Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Crispy Rice Cereal Bars

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Crispy Rice Cereal Bars
Feb 29th 2012, 11:05

Kids, young and old alike, love these sweet and crispy bars, Crispy Rice Cereal Bars a.k.a. Rice Krispies Treats

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup* butter
  • One 10 ounce package (about 40) regular marshmallows
  • -----or----- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 6 cups crispy rice cereal

Preparation:

Lightly grease 13x9 pan. In a large, heavy saucepan melt butter. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and add cereal. With large wooden spoon, stir until cereal is coated. With lightly greased waxed paper or buttered spatula, evenly press mixture into pan. Cut into squares when cooled.

Rice Cereal Easter Eggs

Instead of putting cereal mixture in the pan, shape mixture into Easter eggs. To make 12 eggs, use about 1/3 cup of mixture for each one. Use store-bought or homemade icing to decorate eggs.

*I prefer the original recipe which calls for 1/4 cup butter. Most recipes today use a more health-conscious amount of 3 tablespoons of butter. It's your choice.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: St. Patrick's Day Cookies

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St. Patrick's Day Cookies
Feb 29th 2012, 11:05

Don't have a shamrock cookie cutter? Not to worry, follow these instructions for making your own St. Patrick's Day themed cookies.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • cookie dough, homemade or store-bought
  • green peanut M&Ms
  • green frosting
  • green gel frosting

Preparation:

Bake some of your best homemade Sugar Cookie Dough or a store-bought dough if you have to. (I promise not to tell.) As soon as the cookies come out of the oven*, place 3 candy-coated chocolate pieces in the shape of a shamrock. When the cookies are cool, use green glaze or green icing with a round tip to draw the stem. Spreading green icing on top of your cookie or just drawing a shamrock with green gel could also be hits at your St. Patrick's Day party.

*As you can see in the photo, the candy pieces in the biggest cookie have sunk in the cookie. This is why I recommend putting them on after the cookie has been baked. Placing the candies while the cookie is still hot will help them stay on better.

Terri says: "To make shamrock cookies without a shaped cutter roll dough into small marble sized balls. Place the balls in groups of three. Flatten very gently with bottom of glass that has been dipped in powdered, granulated or colored sugar crystals. Bake as usual. They turn out really cute…cool and decorate as desired."

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Coca-Cola Cake Recipe

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Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
Feb 29th 2012, 11:05

I just threw this recipe together for a last minute holiday party.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 29 minutes

Total Time: 54 minutes

Yield: 12 - 16 pieces

Ingredients:

  • ----Cake----
  • 1-18 ounce chocolate cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1-1/4 cups Coca-Cola* soda
  • ----Frosting----
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound box powdered sugar
  • 5 tablespoons Coca-Cola soda
  • 1 cup lightly toasted nuts**, optional

Preparation:

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13 baking pan. Combine cake mix ingredients. Mix with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake for 29-24 minutes.

Frosting:
While cake is baking, combine frosting ingredients in top of double boiler. Stir occasionally until completely combined and melted. Remove cake from oven to wire cooling rack. Spoon frosting over warm cake. Spread quickly before frosting hardens. Allow to completely cool before serving.

**I made mine this time without the nuts.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Bread Making 101

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Bread Making 101
Feb 29th 2012, 11:05

Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of all feasts. James Beard

Why should anyone make bread from scratch? A loaf of bread can be purchased for a dollar or so. Or take a mix, add some water and throw it in the bread machine to make a loaf. But good breads are more than that. They are a link to centuries past. Just about everyone has a special bread, or bread story, in their past. For me, making bread has become a very satisfying experience.

Bread has been around for over 10,000 years. The Egyptians are credited with inventing the oven and discovering leavening agents. Flour milling is credited to the Greeks. The Romans improved on the process, and then brought the art of bread making to Europe. From then until now, bread has developed a more festive quality. There are certain breads baked for special holidays. Even today, generations that have come to the new world, may not have passed on a language, but have shared the family bread recipe.

My history of bread making began with my father. He had a job that was very frustrating. Instead of taking his frustration out on Mom and me, he sent that energy another way. He got rid of it by kneading bread. Over the years he made many different types of bread. My favorite bread is Julekake, a Christmas bread from his Norwegian heritage.

There is nothing like making a loaf of bread from scratch. Unlike a quick bread, a bread made with yeast is so much more satisfying. Yes, it is time consuming, but it's worth every minute. It's extremely gratifying to mold and knead with your bare hands. It's a very basic, earth connecting experience. The suspense is exhilarating waiting to see if the dough will rise. Then the best, or almost the best part is the aroma. There is absolutely nothing that smells better from the oven than fresh baked bread. The smell can linger for days. Nothing says "home" like the fragrance of freshly baked bread. Of course, biting into a piece of warm bread with butter melting on it, isn't too bad either.

Ingredient List - Necessary Equipment - Step-by-Step Instructions with Photos

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Desserts / Baking: Almost Wordless Wednesday - Chocolate Chip Shortbread

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Almost Wordless Wednesday - Chocolate Chip Shortbread
Feb 29th 2012, 01:40

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Looking for something different to have with your afternoon cup of coffee or tea? Try this recipe for Chocolate Chip Shortbread. It's delicious!
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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Chocolate-Orange Guinness Cake

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Chocolate-Orange Guinness Cake
Feb 28th 2012, 11:05

Chocolate-Orange Guinness Cake has a slightly sharp taste due to the Guinness (beer).

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Guinness Stout (or strong beer)
  • ---
  • Icing Recipe
  • ---
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • zest and juice of 1 orange

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 2 8-9-inch cake pans. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa into a bowl. Add the orange rind to the creamed butter and beat in the eggs, one at a time, including a spoonful of the measured flour mixture with each one, and beating well between additions. Gently mix in the Guinness, a tablespoonful at a time, including another spoonful of flour with each addition. If there's any flour left over, fold it in gently to mix; blend thoroughly without over-beating. Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth down, and put the cakes into the center of the preheated oven. Reduce the heat to moderate (350F) and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the cakes are springy to the touch and shrinking slightly in the pans. Turn out and cool on a wire rack.

Icing Instructions -

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in orange juice and zest. Ice bottom layer with 1/3 cup icing. Place second layer on top. Ice sides with half remaining icing. Use the rest of the icing on the top. Store cake in an airtight container.

Thanks to ShadoeRose for this recipe.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Love in a Lunch Box

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Love in a Lunch Box
Feb 28th 2012, 11:05

Summer Vacation Ends - New Clothes - School Supplies - Going to Bed Early - Alarm Clocks - Rushing Around the House - Packing Backpacks - Heading Out Door - Hurrying to Catch the School Bus - New Beginnings - Moving On - First Day of School

The day's finally come. With excitement and great sadness, our lives have entered a new dimension. Once my baby put her foot on that first step, she rode out of my life (until 2:40 p.m.) on a big yellow school bus. It's the beginning of 13 years of first days back to school. Will she have a good time? Will she learn a lot? Will she make new friends? Will she be scared? Will she remember I still love her? Of course, she will, because I've put a little love in her lunch box for her first day back to school.

It doesn't take much to say "I love you" in their lunch boxes, lunch bags or brown bags. Here are a few ideas just for you:

Let Them Choose Their Own Lunch Box

Making decisions help make children more confidant. Even better than choosing a lunch box, why not have them help you make one. It's so easy. Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions complete with photos from our guide to Sewing, Debbie Colgrove.

Adding a little note or photo will do the trick.

Make sure it isn't so small they'll miss it, but not too large so that their classmates won't laugh at them. Photographs work good, too. Pictures of your child at an event having fun or them with the family pet, all say love.

Another way to show your love is in the presentation of what's in the lunch box.

Cookie cutters are not just for sugar cookies anymore. Use them to make creatively shaped sandwiches. Even the meat or cheese can be cut in this manner, as well. I've also used them to cut shapes from banana bread. Other quick or sweet breads will work, too. Use colorful (rose, purple, yellow, green and so on) plastic wrap to wrap the food. Colorful napkins add a nice touch.

Any child will feel special when you bake for them.

Here are just some of the goods I plan to add to my daughter's lunch box:
  • Bread
    Whether it's from scratch or a machine, it's still made with love.
  • Brownies
    Nothing beats chocolate and brownies are the best way to get it.
  • Cake Mix Cookies
    There's a tremendous variety of flavors that can be made with this recipe.
  • Golden Treasure Cookies
    Your child will feel treasured with these cookies made with chunks of chocolate and lots of brown sugar.
  • Granola Bars
    These are a healthy and very satisfying treat for any lunch box.
  • Peanut Butter Cookies
    These are my favorite mood food cookies.
  • Scottish Shortbread
    These are a great little treat for the little ones in your life.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Thursday Night Pizza

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Thursday Night Pizza
Feb 28th 2012, 11:05

The Bottom Line

If you're looking for an informative and enjoyable pizza making cookbook, Thursday Night Pizza, Fr. Dominic's Favorite Pizza Recipes is the one you want. There's a plethora of crusts, sauces and pizza recipes to get anyone excited about making pizza. The best part of this cookbook is the instruction you receive from Fr. Dominic Garramone's personal pizza-making experiences. It's almost as if he's in the kitchen with you.
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Pros

  • Loaded with lots of recipes
  • Photos of nearly all of the pizzas
  • Very understandable instructions
  • Takes the mystery out of pizza-making

Cons

  • All recipes are geared to baking on a pizza stone. (You can probably get one at a garage sale.)

Description

  • Sample Crust Recipes:
    Basic American-Style Pizza Crust (denser)
    Italian-Style Pizza Crust (moister)
    Sweet Crust
  • Sample Sauce Recipes:
    8-Minute Pizza Sauce
    Parmesan Cream Sauce
    Spicy Peanut Sauce
  • Sample Appetizer Recipes
    Artichoke
    Pesto and Prosciutto
    Sun-Dried Tomato
  • Sample Pizza Recipes
    Asparagus Mornay Pizza
    Denver Diner Pizza (Yes, eggs cooked on top of the pizza!)
    Pizza Diavolo
  • Italian Beef Pizza
    Pizza Margherita
    Muffaletta Pizza
    Parmesan Cream and Scallops Pizza
  • Rotola Pizza
    Smoked Salmon Pizza
    Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza
    Stage Rat-a-touille Pizza
  • Dessert Pizza Recipes
    Apple Pie Pizza
    Fig and Papaya Dessert Pizza

Guide Review - Thursday Night Pizza, Father Dominic's Favorite Pizza Recipes

When I first got Thursday Night Pizza, Father Dominic's Favorite Pizza Recipes, I thought that's a really small cookbook. Well, it may be small in size, 8" x 5" with 115 pages, but it's packed with everything you need to know about making pizza and more. The "and more" is humor laced with items like "Magic Bread" and the offer of helping the reader let go and be creative.

If you're at all interested in making or eating really good pizza, or know someone else who is, Thursday Night Pizza, Fr. Dominic's Favorite Pizza Recipes is the pizza cookbook you need to get.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Lemon Chess Pie

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Lemon Chess Pie
Feb 27th 2012, 11:05

Thanks to Needlepoint142 for posting her family recipe. My family loved it too.

All About Chess Pies

Chess Pie Recipes

How to Make a Chess Pie with Photo Instructions

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs, beaten until light
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1-1/2 lemons, juiced
  • grated rind of 1 lemon
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pastry shell, unbaked

Preparation:

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Hazelnut Bundt Cake

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Hazelnut Bundt Cake
Feb 27th 2012, 11:05

This recipe for Hazelnut Bundt Cake is made with Frangelico Liqueur.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 18-1/2 ounce yellow cake mix*
  • 4 ounce serving size of instant vanilla pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cold milk
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted or vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup Frangelico (hazelnut-flavored liqueur)
  • ---Glaze---
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Frangelico
  • 1 cup chopped and lightly toasted hazelnuts

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Combine first set of ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes on high with electric mixer. Carefully, pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan. Invert on serving plate. Drizzle glaze over top of cake. Use spoon to put extra dripping back on cake. Sprinkle top and around base of cake with hazelnuts.

Glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in Frangelico.

Don't have a cake mix? Use this recipe for Lil's Pound Cake instead. Make the cake as directed except substitute hazelnut or almond extract for the vanilla. Then, just make the glaze as stated in this recipe.

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Desserts / Baking: Upside-Down Cherry Cobbler

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Upside-Down Cherry Cobbler
Feb 25th 2012, 10:42

2012 Photo by Carroll PellegrinelliWe've been enjoying a nice winter break from school, and it was all due to President's Day. When I think of George Washington, I think about cherries. These days, we're told it was just a fable that George Washington cut down the cherry tree. Too bad, because I still want cherries this time of year. I know you'll enjoy this recipe for Upside-Down Cherry Cobbler, especially when it's served warm with a scoop of ice cream.


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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Thick Chocolate Glaze

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Thick Chocolate Glaze
Feb 25th 2012, 11:05

Here is an easy recipe for Thick Chocolate Glaze.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate*
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon extract (vanilla or one that better suits what is being glazed)

Preparation:

Place all ingredients in pan over top of pan of hot water. Stir occasionally until chocolate is melted and ingredients are combined.

Drizzle over bundt cakes, cookies, doughnuts etc.

Makes 1 Cup Thick Chocolate Glaze

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Party and Buffet Desserts

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Party and Buffet Desserts
Feb 24th 2012, 11:05

Well, it's that time again for our annual open house. It'll start around 3:00pm and end around 9:00pm. We have had people show up at 1:00pm and not leave until midnight (not the same people, thank goodness). Open houses are great for the party season. It allows people the flexibility to go to more than one party that day. My prayer is the same before every party: "Please don't all show up at the same time." We always invite way more people than our house can hold. The more the merrier right? At this time of year, it is right. I just love all the hustle and bustle.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Orange Poppy Seed Cake

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Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Feb 24th 2012, 11:05

This Orange Poppy Seed Cake makes a delicious dessert or tasty afternoon treat served with hot tea or coffee. I even caught my husband sneaking a slice before having breakfast.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Yield: 12 to 16 servings

Ingredients:

  • zest and juice of 1 orange
  • 1-1/2 cups (+,-) orange juice, divided
  • 18 ounce yellow cake mix
  • 4 serving-size orange gelatin
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • ---Glaze---
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Preparation:

Zest the orange and set aside zest. Juice the orange into a 2-cup measuring cup. Add enough additional orange juice to make 1-1/2 cups. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour bundt cake pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, powdered orange gelatin, eggs, oil and 1 cup orange juice. Mix with an electric mixer for until just moistened. Continue to mix for 2 minutes. Hand stir in poppy seeds. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove cake from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack.

While Orange Poppy Seed Cake is cooling, prepare glaze by melting butter in saucepan. Add remaining 1/2 cup orange juice and powdered sugar. Stir until combined. Cook until mixture boils. Remove from heat and hand stir in 1/2 of orange zest. Place still warm cake on serving plate. Drizzle glaze over cake. Sprinkle top of Orange Poppy Seed Cake with remaining orange zest.

Even More Bundt Cakes to Try

Tunnel of Fudge Bundt Cake
Hazelnut Bundt Cake
Lemon Poke Cake
Cinnamon Bundt Cake
Limoncello Bundt Cake
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Crème de Menthe Cake
Black Russian Cake
Fresh Lemon Pound Cake
Sour Cream Chocolate Chip

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Raspberry White Choc Scones

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Raspberry White Choc Scones
Feb 24th 2012, 11:05

These Raspberry White Chocolate Scones are perfect for breakfast and for afternoon tea time. Be sure to serve them with real butter.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1/2 cup 1-inch chunks from bar of white chocolate

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheet. Mix together first flour ingredients in large bowl with wire whisk. Sprinkle 2 tablespoon of dry mixture over raspberries and gently mix. With a pastry blender, or two knives in scissor-fashion, cut the butter into remaining flour mixture. In a small bowl, whisk together egg and cream. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Add egg mixture and stir until just combined. Gently fold the berries and chocolate into the flour mixture. Knead dough carefully with floured hands on lightly floured board. Try not to crush berries. Form into 8-inch circle, 3/4 inched tall approximately. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet; brush with extra cream. Cut into 8 wedges. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm with real butter.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: How to Bake Quick Bread

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How to Bake Quick Bread
Feb 24th 2012, 11:05

After reading your quick bread recipe a few times, it's a good idea to gather your ingredients. This way you won't be half way through making it and realize you're missing something. Plus your quick bread will cook more evenly if all of the ingredients are room temperature.

Typical Quick Bread Ingredients

  • flour
  • sugar, white and/or brown
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • butter, margarine, vegetable oil or shortening
  • eggs
  • milk
  • Addens like fruit or nuts

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Russian Fudge

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Russian Fudge
Feb 24th 2012, 11:05

This easy fudge recipe for Russian Fudge is made in the microwave.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 17 minutes

Total Time: 42 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 of 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 ounces (125 grams) butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon golden syrup
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup chopped and lightly toasted nuts

Preparation:

Place all ingredients except nuts in a very large microwavable bowl. Stir to mix & cook on high for 15 to 17 minutes stirring well every 3 minutes.

Remove from oven and beat until thick, approx, 5 minutes. Add nuts and pour into a greased tin, and cut when set. For chocolate fudge: Add 6 ounces chocolate chips with nuts.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Desserts / Baking: National Pancake Day

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National Pancake Day
Feb 23rd 2012, 09:11

Photo licensed to About.com.While Tuesday was Pancake Tuesday, today is National Pancake Day. You could go out for some pancakes or you could make your own. One of my favorite pancake recipes is made with bananas.

How to Make Pancakes with Step by Step Photos
Basic Pancake Recipe


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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: SBS Colored Popcorn

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SBS Colored Popcorn
Feb 23rd 2012, 11:05

Remove from oven and allow to completely cool in pan. After colored popcorn is cooled, break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

Glazed Popcorn Recipe
Green Popcorn

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Pumpkin Bread

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Pumpkin Bread
Feb 23rd 2012, 11:05

I get asked all of the time, "is it time for pumpkin bread yet?" Of course, in the United States, we generally only eat pumpkin in the fall. What most people don't realize is that canned pumpkin is usually carried in their grocery stores year-round.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Yield: Two Loaves or 24 Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 2-1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 - 15 ounce can solid pack pumpkin
  • ----
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-3/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2-3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon*
  • 3/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg*
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves*
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice*
  • ----
  • 1 cup chopped raw nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc), lightly toasted
  • 1/3 cup golden raisins**
  • ----
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease two loaf pans or 24 muffin cups. Combine the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin in a large bowl, and stir until smooth.

In a medium bowl, mix the second set of ingredients with a wire whisk. Add the nuts and raisins**. Add to the egg mixture and mix thoroughly. Fill the loaf pans or muffin cups with the batter.

Mix the last 2 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle over bread loaves or muffin batter.

Bake the bread at 375 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or the muffins for 35 to 40 minutes. When the bread is done, a toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean.

Yields 2 loaves or 24 muffins.***

Notes:
* You may substitute 4 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice for the starred ingredients. Be sure to note that you still need cinnamon for the topping.
** I don't care for raisins so I add 1/3 cup more nuts instead.
***I've only made the loaves of bread so I don't know if this makes 24 small or large muffins. If you prefer large muffins: fill the cups just to the top with batter. If you have any empty muffins cups, fill half full with water.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Feb 23rd 2012, 11:05

Not only are there pineapple rings on the top of this cake, but there is crushed pineapple in the cake.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Yield: 24 pieces

Ingredients:

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 20 ounce can pineapple slices
  • marachino cherries
  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted and cooled butter
  • 20 ounce can crushed pineapple - UN-DRAINED

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in 9 x 13 pan in oven. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle bottom with brown sugar. Decoratively arrange pineapple slices. Fill in spaces with cherries. In a bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil and crushed pineapple. Mix for 2 minutes. Pour over pineapple slices. Bake for 40 minutes or until done. Remove from oven. Very carefully invert onto serving platter. Serve warm or room temperature topped with whipped cream.

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Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Birds Nests

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Birds Nests
Feb 23rd 2012, 11:05

Not only is this recipe for Birds Nests simple to make, but it's the perfect treat to make to hold jelly beans on your Easter table.

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Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups chow mein noodles
  • jelly beans or other colorful Easter candy resembling eggs
  • doughnut holes for one large nest

Preparation:

Cover a baking sheet or pan with waxed or parchment paper. Either melt the butterscotch chips and peanut butter in the top of a double boiler or in the microwave (heat 1 minute, stir, continue heating in 10 second increments until melted and smooth.) Stir in chow mein noodles. With buttered fingers shape mixture into one big nest or individual ones. Place on prepared pan. Refrigerate until firm. Fill with jelly beans or other candy.

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