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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Povitica

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 4 3/4 cups flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 -2 compressed yeast cake
  • 1 1/4 lbs english walnuts
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs, well beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup milk (scald with butter)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

  • 1 dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
  • 2 scald milk.
  • 3 add butter and sugar cool to lukewarm.
  • 4 add yeast and well beaten eggs and salt.
  • 5 add 1/2 of the sifted flour.
  • 6 rise until double in bulk.
  • 7 knead in remaining flour.
  • 8 roll to 1/8 inch thick.
  • 9 filling.
  • 10 grind nuts as fine as possible.
  • 11 combine all ingredents .
  • 12 spread 1/4 of filling on 1/4 of dough and roll like cinnamon rolls.
  • 13 place in greased loaf pan folding under ends.
  • 14 brush with beaten egg.
  • 15 bake @350 for 1 hour.

Date Nut Roll

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 cup dates, chopped
  • 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces

Recipe

  • 1 in heavy, 3-qt saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter and corn syrup.
  • 2 cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boiling; add dates.
  • 3 cook, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer registers 238°f degrees, or until a little in cold water forms a soft ball.
  • 4 remove from heat.
  • 5 add nuts and vanilla.
  • 6 beat until thick.
  • 7 turn out on board; divide in half.
  • 8 shape each half into a roll 1 3/4" in diameter; wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate at least 1 hour before coating with chocolate.
  • 9 in top of double boiler, melt chocolate pieces over hot, not boiling, water.
  • 10 remove from heat.
  • 11 remove date rolls from refrigerator; spread half of chocolate over each roll; spreading to coat evenly all over.
  • 12 refrigerate until chocolate is hard; wrap in waxed paper until ready to cut into slices 1/3" thick.

Pineapple Nut Cookies (gift Mix In A Jar)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 cups instant plain oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup crushed pineapple, well-drained

Recipe

  • 1 creating the gift in a jar:
  • 2 wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
  • 3 layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar and then walnuts - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
  • 4 secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
  • 5 pineapple nut cookies gift tag:
  • 6 additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 1/2 cup butter, softened, 1 egg and 3/4 cup crushed pineapple, well-drained.
  • 7 cookie instructions:
  • 8 preheat oven to 375.
  • 9 in a large bowl, blend the butter and egg together until fluffy; then mix in the pineapple.
  • 10 add the contents of the jar, and stir until well mixed.
  • 11 drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
  • 12 bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are light brown in color.
  • 13 allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
  • 14 serve immediately or store on a plate, covered in foil, for up to 3 days (for best results, do not use an airtight container).

Moist Carrot Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour (all-purpose)
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 mix the sugar and vegetable oil together. the sugar will start to dissolve and add the vanilla then add the eggs one at a time. this is much wetter than creamed butter and sugar together and helps make the carrot cake moist.
  • 2 next add in the flour, salt, baking soda and powder and your spices. after those are combined mix in the nuts and grated carrots.
  • 3 you can grate the carrots by hand or with a food processor. peel them and cut off the top and bottom before grating for the cake. i usually grate by hand because the food processor grates the carrots finer than i like.
  • 4 bake at 350 farheinet in a 9x13 pan about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top of the cake is firm to the touch.

Pineapple Nut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 18 ounces yellow cake mix with pudding
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup spiced rum
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 8 1/4 ounces crushed pineapple, drained and juice reserved
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon spiced rum
  • 2 teaspoons reserve pineapple juice

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f
  • 2 grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
  • 3 in a large bowl, combine all ingredients except pineapple and nuts.
  • 4 with a mixer at medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
  • 5 stir in pineapple and nuts.
  • 6 pour batter into prepared pan.
  • 7 bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 8 cool in pan on a wire rack for 25 minutes. invert cake to cool completely.
  • 9 pineapple glaze: in a small bowl combine all ingredients mixing until smooth.
  • 10 spoon over cake.

