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Key Lime Pie with Butter Cracker Crust
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
For the crust: Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for buttering the pie plate
- 60 butter crackers, such as Ritz Crackers (about 2 sleeves)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg white
- Pie:
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice (from about 6 limes), plus 1/2 lime for garnish
- Pinch kosher salt
- 4 large egg yolks
- Whipped cream, for serving
Coconut Key Lime Thumbprints Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
For lime curd, in a small saucepan, whisk cornstarch and lime juice until smooth
- COOKIES:
- 2 2 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2/3 2/3 2/3 cup Key lime juice
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 2 2 large egg yolks
- 1 1 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 2 2 large egg whites
- 2 2 2 teaspoons water
- 2-1/2 2-1/2 2-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- DRIZZLE:
- 4 4 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
- 1 1 1 tablespoon shortening
Lemon Bliss Cake
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Tips from our bakers •Bundt pans that have an intricate design, or older pans that aren’t non-stick, need to be...
- Cake:
- 16 tablespoons (1 cup) unsalted butter*, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup milk, whole milk preferred
- finely grated rind of 2 medium lemons OR 3/4 teaspoon lemon oil
- If you use salted butter, reduce the salt in the recipe to 3/4 teaspoon.
- Glaze:
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; the juice of about 1 1/2 juicy lemons
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- Icing (optional):
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- pinch of salt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Chocolate Ganache Tart Recipe
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Crust:
- 3 tablespoons slivered blanched almonds
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (spooned and leveled) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Filling:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional)
A Mind-Blowing Technique for Cleaning Deep-Fry Oil Using Gelatin | Serious Eats
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
1.After deep-frying, allow your cooking fat to cool to room temperature or slightly warmer
- Gelatin
Strawberry Shortcake
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup sugar plus two tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 quart strawberries, green tops removed, sliced and sweetened
- Whipped topping
Strawberry Buckwheat Bars
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Use seasonal strawberries if you can get them, but even less than stellar ones will shine with the help of a jar of...
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for pan
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
- 3 cups hulled, quartered strawberries (about 1 pound)
- 1 (12–13-ounce) jar strawberry preserves
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Powdered sugar (for dusting; optional)
Easy Spinach Artichoke Quiche Cups
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 package frozen spinach, drained
- 5 eggs, whisked
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2/3 cup milk (any kind)
- 1/2 cup chopped white onion
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Vegan Vanilla Berry Baked Oatmeal
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
A new spin on oats, this baked dish comes together with only a few stirs and less than an hour of time but feels li...
- 1 tablespoon ground flax meal
- 3 tablespoons warm water
- 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean, scraped (or substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 1/3 cup maple syrup, plus more for serving
- 2 1/4 cups almond or soy milk, plus more for serving
- 1 tablespoon canola oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mixed berries, plus a few extra for topping
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds or chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons organic brown sugar
- Jam and/or nut butter, for serving (optional)
Strawberry Shortcake
By gastrenee@yahoo.com
Make sure that you use pure cake flour as opposed to self-rising cake flour, which is similarly packaged
- 2 pints ripe strawberries, rinsed and hulled
- 1/3 cup plus 3 1/2 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1 3/4 cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract