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Pecan Tassies
By pknaub
Spoon filling into tarts and bake at 325 degrees for 25 mins
- Crust:
- 3 oz cream cheese
- ½ c butter
- 1 c flour
- Mix well and form into 24 balls; chill 1 hour
- Filling:
- 1 egg, beaten
- ¾ c brown sugar
- 1 T butter
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 c chopped pecans
Sesame-Poppy Seed Dressing
By pknaub
Pulse first 5 ingredients in a blender 2 or 3 times or until smooth
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon minced onion
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 * 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
Black Forest Cake
By pknaub
Chocolate and cherry are a classic pairing in this traditional cake from the southwest region of Germany, which has...
- Cake
- 1 cup Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour Blend
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup buttermilk powder*
- 2 tablespoons Cake Enhancer, optional, for moist texture
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water*
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- Or substitute liquid buttermilk for the buttermilk powder and water.
- Filling
- 28.5-ounce jar Sour Cherry Pie Filling, or 1 can cherry pie filling
- 1/8 teaspoon cherry flavor, optional
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons whipped cream stabilizer, optional*
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces grated dark chocolate
- If you don't use stabilizer, whip the cream to stiff peaks, rather than soft.
Chocolate Blackout Cake
By pknaub
A lost-but-not-forgotten Brooklyn bakery made this cake famous
- 2 2 2 cups (14 ounces) sugar
- 2 2 1/2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 2 2 tablespoons Instant ClearJel® or cornstarch
- 3/4 3/4 1/4 cup (2 1/4 ounces) Double Dutch Dark Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 4 4 large eggs
- 3/4 3/4 1/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) vegetable oil
- 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups (10 ounces) water
- Filling and Glaze
- 1 1 1 can Chocolate Schmear
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup (2 ounces) heavy or whipping cream
Mayonnaise
By pknaub
In a high speed blender, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth
- 1 1/2 cup Thai coconut water
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/2 cup stone-ground mustard
- 2 cups raw macadamia nuts, pine nuts, or cashews
German Chocolate Sheet Cake
By pknaub
This German Chocolate Sheet Cake is so moist and SO delicious! The Coconut Pecan Frosting on top adds a richness an
- 2 2 2 cups flour
- 2 2 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1 1 cup water
- 4 4 4 ounces German Chocolate baking chocolate
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Coconut Pecan Frosting
- 1 1 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 3 3 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/3 1 1/3 1/3 cups shredded coconut
- 1 1 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1. Preheat to 400 to 400 degrees F.
- 2 2. Spray 15x10x1 a 15x10x1 inch baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- 3 3. In 3. In a large mixing bowl, measure flour and sugar. Set aside.
- 4 4. In to to to sauce pan, combine butter, water, German Chocolate baking chocolate and shortening. Bring to a boil. After mixture reaches a boil, add it to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
- 5 5. Add 5. Add buttermilk, then baking soda, then eggs, then vanilla in that order, mixing in-between each addition.
- 6 6. Pour 400 20 prepared pan and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes
- German Chocolate Frosting Directions
- 2 2. Refrigerate 2 for 2 hours before serving.
Strawberry Curd
By pknaub
In a medium sized saucepan, stir and mash the strawberries over medium heat until they break down and become saucy,...
- Optional Recipe:
- 3 cups strawberries, washed and sliced in quarters if large, half if smaller
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- Zest of 1 lime
- A pinch of kosher salt
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
- 6 tablespoons butter, cut into small chunks
- 2 large eggs
- 6 tablespoons superfine sugar
Home Made Marshmallow Fluff
By pknaub
In a large bowl, combine egg whites, corn syrup and salt
- 3 egg whites shopping list
- 2 cups light corn syrup shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar shopping list
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE' CAKE WITH PECANS AND BOURBON
By pknaub
Heat oven to 375° F. Spray 8 inch springform pan with cooking spray
- Whipped Cream:
- 3/4 cup pecan halves, divided
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted margarine, chilled but pliable, cut up
- 1 tablespoon bourbon or orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- powdered sugar for sprinkling
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Jucy Lucy Burgers
By pknaub
Why this recipe works: Minneapolis taverns are famous for serving a sandwich called the Jucy Lucy, a moist beef b...
- 2 slices hearty white sandwich bread, torn into rough pieces
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds 85 percent lean ground beef
- 1 slice deli American cheese (1/2-inch-thick), cut into quarters
- Instructions