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SWEET POTATO PIE WITH MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE
By stepjo7269
Southern Living November 2010 p
- Crust:
- ½ (14.1 ounce) package refrigerated piecrusts
- Parchment paper
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream
- Filling:
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 3 cups lightly packed, cooked mashed sweet potatoes (about 2 ½ pounds sweet potatoes) Be sure to lightly pack the mashed sweet potatoes in the measuring cup for a fluffy filling.
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Marshmallow Meringue:
- 3 egg whites
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow cream
- Directions:
- . Prepare crust:
- ● Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- ● Roll piecrust into a 13 inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
- ● Fit into a 9 inch pie plate; fold edges under and crimp.
- ● Prick bottom and sides with a fork.
- ● Line piecrust with parchment paper; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- ● Bake 9 minutes; remove weights and parchment paper.
- ● Whisk together egg yolk and cream; brush bottom and sides of crust with yolk mixture.
- ● Bake 6 to 8 more minutes or until crust is golden.
- ● Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
- ● Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- . Prepare filling:
- ● Stir together melted butter, 1 cup sugar, and next 2 ingredients in a large bowl until mixture is well blended.
- ● Add sweet potatoes and next 4 ingredients; stir until mixture is well blended.
- ● Pour sweet potato mixture into prepared piecrust (Pie will be very full.)
- ● Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean; shielding with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
- ● Transfer pie to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour)
- . Prepare meringue:
- ● Beat egg whites and next 2 ingredients at high speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until foamy.
- ● Gradually add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
- ● Beat 1/4 of marshmallow creme into egg white mixture; repeat 3 times with remaining marshmallow creme, beating until smooth (about 1 minute); spread over pie.
- ● Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned.
OLD FASHIONED APPLE DUMPLINGS
By stepjo7269
Allrecipes By: MICKI WOOD
- Directions:
- 1 1 1 recipe pastry for double-crust pie
- 6 6 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 3 3 cups water
- 2 2 2 cups white sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- to 400 9x13 400 degrees F. Butter a 9x13 inch pan.
- 24 16 6 floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle, about 24 by 16 inches. Cut into 6 square pieces. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward.
- to 5 saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract and reserved butter. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour over dumplings.
- 50 to 60 oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some sauce over the top.
CREAMY CHICKEN ALFREDO
By stepjo7269
Auction box
- Directions:
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approx 4 oz. each)
- 1/2 t. salt
- 2 T. plus 1 t. olive oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 T. onion, minced
- 1 1/2 c. whipping cream
- 1/3 c. parmesan cheese
- 1/2 t. coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 T. parsley, coarsely chopped
- ●Preheat oven to 375 F.
- ●Place flour in a shallow dish or pie plate. Sprinkle chicken with salt; coat with flour.
- ●Heat 2 T. olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook, turning once until golden, 2-4 minutes per side.
- ●Remove chicken from skillet; place in 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- ●Heat remaining olive oil in same skillet over medium heat until hot. ●Add garlic and onion; cook until garlic is fragrent and onion tender, 1-2 minutes.
- ●Increase heat to medium-high; add whipping cream, parmesan, and pepper. ●Cook until sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.
- ●Spoon sauce over chicken in dish. Bake chicken until instant read thermometer inserted in center registers 180 F (8-12 minutes)
- ●Tips:
- 1 . For a buttery flavored sauce, substitute butter for olive oil.
- 2 . Do not use milk in place of cream in this recipe due to it keeping sauce from separating and it giving sauce a rich flavor.
TORTILLA LASAGNA
By stepjo7269
tasteofhome
- Directions:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup water
- 1 envelope taco seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) sour cream
- 1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- 10 flour tortillas (6 inches)
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 small onion, sliced
- ●In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the water, taco seasoning, garlic powder and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- ●Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and chili powder.
- ●In a large bowl, combine cheeses; set aside.
- ●Sprinkle cornmeal into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- ●Arrange five tortillas, overlapping, in the bottom of prepared dish; spread with 1/2 cup salsa. Layer with half of the meat mixture, onion and sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with 1-1/2 cups cheese mixture. Repeat layers.
- ●Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
ASIAN-STYLE ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN
By stepjo7269
Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking By: Nicholas Zhou
- Directions:
- 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 pound pork tenderloin
- ●Combine all ingredients except pork. Add pork and marinate, covered and refrigerated, 2 hours or longer.
- ●Preheat over to 400 degrees.
- ●Drain pork, reserving marinade.
- ●Place on a rack over a roasting pan. Roast 25 - 30 minutes, until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees (the pork should be barely pink inside), turning pork occasionally and basting with reserve marinade.
BASIC COCKTAIL SAUCE
By stepjo7269
Southern Living December 2007
- Preparation:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons horseradish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Dash of hot sauce
- 1 . Stir together 1/2 cup ketchup and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Store cocktail sauce in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
WHITE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
By stepjo7269
The Clarion-Ledger
- 8 T. unsalted butter
- 4 oz. white chocolate
- 2 lg. eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 tea. salt
- 1 C. sugar
- 1 tea. vanilla
- 1 C. all-purpose flour
- ●Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler placed over simmering water. Add the chocolate and melt.
- ●Beat the eggs and salt, in a medium sized mixing bowl, until frothy (approximately 30 sec.) using a mixer on medium-high speed.
- ●Add the sugar gradually and continue beating until the eggs are thick and pale, about 1 ½ min. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- ●Add the chocolate mixture and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed until blended, (about 5 sec.)
- ●Mix in the flour on low speed until blended, scraping the bowl with the rubber spatula once during blending.
- ●Pour the batter evenly into a greased 11x7 in. baking pan.
- ●Bake the brownies at 350 F. on the center oven rack until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 min.
- ●Allow the brownies to cool on a rack for 1 hr. before cutting.
PRALINE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
By stepjo7269
Monica Goin's (friend from TMR) friend Kami R
- Directions:
- 1 lb. cream cheese
- 2 t. vanilla
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1 lb. cottage cheese
- 1 lb. sour cream
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 4 T. corn starch
- 2 c. canned pumpkin
- 2 T. cinnamon spice
- ●Pre-heat oven to 300 F.
- ●In a food processor, add cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Run until smooth, scaping sides in 30 second bursts.
- ●Add cottage cheese and run for 30 seconds. Then add sour cream and run until smooth, additional 10 seconds.
- ●Add eggs and juice and jest of 1 lemon. Mix for 10 seconds.
- ●While processor is running, add corn starch to alleviate pockets within the batter; run 10 seconds.
- ●Add pumpkin and cinnamon while batter is mixing. Processor will be very full but continue to mix. Mix batter for additional 20 seconds.
- ●Remove lid and pour batter into sprayed spring-form pan.
- ●Place on middle rack in pre-heated oven for 1 hour.
- ●When first hour is complete, reduce heat to 280 F. and be sure to turn cheesecake so browning occurs evenly. Set timer for 30 minutes.
- ●After 30 minutes, reduce temperature to 240 F. Cheesecake should begin to set up. Using a themometer, cheesecake should come out of the oven between 160-170 degrees.
- ●Remove from oven and let stand at room temp for 4 hours, chill in refrigerator overnight.
- Spiced crust:
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 T. cinnamon
- 2 T. brown sugar
- 2 T. granulated sugar
- 2 oz. salted butter, cubed
- 1 egg yolk
- Directions:
- ●In a food processor, add flour, sugar and cinnamon. Mix 10 seconds.
- ●Add butter and egg yolk, pulse mixture until resembles small peas, about 10-12 pulses.
- ●Remove mixture from processor and pour in bottom of greased 10 inch spring-form pan (only spray bottom, not sides).
- ●Using bottom of any flat edge cup, press mixture firmly to create a flat, even surface.
- ●Bake at 375 F. for 10 minutes or until crust is a light golden brown.
- ●Remove from oven; set aside to cool.
- Bourbon Sauce:
- 1 c. dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 3 T. (to taste) bourbon
- 1 pint heavy cream
- Directions:
- ●Place butter in sauce pan. Bring heat to medium and completely melt butter. Add brown sugar and mix well.
- ●Bring mixture to a boil; add bourbon (mixture will bubble, but keep stirring).
- ●Remove from heat and add cream.
- ●Mix well and set immediately in a cooler for 24 hours.
- ●Remove from cooler and stir. Sauce should be thicker. Taste prior to serving. May need to add more bourbon.
- Praline Pecans:
- 2 c. pecan pieces
- 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- Directions:
- ●Place sugar and pecans in a small pot. Add water (approx. 1/2 c) until sugar looks like wet sand.
- ●Place on high heat and bring to a boil. Cook 8 minutes.
- ●Remove from heat and immediately drain hot sugar from pot into sink running with hot water
- ●Drop wet pecans in 350 F. fryer--fry 1 minute.
- ●Remove and place on parchment paper to dry and cool. Break apart when cool and store in air-tight container.
BANANA NUT BREAD
By stepjo7269
allrecipes
- Directions:
- 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 . Spray bread machine pan with vegetable oil spray.
- 2 . Premix ingredients in order listed. Place mixture in bread machine pan.
- 3 . Select the Quick Bread/Cake cycle. Press Start. Check after 1 minute to see if mixture is well blended.
BEST BREAD MACHINE BREAD
By stepjo7269
keyingredient
- 1 cup warm water(110 degrees)
- 2 T. white sugar
- 1 pkg. bread machine yeast
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 tsp. salt