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Orange-Cranberry Scones
By Violet_61
1. Preheat oven to 425° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp turbinado sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted, butter, cut into small cubes and chilled
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tsp grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing
Turtle in a Pretzel Tree
By Violet_61
90 calories per candy
- 24 small pretzel trees (if 'trees' are not available pretzel twists will work too)
- 24 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 24 pecan halves, toasted
Hot Chocolate
By Violet_61
Use Candy canes as stirrers
- CHOCOLATE:
- 6 cups full-fat milk or a combination of milks (whole milk, half-and-half, almond milk, full-fat canned coconut milk)
- 2 cups chopped chocolate or chips (one kind or a combination of a few varieties)
- 2 tblsp vanilla extract or a combination of other extracts like coconut or almond
- SHAKEN CREAM:
- 2 tsp vanilla extract or a combination of vanilla extract and other extracts like coconut or liqueurs like coffee liqueurs or other liqueurs.
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup cold whipping cream
Red Hot Apple Pie in a Mug
By Violet_61
Hungry Girl Recipe: PER SERVING (entire recipe): 140 calories, 0
- 1 medium Fuji apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 12 to 15 pieces Red Hots Cinnamon Flavored Candy
- 1/2 sheet (2 crackers) low-fat cinnamon graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons fat-free whipped topping (from an aerosol canister), or more for optional topping
- Dash cinnamon
Stained Glass Candy
By Violet_61
Mix together sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy sauce pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 bottle candy oil (2 drams size or 1 tbsp oil)
- Food coloring
- Powdered sugar
RGJ Pecan Tart
By Violet_61
dessert
- For crust:
- 1.5 C all-purpose flour
- 4 TBS cold unsalted butter
- 1 large egg yolk
- Approx 2 TBS ice water
- For the filling:
- 1 C pecan halves, lightly toasted
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 C dark corn syrup
- 1 C granulated sugar
- 2 TBS unsalted butter, melted
- 1 shot bourbon whiskey
- 1 tsp vanilla
Pumpkin Pie (2)
By Violet_61
makes 2 pies
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 cans (29 oz) solid pack pumpkin
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 2 can (12-13 oz each) evaporated milk OR
- 3 cups half and half
- 2-9 inch unbaked pie shells with high fluted edge
Clean Vegetables/Fruits
By Violet_61
cleaner for produce
- 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water
Pama Martini
By Violet_61
PAMA
- 1 1/2 oz PAMA
- 1 1/2 oz Premium Vodka
- 1/4 oz Orange Liqueur
Banana Bread/Banana Bread French Toast
By Violet_61
King Arthur Flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup light or dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium or 2 large bananas)
- 3 tblsp orange marmalade or apricot jam optional but tasty
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cups chopped walnuts-optional