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Venetian Potatoes
By cuznvin
Boil unpeeled potatoes,until you can poke with a fork (about ¼ of an inch)
- Yield: 6-8 servings
- 9 med. red potatoes
- 5 TBSP real butter
- 3 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 3 cups sour cream (I use lite)
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- salt & pepper to taste
Pepperoni Biscotti
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl, add butter and beat on medium for 30 seconds
- tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 ounces fresh grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red sweet pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Blueberry Sour Cream Pound Cake
By cuznvin
# Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Makes 2 cakes
- * FOR THE CAKE
- 1 * 1 pound (3 1/4 cups) plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 3 * 3 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 * 2 cups sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 9 * 9 large, room-temperature eggs
- 2 * 2 cups blueberries
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sanding sugar
Banana Whoopie Pies
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Makes about 3 dozen
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mashed banana (from 1 large ripe banana)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
Gelato di Crema - Vanilla Cream Base for Gelato
By cuznvin
In a large bowl whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar until pale yellow and thickens up
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 cups (18 ounces) whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean
Italian Easter Rice Pie
By cuznvin
For the crust, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with a met...
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 stick unsalted butter (chilled)
- 1 extra large egg or 2 small eggs
- 1-2 tablespoons ice water, or as much as needed
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup uncooked Arborio rice
- 4 cups water or whole milk*
- 7 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract (or the zest and juice of 1 Meyer lemon)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 pound ricotta cheese (drained)
Country Pound Cake
By cuznvin
This a really good down-home style, back to basics pound cake that my whole family enjoys! This recipe was handed d...
- INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening 2 2/3 cups white sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Bake Sale Fudge Cupcakes
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 400°F
- 1 * 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa
- 2 1/3 * 2 1/3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 2/3 * 1 2/3 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional but tasty
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 * 2 tablespoons King Arthur Cake Enhancer, optional but good for texture and freshness
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vinegar, cider or white
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3 * 3 ounces Dutch-process cocoa
- 10 * 10 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 12 1/2 * 12 1/2 ounces brown sugar
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional but tasty
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 ounce King Arthur Cake Enhancer, optional but good for texture and freshness
- 9 * 9 ounces chocolate chips
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 12 * 12 ounces milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 ounce vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vinegar, cider or white
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup melted butter
Tiramisu Cookies
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Makes 30
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, for dusting
- 3/4 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons almond-flavored liqueur, such as amaretto
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Italian Ricotta Pie with Pineapple
By cuznvin
Creamy, dense, sweet ricotta pie is a hallmark of an Italian Easter Sunday feast
- For a 9-inch Double Crust:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter (chilled)
- 3 large eggs
- 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water, or as much as needed
- For the Filling:
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 pounds ricotta cheese, drained (minimum of 2 hours or preferably overnight) ***
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained (minimum of 2 hours or preferably overnight)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for dusting top of pies