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Homemade "Maple" Syrup
By Texaschef11
Combine sugar and brown sugar in a saucepan
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp maple flavoring
Chocolate Meringue Pie
By Texaschef11
For the pie crust: In a medium bowl using a pastry blender or fork, mix together the flour, butter, shortening, and...
- # Chocolate Filling:
- # 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- # 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- # 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening or lard
- # 1/4 teaspoon salt
- # 2 tablespoons ice water, or more as needed
- #
- # 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- # 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- # 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened
- # 4 large egg yolks
- # 1 cup sugar
- # 3 1/2 cups milk
- # 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- # 1/2 teaspoon salt
- # 1 teaspoon vanilla
- #
- # Meringue Topping:
- # 4 egg whites
- # 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- # 1/8 teaspoon salt
- # 1/2 cup sugar
- # Finely grated bittersweet chocolate, as garnish
Sweet Potato Salad
By Texaschef11
Place sweet potatoes in pressure cooker
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, unpeeled, cut in half
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 4 ears fresh corn
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup sweet onion, diced small
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, diced
Sweet Potato Casserole Cookie Bars
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- half of a 10.5 oz bag of mini marshmallows
Chocolate Pecan Pie
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 350 F
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1 pie shell
Parmesan Cream Crackers
By Texaschef11
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 3 sprigs of rosemary
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cream or half-and-half, plus more as needed
- Coarse salt, pepper, sesame or poppy seeds, minced garlic or whatever you like for sprinkling, optional
Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling
By Texaschef11
To prepare the batter Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- For the batter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 cups chilled mashed or pureed pumpkin
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For the filling
- 8 tablespoons (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
Southern Praline Ice Cream Topping
By Texaschef11
1. Place chopped pecans in a microwave dish with 3 Tablespoons butter
- # 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
- # 7 Tablespoons butter (divided)
- # 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- # 3 Tablespoons flour
- # 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- # 2/3 cup evaporated milk
Twix Caramel Corn
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 250F. Spray two baking sheets with nonstick baking spray and set aside
- 16 cups popped popcorn (I use the 94% fat free Kettle Corn…it has a nice salty sweet base)
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup (if can’t find use corn syrup)
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 16 caramels, unwrapped, and chopped into four pieces (or half a bag of caramel bits)
- 14 sticks (2 come in a package), chopped up into pieces, I did it so I got 5 pieces out of each stick
Mini Banana Bundts with Sticky Maple Walnut Glaze
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Cake Batter:
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 Tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 4 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped lightly toasted walnuts
- Maple Walnut Glaze:
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- pinch of salt
- 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts