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Cream Cheese Pound Cake
By Lorena_321
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place rack in center of oven
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
- 3 cups superfine or castor sugar
- 6 large eggs, room temp
- 1 T. pure vanilla extract
- zest of lemon or orange (optional)
- Note: to make your own superfine sugar, place 3 cups granulated white sugar in bowl of food processor. Process until very fine, about 30 seconds.
Candied Pecans
By Lorena_321
Preheat your oven to 250 degrees (F)
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound pecan halves
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of salt
Pecan Chocolate Chip
By Lorena_321
Preheat oven to 375 degrees with two racks centered
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 t. pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 12 oz. semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
- 6 oz. white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 30 perfect pecan halves
Summer Fruit Salad
By Lorena_321
Make melon balls. If desired, cut grapes and strawberries in half
- 1 honeydew melon
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 2 cups seedless grapes
- 1 T. powdered sugar
- 2 cups small strawberries or large strawberries, cut into pieces
- 3/4 t. grated lime peel
Pizza Sauce
By Lorena_321
Mix all together
- 1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (16 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 T. sugar
- 2 T. Italian seasoning
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 T. olive oil
Browned Butter Frosting
By Lorena_321
In a small saucepan, bring brown sugar and butter to a boil
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 T. butter
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- sprinkles
German Chocolate Cake
By Lorena_321
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 (2-layer) pkg. chocolate cake mix
- 1 (3 oz.) pkg. instant pudding mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 3 T. milk
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut, toasted
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Crispy Roast Potato Salad
By Lorena_321
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 4 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 t. finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 t. salt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- juice of 1 lemon
Orange Marmalade
By Lorena_321
Combine all ingredients, except sugar, in a large pot; simmer 5 minutes
- 2 cups thinly sliced orange peel
- 1 quart chopped orange pulp
- 1 cup thinly sliced and seeded lemon
- 1 1/2 quarts water
- sugar
- *use about 10 medium oranges
- *use about 2 medium lemons
Crispy Onion Chicken
By Lorena_321
In a shallow bowl, combine the butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 T. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 t. ground mustard
- 1/2 t. garlic salt
- 1/4 t. pepper
- 1 can (6 oz.) french-fried onions, crushed
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves