Monday, February 8, 2016

London Fog Cookies




I decided to try these London Fog Cookies before Christmas. They were so good that I made a big batch to give to everyone at work! (I work in a pretty small firm) They are tasty, and the 'perfect biscuit to dunk in a cup of tea' according to one taster!
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup confectioner's (icing) sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (If you only have salted, omit the salt later)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Earl Grey tea leaves (cut open one teabag and measure)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1. Combine the granulated sugar with the icing sugar.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter with the vanilla sugar mixture. Add egg and vanilla and mix until blended well.

3. Add the flour, tea leaves, baking powder and salt and mix to combine into a soft dough.

4. On a clean work surface, roll the dough into a log. Roll the log tightly in cling film and refrigerate for at least two hours before baking. You can keep it in the fridge for up to 24 hours.

5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and lightly grease a baking sheet. Slice chilled dough into ¼-inch thick slices. Bake until the edges are light brown and the middles set, about 6-8 minutes. Be aware that the bottoms will brown long before the sides or tops do, so don't over bake!

6. Cool on a wire rack, and enjoy!


Let me know how they turn out for you! Adapted from http://devour-blog.com/2014/03/05/london-fog-sugar-cookies/ 

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Snap by Snap: Vegan Earl Grey Cupcakes

I made these delicious cupcakes back in March. The recipe was adapted from my favorite cookbook of all time, Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery. 

Enjoy!


Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Snap By Snap: Thai Green Curry


I made this way, way back in February, but it's definitely a year round dish! 
Instructions below:



Thursday, February 19, 2015

SNAP by SNAP with Hannah

I got bored one night and decided to document my dinner making process on Snapchat. I thought the combination of pictures and words would be a great way to show the steps of cooking, and using My Story allowed it to be viewed in order and more than once. That first night I made my mom's delicious baked mac & cheese. It was a great dinner and the process was fun because I got to think up funny things to say and do for each step. For example, I was wearing glasses so I let them get fogged up for a picture.

As a one off experiment it was fun, but it got me thinking about social media and how we use it. No one wants to see 100 Instagrams of you cooking the same meal, and live tweeting doesn't give you as much scope for pictures. So Snapchat seems like the perfect way to do a funny cooking show. Especially since I am not about to stand in front of a camera and talk you through a recipe, sorry. Plus my friends liked it, or at least that's what they said.

I decided to make a King Cake for a Mardi Gras party I went to last week, and thought it would be fun to share it. But I knew the process would be complicated and that people might want to make it at a later date rather than follow along or finish it in the 24 hours that My Story Snaps last. So as I was going, I saved each snap, and thought about how to combine them into something more permanent. I dismissed the idea of a Facebook album, because I had a few videos to include. Instead, I made a movie.

It contains every snap from the process, even when I made mistakes. So follow along and learn from what I did right! Also, if you try it yourself make sure to snap me the result! It's hannahkanderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tScwFi25HEI&feature=youtu.be


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

133c South Street



Photos of my new room for 3rd year. Hopefully all the colors will keep my spirits up when it starts getting dark at 2pm!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Country Pursuits











I spent a little over a week and a half in the south of England for Spring Break. The trip can be described in a hashtag: #countrypursuits

Friday, February 10, 2012

Spain 2012

 The Palacio Real
 The Prado
 Crystal Palace in the park
 Toledo Alcazar
 Toledo
 Madrid Post Office
Segovia's Aquaduct