Power Bean Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups oats
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (rounded)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 19 ounces kidney beans
  • 1/4 cup margarine (nonhydrogenated)
  • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4-1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/4-1/2 cup pecans
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
  • cooking spray

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350.
  • 2 place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour.
  • 3 add flour, baking powder, baking soda,cinnammon and salt and process until combined.
  • 4 put beans into food processor and pulse until pureed. add butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla and pulse until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl.
  • 5 pour bean mixture into oat mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add raisins, cranberries, nuts and flaxseed and stir just until blended.
  • 6 spread the batter into a 9 by 13 inch pan that has been sprayed with a non-stick spray.
  • 7 bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden around the edges. cool in the pan before cutting into bars.

Roasted Butternut Squash And Leek Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 1/2 lbs butternut squash, seeded, peeled and large 1 in. dice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt, plus additional to taste preference
  • 1 teaspoon pepper, plus additional to taste preference
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced (~2-3 sprigs)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 leeks, cleaned and diced
  • 6 fresh thyme sprigs (1 tsp dried thyme used as alternative)
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 2 granny smith apples, peeled and chopped
  • 5 cups chicken stock (home made preferable)
  • 1/2 cup sherry wine (dry wine used as alternative)
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream (or half and half)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (*optional)
  • 3 tablespoons chives, chopped (*optional)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. prep the butternut squash and toss with olive oil, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
  • 2 evenly coat and spread out on a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish or sheet pan. roast for 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. while squash is roasting, prep the remainder of this recipe. when roasted, set aside.
  • 3 in a large heavy saucepan, pot or dutch oven heat the butter on low heat. add thyme, leeks, celery and onions, stirring occasionally until cooked soft and browned, about 10 minutes. remove thyme sprigs (if using).
  • 4 stir in squash, garlic, apples, ginger, and chicken stock. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 20-30 minutes.
  • 5 using a stick blender (or in blender by batch), puree the mixture until smooth. when using a blender or food processor for hot liquids: remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. if using a blender, crack one corner of the lid open. this prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.
  • 6 return soup to pot with low heat and mix in sherry/wine, cream, additional salt and pepper to taste. heat until simmer.
  • 7 ladle hot soup into bowls for serving. garnish with chopped walnuts, chives or a fresh grated nutmeg.

date pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 5 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 2 eggs

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 grease and flour a 9" pie dish with the butter and 1 tsp flour combine sugar, 3 tbsp flour and baking powder in a small dish, set aside put dates and remaining flour in a small bowl, stirring to coat.
  • 2 add walnuts, set aside in a medium bowl add eggs and beat well stir in date mixture, stir in flour/sugar mixture until well combined pour into prepared pie dish and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean serve warm or at room temperature.

Judy's Date Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dates, chopped
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 place dates in a small bowl and add boiling water, let stand 10 minutes (do not drain!).
  • 2 meanwhile in a small mixing bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes then beat in egg until well mixed.
  • 3 add dates and beat on low speed until blended.
  • 4 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and then stir into date mixture with a wooden spoon just until blended.
  • 5 stir in the walnuts.
  • 6 fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
  • 7 bake at 350f for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • 8 cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

Pineapple Sheet Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 20 ounces crushed pineapple in juice
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 mix cake by hand in order given.
  • 2 bake at 350 degrees in a greased 11" x 15" pan for 25 minutes. note: you can use a 13" x 9" pan.
  • 3 spread topping on cake while still warm.

Lemon Kissed Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 18
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup potato, mashed (no butter or salt)
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 7 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 lemon, zest from
  • 1/2 lemon, juice from
  • 1 teaspoon half-and-half

Recipe

  • 1 scald milk, add butter, sugar, and mashed potatoes. cool to lukewarm. mix yeast and warm water in bowl of stand mixer. let stand 10 minutes. add milk, butter, sugar, and mashed potato mixture to yeast and water. stir. stir in eggs and vanilla. sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and add to other ingredients and mix. add 1/2 cup more flour if needed. dough should be soft and sticky. put in greased bowl and turn to coat. let rise for 1 1/2 hours. turn out onto floured board and pat to 1/4 inch thickness. you should have a rectangle about 16x22 inches. in medium bowl, mix together brown sugar and 2 1/2 tblsp. cinnamon. spread 1/3 cup softened butter on dough. sprinkle with 1 tblsp. flour. sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon mixture. you will not need all of it. sprinkle with raisins and finely chopped nuts. sprinkle with another tablespoon of flour. beginning with the long side, with floured hands, roll into a long, tight cylinder. this dough is very soft and may be a little hard to roll. using a piece of fishing line or sewing thread, slide under the rolled dough and cross at the top and pull gently to cut dough into 1 1/2 inch slices. place cut pieces in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. the pan will hold 12 cinnamon rolls. you will need a second pan for the remaining 6 rolls. you can sprinkle some of the remaining brown sugar-cinnamon mixture over the rolls if you want. put pans in cold oven and turn heat to 350 degrees. bake for 25-30 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. while the cinnamon rolls are baking, mix together 1/2 cup butter, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup cream cheese, 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, zest from one lemon, juice from 1/2 lemon, and 1 teaspoons half and half in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. mix until smooth and creamy. when cinnamon rolls are done, wait about 5 minutes and then frost generously.

Moist Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional)
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temp
  • 250 g cream cheese, softened
  • 3 -4 cups icing sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius grease and line a 8"iches pan.
  • 2 in a large bowl, use a hand whisk to beat together eggs, oil, sugar and 2tsp of vanilla.mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. stir in carrots and pineapple. fold in pecans or walnuts. pour into prepared tin.
  • 3 bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer serted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. let cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 4 to make frosting : in a bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla. using a hand mixer beat until the mixture is smooth, thick and creamy. frost the cooled cake.

Red And Golden Beets

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 lb red beet
  • 1 lb golden beets
  • 1/2 cup shelled walnuts
  • 2 blood oranges
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/2 orange, zest of, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 lb belgian endive

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • 2 wash the beets and roast them, tightly covered, with 1/4 cup of water.
  • 3 roast for 1 hour or until tender.
  • 4 place the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven for about 5 minutes.
  • 5 with a sharp knife, trim off the top and bottom of each orange.
  • 6 pare of the rest of each peel, making sure to remove all pith.
  • 7 slice the oranges into 1/4 inch rounds.
  • 8 make a vinaigrette by mixing together the vinegar, orange juice, and zest.
  • 9 stir in olive oil.
  • 10 season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • 11 when the beets are cool enough to handle, peel them and slice into rounds.
  • 12 toss the beets gently with the vinaigrette, and arrange the beets on a place with the orange slices and belgian endive leaves.
  • 13 sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.

Golden Eggnog Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 25
  • 1/2 cup sweet dried cherries, very coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon rum or 1 tablespoon brandy or 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar or 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup unbleached flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature (3 sticks, 12 ounces)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup dark rum (optional) or 1/4 cup brandy (optional)
  • 3 1/2 cups cups unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups eggnog or 1 1/4 cups light cream
  • 4 ounces glazing sugar or 4 ounces confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons eggnog or 2 teaspoons water or 2 teaspoons milk or 2 teaspoons cream
  • 1 teaspoon rum or 1 teaspoon brandy or 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/4 teaspoon eggnog, flavor
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

  • 1 filling:.
  • 2 mix the dried cherries with the liquor or vanilla, add the remaining ingredients, stir well and set aside.
  • 3 stir occasionally so the cherries absorb the liquid evenly.
  • 4 cake:.
  • 5 preheat the oven to 325°f.
  • 6 lightly grease a 10-inch tube or bundt-style pan.
  • 7 in a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, nutmeg and salt until light and fluffy.
  • 8 add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until the batter looks fluffy. beat in the rum or brandy, if you're using it.
  • 9 whisk the flour and baking powder together. beat in one-third of the flour mixture, then one-third of the eggnog or cream.
  • 10 repeat, being sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl occasionally.
  • 11 add the remaining flour and eggnog or cream, beating well.
  • 12 spoon half the batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle with the nut and cherry mixture. top with the remaining batter.
  • 13 smooth the top gently.
  • 14 lift the cake pan several inches above the counter and drop it to the counter; repeat. this will eliminate any large air pockets or bubbles.
  • 15 bake the cake for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • 16 remove the cake from the oven and place on a rack.
  • 17 let the cake cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then loosen the edges with a knife and return to the rack to cool completely.
  • 18 glaze:.
  • 19 mix all of the glaze ingredients together, adding a bit of water if needed.
  • 20 drizzle over the cooled cake.
  • 21 yield: 1 cake.

