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Mardi Gras King Cake (Official)
By LRay
The King Cake is a traditional Mardi Gras treat, baked and covered with a poured sugar topping in Mardi Gras colors...
- ICING; 2 PARTS:
- 1/2 cup warm water, 110 to 115°F
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon duhst
- 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups unsifted flour
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 stick butter cut in slices and softened, plus 2 tablespoons more
- 1 egg slightly beaten with a tablespoon of milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tiny plastic doll, not bigger than 1-inch
- Colored sugar
- Green, purple and yellow coloring paste (sold with cake decorating supplies)
- 12 tablespoons sugar
- POURED ICING:
- 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 36 tablespoons of water
Steamed Black Cod with Soy-Chile Sauce
By LRay
Steamed Black Cod with Soy-Chile Sauce An aromatic broth of garlic, scallions, and ginger infuses the fish and h...
- 1 head of garlic, 3 cloves sliced, remaining head halved crosswise
- 6 scallions, trimmed, 2 cut into 2" pieces, 4 thinly sliced
- 1 5" piece peeled fresh ginger, cut into matchstick-size pieces
- 1/2 lemon
- 4 4-ounce black cod fillets, skin on
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 green Thai chiles or 1 serrano chile, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Sock-It-To-Me Cake
By LRay
This is the Original Sock-It-To-Me Cake Duncan Hines Recipe with one change
- STREUSEL FILLING:
- 1 package Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Butter Golden Cake Mix
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
- CAKE:
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- GLAZE:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons hot milk
Raspberry Creme Brulee
By LRay
Better Homes & Gardens, All-Time Favorites Volume 4, June 2015
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 vanilla bean,* split lengthwise
- 5 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh raspberries or sliced small fresh strawberries
- Fresh raspberries or strawberries (optional)
Green Tea-Honeysuckle Cake
By LRay
Southern Living APRIL 2013
- CAKE:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons matcha (green tea powder)
- Honeysuckle Glaze
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup orange liqueur
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
By LRay
Martha Stewart Living, November 2015, page 54
- 1 clove garlic, lightly smashed and peeled
- Unsalted butter, room temperature, for pan
- 4 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (8 medium)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon lightly packed fresh thyme leaves
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 6 ounces Gruyere, coarsely grated (2 1/4 cups)
Wild Rice, Farro, and Tangerine Salad
By LRay
Bon Appetit, November 2013, page 114
- 4 sprigs thyme, divided
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth, divided
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup wild rice
- 1 cup farro
- 4 tangerines or 2 oranges
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced
Glazed Carrots with Olives
By LRay
Better Homes and Gardens, September 2016, page 80
- 1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled and cut into 2-inch lengths (halve large pieces)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, halved, or oil-cured black olives, pitted
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh chives
Scrumptioius Pineapple Cake
By LRay
Canned Pineapple and Pineapple Juice is used between the three layers
- 1 cup BUTTER
- 5 cups SUGAR
- 4 EGGS
- 3 cups FLOUR
- 1/4 tsp SODA
- 1 tsp. BAKING POWDER
- 1 cup BUTTERMILK
- 8 oz. WHIPPING CREAM
- 1 stick OLEO
- 2 Tbsp. WHITE KARO SYRUP
- 20 oz. can CRUSED PINAPPLE
Brown Butter Apple Tart
By LRay
Recipes & Menus | recipes Brown Butter Apple Tart This custardy fall dessert works best with firm, tart apples
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour