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Bottoms-Up Lemon Meringue Pie
By Late2Serenity
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F
- crust
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup Baker's Special Sugar or granulated sugar
- filling
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/3 cups ( full packet) lemon pastry filling mix
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) soft butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
Poached Eggs with Roasted Tomatoes and Portabellas
By Late2Serenity
Preheat broiler. Brush mushrooms and tomatoes with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
- 4 (3-inch-wide) portabella mushroom caps, stems discarded
- 2 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 4 thin slices Fontina cheese
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
Cinnapineapanana Bread (also known as Brazilian Sweet Bread)
By Late2Serenity
Hands-on time: 4 hrs 15 mins
- DOUGH
- 4 to 5 3/8 ounces lukewarm water*
- 2 5/8 ounces vegetable oil
- 3 ounces honey
- 2 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk, white reserved for topping
- 17 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- FILLING
- 5 ounces Baker's Cinnamon Filling
- 1 1/2 ounces water
- 2 medium bananas
- 3 1/2 ounces diced dried pineapple
- TOPPING
- 1 large egg white, reserved from dough, mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water
- 2 tablespoons coarse white sparkling sugar, or Demerara sugar
Chocolate Fudge "Blackout" Cake
By Late2Serenity
1) To make the filling: Place the chocolate chips, salt, sugar, and espresso powder in a blender or food processor ...
- filling
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 7/8 ounce sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for enhanced chocolate flavor
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- cake
- 14 ounces sugar
- 8 1/2 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 ounce Cake Enhancer, Instant ClearJel, or cornstarch
- 2 1/4 ounces Double Dutch Cocoa Blend, Cocoa Rouge, or Dutch-process cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for enhanced chocolate flavor
- 4 large eggs
- 5 1/4 ounces vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 ounces water
- icing
- 9 ounces chocolate chips or chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
- 6 ounces heavy cream
Very Lemon Cookies
By Late2Serenity
Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon oil
- 1 tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon powder
- 1 1/2 cups (6 1/4 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- yellow gel-paste food colors, or bottled food color (optional)
- 3 tablespoons coarse or granulated sugar, for topping
Cranberry-Orange Crunch Muffins
By Late2Serenity
Batter: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, then toss the cranb...
- BATTER
- 2 cups (8 7/8 ounces) King Arthur Mellow Pastry Blend or Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup (2 3/8 ounces) sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1% milk
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) orange juice
- 1/8 teaspoon orange oil OR 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) dried sweetened cranberries, or coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries (for a slightly "tarter" muffin)
- TOPPING
- 1/4 cup (7/8 ounce) finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) brown sugar, dark or light, firmly packed
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Rich and Meaty Lamb Ragù
By Late2Serenity
Beef can be substituted
- 2 pounds stew lamb, cut in chunks
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 onions
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 3 tablespoons fresh sage
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 big carrot, peeled
- Olive oil
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 28-ounce can peeled whole plum tomatoes
Lemon Custard Cake
By Late2Serenity
Hands-on time: 30 mins
- CAKE
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) soft butter
- 5 1/4 ounces (3/4 cup) sugar
- 1/4 ounce (1 tablespoon) Cake Enhancer, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- zest of 1 lemon; or 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil (or both!)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 5 5/8 ounces (1 1/3 cups) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 5/8 ounces (1/3 cup) milk
- FILLING
- 4 1/2 ounces (1 cup) Pastry Cream Mix
- 8 ounces (1 cup) milk
- 8 ounces (1 cup) light or heavy cream
- 5 1/2 ounces (1/2 cup) lemon curd
- zest of 1 medium orange or lemon, optional
Sangria
By Late2Serenity
In a large pitcher, combine the wine, brandy, sugar, lemons and oranges and stir until the sugar is dissolved
- 1 bottle (750ml) fruity, dry red wine
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 2 Tbs. sugar
- 2 lemons, thinly sliced
- 2 oranges, thinly sliced
- 3 cups sparkling water
- Ice cubes as needed
Panna Cotta with Berries
By Late2Serenity
Using a vanilla bean imbues the cream with a particularly delicate floral aroma, but 1 tsp
- 2 1/2 tsp. (1 package) unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 4 cups berries such as blackberries, sliced strawberries, blueberries and/or raspberries, in any combination