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carrot cake with maple-cream cheese frosting
By DreiFromBK
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake molds with papers, or butter and flour them
- I like to grate the carrots by hand — actually, that’s a lie, I don’t enjoy it one bit — because I want it very finely grated for a soft batter. The food processor works, too, but the pieces are a bit thicker.
- Makes 24 cupcakes (or one two-layer cake, instructions at end)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups canola oil
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups grated peeled carrots
- 1 cups coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
- Two (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Maude's Vanilla Fudge
By DreiFromBK
Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with 2 tablespoons of the butter and scatter the graham crackers evenly over the b...
- 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 whole graham crackers, broken into bite-size pieces
- 4 cups sugar
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Kosher salt
Pumpkin Hummus
By DreiFromBK
Canned pumpkin dresses up classic hummus in this quick and easy recipe from F&W's Justin Chapple
- Two 15-ounce cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 small garlic cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- Pita chips or crudités, for serving
Crunchy Oven-Fried Fish
By DreiFromBK
These crunchy and delicious oven fried fish filets are a great alternative to frying! You can substitute any whitef...
- 4 large slices white sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
- 1 small shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup plus 5 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish (optional)
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 1/4 pounds skinless cod (or haddock) fillet (1 to 1 1/2 inches thick), cut into 4 pieces
- Lemon wedges
Double Cheddar and Tomato Jam
By DreiFromBK
Creamy tomato jam gives this double cheddar sandwich a homemade touch, without the hassle of whipping up hot soup
- Tomato Jam:
- 12 ounces cheddar cheese
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 8 sandwich-size slices sourdough bread
- 6 tablespoons Tomato Jam
- 6 large ripe tomatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds) peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar (if you’re making this in the middle of tomato season when tomatoes are at their sweetest, reduce the sugar by 1 to 2 teaspoons)
- Salt
Baby Bûche de Noël Cookies
By DreiFromBK
MAKE THE COOKIES In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the butter with the granulated sug...
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons heavy cream
- 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
Doughnut Holes with Raspberry Jam
By DreiFromBK
In a medium bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water
- 3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons milk, warmed
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pint red raspberries (12 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, plus more for coating
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Benno and Leo's Brined Pork Chops with Fennel
By DreiFromBK
In a small saucepan, combine the 1 cup of salt with the sugar, peppercorns, bay leaves and 2 cups of water and brin...
- 1 cup kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 12 whole black peppercorns
- 4 bay leaves
- Six 1-pound pork rib chops (1 1/4 inches thick)
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 medium fennel bulbs—halved, cored and thinly sliced (8 cups), 2 tablespoons fronds chopped and reserved
- 2 sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Black pepper
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Shrimp-Asparagus Risotto
By DreiFromBK
Cook the asparagus in salted boiling water until crisp-tender
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed
- 3/4 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, minced
- 12 ounces carnaroli rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Pinch of saffron threads
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
By DreiFromBK
Our perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe had to produce a cookie that would be moist and chewy on the inside and cr...
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
- 3/4 cups packed dark brown sugar (5 1/4 ounces) (see note)
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (see note)
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted (optional)