Pineapple Or Banana Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained, cut in half
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, if desired
  • maraschino cherry, if desired
  • 1 1/2 cups original bisquick baking mix
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
  • 2 in 9-inch round pan, melt butter in oven. sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. arrange pineapple slices in single layer over sugar mixture. sprinkle with pecans. place cherry in center of each pineapple slice.
  • 3 in large bowl, beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
  • 4 bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. immediately place serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. leave pan over cake a few minutes so brown sugar mixture can drizzle over cake; remove pan. cool at least 10 minutes before serving. store loosely covered.
  • 5 variation:.
  • 6 banana upside-down cake:
  • 7 omit pineapple, cherries and pecans. sprinkle 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts over brown sugar mixture in pan. cut 2 bananas into slices; arrange on brown sugar mixture.

Chocolate Brandy Balls

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits
  • 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
  • 1 pinch salt

Recipe

  • 1 melt 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits over low heat:.
  • 2 stir in 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs, 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup powdered confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, 1 tablespoon brandy and a pinch of salt.
  • 3 chill; shape into balls the size of large marbles and then roll in 1 cup finely chopped nuts.

Mama Dip's Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups self-rising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts, toasted and divided
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

  • 1 cake:
  • 2 sift together first 3 ingredients. set aside. line 3 lightly greased 9" round ake pans with parchment or waxed paper; lightly grease the paper.
  • 3 beat sugar and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended and stopping to scrape down sides. fold in carrots and 1 cup of nuts. spoon batter evenly into prepared pans.
  • 4 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
  • 5 spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. arrange remaining ½ cup of nuts around outer edge of cake. cut with a serrated knife.
  • 6 cream cheese frosting:
  • 7 beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed of mixer until fluffy; gradually add in powdered sugar, beating well. stir in vanilla.

Mushroom And Walnut Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 cups sliced mushrooms (preferably button or cremini mushrooms)
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup green onion, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 8 -12 boston lettuce leaves, washed and dried

Recipe

  • 1 in a bowl, combine mushrooms, walnuts, sour cream, green onions, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; cover and refrigerate until serving.
  • 2 to serve, arrange lettuce leaves to form a nest in 4 serving bowls; spoon mushroom salad into lettuce and serve.

Moist Banana Cake

Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/8 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
  • 2 grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  • 3 in a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside.
  • 4 in a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt.
  • 5 set aside.
  • 6 in a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
  • 7 beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  • 8 beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
  • 9 stir in banana mixture.
  • 10 pour batter into prepared pan.
  • 11 bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • 12 for the frosting: in a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  • 13 beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • 14 add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
  • 15 spread on cooled cake.
  • 16 you can add walnuts or pecans to the cake or sprinkle them on top of the frosting.

Pineapple Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup all-bran cereal (all-bran preferred)
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 12 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350f and grease a 9 x 4" loaf pan.
  • 2 sift first five ingredients together; stir in remaining ingredients.
  • 3 pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 1/4 hours or until bread tests done.

Honey Nut Acorn Squash

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 acorn squash, cut in half lengthwise,seeds left in
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons pecans or 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

  • 1 heat the oven to 400f.
  • 2 place squash, seeds still in, cut side up on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until soft.
  • 3 remove from oven and scoop out the seeds and fibers.
  • 4 mix remaining ingredients and distribute evenly into the cavity of each squash.
  • 5 return to oven for apprx 10 minutes.
  • 6 serve.

Honey Nut Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (i used whole wheat)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

  • 1 combine first 4 ingredients and mix well.
  • 2 combine next 4 ingredients and add to honey butter mixture.
  • 3 add the raisins and chopped walnuts.
  • 4 bake at 350 degree f for 12-15 minutes or until just lightly golden brown. (the original recipe called for them to be baked 10-12 minutes but i cooked them longer because they didn't seem to be done enough.) they will turn out soft.

Mushroom And Walnut Toasties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 slice stale bread
  • 25 g walnuts
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 500 g mixed mushrooms (ceps and chestnuts are perfect)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 25 g butter
  • 500 g ready made shortcrust pastry
  • 150 g blue cheese, e.g. roquefort cheese
  • 3 cups lambs lettuce
  • 25 g walnuts, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons walnut oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

  • 1 butter six ramekins and line the bases with parchment.
  • 2 blitz together the bread, nuts, garlic and parsley until it looks like fine crumbs.
  • 3 wipe and chop the mushrooms. heat the butter and oil in a pan and fry the mushrooms until slightly soft.season, remove from head and stir in the bradcrumb mix.
  • 4 spoon the mushroom mix into the ramekins, for appearence you may want to put a neat mushroom slice in the bottom of the ramekin before the mushrooms and press down lightly. leave to cool.
  • 5 pre heat oven to 200°c.
  • 6 divide cheese into 6 and put one in each ramekin.
  • 7 cut circles from the pastry and place on top of the cheese curving any excess pastry up the sides. cut a small vent in the centre of each.
  • 8 the tarlets can now be left for upto 24 hours in the fridge if needed.
  • 9 bake the tartlets for 15 - 18 minutes while they are cooking divide the lettuce between six plates, scatter with walnuts, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • 10 turn out the tartlets and remove baking paper from bottom.

Julie's Baked Oatmeal

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt (less if table salt)
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 large egg, slightly beaten

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
  • 2 in a mixing bowl, stir all ingredients together.
  • 3 pour into prepared dish and cook for 40 minutes.
  • 4 top with brown sugar and cream.

Original Graham Wafer Cake

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 36 graham wafers, rolled fine
  • 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped fine
  • 1 (5 ounce) package marshmallows

Recipe

  • 1 cut marshmallows into small pieces and add to milk.
  • 2 add walnuts and wafers, saving out 1 cup of the crushed wafers.
  • 3 line a cake pan (7"x10") with 1/2 cup of wafers.
  • 4 press the cake mixture in.
  • 5 add or press the remaining 1/2 cup of wafers on top.
  • 6 let stand until set. do not cook.

Date Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 6 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 -2 egg, well beaten
  • 1 cup dates, chopped and soaked in boiling water
  • 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 cream the margarine and sugar together.
  • 2 add well beaten eggs and soaked dates.
  • 3 add sifted flour together with the baking soda.
  • 4 add vanilla and nuts.
  • 5 pour mixture into a greased loaf pan.
  • 6 bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until done.

Moist Carrot And Raisin Walnut Loaf

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 125 g butter
  • 3/4 cup caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 2 eggs, divided
  • 2 cups carrots, grated
  • 1 cup raisins, chopped
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

  • 1 grease a loaf tin and line the base.
  • 2 cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
  • 3 beat in golden syrup.
  • 4 add eggs one at a time; beat until well combined.
  • 5 stir in carrot, raisins and walnuts.
  • 6 (don't worry if the mixture looks curdled; it will come out right when the flour is added.)
  • 7 stir in sifted dry ingredients; stir until combined.
  • 8 pour mixture into prepared pan.
  • 9 bake in moderate oven about 1-1/4 hours.
  • 10 let stand about 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Moist And Delicious Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 1 pinch salt

Recipe

  • 1 cream butter and sugars until and fluffy.
  • 2 add the eggs and mix until incorporated.
  • 3 add all the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • 4 add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine.
  • 5 stir in nuts, and pour into prepared pan.
  • 6 bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 mins.

