Over the years of its existence, US cuisine has been able to absorb the best features of many peoples of the world. American sweets have become the prototype of a number of popular desserts. It’s rare in which restaurant on the menu you cannot find cheesecake or brownie.

American apple pie

The traditional dessert on the American table is apple pie. Sweet and sour filling in combination with an unusual test (something between sandy and puff pastry) create an indescribable taste and aroma.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 1.5 kg of sour apples;
  • zest of 1 lemon;
  • a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg;
  • 1 cup sugar (plus 2 tbsp.spoons in the dough);
  • 200 g of butter (180 g - to the dough, 20 g - to the filling);
  • 1 yolk;
  • 400 g flour;
  • ½ cup of ice water.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut very cold butter into small pieces. Sift flour on it and add sugar.
  2. Hands rub the mass into small crumbs.
  3. Make a recess in the center of the workpiece and pour in the yolk mixed with water.
  4. Thoroughly mix the composition, wrap it in polyethylene and put it in the cold for 50 minutes.
  5. Cut the peeled apples into plates and caramelize in sugar with the addition of butter. This will take from 10 to 15 minutes. To make the filling juicy, some of the moisture from the fruit must remain in the bowl.
  6. Divide the dough into 2 pieces (the bottom layer should eventually be larger than the top).
  7. Using a rolling pin, form the lower layer of the pie and transfer it to a greased baking dish. Do not forget to make the sides.
  8. Spread the filling on the test. Sprinkle with zest and spices.
  9. Cover with the remaining dough and close the edges. Pierce in several places.
  10. Bake for about half an hour at 170 degrees.

5 minutes before cooking grease with a raw egg.

Chocolate Brownie Brownie

The first dessert that comes to mind with the phrase “chocolate baking” is brownie. Brownie chocolate cake is served as an independent dish, sprinkled with powder, and complement it with berries or ice cream.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 100 g chopped and dried on a plate kernels of walnuts;
  • 100 g of high cocoa dark chocolate;
  • 4 eggs;
  • 1 pack of butter;
  • 200 g of sugar;
  • 100 g of flour.

Cooking method:

  1. Melt butter and chocolate over steam.
  2. Beat eggs with sugar for 3 minutes.
  3. Allow glaze to cool and sift flour into it. Then introduce the eggs, make the mixture homogeneous.
  4. Cover the form with parchment and pour the dough. Bake for half an hour at 200 degrees.

Cut the cooled dessert into portions.

Banana bread

California is considered the birthplace of the recipe. In composition and taste it resembles a cupcake, but in America it is persistently called banana bread.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 2 ripe bananas;
  • 200 g of flour sifted through a sieve;
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder;
  • 2 eggs;
  • a pinch of salt and soda;
  • 50 grams of your favorite nuts (ideally pecans);
  • 150 g of granulated sugar;
  • 100 ml of sunflower or olive oil;
  • 80 ml of kefir.

Cooking method:

  1. Puree bananas. You can use an immersion blender or a simple fork. In the second case, you can save pieces of fruit.
  2. Beat eggs and combine with bananas. Then add sugar, kefir and butter, mix until smooth.
  3. Salt, add soda and flour. Pour nuts (chop them if necessary) and make a homogeneous bread base.
  4. Pour the workpiece into a silicone mold and put in an oven heated to 170 degrees, where to hold for about an hour.

Willingness to identify with a thin wooden stick.

American Pay American

American desserts are famous for Whoopi Pie. It can be issued both in the form of a cake, and cakes, making the basis of a smaller size.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 200 ml of cow's milk;
  • 130 g of cocoa powder;
  • 2 eggs;
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder and vanilla sugar;
  • 220 g of sugar;
  • 5 tbsp. spoons of powdered sugar;
  • 300 g flour;
  • 1 large pack of heavy cream (0.4 L);
  • 200 g of butter.

Cooking method:

  1. Mix until part homogeneous dry components (cocoa, vanilla sugar and flour).
  2. Beat melted butter with sugar. Then add the eggs and stir.
  3. Gradually add chocolate flour and a glass of milk into the butter mixture.
  4. It is convenient to use a silicone mat for baking. This eliminates the possibility of burning the product during cooking.
  5. Form balls from the dough and spread on a baking sheet. Before going to the oven, flatten each one.
  6. Bake with parameters 12-15 minutes and 170 degrees.
  7. Prepare a layer, for which beat the cream with powder.
  8. Spread half of the cooled chocolate bases with butter cream and cover with the second half of the dough.

Allow the product to stand for 30 minutes in the cold before use.

Traditional cake "Red Velvet"

To make a cake “Red Velvet” it is better to use special flour for cakes. It is easy to prepare it yourself by mixing 1 cup of ordinary with 2 tablespoons of corn starch.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 2 types of oils (110 g butter and 1 glass of vegetable - in the dough, as well as 110 g of butter - in the cream);
  • 340 g flour for cake;
  • 5 eggs;
  • 3 tbsp. tablespoons of liquid food coloring red;
  • 380 g of sugar;
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cocoa powder;
  • 1 teaspoon of soda, vinegar;
  • a pinch of salt;
  • 1 cup kefir;
  • 3 teaspoons of vanilla extract (1 in the dough and 2 in the cream);
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoons of milk;
  • 450 g of Philadelphia cheese;
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoons of milk;
  • 220 g Mascarpone cheese;
  • 320 g of powdered sugar.

