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Apple Pie
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Pie:
- 6 cups apple
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
Chocolate Cookie Spiders
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1-1/4 cups flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate sprinkles
- 36 mini red hots
- 72 mini pretzel sticks, snapped in half
Pumpkin Pie
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon clove
- 2 large eggs
- 15 ounces pumpkin
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
Bananas Foster
By JDARK
1. In a small saucepan, combine the rum, vanilla extract, brown sugar, molasses and cinnamon
- 3-1/2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 bananas, peeled, sliced lengthwise and crosswise
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream
Homemade Chai Latte
By JDARK
1. In a 48-ounce French press coffee maker, combine the coffee, cardamom, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, grated...
- 1 cup coarsely ground Italian roast, French roast or espresso coffee (2 to 2 1/2 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh peeled ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Large pinch kosher salt
- 4 cups hot (not boiling) water
- 1-1/2 cups nonfat milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
By JDARK
Crust: 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Crust:
- 1-1/2 cups finely crushed creme-filled sandwich cookies
- 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon flour
Rustic Bread
By JDARK
Preferment: 1. Put the yeast in the water and stir
- Preferment:
- 3-1/2 cups bread flour
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
- Final Dough:
- 2-1/2 cups bread flour
- 1-1/2 cups whole wheat or rye flour
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
- All of the preferment
Goat Cheese, Lentil and Brown Rice Rolls
By JDARK
1. Place an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Butter, for greasing the baking dish
- 6 large Swiss chard leaves
- Salt
- 2 cups cooked short grain brown rice
- 1 packed cup baby arugula leaves, chopped
- 1 cup goat cheese, at room temperature (8 ounces)
- 1 cup cooked green lentils
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- One 26-ounce jar marinara or tomato-basil sauce
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan (2 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, or unsalted butter diced into 1/4-inch pieces
Sweet Potato Pie
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup half and half
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon clove
- 2 cups sweet potatoes, pureed
- rum
Hazelnut Pavlova with Coffee Cream
By JDARK
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1-2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup ground hazelnuts
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate squares
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts