Molasses Mousse Food

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND MOLASSES BUNS

Steps:

• 1- In a large bowl add molasses, boiling water and baking soda, mix together with a spoon until it starts to fizz. 2- Then add brown sugar, room temperature butter, and all spices mix in to mixture until all combined. 3- In a small bowl add egg and milk mix together then add to large bowl with the other ingredients mix together. 4- Then sift flour and salt into mixture and blend together, you may need to use your hand now to fold all together. Dust with more flour if it's to soft, form into a ball. 5- After sprinkle flour on your counter top or board then place the dough ball mixture on it and cut in half. 6- Take one half and add the pork fat piece into mixture, then roll out on counter top. 7- Take a small cookie cutter or glass and cut out small round pieces of dough and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Continue doing this until all buns are cut out, then roll out the other half of your dough and continue doing the same thing. 8- Preheat your oven to 350° and set your timer to 15 minutes, when baked place on a cooling rack or serve hot. Prep time- 10 Minutes Baking time- 15 Minutes Buns baked- 12 to 24 depending on the size. If you would like to make these molasses buns like they did back in the day when they used pork fat in the making of these buns replacing the butter or margarine. You first fry out the small pieces of pork and the fat from the pork you put in a bowl only using a 1/2 cup of the fat and replacing the butter in this recipe. Also you can use the pork scrunchions instead of the raw pork in the molasses bun recipe. Continue following the recipe above for the other ingredients, you can also add a cup of raisins of choice to this same recipe if you like to have that too. These molasses buns was made so many ways back in the day and I'm bringing you one way that I make them and my mom made them.

MOLASSES MOUSSE

Steps:

• Lightly beat eggs.
• Add molasses and cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Remove from heat and place dish in pan of ice. Stir until creamy & cool.
• Add orange juice, cinnamon, & salt; blend well.
• Gradually pour mixture over stiffly beaten cream.
• Pour into individual serving cups & refrigerate 4 hours.

BERRY COMPOTE CRUNCH WITH GINGER MOLASSES MOUSSE

Steps:

• For the compote: Combine the blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, lemon zest and juice, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon in a saucepot. Cook over medium heat until thick. Stir the cornstarch into the water in small bowl until dissolved, then add to the compote. Continue to cook until thickened further.
• For the crunch topping: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the hazelnuts, oatmeal, vanilla bean paste, cinnamon, salt and melted butter in a food processor and blitz to medium crumbs. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until toasted.
• For the ginger molasses mousse: Whip the mascarpone and cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the whipping cream, confectioners' sugar, ground ginger and grated ginger, and whip until stiff. Add the molasses and lemon zest, and whip just to combine.
• To serve: Place some compote in the bottom of dish, top with mousse and crunch topping. Garnish with berries and lemon zest, and enjoy!!

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat egg, water, oil and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.