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PUMPKIN PIE
By cuznvin
MAKES ONE 9 INCH PIE
- Makes one 9-inch pie
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1/2 cups fresh Pumpkin Puree, or canned
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 egg for glaze
- 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
- Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Nina's Ricotta Cheesecake
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 400° - center rack
- 3 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs, separated
- zest of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Strega liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec as alternates)
Butter Almond Torte
By cuznvin
Prehaet oven to 350 degrees
- Cake:
- RECIPE INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 t. Vanilla
- 2/3 Cup Butter, plus small amount for pan
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 Cup Flour
- Glaze:
- 2 T. Milk
- 1 T. Flour
- 1/4 C. Butter
- 1/3 C. Blanched almonds, sliced
- 4 T. Sugar
Crostoli
By cuznvin
In the top of a double boiler, melt the butter, then add the sugar, milk and salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- Zest of 1 lemon, grated
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- confectioners' sugar
Strufoli II
By cuznvin
1. Melt the butter or margarine over low heat
- 3 * 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 * 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups honey
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 1/4 * 2 1/4 ounces colored candy sprinkles
Double Chocolate Malted Tart
By cuznvin
Melt 6 tablespoons of the butter
- • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- • 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookies crumbs (recommended: Nabisco Famous Wafers)
- • 11 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- • 2/3 cup heavy cream
- • 1/3 cup malted powder (recommended: Carnation Malted Milk)
Baked Raspberry Custard (CLAFOUTI)
By cuznvin
Feel free to substitute other soft fruit, like bananas, pitted cherries, or ripe pears, for the raspberries in this...
- Serves 6
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups raspberries (about 9 ounces)
Tres Leches Coconut Macaroons
By cuznvin
We'll make 24 big (3.5 oz) macaroons
- 28 oz sweetened coconut flakes
- 28 oz macaroon coconut
- 2 - 14 oz cans sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 Tablespoon Mexican vanilla
Pumpkin Cheesecake
By cuznvin
To prevent the top from cracking, be careful not to overmix the batter, and do not open the oven door while the cak...
- Serves 12
- FOR THE CRUST
- 1 1/4 cups graham-cracker crumbs (from 10 whole crackers)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- FOR THE FILLING
- 4 packages (8 ounces each) bar cream cheese, very soft
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin-pie spice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
Raspberry Crumb Bars
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Crust:
- ONE POUND unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Tbls Vanilla
- Topping:
- 4 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 cups unpacked light brown sugar
- ONE POUND softened unsalted butter - cut into small pieces
- pinch of salt
- TBLS cinnamon
- cap full of vanilla mixed into butter
- FILLING
- 14 OZ Raspberry Preserves