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Pineapple Mojitos
By Texaschef11
Sugar cane sticks, for serving, optional Divide the mint, sugar, and lime wedges among 4 old-fashioned glasses
- * 12 fresh mint leaves
- * 2 teaspoons sugar
- * 1 lime, quartered
- * Ice cubes
- * 4 tablespoons pineapple juice concentrate
- * 1/2 cup white rum
- * 1/2 cup club soda
Tiramisu Bundt Cake
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 325F and grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup Starbucks Viva (Italian Roast)
- 1/4 cup Kahlua
Indian Spiced Chex Mix
By Texaschef11
1. In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals, cashews, pistachios, and almonds
- 3 cups Rice Chex® cereal
- 3 cups Corn Chex® cereal
- 3 cups Wheat Chex® cereal
- 1 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup pistachios (shelled)
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- Dash cayenne pepper
Roasted Apricot & Sweet Pepper Hummus w/ cold Green Bean dippers
By Texaschef11
Begin by "roasting" the apricot halves, sweet peppers, and garlic on a hot comal or cast iron skillet
- ~1 c. cooked Chickpeas
- 2 Apricots, halved & pitted
- 3 small Sweet Peppers
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- ~2 Tbs. Olive Oil
- juice of 1 Lemon
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- pinch of Cumin
- fresh, uncooked green beans
- sea salt
White Christmas Cheesecake
By Texaschef11
1. Beat together until very creamy and smooth: two pounds of original Philadelphia Cream Cheese and 1 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 lb. Cream Cheese
- 1 * 1 C. sugar
- 1 * 1 T white chocolate extract or 1/3 C creme de cacao
- 1 * 1 lb. white chocolate (baking squares, chunks, or chips)
- 3/4 * 3/4 C evaporated milk or light cream
- 5 * 5 egg whites
- 1 * 1 T confectioners' sugar (10X)
- * Baking spray
- * Prepared 9" springform pan with graham cracker or chocolate crumb crust
- * Optional toppings: White chocolate shavings, fresh raspberries, strawberry slices, and chocolate syrup
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 C sour cream
- 3 * 3 T sugar
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 t vanilla or white chocolate extract OR 2 T creme de cacao
Brioche (King Arthur Flour)
By Texaschef11
) In a stand mixer or bread machine (programmed for dough), mix together all of the ingredients to form a smooth, s...
- 2 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 3 large eggs*
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 10 tablespoons butter
- Use 3 large eggs + 1 egg yolk, if desired — this will allow you to brush the leftover egg white on the loaf if you're planning to garnish it with sugar; see tip at right.
Banana Drop Cookies with Banana Frosting
By Texaschef11
To prepare your cookies, begin with sifting your flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt into a large...
- Cookies:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mashed banana (2 medium)
- Banana Frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup mashed banana (1 small)
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Strawberry Margarita Pie
By Texaschef11
To make the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- For the filling:
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 6 tbsp. tequila
- 1/4 cup triple sec
- 3 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- Zest of one lime
- 2 cups heavy cream
- For garnish:
- Fresh strawberries
- Lime slices or wedges
Eggnog Cookies
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup eggnog (I use storebought)
- 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- ¾ tsp of ground nutmeg
- 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
- Colored Sprinkles (optional)
Honey Shortcakes and Fresh Fruit
By Texaschef11
1. Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 * 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 3 * 3 cups fresh fruit, such as small whole strawberries, or peeled, sliced, and/or chopped mangoes, kiwi fruit, pineapple, or bananas
- * Sweetened whipped cream (optional)