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Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks
By MeanJean
Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 ounces good milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
English Muffin
By MeanJean
1. Stir together the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a mixing bowl (or in the bowl of an electric mixer)
- 2 1/4 cups (10 ounces) unbleached bread flour
- 1/2 tablespoon (.25 ounce) granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon (.19 ounce) salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons (.14 ounce) instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon (.5 ounce) shortening or unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 to 1 cup (6 to 8 ounces) milk or buttermilk, at room temperature
- Cornmeal for dusting
Chocolate Icing
By MeanJean
Melt chocolate and butter over heat
- 2 squares (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter or shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- dash of salt
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Butterscotch Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
By MeanJean
1.HEAT oven to 350°F. 2
- 1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
- OR 1 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon hot water
- 3 cups quick oats (not instant or old fashioned)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
Turkey Burger
By MeanJean
Form into four 1-inch-thick patties, make an indentation in the centers and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side on an oile...
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 grated green apple
- 1/2 cup minced scallions
- 1/4 cup panko
- salt and pepper
Toffee Squares
By MeanJean
by Barbara Grunes & Virginia Van Vynckt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 to 8 ounces milk chocolate, broken into pieces, or 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped almonds, toasted
Pumpkin Bisquits
By MeanJean
Heat Oven to 325 degrees. Blend flours, sugar, and baking soda in bowl
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup pumpkin
- 1 cup lowfat buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking soda
Pie Crust (Basic Flaky)
By MeanJean
This pie crust is light, flaky, tender and very crisp
- or about 3 dozen 1-inch tartlets:
- Pastry for a 9-Inch Pie Shell, #1
- A 9 1/2 to 10 -by 1-inch Tart shell
- 8 TBLSP. or 4 oz. unsalted butter, cold
- 1 1/3 cups + 4 TBLSP (or 6.5 oz.) Pastry Flour OR 1 1/3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp baking powder (optional - if not using, double the salt)
- 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 TBLSP. ice water (1.3 to 1.7 oz.)
- 1 1/2 tsp. cider vinegar (0.25 oz.)
- Pastry for TWO crust 9 inch pie #2
- 14 TBLSP. (7 oz.) unsalted butter, cold
- 2 1/4 cups + 2 TBLSP. (11.25 ounces) Pastry Flour (OR 2 1/4 Cups All purpose Flour)
- 1/4 + 1/8 tsp. salt*
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder (optional - if not using double the salt)
- 5 to 7 TBLSP. (2.6 to 3.16 ounces) ice water
- 1 TBLSP. (0.5 ounce) cider vinegar
- Pastry for a 9 inch Lattice pie #3
- A 9-Inch deep-dish pie, A 10-Inch pie shell,
- or a 12- To 14-Inch free-form tart
- 9 TBLSP. (4.5 ounces) unsalted butter, cold
- 1 1/2 cups + 1 1/2 TBLSP. (7.5 ounces) Pastry Flour (or 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour)
- 1/4 tsp. Salt
- 1/8 tsp. baking powder (if not using, double the salt)
- 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 TBLSP. (1.75 to 2.3 ounces) ice water
- 1 1/2 TBLSP. (0.25 ounces) cider vinegar
- for savory recipes use 1 1/2 times the salt
Perfect Pizza
By MeanJean
Professional pizza makers always stretch the dough with their hands; if you find the task too daunting, use a rolli...
- 1 cup warm water (100 degrees to 110 degrees)
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 2 3/4 cups to 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Coarse-grain cornmeal, for dusting
- 3 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, plus more for bowl
- Pizza Sauce
- 12 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
Bourbon Flavored Pecan Pie
By MeanJean
Food Network
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bourbon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- Cooking spray
- 1 sheet refrigerated pie dough (half of a 15-ounce package)
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)