UP S'MORE

Steps:

• Pour cold water over gelatin. Set aside. Put first measurement of corn syrup in mixer bowl. Combine hot water, corn syrup, and sugar in small saucepan. Stir over medium flame until sugar dissolves, then let cook without stirring. Cook mixture until it is 230°F (use a candy thermometer). Pour into reserved corn syrup. Whip on medium-high, adding gelatin mixture bit by bit. Continue whipping for ten minutes. Add vanilla extract, mixing just to combine. Spread in lightly buttered bread pan, shallow pan, or roasting pan. Make sure height is at least 1/2 inch. Let sit 24 hours, uncovered. Cut with hot, wet cookie cutter and toss in powdered sugar to keep from sticking to each other.
• Bring water, sugar, and vanilla to boil. Remove from heat. Add gelatin to sugar mixture, stirring to dissolve. Add cocoa, stirring well to get out lumps. Press through sieve into bowl over ice. Stir frequently until room temperature.
• Whip cream to soft peak with electric mixer. Fold into cocoa mixture.
• Whip egg to soft peak with electric mixture. Fold into cocoa mixture.
• Spoon mixture into a shallow baking sheet lined with plastic and spread out to 1/2-inch thickness. Freeze for at least 6 hours. Cut with cookie cutter or knife (so that it will sit on top of the marshmallow, which will sit on top of the graham cracker).
• Combine dry ingredients well in mixer with paddle attachment. Changing attachment to bread hook, add rest of ingredients. Mix just to combine. If dough does not seem pliable, adjust water amount. Roll on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a 4-inch diameter round cookie cutter and place on parchment lined baking sheet. When all are cut and on sheet, prick cookies all over with a fork. Bake at 325°F approximately 5 to 8 minutes until just lightly colored on the edges.
• Incorporate egg yolks, sugar, and malt powder in a bowl and mix together well with a whisk. Scald milk and take off the heat. Using a ladle, temper the egg yolk mixture by adding a small quantity of milk to the bowl and then whisking together quickly (don't allow the yolks to cook or you will get a grainy final product). Continue adding milk in this fashion until you have a creamy liquid. Add this mixture to the saucepan with the remaining milk and blend together well. Using a wooden spoon, cook the sauce over a low heat, stirring constantly and making sure that the bottom is continually scraped. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens (it will leave a clean line on the wooden spoon when you draw your finger across it). Pour into a bowl and place bowl over an ice bath to cool.
• Cut marshmallow with round cookie cutter one size smaller than the graham cracker. Place marshmallow on plate and torch with kitchen propane or butane torch (if not available, broil briefly under the broiler). Place marshmallow on top of graham cracker and put on plate with malt sauce. Place cocoa mousse in/on warm marshmallow and put onto the graham cracker. Top with second graham cracker and serve immediately.

MAC-N-CHEESE FOR GROWN-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Butter 3-4 quart square baking dish.
• In 4 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt 6 tablespoons of butter.
• Stir in flour, cook, stirring, 1 minuted. Add bay leaf.
• Slowly whisk in milk until smooth.
• Simmer, whisking occasionally, 14-16 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Whisk in creme fraiche and 1 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel; bring to simmer.
• Off heat, stir in 1 1/2 cups each mozzarella and cheedar.
• Season with Fleur de sel and white pepper.
• In large bowl, combine pasta and cheese sauce.
• Stir in 2 cups mozzarella.
• Transfer to prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and cheddar, then with bread crumbs.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.