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Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies
By bigbare
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick butter, at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
New York-Style Crumb Cake
By bigbare
Don't be tempted to substitute all-purpose flour for the cake flour, as doing so will make a dry, tough cake
- Crumb Topping
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), melted and still warm
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour (7 ounces)
- Cake
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour (5 ounces)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into 6 pieces, softened but still cool
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting
Apple Slab Pie
By bigbare
Unlike a traditional apple pie, slab pie is made in a baking sheet and can feed up to 20 people
- Make Apple Slab Pie
- 1 . Use water to "glue" together two pie crusts.
- 2 . Add flavor to the store-bought crust by rolling it out in a mixture of crushed cookie crumbs and sugar.
- 3 . Brush dough with melted butter for extra richness.
- 4 . Top filled pie with second "double" crust.
- 5 . Use a fork to tightly seal edges of crust.
- Apple Slab Pie
- Serves 18 to 20
- We prefer an 18 by 13-inch nonstick baking sheet for this pie. If using a conventional baking sheet, coat it lightly with cooking spray. You will need 4 ounces of animal crackers.
- Pie
- 8 Granny Smith apples (about 3 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 8 Golden Delicious apples (about 3 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups animal crackers (see note)
- 2 (15-ounce) boxes Pillsbury Ready to Roll Pie Crust
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled
- 6 tablespoons Minute Tapioca
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Glaze
- 3/4 cup reserved apple juice ( from filling)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter , softened
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
Chicken Marsala
By bigbare
NOTE: Instead of butter, I just put some extra virgin olive oil in the pan and I did not use any flour and it was S
- 2 large chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into bite size pieces
- 2/3 medium sweet onion, sliced
- 8-12 ounces canned mushrooms (fresh mushrooms, sliced, are better)
- 3/4 cup sweet Marsala wine
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 cup flour
Raspberry Bread Pudding
By bigbare
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray
- Bread Pudding
- 6 cups cubed (1 inch) day-old French bread
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups fat-free (skim) milk
- 1/2 cup fat-free egg product
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Sauce
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 bag (12 oz) frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed, undrained
Carnegie deli classic New York cheesecake
By bigbare
To make crust: cream together butter, sugar and salt
- Cookie crust:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- dash of salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups of flour
- Filling:
- 40 ounces softened cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 large eggs
Puff Pastry Apple Pie
By bigbare
1.In a large bowl, toss the apples with the sugar and the 3 tablespoons of flour
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples—peeled, cored and sliced into 1/4-inch wedges
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- Two 14-ounce packages all-butter puff pastry, chilled
Fresh Apple Cake
By bigbare
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted an...
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 4 large), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
- Browned-Butter Frosting,
Molten Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling
By bigbare
1.Preheat the oven to 425°
- 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus melted butter for brushing
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 6 ounces dark chocolate (70 percent cacao), chopped
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- Pinch of salt
Apple Crostata with Caramel Sauce
By bigbare
Artisan-style apple pie comes quick with a flavor bonus--caramel topping!
- Crust
- 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup firm butter or margarine, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- Filling and Topping
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chopped peeled apples (4 medium)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup caramel topping