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Maple Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Texaschef11
Sift the flour, baking soda and kosher salt into a bowl
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon maple extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Spinach Twist Bread
By Texaschef11
Press rolls together and roll out to a 10x13 inch rectangle
- 8 Rhodes Texas rolls, thawed and risen (or 12 regular dinner rolls)
- 1 8-oz pkg cream cheese
- 3 c chopped fresh spinach
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp rosemary
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c parmesan cheese
- 2 c chopped ham
- 1 c sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 c chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- parmesan cheese, if desired
Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 375°F
- For the glaze:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 (15 oz.) container ricotta cheese (I used part-skim)
- 3 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
Pecan Turtle Brownies
By Texaschef11
For the brownies: Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle
- For the brownies:
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into pea-size pieces
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), plus more for coating the baking dish
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- For the caramel-pecan topping:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1 package (16-ounces) Pecan Sandies cookies, divided
- 1-1/2 Tbs. butter, melted
- 11 ounces cream cheese, softened (not low-fat)
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1-1/4 cups strawberry ice cream topping or pie filling (plus more for drizzling over the finished bars, if desired)
Lime in the Coconut Donut
By Texaschef11
Dissolve yeast in warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer
- for the donut:
- 1/2 ounce packages yeast
- 1/4 cup hot water, roughly 110 degrees in temperature
- 1 1/2 cups milk, scalded and cooled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- canola oil
- Lime Mousse
- 1/2 cup pure lime cocktail syrup
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 package unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- Pina Colada Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup pineapple coconut juice blend
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- flaked coconut to garnish
Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette
By Texaschef11
1. Place the orange juice, vinegar, peel and cumin in a blender
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1 to 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Champagne Sorbet with Mixed Berry Medley
By Texaschef11
Pour champagne into a shallow metal pan or bowl, and stir in the sugar
- 1 (750 milliliter) bottle champagne
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 pint strawberries
- 1 pint blueberries
- 6 fresh mint leaves
Banana Caramel Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350° F
- For the cupcakes:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. buttermilk
- 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe banana
- For the caramel:
- 8 tbsp. unsalted butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- For the frosting:
- 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1 tbsp. pieces, at room temperature
Snickers Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
- 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs; lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 24-30 frozen Snickers Miniatures