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Pumpkin Caramels
By Texaschef11
Line an 8 by 4 inch loaf pan with waxed paper or aluminum foil
- 1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin or apple pie spice
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Special equipment: Candy thermometer
Creme Brulee Boston Cream Pie
By Texaschef11
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cake
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- Filling
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder, optional but good
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- Topping
- 1 small (regular - not large) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup coarse white sparkling sugar
Blueberry Cream Cheese Mini Pies
By Texaschef11
1 Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon peel
- Streusel
- 6 6
- tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 1/4
- cup sugar
- 1 1
- tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 1/4
- cup cold butter or margarine
- Blueberry Filling
- 3/4 3/4
- cup sugar
- 3 3
- tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1
- cup water
- 4 4
- cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 1
- teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 1
- tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 1
- package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 1/4
- cup sugar
- 1 1
- egg
- Crust
- 1 1
- can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits
Smoky Yam Gratin
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 smoky chipotles, minced
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds (about 5 to 7) yams (or sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch disks
- 8 ounces smoked Gouda, grated
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves
Pina Colada Ice Cream
By Texaschef11
To make the toasted coconut ice cream batter, heat the coconut in a 10- or 12-inch skillet over medium heat, stirri...
- For the toasted coconut ice cream:
- 1 cup dried shredded coconut, preferably unsweetened
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 tbsp. light rum (optional) or 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- For the pineapple sorbet:
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 8-10 tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Seven-Minute Coconut Frosting
By Texaschef11
In the bowl of an electric mixer, using a handheld whisk, beat together the egg whites, sugar, corn syrup and salt ...
- 4 egg whites
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Brandy Hard Sauce
By Texaschef11
for pumpkin puree: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
- for pumpkin puree:
- 1 small pumpkin
- for pastry:
- 1 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/4 tspn salt
- 1/2 cup butter, cold, in small cubes
- 4 Tbspn water, cold
- for pumpkin filling:
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 Tbspn dark brown sugar
- white sugar, to taste
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- pumpkin pie spices, to taste (try: ginger, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, white pepper)
- heavy cream, opt., for crust
- turbinado sugar, opt., for crust
Sweet Potato Tamales with Pecan Butter
By Texaschef11
1. Two hours before you form the tamales, clean the husks under running water
- 20 dried corn husks
- Masa
- 24 dried corn husks
- 4 cups fresh corn kernels
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
- 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 4 ounces yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Texas Style Rub
By Texaschef11
This is a pretty traditional Texan way to do things
- 8 T Paprika
- 4 T Chili Powder
- 2 T Garlic Powder
- 2 T Celery Salt
- 2 T Black Pepper
- 2 T White Pepper
- 2 T Ground Cumin
- 2 T Sugar
- 2 T Brown Sugar
- 1 T Ground Oregano
- 1 T Onion Powder
- 1 T Cayenne
- 3 tsp Dry Mustard Powder
Butternut Squash Risotto
By Texaschef11
Warm the broth in a small saucepan over low heat
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ yellow onion, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and grated
- 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups Arborio rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- ½ cup Parmesan, grated