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Buttermilk Pancakes
By beltranm
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 stick melted butter
- 2 eggs
- vanilla
Mocha Buttercream
By beltranm
Place the milk and instant coffee in a small glass liquid measuring cup
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 heaping teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 2 ounces (1/2 bar) German's sweet chocolate, grated
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon water, if needed
Pistachio-Cherry Sandwiches
By beltranm
Times: Prep 1 hr 15 min Inactive Prep -- Cook 15 min Total: 1 hr 30 min # Level: Intermediate #
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup blanched and peeled pistachios (about 4 ounces)
- 1/2 About 1/2 cup sour cherry preserves, for filling
Duchess Potatoes
By beltranm
To prep ahead, portion onto baking sheet
- 2 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (about 10 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, plus more for parchment
- 3 large egg yolks, divided
- 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons heavy cream, divided
- Ground nutmeg
Chocolate-Candy Icebox Bars
By beltranm
Reinvent snack-size candy treats as a chocolate-packed, no-bake bar cookie
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for baking pan
- 43 43 43 chocolate wafers, such as Famous
- 1 1 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups natural peanut butter
- 1 1 12) cup halved chocolate peanut-nougat candy bars, such as Snickers "minis" (about 12)
- 1 1 8), 3/4-inch chocolate wafer candy bars, such as Kit Kat "snack size" (about 8), cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 1 1 bag (11.5 ounces) chocolate crisped-rice candy bars, such as Nestle Crunch "fun size"
Surprise Cookies
By beltranm
Makes about 2 dozen
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
Roasted Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Butter
By beltranm
You can make the squash up to one day ahead
- •2 acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds each), unpeeled, quartered lengthwise, and seeded
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •Coarse salt and ground pepper
- •4 tablespoons butter
- •1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Chicken and Crispy Tortilla Casserole with Tomatillo Sauce (Chilaquiles)
By beltranm
Chilaquiles, a casserole of crispy corn tortillas layered with sauce, cheese and poultry or meat, originated as a w...
- 1 1/2 pounds tomatillos (see below)
- 1 medium Spanish onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/3 cup (loosely packed) mint leaves
- 1 bunch cilantro, stems and all, very roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 jalapeño, cored and seeded
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons, or as needed, fine sea or kosher salt
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken, turkey, pork, beef or whatever makes you happy
- Ten 6-inch corn tortillas, cut into 2-inch wide strips
- 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan, manchego or cotijo cheese
Icebox Cookies
By beltranm
Who can resist an attractive assortment of freshly baked holiday cookies? Set some out with a tall glass of cold mi...
- Topping suggestions:
- 1/2 recipe All-in-One Cookie Dough
- Nonpareils
- Use nonpareils in a range of colors to decorate Pretzel, Icebox, or Drop Cookies.
- Sanding Sugar
- This sparkly, crunchy sugar (available in many colors) can be sprinkled on Pretzel, Icebox, or Drop Cookies.
- Candied Ginger
- Chopped finely, this zesty, sweet treat makes a creative topping for Pretzel or Drop Cookies, or coating for Icebox Cookies.
- Chocolate Chunks
- For a quick hit of chocolate, break up a bar into bite-size morsels, and press into center of Thumbprint Cookies, or melt for dipping Drop Cookies.
- Shredded Coconut
- Coconut adds a tropical note to Icebox Cookies and can be sprinkled on Pretzel or Drop Cookies.
- Nuts
- Use chopped nuts on Pretzel, Icebox, or Drop Cookies; press pecan or walnut halves, or whole almonds, into center of Thumbprint Cookies.
Italian Ice
By beltranm
Prep 2 hr 40 min Inactive Prep -- Cook -- Total: 2 hr 40 min Photograph by Levi Brown
- 3 * 3 cups halved strawberries or chopped pineapple
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 * 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice