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Sea Salt Peanut Butter Bars
By LRay
The Local Palate, December 2015/January 2016, page 109
- Bar Base
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Filling
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream, room temperature
- Topping
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Roasted Peppers with Herbed Breadcrumbs
By LRay
Roasted Peppers with Herbed Breadcrumbs Peppers are roasted until sweet and tender before they’re topped with he...
- 4 yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded, quartered lengthwise
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups small pieces of torn crustless white bread (such as ciabatta or sourdough; about 1/4 loaf)
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
- 1 garlic clove, minced
Easy Apple Butter
By LRay
Kathryn Delaney, Southern Living SEPTEMBER 2014
- 3 pounds crisp and sweet apples, such as Gala, Honeycrisp, and Braeburn, peeled (about 8 apples)
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Veggie Burger
By LRay
Recipes & Menus | recipes Veggie Burger Top these Tex-Mex–inspired burgers with some melted Monterey Jack and a...
- 1/3 cup white long-grain rice
- 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed
- 1 medium shallot, chopped
- 6 slices pickled jalapeño
- 1 tablespoon prepared barbecue sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder, preferably ancho
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 large egg white
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 6 hamburger buns
- Favorite burger toppings (for serving)
Chamomile-Peach Tarts
By LRay
Step 1 Peaches: Bring 6 cups water, sugar, and chamomile blossoms to a boil in a medium pot, stirring until sugar...
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup dried chamomile blossoms (from 10 to 12 tea bags)
- 3 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 8 teaspoons chamomile tea (from 8 bags)
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- Fresh chamomile flowers (unsprayed), for serving
Toasted Coconut Sundaes with Candied Peanuts
By LRay
Bon Appetit, March 2014, page 42
- INFREDIENT INFO:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cupg ranulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup palm or light brown sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 2 pints coconut ice cream or sorbet
- 8 butter coconut cookies (for serving)
- Butter coconut cookies are available at many Asian markets.
Norwegian Cardamom-Almond Tart
By LRay
Yarnall Family's Fyrstekake (Norwegian Cardamom-Almond Tart) This tart (pronounced FISH-deh-kakah) has a moist, cak...
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, preferably freshly ground
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons whole milk or heavy cream
Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie
By LRay
Bon Appetit Magazine 1991
- 1 Buttermilk Pie Crust Dough disk
- 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 large firm ripe bananas (about 1 1/4 pounds), cut into 2/3-inch-thick slices
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dark rum
- 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
- 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 firm ripe bananas, thinly sliced on diagonal
Nancy Reagan's Vienna Chocolate Bars
By LRay
From Giant Houseparty Cookbook by The Philadelphia-Neshoba County Chamber of Commerce
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (10-oz.) jar seedless raspberry preserves
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans, lightly toasted
Collard Greens Gratin
By LRay
Southern Living DECEMBER 2013, page 181
- 5 cups heavy cream
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 (1-lb.) packages chopped collard greens
- 8 bacon slices, diced
- 2 cups chopped yellow onion
- 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil