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Maple Pecan Pie
By damooses
Pastry: In a food processor, combine the flour, butter and a pinch of salt, and pulse until the mixture resembles b...
- Pastry
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled, coarsely chopped
- Pinch salt
- 1 egg, chilled
- 1 tablespoon ice water, plus more if needed
- Filling
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup pecans
- Serving suggestion: Ice cream or whipped cream, for serving
Rhubarb Lemon Sponge Cake
By damooses
Preheat oven to 375 F and lower the rack
- 2 (9-inch) unbaked deep dish pie crusts*
- 3 T. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 C. sugar
- 4 eggs, separated into yolks and whites
- 3 T. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 C. milk
- 2 T. grated lemon zest
- juice of one lemon (about a 1/4 cup)
- pinch of salt
- 2/3 C. rhubarb coulis
- *Pre-made pie shells from the store’s freezer section work just fine here.
Rhubarb Lemon Sponge Pie
By damooses
Preheat oven to 375 F and lower the rack
- 2 (9-inch) unbaked deep dish pie crusts*
- 3 T. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 C. sugar
- 4 eggs, separated into yolks and whites
- 3 T. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 C. milk
- 2 T. grated lemon zest
- juice of one lemon (about a 1/4 cup)
- pinch of salt
- 2/3 C. rhubarb coulis
- *Pre-made pie shells from the store’s freezer section work just fine here.
- Preheat oven to 375 F and lower the rack. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
Pumpkin Bread
By damooses
Directions Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- Ingredients
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 * 3 cups shredded fresh pumpkin
- 1 * 1 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
Beet Cakes with Sweet Greek Yogurt Tyler Florence
By damooses
Shave the beet into thin slices using a mandoline or sharp knife
- Sweet Greek Yogurt:
- 2 * 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, to grease baking pans
- 3 to 4 * 3 to 4 medium beets, to make 1 1/4 cups finely chopped
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- * Kosher salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 * 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- 1 * 1 cup applesauce
- 2 * 2 large eggs
- 1 * 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- * Sweet Greek Yogurt, recipe follows
- * Beet Garnish, recipe follows
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease 4 individual baking dishes with butter (oven proof ramekins or cocotte dishes work well). Peel beets and cut into pieces so they can fit comfortably in a food processor. Process with bl
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. In a separate bowl, mix molasses, applesauce, eggs, buttermilk, and sugar together. Now mix wet ingredients with dry
- Set ramekins out on a sheet tray. Divide batter amongst ramekins and bake in the oven for 20 to25 minutes until they have puffed up and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Serve with Sweet Greek Yogurt and top with Beet Garnish and powdered sugar.
- 2 * 2 cups unsweetened Greek yogurt
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup honey
- Combine yogurt and honey in a mixing bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon so they are just combined. Serve with warm beet cake.
- Yield: 4 servings
- Beet Garnish:
- 1 * 1 small beet
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees F.
Cherry Pie-in-a-Jar
By damooses
For the cherry filling: In a heavy-bottomed skillet cook fresh or frozen cherries and lemon juice over medium-high ...
- 5 cups fresh or frozen pitted cherries
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Pie crust recipe making 1 (9-inch) pie crust or use a store-bought variety
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
- Melted butter, for topping
- Sugar, for topping
- Special equipment: 4 (1/2-pint) oven-safe glass jars
Beet Bundt Cake
By damooses
1. In a mixing bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and brown sugar
- 1 * 1 cup butter or margarine, softened, divided
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 3 * 3 eggs
- 4 * 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
- 2 * 2 cups pureed cooked beets
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * confectioners' sugar
Chocolate Pasta with Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Sauce, White Chocolate Shavings and Fresh Berries
By damooses
For the pasta: Sift together the flour, cocoa and sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more if needed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-processed
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Pinch salt
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 pints raspberries, for garnish
- Creme fraiche, for garnish
- White chocolate shavings, for garnish
- Chopped skinless, toasted hazelnuts, for garnish
Blueberry Jam
By damooses
PARAMETERS: pH - 3.0 - 3
- BLUEBERRIES (CRUSHED) 4 CUPS
- SUGAR 4 CUPS
- PACIFIC PECTIN MIX 1/3 CUP
Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By damooses
To prepare cake, peel beets using a vegetable peeler
- Cake:
- 1 pound beets (about 2 medium)
- Cooking spray
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
- Frosting:
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted
- Preheat oven to 350�.