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Spritz
By jgroeneveld
Typical German style cookie- traditional pressed cookie- simple and very good and easy to make
- 1 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tsp rum flavor extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- Food coloring/ colored sprinkles/ cherries
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (Pepperoncino flakes)
By jgroeneveld
Perfect directions for fresh red crushed pepper flakes
- Hot red peppers (I use cayenne long)
- As many as you have red in the garden- I will do 20 to 100 peppers depending upon how many are ready to be picked.
Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
By jgroeneveld
Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies are so amazing that you won't want to share! Let's just say that finding yourself alone ...
- 1 cup hazelnuts (5 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
Caramel Cake
By jgroeneveld
Ask any Southern baker: caramel cake can reduce a fully grown adult to tears—and we don't mean happy tears, eithe...
- Cake
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pans
- 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- Icing
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 cups sugar
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) butter
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Hot water
Pumpkin Spice Cake
By jgroeneveld
Layers of cake cushioned with Pumpkin Cream-Cheese Frosting create a lasting impression even before you take the fi...
- 3/4 cup(s) (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup(s) firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup(s) sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup(s) pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) fresh-ground nutmeg
- 1 recipe Pumpkin Cream-Cheese Frosting
Potato-Tomato Gratin
By jgroeneveld
Fresh tomatoes add great flavor to potato gratin, but they also add lots of moisture
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, halved and sliced thin
- Salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
- 3 pounds plum tomatoes, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- 8 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (2 cups)
Fish cakes
By jgroeneveld
Good basic recipe and you don't have to use cod- you can substitute other white fish- I have used striped bass and ...
- Ingredients
- 1 lb of cod fillets
- 2 medium-sized russett potatoes
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- Grapeseed oil, or other high smoke point oil such as canola oil, for frying
The Best Sangria
By jgroeneveld
The longer sangria sits before drinking, the more smooth and mellow it will taste
- 2 large juice oranges, washed; one orange sliced; remaining orange juiced
- 1 large lemon, washed and sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Triple Sec
- 1 bottle inexpensive, fruity, medium-bodied red wine (750 milliliters), chilled
BAGEL BREAD
By jgroeneveld
We absolutely love bagels, with their dense but soft interiors surrounded by chewy exteriors
- TOPPING:
- 2 tsp minced dried oion
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
- 2 tsp dried minced garlic
- BREAD
- Vegetable oil spray
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 Tbsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cup water
Sugar Cookies
By jgroeneveld
Soft and chewy, best recipe for this common cookie
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. table salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract