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Bourbon-Soaked Cherry Bread Pudding with Vanilla Glaze (Nancy Fuller)
By zircon50
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and position a rack in the center of the oven
- One 1-pound loaf white bread, cubed
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted, plus for greasing baking dish
- 2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 4 cups pitted tart red cherries (fresh or jarred, drained)
- Vanilla Glaze, recipe follows
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup bourbon, plus more to taste
Best Butterscotch Pudding (America's Test Kitchen)
By zircon50
For butterscotch pudding with rich, bittersweet flavor, we made butterscotch sauce by cooking butter, brown and whi...
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed (3 1/2 ounces) dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 1/4 cups whole milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon dark rum
Raspberry Corn Muffins (Barefoot Contessa)
By zircon50
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup medium cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 3/4 cup good raspberry preserves
Fruit Cake Cookies
By zircon50
A day or two before baking the cookies, place raisins in a container, cover with Jack Daniels, and cover
- 2 cups raisins
- 1/2 cup Jack Daniels
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 lb. candied fruit*
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
Applesauce To Sugar Conversion
By zircon50
Applesauce for sugar. You can substitute unsweetened applesauce for sugar in a 1:1 ratio in recipes, but you must r...
Calamari, tomato and caper salad (Giada De Laurentiis)
By zircon50
For the salad: In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat
- Salad:
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound calamari, cleaned, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices
- Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 lemon, zested
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
PUMPKIN APPLE SPICE BUNDT CAKE (low fat)
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup regular white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 cups apples, cored, peeled and diced
Chocolate Ganache (Barefoot Contessa)
By zircon50
Cook the chocolate chips, heavy cream, and instant coffee in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until ...
- 8 ounces good semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Chicken and Pastry (Cook's Country)
By zircon50
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS This hearty Southern take on chicken soup features tender shreds of chicken and chewy stri...
- 1 ½ cups (7 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 onion, peeled and halved through root end
- 1 celery rib, halved crosswise
Mrs. Prindables Caramel Apples Clone
By zircon50
This recipe is a bit long, and calls for the use of a candy thermometer, but it is well worth trying because it mak...
- 1 1-pound box dark brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon robust-flavored (dark) molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 chopsticks
- 12 medium Granny Smith apples
- Assorted decorations (such as chopped nuts, dried apricots and dried cranberries, toffee bits, mini M&M's and candy sprinkles)
- Melted dark, milk and/or white chocolates
- Whipping cream (if necessary)