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Gingerbread Bundt Cake (12-7-16)
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup boiling water
Italian Antipasto Squares
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 10oz cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced boiled ham
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced provolone cheese
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced swiss cheese
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced genoa salami
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced pepperoni
- 1 12oz jar roasted red peppers, drained cut into thin strips
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Poppy seeds for sprinkling
Spicy Cheese Bread (Cook's Country)
By zircon50
Why this recipe works: This chewy, cheesy snack bread is legendary in Wisconsin, and replicating it in our ki...
- Bread
- 3 1/4 cups (16 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees)
- 2 large eggs plus 1 large yolk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 6 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups), room temperature
- 6 ounces provolone cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups), room temperature
- Topping
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
Tiramisu Cheesecake 2
By zircon50
1 (7-ounce) package contains 24 ladyfingers
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumb
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- Filling
- 2 tablespoons gelatin
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 (8 ounce) containers of Mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup cooled Espresso with 1/4 cup Coffee liquor added
- 10 to 12 lady fingers
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Almond Cherry Holiday Biscotti
By zircon50
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup halved candied red/ green cherries
Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie
By zircon50
Whisk sugar, lemon juice, water, cornstarch and salt together in a large nonreactive saucepan until cornstarch is d...
- LEMON FILLING
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons finely grated zest (see note)
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 large egg yolks (4 whites reserved for the meringue)
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and softened
- Note: Zest the lemons before juicing them.
- MERINGUE
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg whites (reserved from filling)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chicken Salad Contessa (Barefoot Contessa)
By zircon50
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 split (1 whole) chicken breasts, bone in, skin on (1 1/2 pounds)
- Good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup walnuts halves
- 1/2 cup good mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves, divided
- 1 cup green grapes, cut in 1/2
- Lettuce leaves, for serving
Banana Split Dessert "Cake"
By zircon50
MIX graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan
- 9 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
- 6-8 Maraschino cherries, drained and cut in half
- 6 bananas, divided
- 2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
- 2 cups cold milk
- 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
- 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
Minestrone Soup (TS)
By zircon50
Heat oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven (8-quart or larger) over medium heat
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large chopped onion (or 2 medium)
- 2 stalks chopped celery
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large carrot, sliced 1/4" thick
- 3 cups chopped cabbage
- l(16 oz. or 1 lb.) bag of frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrots mixture, thawed
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 2 cups green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces, or frozen, thawed
- 2 (32 oz.) containers of low-sodium vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, rinsed
- 1 (15 oz.) can cannelloni beans, rinsed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large potato, 1/2" cubed
- 1 large bag (or 4 cups) fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
- 1 1/2 cups Ditalini pasta
- 10 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Grape Nuts Pudding
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 4 Eggs, slightly beaten
- 4 cups scalded milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cups Grape Nuts
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Ground Nutmeg