Halal Chocolate Chip Cookies (egg-free) May 12, 2008

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose white flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup yogurt (no animal rennet/gelatin-free)

1 stick salted butter

Hershey’s brand chocolate-chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking powder until thoroughly combined. In a separate microwave-safe bowl, place the stick of butter, sugars, and yogurt–microwave for 40 sec or until butter is completely softened.

2. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and stir until thoroughly mixed.

3. Let mixture cool slightly. Mix in as many chocolate chips as you like (about 1/3 of a regular-sized bag is usually great).

4. Using a large spoon, scoop out mounds about 1 1/2″ in diameter.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

5. Place in oven for about 11 min and 30 sec. (more or less time may be needed depending on your oven).

6. Remove tray from the oven while cookies are soft and smooshy to the touch, yet thoroughly cooked. (you may test with a fork to see if it comes out clean, if so remove the cookie sheet from the oven)

7. Immediately plate the cookies, using a spatula to remove them from the cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap or place in tupperware container to preserve soft chewiness.

**Variation:
My husbands recipe:

Steps 1-2 are the same. Instead of chocolate chips,however, add Hershey’s brand Reeses peanut butter chips, 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.

Tastes like a peanut butter Snickerdoodle!!!

Pizza Dough (yeast-free) May 9, 2008

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose white flour

1/2-1 tsp salt

1/2-1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup hot water

1/4-1/3 cup olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder until thoroughly combined.

*Tip:  In measuring the salt and sugar, be sure that you use an equal amount of each. (Ex. 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp sugar)

2.  Add hot water and stir until mixed.  Add olive oil to soften dough and make easy to hold in your hands.

3.  Add flour if needed to keep dough from sticking to hands as you form into a ball.

4.  Knead a few times. Throw down into the bowl a couple of times.  Punch down into the center once and separate into two balls for a personal pan pizza or leave as is for a medium to large-sized pizza.

5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and leave while collecting pizza toppings (about 10-30 min).

6.  Take dough out and press onto a greased (with oil) cookie sheet.  Sprinkle flour on top if needed to help spread dough across the pan.  For circular pans, press the dough out to the sides from the center while spinning the pan clockwise.  For rectangular pans push and smoosh dough from the center out to the sides as far as possible without ripping the dough.

7.  Sprinkle any herbs on top and place in 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.  Then remove from oven, put your sauce , seasonings and toppings on and return to the oven until the cheese is brown and bubbly, or just the way you like it!