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Homemade Chocolate Dipped Caramels
By Texaschef11
1. Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a 3-qt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 cup butter
- 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (12-oz.) package semisweet chocolate morsels
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- Wax paper
- Chopped crystallized ginger (optional)
- Coarse sea salt (optional)
Carrot Cake Crisps
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup finely grated carrot
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/3 cup crushed pineapple
- 1/3 cup raisins
Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with Candied Pecans
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, plus 3/4 cup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, plus 3/4 teaspoon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins, soaked in hot water
Lavender Syrup for Lemonade or Tea
By Texaschef11
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a large, stainless steel saucepan
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 Tbsp fresh or dried lavender blossoms
Pan Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Rind
By Texaschef11
Snap off tough ends of asparagus
- * 1 pound asparagus
- * 1 teaspoon olive oil
- * Cooking spray
- * 2 (2-inch) lemon rind strips
- * 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- * 1 (1-inch) rosemary sprig
- * 1/2 cup water
- * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Polenta Asiago Bread
By Texaschef11
1) To make the polenta: In a medium saucepan, combine the cornmeal and cold water, stirring until the cornmeal is e...
- Polenta
- 1/2 cup coarsely ground cornmeal (polenta)
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Dough
- All of the cooked polenta, cooled to lukewarm
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Asiago cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley, or 1/4 cup chopped fresh
- More grated cheese to garnish the top
Christmas Caramels
By Texaschef11
Melt butter in Dutch oven; use a brush and some of the melted butter to grease a heavy-duty foil-lined 9"x9" pan; s...
- 1 * 1 cup butter
- 1 * 1 cup milk
- 1 * 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 * 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 * 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 * 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mini Polenta Pizzas
By Texaschef11
Prepare the "pizza sauce" by combining all ingredients in a small saucepan and cooking over medium low heat until h...
- 1/2 18 oz. tube prepared polenta
- 10-12 small black olives, sliced
- 5-6 small white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 c shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 T olive oil
- Salt & pepper
- "Pizza" sauce
- 4 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 t dried oregano
- 1/2 t dried basil
- 1/4 t dried rosemary
- 1/2 t minced garlic
- 1/8 t salt
- 1/4 t ground black pepper
- (Note: if you're really in a pinch, 4-6 oz. of prepared pasta or pizza sauce will work just as well!)
Pepperoni Pretzels
By Texaschef11
Mix 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F), the yeast and agave in a bowl
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 tablespoons dry active yeast
- 1 * 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 2 3/4 * 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 * 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 2 * 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup shredded parmesan, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 1/3 * 1 1/3 cups diced pepperoni
- * Coarse salt
Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
Working with completely cooled, use a small paring knife to cut out a cone shaped wedge from the center of each cup...
- 2 cups Apple Filling (below)
- 1 cup Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce (below)
- 24 Cinnamon Cupcakes (below)
- 1 batch of Caramel Swiss Buttercream Frosting (below)