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Apple Strudel
By zircon50
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- 1 sheet (from a 1.25-ounce package) frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 (20-ounce) can sliced apples, drained
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 egg, beaten
Cheese Blintzes with Raspberry Sauce (Cook's Country)
By zircon50
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Exotic ingredients, special equipment, and detailed techniques couldn’t stop us from bri...
- Filling
- 11 ounces (1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons) whole-milk ricotta cheese
- ½ cup (2 ounces) confectioners' sugar
- 1 ounce cream cheese, softened
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Sauce
- 10 ounces (2 cups) frozen raspberries
- ¼ cup (1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Crêpes
- 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups whole milk
- 4 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Skinny Coffee Cake
By zircon50
Nutritional information per slice: Calories: 170
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 cups low-fat sour cream
- TOPPING AND FILLING:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Apple Dutch Baby
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 400. Place butter into a 12" cast iron frying pan and place in the oven to melt butter
- CINNAMON TOPPING:
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 3 medium size Gala apples sliced thinly
- 3/4 C flour
- 3/4 C milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 C sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Japanese Cotton Cheesecake (L. V.)
By zircon50
1) Preheat your oven to 325 degrees
- 8 oz of Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
- 2 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature
- 6 Eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup of Whole Milk
- 5 Tbsp of Cornstarch, sifted
- 1-1/2 Tbsp of Lemon Juice
- 2/3 cup of Granulated Sugar, separated
- 1/2 tsp of Salt
- 1/2 tsp of Cream of Tartar
Chocolate Fudge-Toasted Coconut Cupcake (WHDH What's Cooking)
By zircon50
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Accompanied by the following to make a perfect combination:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 6 ounces butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons espresso roast coffee, brewed
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1-1/4 cup toasted coconut
- Gooey Coconut
- Almond Buttercream
- Sliced Sugar-Salted Almonds
- Simple Syrup
Concetta's Limoncello and Crema di Limoncello
By zircon50
A tart/sweet lemony treat on a hot summer day or a soothing digestif after a multi-course Italian meal
- LIMONCELLO
- 8-10 lemons, well scrubbed
- 2 cups Everclear grain alcohol
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups water
- CREMA di LIMONCELLO
- 8-10 lemons
- 2 cups Everclear grain alcohol
- 4 cups whole milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 caps vanilla
Antonia's Pasta Alle Melenzana (Eggplant Pasta) (Barefoot Contessa)
By zircon50
Heat 1/2 cup of oil and the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat
- Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large Vidalia onion, chopped
- 3 large eggplants, chopped (5 cups)
- 3 whole garlic cloves, peeled
- Leaves from 10 to12 sprigs of fresh basil
- Kosher salt
- 10 to15 plum tomatoes
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds dry fettucine
- 1/2 pound packaged mozzarella, cut into 1/2-cubes
- 1 .1 pounds fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-cubes
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Zeppole
By zircon50
Pour about 2 inches of oil into a 3-quart pot and heat over medium-high flame
- 1 cup flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- Powdered sugar, for garnish
- Vegetable oil for frying
Mile-High Apple Pie (Oprah Winfrey)
By zircon50
TO MAKE THE CRUST: In a food processor, combine flour, almonds, butter, salt and brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour , plus extra for rolling
- 1/2 cup finely ground blanched almonds or almond flour
- 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter , very cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons brown sugar
- 3 to 6 tablespoons nonfat milk , very cold
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 pounds mixed apples , peeled, cored and cut into 1/3-inch slices
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into small pieces
- 4 pounds mixed apples , peeled, cored and cut into 1/3-inch slices