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Pfeffernussen
By ctozzi
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Classic Cinnamon Rolls
By ctozzi
"First Place Winner at the 2008 Iowa State Fair!" --Fleischmann's
- Rolls:
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1 cup reserved potato water
- 3/4 cup butter OR margarine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 envelopes Fleischmann's® Active Dry Yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees F)
- 2 eggs
- 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, or more if needed
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- Icing:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter OR margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon Spice Islands® 100% Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 5 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
Buddy Valastro's Linzer Tart Cookies
By ctozzi
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350F
- 1 3/4 cups vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring your work surface
- 3 cups pastry flour (see Note)
- Heaping cup of raspberry jam
- 1/2 cup powdered (10X) sugar
My Favourite Coconut Cake
By ctozzi
Bobby Flay's recipe, tweaked
- Cake:
- 2 tablespoons softened butter, for pans
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour, plus more for pans
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces, slightly cold
- Simple Syrup:
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- malibou liqueur (?)
- Coconut Filling:
- Makes enough for 1 cake
- 5 cups heavy cream
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 9 cups shredded sweetened coconut
"Instant" Pancake Mix Pancakes
By ctozzi
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
- INSTANT PANCAKE MIX:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (check expiration date first)
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- PANCAKES:
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 stick butter, for greasing the pan
- 2 cups fresh fruit such as blueberries, if desired
APPLESAUCE CAKE ROLL
By ctozzi
CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- CAKE:
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 3/4 cup sugar
- dash of salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, or
- nuts
- Powdered sugar
- FILLING:
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese,
- softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 tablespoons milk, if needed
No-Knead Crusty White Bread
By ctozzi
The flour/liquid ratio is important in this recipe
- 3 3 3 cups lukewarm water
- 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour*
- 1 1 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast
Lidia Bastianich's Mushroom Ragù Rigatoni
By ctozzi
Yields: About 6 cups, enough for 3 pounds pasta, freeze 4 cups and use 2 cups to dress one pound of rigatoni Squ...
- 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 cup loosely packed pieces), soaked in 1 1/2 cups warm water for a few minutes, until reconstituted
- 2 1/2 pounds small, firm, fresh mixed mushrooms
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, a tender stem about 4 inches long
- 1 sprig fresh sage with 4 big leaves or more smaller ones
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup finely chopped shallots
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste, divided
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup dry Marsala
- 4 cups hot chicken or vegetable stock, divided
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound Lidia’s Rigatoni
- 1/2 cup grated Grana Padano
Spumetti
By ctozzi
When first baked they are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside
- 1 lb. blanched almonds
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- Zest of one lemon, plus 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
- Place blanched almond halves over each cookie (optional)
Pasticcini di pasta di mandorle (Sicilian almond dough cookies)
By ctozzi
Makes about 4 dozen
- 1 package (about 300 gr.) blanched almonds
- 300 gr. Sugar
- 70 gr. egg white (from about 2 eggs)
- A few drops of bitter almond extract (if you can’t find it – I saw some on Amazon – you can use regular almond extract)
- Candied cherries, almonds, or candied citrus, to top the cookies