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Poppy Seed Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan
- 2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup (1 1/4 to 2 1/2 ounces) poppy seeds
- 2/3 cup (4 5/8 ounces) vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) milk or evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil (optional)
Apple Cream Crumble Tart
By LoriCaputo
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Roll pastry to 12-inch circle on lightly floured surface
- 1/2 pkg. (15 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (1 crust)
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 3 medium apples, cored, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
By LoriCaputo
Combine the cheese and butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 tsb. butter, softened
- 16 ounces icing sugar, sifted
- 3 tbs. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Braised Beef Brisket
By LoriCaputo
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 2 tbs. oil
- 4 lb. beef brisket, tied
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1 clove
- 2 tbs. paprika
- ¼ tsp. thyme
- 1 tsp. chopped parsley
- 1 cup beer
- 2 cups beef stock, heated
- 2 tbs. cornstarch
- 4 tbs. cold water
- ¼ cup sour cream
- Salt and pepper
Hungarian Nut Rolls
By LoriCaputo
Pour 1/3 cup of the warm milk in a small bowl
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup warm milk
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups flour
- Walnut Paste
- 4 cups walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or cocoa
- 2 tablespoons cognac
- 1/3 cup hot milk
- 1 whole egg, beaten
Chocolate Crinkles
By LoriCaputo
In a large bowl, mix oil, chocolate, sugar, and vanilla
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Strawberry Shortcake
By LoriCaputo
Sift together the salt, flour, baking powder, and sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tbs. baking powder
- 4 tbs. sugar
- 1 cup soft shortening
- 1 egg, slightly beaten with enough milk to make 1 cup of liquid
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- 1 quart strawberries, cleaned and hulled
- 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
Veal and Peppers
By LoriCaputo
Cook garlic in hot oil and discard
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 sliced garlic cloves
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 3 sliced green peppers
- 3 sliced red poeepers
- 2 tbs. vinegar
- 1 tsp. basil
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- Salt and pepper
- 8 veal cutlets
- 1/3 cup flour
Christmas Trifle
By LoriCaputo
In a pan, heat milk until it bubbles around the edges
- 3 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 small Angel Food Cake
- ½ cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1/3 cup raspberry juice
- 2 packages (300 grams each) frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed and drained
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tsp. icing sugar
- Toasted sliced almonds
- Whole raspberries
Veal with Eggplant and Proscuitto
By LoriCaputo
Melt 2 tbs. butter over medium high heat
- 6 tbs. butter
- 4 cups chopped shitake mushrooms
- 2 cups chopped seeded tomatoes
- ½ cup minced green onions
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 large eggplant
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 3 tsp. fresh rosemary
- 4 1/6 inch thick slices proscuitto
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- 4 2 ½ oz. veal chops
- 4 slices provolone cheese