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Hershey's "Perfectly chocolate" cake
By btaylor
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
- 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut butter pancakes
By btaylor
From The Onyx Plate where there is also a recipe for blackberry syrup and oth topping suggestions
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, plus extra if needed to thin
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
Chicken korma
By btaylor
Drizzle the chicken with the oil and sprinkle on the garam masala, curry powder, salt and pepper
- Marinade
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Sauce
- 2 white onions, peeled and cut into quarters
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 4 teaspoons curry powder
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander seed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 large tomatoes, diced small
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger root
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1 cup unsweetened canned coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
- 1/2 a small red chili, de-seeded and minced (dried or fresh)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (packed)
Cucumber Mint Raita
By btaylor
Yield: Makes 2 1/2 cups One large (or two medium) cucumbers, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and seeded, then grat...
- One large (or two medium) cucumbers, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and seeded, then grated
- 2 cups (475 ml) plain whole milk yogurt
- 10 large mint leaves, thinly sliced* (can sub cilantro)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin**
- Pinch of cayenne
- Pinch of paprika
- Salt and pepper
Scrunch
By btaylor
From: http://alifeonaplate
- 300 g rolled oats = 3 1/3 cups
- 100 g whole wheat flour = 0.83 cups
- 60 g crumbled digestive biscuits (2 oz.)
- 600 g washed and sliced strawberries
- 300 g sliced bananas
- 100 g melted butter (.44 cup)
- 100 g brown sugar (1/2 cup)
- 280 ml whipping cream (1.18 cups)
- 1 cup greek yoghurt
- 1/4 cup mixed maple syrup and honey
- 60 g toasted almonds
- 6 tablespoon strawberry jam
- juice of one orange
Chicken and Spinach Pie
By btaylor
From Jean
- Filling
- 2 10-oz. pkgs of frozen chopped spinach
- 2 large cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1/4 c raisins
- 1/4 c pine nuts
- 1/4 lb. thinly sliced prosciutto ham
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T unsalted butter
- 3 c shredded cooked chicken
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 c heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- Cornmeal Pastry (Makes enough pastry for 1 double-crust pie)
- 1 2/3 c all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c stone-ground yellow or white cornmeal
- 1 t salt
- 3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, in 1/2 in slices
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 t white vinegar
- 2-3 T ice water
Cottage Cheese and Apple Pancakes
By btaylor
From Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook
- 4 eggs; separated; yolks are optional-use all, some, or none.
- 1 c cottage cheese (lowfat okay)
- 1 c (packed) grated tart apple
- 3/4 c flour
- 1-2 t lemon juice
- 1 T honey (optional)
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/2 t salt
- 2-3 T finely minced walnuts, almonds, or sunflower seeds (optional)
- Oil or butter; for frying
- Optional Toppings---
- Real maple syrup
- Sour cream or yogurt
Mexican Chocolate Tart with Cinnamon-Spiced Pecans
By btaylor
Spiced pecans add sophisticated nuance to this cinnamon-spiked chocolate ganache tart
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 large egg white
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- 1 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about half of one 9-ounce package cookies, finely ground in processor)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 (3.1-ounce) disk Mexican chocolate (such as Ibarra), chopped
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream
Pumpkin Pie
By btaylor
From the Farm Journal's Country Cookbook (1959), where it's described as a "blue ribbon winner in a famous Ohio Pum...
- 1-1/2 c. cooked or canned pumpkin
- 1/4 c. white corn syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. evaporated milk
- 2 tblsp. butter
- 1/2 c. hot milk
- 1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 1 unbaked 9" pie shell
Pumpkin pancakes
By btaylor
From Jane Brody with a few modifications
- Wet ingredients
- 1/2 c rolled oats
- 1 c buttermilk or 3/4 c plus 1/4 c yogurt plus 1/4 t vanilla
- 1 egg white
- 1 whole egg
- 1 T oil
- 1/2 c pumpkin purée or more and less milk
- 1/3 c low fat milk
- Dry ingredients
- 1/2 c whole wheat flour
- 1/3 c all-purpose flour
- 2 T wheat germ
- 1 T sugar
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t nutmeg
- 1/2 t ginger powder