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Zucchini Nut Bread Cookie Sandwiches
By beltranm
These cookies, cousins of zucchini bread, are perfect for packing up as picnic fare -- even if the picnic table is ...
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Coarse salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely grated zucchini
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
Blueberry-Buttermilk Scones
By beltranm
The secret to making delicate scones is handling the dough as little as possible
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cake flour, (not self-rising)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup (1/2 pint) blueberries
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg lightly beaten for egg wash
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
By beltranm
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan
- For Cake:
- 2 * 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 * 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- For ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 cup boiling water
Showstopper Chicken Surprise
By beltranm
Smoked cheese melts inside chicken breasts for this easy-to-make entree
- 4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/3 pounds)
- 1 cup shredded smoked Rofumo cheese or smoked Gouda, Edam or cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil or other cooking oil
Art Smith's Buttermilk Fried Chicken
By beltranm
Prep 30 min Inactive Prep 1 hr 0 min Cook 30 min Total: 2 hr 0 min Photograph by Mark Peterson
- 1 * 1 (3 1/2 pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 2 * 2 cups buttermilk
- * Salt
- * Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 * 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- * Freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Cherry Pie with Almond Crumble
By beltranm
Sour cherries are a time-honored choice for pies -- they lend a lovely tartness that their sweet cousins Bing and R...
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), divided, plus more for work surface
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt, divided
- 6 cups drained jarred sour cherries (from three 24-ounce jars)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 homemade or store-bought pie crust in a deep-dish 9-inch plate
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup almonds
Plum Crumble
By beltranm
1.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chilled (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 pounds dark plums (about 6), pitted and cut into eighths
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Chocolate-Pumpkin Tart
By beltranm
Chocolate flatters the sweetness of pumpkin in this sophisticated alternative to pumpkin pie
- •20 chocolate wafer cookies
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
- •4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- •1 1/2 cups cooled Sugar-Pumpkin Puree or canned pure pumpkin puree
- •1 large egg
- •1/2 cup heavy cream
- •1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- •1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- •1/2 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
Sesame-Pecan Chicken Strips
By beltranm
Per serving: Calories 528; Fat 29 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 82 mg; Sodium 903 mg; Carbohydrate 29 g; Fiber 3 g
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup peach preserves
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- Kosher salt
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup breadcrumbs (preferably panko)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup vegetable or peanut oil
- 1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch-wide strips
Peach-Ginger Tart
By beltranm
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
- half 16-to-18-oz. package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 1/2 cups sliced peaches
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- a pinch of salt
- cinnamon sugar