Cooking method:

  1. Beat soft butter with sugar. Without interrupting the mixer, pour in vegetable oil.
  2. Divide the eggs into white and yellow parts. Yolks in the company with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract add to the batch and beat well.
  3. Add kefir to the mixture.
  4. In a separate container, prepare a dye by mixing it with vinegar in a ratio of 3: 1. Then tint the base of the cake with it.
  5. Mix dry ingredients (flour, soda, salt and cocoa) and gradually mix.
  6. Beat the whites until a white foam appears, then evenly distribute them in the dough.
  7. Divide the base into 3 identical parts, place each in an oiled form and bake in the oven at 180 degrees. The approximate cooking time is 30 minutes. To lubricate the mold, it is better to use butter, lightly sprinkled with flour on top.
  8. The remaining components will be needed to prepare the cream. All must be warm. Beat the butter until a slight increase in volume. Gradually introduce Philadelphia and Mascarpone cheeses, powder, vanilla extract and milk. The finished cream should have a smooth structure.
  9. Divide the cream into 4 parts. Spread three of them on each cake, and evenly distribute the fourth on each side. Additionally decorate the cake to taste.

The product without loss of taste can be stored in the refrigerator for a week, and its freezing is also allowed.

Popular Cream Marshmallows

Popular worldwide marshmallows marshmallows also came up with the Americans.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 25 g of gelatin;
  • 1 cup of honey (can be replaced with an equal amount of corn syrup);
  • 1 pinch of coarse salt;
  • 1 cup of cold water;
  • 1.5 cups of granulated sugar;
  • 1 pack of powdered sugar for sprinkling marshmallows;
  • 1 tbsp. spoon of vanilla extract.

Cooking method:

  1. Dilute gelatin in half a glass of water.
  2. Separately mix sugar, salt, honey and 0.5 cups of water. Boil the mixture over moderate heat until a single solution is obtained. After that, add fire and boil until the temperature of the mixture reaches 115 degrees.
  3. The swollen gelatin should be beaten with a mixer operating at minimum speed. Gradually pour in the slightly cooled syrup and continue the operation of the device, translating it into a more intensive mode. The approximate mixing time is 15 minutes. You need to focus on the consistency of the mixture, which should become very thick and dense.
  4. Introduce vanilla and mix.
  5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar using a sieve. It is better to use the dishes in a rectangular shape. For the specified number of products, dimensions of 30 by 20 cm are suitable.
  6. Pour the workpiece into the mold, sprinkle with powder and leave overnight at room temperature to dry.
  7. Take out the finished marshmallows, cut into squares and roll in powder.

The vanilla extract in baking can be replaced with both regular vanilla and vanilla sugar. 1 teaspoon of the extract corresponds to 0.5 g of seasoning or 15 g of sugar.

American cupcakes

Dessert ingredients:

  • 2 eggs;
  • 150 g of sugar;
  • ½ pack of butter;
  • baking powder (the desired weight can be determined on the basis of the information presented on the package);
  • 120 ml of milk;
  • 200 g of flour;
  • a small pinch of salt.

Cooking method:

  1. Using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar.
  2. Add vanilla, salt and eggs to the mixture, continue the whipping process.
  3. Throw flour with a baking powder through a sieve and combine the remaining ingredients.
  4. Pour the resulting dough into portioned molds made of silicone and put in an oven heated to 175 degrees. Baking time - 30 minutes.

If desired, American cupcakes can be coated with a protein-oil cream on top.

New York Cheesecake

The quantity of products indicated in the recipe is calculated on the form with a diameter of 24 cm. If you want to make dessert of a larger size, the components must be increased in equal proportions.

Ingredients Composition:

  • 5 eggs;
  • 180 g of fat sour cream;
  • 900 g cream cheese Philadelphia (can be replaced with creamy Almette);
  • 320 g of cookies (it is better to take shortbread);
  • 220 g of sugar;
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice plus 1 tbsp. a spoon of grated zest;
  • 200 g of oil;
  • 1 tbsp. spoon of vanilla extract.

Cooking method:

  1. Turn cookies into crumbs and combine with soft butter.
  2. Lay out the base of the demountable form with parchment, on top of which distribute the crumb. In addition to the lower part, it is necessary to make cheesecake sides out of it. After that, send for 15 minutes to the freezer for solidification.
  3. To prepare the filler, you should use products that have managed to warm up to room temperature after the refrigerator. Using a mixer, mix Philadelphia and sugar. Then one at a time gradually introduce the eggs.
  4. Add sour cream, vanilla and lemon ingredients, mix with a spatula.
  5. Remove the base of the cheesecake from the freezer and wrap the outside of the mold with several layers of foil. Pour the resulting cream over the cookies.
  6. Place the dish in a larger mold filled with hot water and place the structure in an oven heated to 160 degrees. (Water should reach the middle of the baking dish).
  7. The baking time with the oven on is 1.2 hours. After that, the fire is extinguished, the door slightly opens and the cheesecake reaches readiness from 1 to 2 hours.

Despite the complexity of the names, which correspond to an unrivaled taste, American desserts are made very simply. Their preparation takes a minimum of time, but provides maximum pleasure.

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