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Blueberry Hill Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cupcakes
- 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk or low-fat yogurt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries, frozen for 4 hours
- Frosting
- 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons (or more) whole milk
- 1 cup chilled fresh blueberries
- Fresh mint sprigs (optional)
French Toast Snickerdoodles
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus an additional 2 tablespoons, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup pancake syrup, plus an additional 2 tablespoons
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Topping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup dry unseasoned bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Kahlua Spiked Pecans
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 325 In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, cinnamon and salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg white
- 3 tablespoons Kahlua
- 4 cups pecan halves
Smoked Chicken Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Crust
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium Spanish onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4-5 cups whole milk, heated
- 1 or 2 teaspoons chipotle chile in adobo puree, depending how spicy you like
- ¾ pound cremini mushrooms, quartered and sauteed until golden brown
- 2 turnips, peeled, cut into medium dice, *blanched and drained
- 2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks (about 2-inches long by ¼-inch thick), blanched and drained
- Red and white frozen pearl onions, blanched and drained
- 1 cup frozen peas, blanched and drained
- 1 chicken (about 3 lbs) roasted, smoked and shredded
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped flat leaf parsley
Soft Pretzels with Queso Poblano Sauce and Mustard Sauce
By Texaschef11
For the Queso Poblano Sauce: Directions Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat
- Queso Poblano Sauce:
- 1 * 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 * 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 cup whole milk
- 12 * 12 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- 2 * 2 poblano chiles, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
- * Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 * 3 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves
- *
- Mustard Sauce:
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup whole-grain mustard
- * Honey, to taste
- *
- Soft Pretzels:
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 * 2 tablespoons light brown muscovado sugar
- 1 * 1 package active dry yeast
- 3 * 3 ounces unsalted butter, melted
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 4 1/2 to 5 * 4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- * Vegetable oil
- 3 * 3 quarts water
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup baking soda
- 2 * 2 whole eggs, beaten with 1 tablespoon cold water
- * Coarse sea salt
Honeyed Banana Chipotle Bread
By Texaschef11
1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk or 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt, strained
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 small very ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
- 3 chipotle chilis in adobo sauce, chopped*
- 2 tablespoons unsalted pepitas*
Cranberry Scones
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 400˚ F
- 1 ½ tbsp. freshly grated lemon zest
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup plus 3 tbsp. sugar, divided
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 6 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 ¼ cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk1 cup heavy cream
- Additional sugar for sprinkling
Two Bite Chocolate Cream Pie
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 2 mini-muffin trays (12 muffin cups each) with cooking spray
- Cooking-oil spray
- 30 About 30 chocolate cookies, such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 large eggs (1 separated)
- 1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 5 teaspoons Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Apple Crumble Bars
By Texaschef11
To prepare the filling, in a large skillet combine the apples, sugar, and cinnamon
- For the base:
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- For the filling:
- 4 medium-sized apples, peeled, cored and coarsely diced
- 5 tbsp. sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- ¼ cup fruit jam (I used peach)
- For the topping:
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
Molten Middle Truffle Cookies
By Texaschef11
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min
- 1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Walnuts
- 24 KRAFT Caramels, cut in half
- 1/4 cup sugar