Sugar and Spice

Video Recipe:   Servings: ~20 medium sized rolls Ingredients: Dough: 2.5 cups AP flour 3.5 T sugar 0.5 t salt 2 t active dry yeast 1/4 cup lukewarm water + 1 tsp sugar 1/3 C milk 35g unsalted butter, softened 1 egg Filling: 3 to 4 T butter, softened 1 T cinnamon powder 1/4 cup + 2 T brown sugar Vanilla glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 to 2 T milk 1/2 T melted butter 1/2 t vanilla extract Method: Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water. Proof yeast in the water for 10 minutes until mixture is frothy. In another bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, salt and sugar. Add the proofed yeast mixture, milk, butter and egg. Mix with a wooden spoon until it forms a single mass. Knead the dough until it is smooth and supple, and it forms a weak windowpane. If kneading by hand, this should take around 15 to 20 minutes. If using an electric mixer, it should take about 10 minutes. Let the dough rise for one hour. For the filling, mix the ci...

Video Recipe: Makes 8 brownies (2.5" squares) Ingredients: 140 g butter 1/2 c white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup cocoa 1 t vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/4 t salt 1/3 C AP flour Steps: 1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. 2. Once it starts to boil, add in the sugars and salt. Heat this until the sugars just start to melt. Remove from heat. 3. Add cocoa and vanilla. Mix well and allow to cool. 4. Once mixture is cool, add in eggs one by one, mixing well after each addition. 5. Fold the flour into the batter. 6. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 160 C.