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Butter Sponge Cake
By LoriCaputo
Cream butter, shortening and sugar together very well
- 2 lbs. 4 ounces granulated sugar
- 1 lb sweet butter
- 1 lb. shortening
- 18 whole eggs
- 3 lbs. 4ounces flour
- 3 ounces baking powder
- 1 litre of milk
- 1 tbs. vanilla
Rice Balls
By LoriCaputo
Cook onions in some of the oil until wilted
- 1 onion, minced
- 3 cups oil, for frying
- 1 1/4 1 ¼ cups rice
- 1/2 ½ cup dry white wine
- 4 1/2 4 ½ cups chicken broth, heated
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 ½ cup grated cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 ½ lb. Mozzarella, cut into 24 cubes
- 1/2 ½ cup flour
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups bread crumbs
Rules for Stock Making
By LoriCaputo
The higher the ratio of solids to water, the more flavourful the stock
- Rules for Stock Making
Biscotti con L'Arangiuso
By LoriCaputo
La pasta falla soffice, poil la metti sopra il tavolo e spanarla un poi
- 6 uova
- 4 onse di zucchero
- 4 onse di olio
- 1 arangio and 1 limone spemuto
- 4 cuchiari di te di medicinam metti la medicina a l'ultimo
- Farina
Italian Almond Cookies
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- 1 lb. almond paste
- 4 wegg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Slivered almonds
- Galzed cherries, halved
Feather White Cake
By LoriCaputo
Cream the butter and shortening, slowly add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¼ cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- 4 cups sifted cake flour
- 5 tsp. baking powder
- 1 ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 1/3 cups milk, at room temperature
- 7 egg whites, at room temperature
Stuffing
By LoriCaputo
Heat oil, add onion, cooking until tender, add meat and stir
- 1 1/2 1 ½ lb. ground meat
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3/4 ¾ cup grated cheese
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 3/4 ¾ cup warm broth
- 1/2 ½ cup milk
- 2 tbs. oil
- 2 1/2 2 ½ cups bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 2 cups cooked long grain rice
- Salt and pepper
Marinated Olives
By LoriCaputo
Place the olives in a jar
- 1 cup green olives
- 1 cup black olives
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2 ½ tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 ¼ tsp. hot pepper flakes
- 3 thin slices lemon, quartered
White Chocolate Cheesecake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla, divided
- 1 cup flour
- 4 pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces white baking chocolate
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups raspberries
Apple Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 tsp. vanilla
- 3 apples
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon