Creation Station: La Quinta's MakerSpace

 Welcome to the Creation Station's Fiction Kitchen.  Each month we will show you how to recreate food from popular books, games, tv shows and movies. This month we'll visit Miss Michele's kitchen in a Galaxy Far, Far away and she shows you how to make Blue Milk Macarons the were recently feature in season 2 of The Mandalorian.  Grab your Baby Yoda, and let's get cooking! Ingredients: 1 cup of Almond Flour  1 ¾ cup of Powdered Sugar  ¼ cup of baker’s sugar  A pinch of salt  3 large eggs, room temp  ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar  Blue Food coloring ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract or raspberry extract  1 tub of premade buttercream frosting  Kitchen Tools: hand or stand mixer with a whisk attachment  A flour sifter Some measuring spoons  Two medium to large mixing bowls  A curved spatula  A hand whisk  2 plastic piping bags or plastic food storage bags Parchment Paper Baking Sheets  Directions: 1. Combine Alm...

Matcha Sugar Cookies INGREDIENTS: 2 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour (In our recipe we used a 1-to-1 Gluten-free flour replacement) [11 1/4 oz.] 1 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) Unsweetened Matcha Tea Powder 2 oz. Cream Cheese , softened and segmented. 6 tablespoons unsalted Butter , melted and liquid 1 Large Egg 1 Tablespoon Milk 1/3 Cup Vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar, plus extra for doughball rolling [10 1/2 oz.] 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract Pre-Heat Oven to 350F.  Gather baking sheets and line with parchment paper. Place extra sugar for rolling (~1/3 cup) in a medium/large bowl and set aside. Combine Dry Ingredients: Add flour, salt, baking powder, Baking soda and matcha powder in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Set bowl aside. In another large bowl: Add sugar (1 1/2c) and cream cheese. Whisk and mix until combined. Pour Melted butter into the Sugar and cream cheese bowl. Whis...

Recipe for Chocolate Eclairs from MakerCraft LIVE! Day 1 PASTRY FILLING Ingredients 2 Cups Whole Milk 6 Egg Yolks 1/2 - 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar (Depending on taste) 1/4 Cup Corn Starch 1 Stick (8 tbs) Unsalted Butter 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract (or scrapings from 1 vanilla pod) * 1/8 tsp Lavender Extract Paste (Optional) 1. In a Medium sauce pan, combine milk and stick of butter.  Heat over medium-high heat while stirring constantly until the butter is melted and there is a rolling boil. 2. Remove from Heat and add Vanilla extract (or scraped beans from Vanilla pod) and sit for 15 minutes. 3. Separate 6 egg yolks into a mixing bowl and add the granulated sugar.  Whisk well until the mixture turns light yellow in appearance. 4. Next add the corn starch slowly and whisk carefully until the mixture starts to thicken.  5. Temper the egg mixture by gradually pouring some of the milk mixture 1/4 cup at a time until both mixtures are combined. 6. P...