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Pastry Cream
By LoriCaputo
Mix together the sugar and egg yolks
- 1 1/4 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1/2 ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 ¼ cup sugar
- 1/8 cup flour
- 3 tbs. cornstarch
- 3/4 ¾ tbs. Grand Mariner
- **For coffee pastry cream add ½ - 1 tbs. instant espresso powder into hot milk
- **Raspberry pastry cream - add ¼ cup raspberry puree to the pastry cream
Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 1 cup crumbs
- 1 cup and 3 tbs. sugar
- 3 tbs. butter, melted
- 4 pkg cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
Stuffed Mushrooms with Sausage
By LoriCaputo
Put the raisins, olives, pine nuts, parslye, and garlic on a cutting board and chop
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 8 large green onions, pitted
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 handfuls fresh flat leaf parsley
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lb Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 3/4 cup freshly grated pecorino
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Rep pepper flakes
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs, dried out
- 24 large white mushrooms, stems removed
Caramel Pecan Rolls
By LoriCaputo
MIX 1 cup butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl
- Rolls:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 envelopes Fleischmann’s® Rapid Rise Yeast
- 7-1/2 to 8 cups flour
- 2-1/4 cups very warm water (120° to 130°F)
- 9 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 2 cups (8 ounces) chopped pecans
- Caramel Syrup:
- 2 cups (1 pound) butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Karo® Light Corn Syrup
- 1-1/4 teaspoons Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups (12 ounces) whole pecans
Petit Fours
By LoriCaputo
How to Make Petit Four Cakes Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Equipment Needed to Make Petit Fours
- Jelly roll pan, 10 1/2 by 15 1/2 inches
- Thin mesh cake rack
- Candy thermometer
- Sieve or sifter
- Petit Four Ingredients
- 2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- Butter and flour for pan
Chocolate Whipped Cream
By LoriCaputo
Melt chocolate with corn syrup and water until smooth
- 6 squares semi-sweet chocolate
- 3 tbs. corn syrup
- 3 tbs. water
- 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups whipped cream
Watermelon and Strawberry Smoothie
By LoriCaputo
Combine 3 cups of the melon with 1/2 the sherbert in a blender
- 6 cups watermelon cubes, divided
- 1 pint strawberry sherbert
- Fresh strawberries
Proscuitto Stuffed with Mozarella and Tomatoes
By LoriCaputo
Toast pine nuts on low heat until lightly browned
- 3 tbs. pine nuts
- Sea Salt
- 1 3/4 lbs. tomatoes
- 1/3 cup olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 12 ounces fresh mozarella
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbs. thinly sliced basil leaves
- pepper
- 8 slices prosciutto, about 11 inches long
- 4 chives
Capuccino Ice Cream
By LoriCaputo
Beat the cream until it begins to mound
- 3 cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup superfine sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tbs. powdered instant espresso coffee
- 1 tsp. cocoa powder
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. coffee liquor
Chicken Fajitas
By LoriCaputo
Combine all the spices together
- 1 tbs. cornstarch
- 2 tsp. chilli powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ¾ tsp. crushed chicken bouillon cubes
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- ¼ tsp. each garlic powder, cayenne pepper, cumin
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tbs. oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- Tortillas
- Salsa