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Giant Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies (MS)
By zircon50
Even though the ingredient list may seem about as long as a grocery shopping list, they're simple to make
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened flake coconut
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Blue-Ribbon Deep-Dish Apple Pie (Yankee Magazine)
By zircon50
When it comes to apple pie, the more fruit the merrier--except that the more apples you pile into the dish, the mor...
- FOR THE CRUST:
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 18 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 6-8 tablespoons ice water
- Milk (for brushing crust)
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 2-1/2 pounds (about 5 large) firm-tart apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 2-1/2 pounds (about 5 large) firm-sweet apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 1-1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
Lobster Rolls (Paula Deen)
By zircon50
Remove the meat from the lobsters, chopping any large chunks into bite-size pieces
- 4 (1 1/2-pound) cooked lobsters or 4 lobster tails or 1 1/2 pounds lobster meat
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 inner celery stalks and leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 rolls, split and lightly toasted
- Melted butter, for brushing
Mussels Marinara (Meredith Laurence)
By zircon50
Clean mussels by scrubbing them with a brush under running water
- 4 lbs. mussels
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
- Pinch hot pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 (28 oz) cans crushed tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or basil (or 1 tablespoon dried)
Chocolate-Dipped Caramel Apples with Toppings
By zircon50
CARAMEL APPLES DIRECTIONS: Mix in a saucepan cream, butter, sugar and corn syrup and bring to a boil
- DOUBLE-DIPPED CARAMEL APPLES IN WHITE/MILK/BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE Ingredients:
- 6 medium apples, any tart variety (Granny Smith is generally preferred)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar (granulated)
- 1/4 cup corn syrup, dark
- 2 tbsp. white (unsalted) butter
- 6 Wooden Sticks (Craft Sticks work well)
- 10 ounces chopped white/milk/bittersweet chocolate
- Basic Caramel Apples Prepared according to the above recipe
Apple Harvest Pockets
By zircon50
1. Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crusts on work surface
- 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
- 2 cups diced, peeled apples
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Ricotta Almond Cookies
By zircon50
After finding this handwritten recipe from her mother, Rosemary, from Schenectady, New York gave it a shot and her
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 pound whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 stick butter-flavored shortening
- 2 teaspoons almond extract, divided
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 teaspoons water
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds for garnish
Coconut Cream Pie
By zircon50
Whisk the yolks in a bowl, set aside
- COCONUT CUSTARD FILLING:
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/3 c. plus 2 tsp cornstarch
- 3 cups of whole milk (1 can of coconut milk + enough milk to equal 3 cups)
- 1/2 cup plus 1 TBL sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 TBL butter
- 1 c shredded coconut
- 1 baked pie shell, 9 or 10″ (I use the Cook’s Illustrated Perfect Pie
- Crust recipe (the one with vodka.)
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- 1.5 cups whipping cream
- 1/3 c sugar
- 3/4 tsp unflavored gelatin (opt)
Stabilized Whipped Cream
By zircon50
Pour cold heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a large metal bowl
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream, very cold
- 4 TB powdered sugar
- 2 TB vanilla extract (or Kahlua or other flavored extract)
- 2 tsp unflavored gelatin powder (Knox)
- 2 TB water
Classic Bread Stuffing With Sage And Thyme Recipe
By zircon50
You can substitute 2 tsp. of Bells Seasoning for the parsley, sage, thyme and marjoram
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter plus extra for the dish
- 4 celery ribs, chopped fine
- 2 medium onions, minced
- 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh sage leaves OR 2 teaspoons dried
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves OR 2 teaspoons dried
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram leaves OR 1 teaspoon dried
- 2 large French loaves cut into 1/2-inch cubes and dried
- 2 (32 oz.) containers of low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 large container of fresh, sliced mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries