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Lenten Pastieri
By zircon50
Recipe may be doubled, if using a larger-sized baking dish
- 1/2 lb spaghetti
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 8 oz. Ricotta
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- zest of 1 large orange
- cinnamon for topping
Make-Ahead French Toast
By zircon50
1. Generously butter a 13 x 9–inch casserole
- 1 (12 1/2 oz) loaf of favorite bread (such as challah), cut into 1-inch-thick slices
- 3 cups whole milk
- 7 large eggs
- 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup, plus more for serving
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Dark Chocolate Fudge Sauce (America's Test Kitchen)
By zircon50
The recipe works by developing a simple yet stable emulsion from a short list of ingredients to deliver a sauce wit...
- 1¼ cups (8 3/4 ounces) sugar
- ⅔ cup whole or 2 percent low-fat milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup (1 ounce) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and chilled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Old-Fashioned Banana Cake (Barefoot Contesssa)
By zircon50
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
- Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1/2 pound)
Quick and Healthy Chicken Enchiladas
By zircon50
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 ounces low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 12 corn tortillas
- 20 ounces enchilada sauce
Panettone Egg Nog Bread Pudding
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F
- 1 (2 lb.) 32 oz. panettone, cut in half and diced into 1/2" cubes
- 3 whole eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 3 tablespoons of rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Vegetable cooking spray
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
Sangria (Pioneer Woman)
By zircon50
Place the fruit in a large vat
- 2 cups pineapple chunks
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into cubes
- 2 unpeeled lemons, thinly sliced
- 2 unpeeled limes, thinly sliced
- 1 cup green seedless grapes
- 1 cup red seedless grapes
- 1 small unpeeled orange, thinly sliced
- 1.5 liter red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot or pinot noir, chilled
- 1.5 liter dry white wine, such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, chilled
- 1 cup orange or citrus flavored rum
- 1 cup orange or citrus flavored vodka
- 1 cup sugar
- Ice, for serving
Coconut Cream Pie
By zircon50
FOR PIE CRUST 1. Mix flour, salt and sugar in food processor fitted with metal blade
- FOR PIE CRUST
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 13 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 8 tablespoons cold lard
- 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water
- FOR THE CUSTARD FILLING
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 1/4 cups milk, preferably whole milk
- 1 1/4 cups shredded or flaked coconut, sweetened or unsweetened
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- FOR THE MERINGUE
- 3 large egg whites
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
Sweet Noodle Kugel
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 1 (24 oz. ) carton cream-style cottage cheese
- 3 apples, peeled, cored and sliced (2 3/4 cups)
- 1 3/4 cups raisins
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1 (16 oz.) package wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
- Sliced apples
French Apple Tart
By zircon50
by Leslie Mackie (Baking With Julia)
- For the Pie
- 1/4 recipe Flaky Pie Dough, chilled
- 6 Granny Smith apples
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Pinch of cinnamon
- 1/2 cup fresh, fluffy bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- For the Topping
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- Confectioner's sugar, for dusting