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Tres Leches Cake MARTHA
By cuznvin
# Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- # Unsalted butter, room temperature, for baking dish
- # 6 large eggs, separated
- # 1 cup sugar
- # 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- # 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- # 1 can(12 ounces) evaporated milk
- # 1 cup whole milk
- # 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- # 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Apple Tart Tatin
By cuznvin
To make the crust: In a food processor combine the butter, flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest
- For the crust:
- 1 stick butter, cut into pea size pieces
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
- For the filling:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 1 stick butter, cut into pats
- 6 apples, such as Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, McIntosh or your favorite baking apple, peeled, cored and quartered
- Mascarpone cheese mixed with 2 tablespoon sugar, for garnish
Caramel Pound Cake
By cuznvin
Although this cake is denser than its classic cousin, the addition of brown sugar to the batter and icing lends it ...
- For the cake:
- 3 sticks butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
- 3 1/2 cups flour, plus more for pan
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. fine salt
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
- For the icing:
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
Baba au Rhum
By cuznvin
Combine the currants and rum in a small bowl and set aside
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup dried currants
- 1 * 1 tablespoon good dark rum
- 5 * 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk
- 1 * 1 package dry yeast
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 * 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 2/3 * 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- * Rum Syrup, recipe follows
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 * 1 tablespoon water
- * Whipped Cream, recipe follows
Italian Anise Cookies
By cuznvin
Heat oven to 325°. Beat first 5 ingredients in a large bowl with mixer until blended
- Dough:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon anise extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- For glaze:
- Multicolored nonpareils
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon anise extract
- 5 teaspoons milk
Coconut Cream Pie
By cuznvin
Place 1/2 cup cold milk in a mixing bowl (preferably with a spout) and sprinkle with the gelatin, stirring once or...
- 3 cups milk
- 1 envelope (about 2 1/2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 large whole egg
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 ounces sweetened shredded coconut (about 1 1/2 cups), toasted**
- 1 baked pie shell
Classic Croissants
By cuznvin
Make the dough Combine all of the dough ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook
- For the dough
- 1 lb. 2 oz. (4 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour; more for rolling
- 5 oz. (1/2cup plus 2 Tbs.) cold water
- 5 oz. (1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs.) cold whole milk
- 2 oz. (1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs.) granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 oz. (3 Tbs.) soft unsalted butter
- 1 Tbs. plus scant 1/2 tsp. instant yeast
- 2-1/4 tsp. table salt
- For the butter layer
- 10 oz. (1-1/4 cups) cold unsalted butter
- For the egg wash
- 1 large egg
Golden Pull-Apart Butter Buns
By cuznvin
At last! The quintessential soft, buttery dinner roll
- 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 * 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 * 2 tablespoons potato flour or 1/4 cup instant potato flakes
- 3 * 3 tablespoons Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 * 4 tablespoons soft butter
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
- *
- Topping
- 2 * 2 tablespoons melted butter
Caramelized Lemon-Lime Tart
By cuznvin
Serving Size: 8 Whenever Whoopi Goldberg or Dabney Coleman comes to our restaurant, we know that we have to reserv...
- Ingredients
- 1/2 Pate Sucre (see separate recipe)
- 4 whole eggs
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 2/3 cup limejuice
- Zest of 2 small lemons
- Zest of 2 small limes
- 6 oz. soft butter, cut into small pieces
Holiday Biscotti
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 12 ounces good-quality white chocolate, chopped
- Red and green sugar crystals, for garnish