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French Onion Puffs (Puff Pastry)
By MarieR
1. In large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
- 6 cups (1.5L) onions, sliced
- 1/2 tsp (3 mL) salt, pepper and ground mustard (each)
- 1 cup (250 mL) CAMPBELL'S® Ready to Use Beef Broth
- 2 tsp (10 mL) fresh thyme leaves
- 1 lb (454g) frozen pre-rolled puff pastry, thawed
- 1 cup (250 mL) Gruyere, shredded
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) chives or thyme, chopped
Cream Cheese Braids
By MarieR
Use large bowl (Do NOT use food processor)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick; 4-ounces) butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (4-ounces) warm water 105 to 115 degrees F
- 2 packages (1/4-ounce each; 1/2-ounce) yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups unsifted flour
- Filling
- 1 pound (2-8-ounce-packages) cream cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon water (for egg wash)
- 1 large egg yolk (for egg wash)
- Glaze Frosting
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons milk
Pineapple Upside-down Cake, 8-inch
By MarieR
1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising), sifted
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
Gâteau Basque
By MarieR
Makes 1 (9-inch) cake
- Custard Filling:
- A flaky crust surrounds a pastry cream in this traditional dessert from the Basque region of France. The name means simply “Basque Cake.” In the Basque language, the cake is called “Etxeko biskotxa” or “cake of the house.”
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (374 grams) granulated sugar
- 3 large egg yolks (56 grams)
- 3 large eggs (150 grams), divided
- 3 3/4 cups (469 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (4.5 grams) kosher salt
- Custard Filling (recipe follows)
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water
- Garnish: confectioners’ sugar
- 2 1/4 cups (540 grams) whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (64 grams) cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons (24 grams) all-purpose flour
- 6 large egg yolks (112 grams)
- 2 large eggs (100 grams
Champagne cupcakes with strawberry filling
By MarieR
Cupcakes: 1. Separate eggs
- Cupcakes:
- 6 eggs, separated (4 egg whites and 2 yolks)
- 2/3 cups butter
- 1 vanilla bean, split, or 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup champagne
- 2/3 to 3/4 cup raspberry, strawberry, or blackberry jam
- Frosting
- 2 1/2 cups shortening
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoons almond extract
- 10 cups powdered sugar, split
- 1/4 cup champagne, plus 2-4 tablespoons additional
TEXAS JALAPENO PIMENTO CHEESE
By MarieR
No need to preheat your oven
- 8 ounces (that's a half pound) mild cheddar cheese,shredded
- 16 ounces (that's a whole pound) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 8-ounce package softened cream cheese (the brick
- kind, not the whipped kind) (I used Philadelphia
- Cream Cheese in the rectangular silver package.)
- two 7-ounce jars of diced pimento, drained
- 12-ounce jar roasted red bell peppers, drained
- 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons (1/8 cup) Worcestershire sauce
- l/2 cup pickled jalapeno pepper slices
- basket of assorted crackers, your choice
Peppermint Crumble Bars
By MarieR
1.Preheat oven to 350º. 2
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups white chocolate peppermint candy (like Andes peppermint bits)
- 1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Cowboy Casserole
By MarieR
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 3/4 lbs. ground beef
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 5 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained
- 2 cups frozen super sweet white corn
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons McCormick taco seasoning
- approx. 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- approx. 1/2 vintage white cheddar
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon McCormick taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup half and half
Sausage Parmesan Palmiers
By MarieR
Put the butter and onions in a skillet over medium heat and brown the onions until dark, 40 to 45 minutes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 onions, sliced
- 8 ounces breakfast sausage
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17.3-ounce package, such as Pepperidge Farm), thawed
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan (not shredded; grated to a powder)
- 1 large egg
Cream Cheese Spirals
By MarieR
1. With an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter and sugar until soft (food processor works for this ...
- 1 cup (8-ounces; 2 sticks) butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces (1-package) cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- GLAZE
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon water
- granulated sugar
- FILLING
- 1 cup nuts, pecans or walnuts finely chopped
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon