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Traditional Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe
By KitchenGnome
In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine 1/3 cup granulated sugar, salt and melted butter until well ...
- DOUGH
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter , melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk (room temperature)
- 2 small packets of active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- CREAM CHEESE FILLING
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar , sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar , sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- SUGAR TOPPING
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- a few drops of each: purple, green, and yellow food coloring
Chipotle Copycat Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
By KitchenGnome
SERVES 10 | ACTIVE TIME 15 Min | TOTAL TIME 6 Hours 15 Min Preheat a dutch oven over medium-high heat
- 5 pound pork shoulder (also known as pork butt)
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
- 4 dried bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary (or 3 large fresh rosemary sprigs)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/2 cup water
Beef & Bacon With Mushrooms
By KitchenGnome
Brown the steak in the oil, in batches
- 750 g chuck steaks, diced into 1 inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 250 g mushrooms, sliced
- 1 (440 g) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 cup water or 1 cup white wine
- black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 ⁄4 cup sour cream
- chopped fresh parsley
Grandma's Best Sugar Cookies
By KitchenGnome
Cookies Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl
- Cookies:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter softened
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup Sour cream room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Buttercream:
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) salted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt if necessary
- Colored Sugar:
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1-2 drops food coloring of choice
Roast Leg Of Lamb with Rosemary & Lavender
By KitchenGnome
Step 1 Preheat the oven to 450°
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup minced rosemary
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh lavender leaves (see Note)
- 4 garlic cloves, grated
- One 3 1/2-pound boneless leg of lamb
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 medium shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted Medjool dates, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Granny Cake
By KitchenGnome
Preheat oven to 350º F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 2 2 large eggs
- 1 1 oz.) can 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapples, with juice
- 1 1 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1 1 cup pecans, chopped
- Icing:
- 1 1 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
Raspberry Salad Dressing
By KitchenGnome
Measure the dressing ingredients in a wide-mouth pint jar
- 1 ⁄2 cup canola oil
- 6 frozen raspberries, thawed
- 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar (Star brand is best)
- 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam (or mixed berry jelly)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (country-style preferred)
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
Beef Rouladen (without mustard)
By KitchenGnome
German Culture
- 4 large, sweet onions, sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 lb beef top round, cut into 1/4-inch thick by 8-inch long slices, pounded until tender
- 1 tsp paprika
- sea salt
- whole black peppercorns, freshly ground
- 1 lb hickory-smoked sliced bacon
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3 cups beef stock (reserve 3 tbsp for cornstarch mixture)
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- German pickle slices
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- additional chopped parsley for garnish
Slow Cooker Barbeque Beef or Pork
By KitchenGnome
Serves 6-8
- For the BBQ
- For the BBQ
- 3 3 3 lb pork shoulder or 3 lb beef roast
- 3 3 3 lb pork shoulder or 3 lb beef roast
- 2 2 2 onions, quartered
- 2 2 2 onions, quartered
- 4 4 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 4 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 2 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 2 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 2 2 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
- 2 2 2 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 1 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 2 2 tablespoon liquid smoke flavor
- 2 2 2 tablespoon liquid smoke flavor
- 2 2 2 cups water (approximate)
- 2 2 2 cups water (approximate)
- For Serving
- For Serving
- 1 1 1 jar of your favorite barbecue sauce
- 1 1 1 jar of your favorite barbecue sauce
- Hamburger buns
- Hamburger buns
- Coleslaw (optional)
- Coleslaw (optional)
Bourbon Meatballs
By KitchenGnome
Cook first 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium heat 5 minutes
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 1/2 cups bourbon
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup prepared mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (32 oz) package frozen cooked Italian style meatballs, thawed (from BJ's)