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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 ¼ cups coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 ¼ cups packed golden brown sugar
- 4 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 4 ½ tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tbs. dried currants
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¾ cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbs. vanilla
- 1 16 oz. sour cream
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tbs. milk
Musner
By LoriCaputo
Beat together butter and shortening in a mixing bowl until creamy
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon baking ammonia or 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2/3 cup half-and-half or light cream
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Pastry Pie Dough
By LoriCaputo
Mix flour and salt. Add the butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, add the shortening, cut in un...
- 5 ¼ cups pastry flour, sifted
- 1 tbs. Kosher salt
- 6 oz. butter, cut into small pieces
- 11 oz. shortening, chilled
- 1 cup ice water
Coffee Flavoured Pastry Cream
By LoriCaputo
Gently heat the milk with vanilla and espresso beans
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 split vanilla bean
- Few coffee beans
- 8 egg yolks
- ¾ cup sugar
- 6 tbs. cornstarch
Cherry Almond Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
- ½ cup sliced unblanched almonds
Chocolate Fudge Cake #2
By LoriCaputo
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt
- 2 cups ROBIN HOOD® Best For Cake & Pastry Flour 500 mL
- 2 tsp baking soda 10 mL
- 1/2 tsp salt 2 mL
- 1/2 cup butter , softened 125 mL
- 2 1/4 cups brown sugar , packed 550 mL
- 3 eggs 3
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 7 mL
- 3 sq unsweetened chocolate , melted and cooled 3 sq
- 1 cup sour cream 250 mL
- 1 cup water , boiling 250 mL
Dutch Jam Cookies
By LoriCaputo
Pre-heat oven to 325 F. Beat together butter, sugar and egg yolk with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon water
- 8 ounces sliced almonds
Bell Pepper Salad
By LoriCaputo
Mix together the dressing ingredients and set aside
- 1 large red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 small red onion
- 16 olives
- 2 tsp. basil
- 3 tbs. oil
- 1 tbs. red vinegar
- 1 garlic clove
- Pinch sugar
- Salt and Pepper
Rolled Buttercream
By LoriCaputo
Place shortening and corn syrup in a mixing bowl and beat until creamy
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup clear corn syrup
- ½ tsp. butter flavour
- 1 tsp. colorless vanilla
- 7 – 8 cups icing sugar
Italian Steak
By LoriCaputo
Trim fat from meat and cut into serving sized pieces
- 2 lbs. round steak
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 tbs. cooking oil
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. oregano
- ¼ lb. mozzarella cheese, grated