Exploring Tastebuds

Today's breakfast was spontaneous! Breakfasts are always spontaneous and EASY!  Nobody likes to get up early in the morning and cook something full of hassles. So i cooked these simple chocolate chip pancakes which are extremely soft , fluffy and taste extremely delicious with nutella as a dip :D  Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips Method: 1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. 2. Beat egg into milk in a separate bowl until thoroughly combined. 3. Pour melted butter into flour mixture; whisk in milk mixture to make a smooth batter. 4.  Fold chocolate chips into batter. 5.  Heat a small nonstick pan over low heat; pour about 1/3 cup of batter into hot pan and cover with a lid.Cook pancake until browned on the bottom, about 1 minute; flip pancake and coo...

It has a very strong chocolate flavor along with being dense and thick. You could always go for milk chocolate if semi-sweet isn't what you like. Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup water divided 2 Tbsp butter (this is a must, no substituting) 3 large egg yolks 2 Tbsp sugar 1 1/3 cup whipping cream Method In a microwave safe bowl, place the chocolate chips, 1/4 cup of the water, and 2 tbsp of butter. Microwave on high for 20 seconds and then stir. Then microwave in 10 second intervals, stirring after each one, until the mixture is well blended and melted. (Took me a total of 30 seconds). Allow to cool for 10 minutes. In a small saucepan, whisk together the remaining 1/4 cup of water, egg yolks, and sugar. Cook over low heat, make sure you do it right. This takes about 1-2 minutes. Now for the tricky part, remove from the heat and continue whisking. This is important so you don’t end up with scrambled eggs. Now, whisk t...

These cookies are the best ones I really feel. Have them anytime! Be it with coffee, tea or just like that. The best part of chocolate chips is that they do not stay solid or melt when we bake them. They just stay in a middle state where they are just soft and melt in your mouth. These cookies can be made chewy or crispy, its your wish how you want then to be. A wonderful comfort food so go bake 'em in no time. :D Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4th cup powdered sugar 1 cup packed light brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 and 1/4 cup chocolate chips Method In a large bowl , mix the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl , cream the butter and sugar , then add the eggs , one at a time , mixing well after each addition. Next, stir in the vanilla extract and gradually stir in the flour mixture until well combined. Add the chips and stir again. For chewy cookies , refrigerat...