Emperor Norton's Ice Cream Sundae

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 banana, sliced
  • 1/4 cup ice cream cherries
  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 1/4 cup fudge sauce
  • 1/4 cup whipped cream
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 banana, sliced
  • 2 walnut halves

Recipe

  • 1 slice or dice 1/2 of a banana. place in bottom of large goblet or sundae dish.
  • 2 slice or dice 2 of the red ice cream cherries. place on top of bananas.
  • 3 place 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts on top of cherries.
  • 4 top with small amount of whipped cream and fudge sauce.
  • 5 put one scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
  • 6 repeat steps 1 thru 4 and then add second scoop of ice cream
  • 7 top with whipped cream, fudge sauce and 2 walnut halves.
  • 8 you can make this sundae as large or small as you like. i sliced and diced my bananas.

Sin Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (3/4 stick)
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1/4 cup frangelico (hazelnut liqueur)
  • 2 eggs
  • whipped cream, for garnish
  • toasted sliced almonds, for garnish

Recipe

  • 1 for crust.
  • 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 3 finely grind walnuts with flour and brown sugar in food processor; blend in melted butter.
  • 4 turn mixture into 10-inch pie plate, pressing into bottom and sides.
  • 5 bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes; cool.
  • 6 for filling.
  • 7 using electric mixer, cream butter with powdered sugar.
  • 8 blend in chocolate and liqueur.
  • 9 beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • 10 pour into crust; chill well.
  • 11 just before serving, garnish with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

Rebecca's Coconut Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 melt butter, then add sugar; mix.
  • 2 add the eggs and vanilla; mix.
  • 3 add the flour and cocoa; mix.
  • 4 pour into a greased 9x13" pan.
  • 5 sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips, and walnuts on top. press down a little into batter.
  • 6 bake at 350°f for about 25-30 minutes, checking at 25 minutes.

Chocolate Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
  • 3 tablespoons hersheys cocoa powder or 3 tablespoons other baking ground cocoa
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup walnuts, optional
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

  • 1 combine eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
  • 2 add melted butter.
  • 3 in seperate bowl, mix together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • 4 add dry ingredients to egg mixture.
  • 5 stir in chips and nuts.
  • 6 spread in 8"x8" greased pan.
  • 7 bake at 350-degrees f, gas mark 5-6 for 25-30 minutes.

Chocolate Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional)
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. melt shortening over low heat, and allow to cool slightly. add sugar and eggs to melted shortening and beat well. mix dry ingredients together, and then add to the wet. stir in vanilla, and optional nuts and chocolate chips. bake in a 9x13 pan for 30-40 minutes. 30 minutes for fudgy brownies and 40 for cake like brownies.

Moist Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed tomato soup, undiluted
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup dried currant (optional)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. add soup and egg; mix well. combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat into creamed mixture. stir in the carrots, walnuts and raisins or currants if desired.
  • 2 pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan aka bundt pan. bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 3 in another mixing bowl, combine the first four frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. frost cake; top with walnuts if desired.

Mushroom And Walnut Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 8 ounces open mushroom caps, chopped
  • 8 ounces small chestnut mushrooms, very thinly sliced
  • 2 ounces butter, plus a little for saute
  • 2 medium carrots, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 leek, sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 4 ounces ground walnuts
  • 3 fluid ounces single cream
  • 3 fluid ounces sherry wine
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • salt and pepper

Recipe

  • 1 in a large saucepan melt butter add the open cap mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, leek and hers and garlic, stir well over a gentle heat until eveything is coated with butter.
  • 2 add 4 pints of hot water.
  • 3 add some salt, then bring to a gentle simmer, keep on a low heat and let the soup simmer for 1 hour.
  • 4 after that, place over a colander and strain the soup. remove bay leaves.
  • 5 puree the vegetables with a little stock, then return this to the rest of the stock and whisk to a smooth consistency.
  • 6 return to the saucepan and re-heat.
  • 7 meanwhile saute the sliced chestnut mushrooms in a little butter for 5 minutes, add to the soup.
  • 8 stir in the walnuts, check seasoning and continue cooking gently for 10 minutes.
  • 9 when you are ready to serve the soup, stir in the cream, sherry and lemon juice.
  • 10 serve piping hot.

Heavenly Angel Chips

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 potato chips (ruffles classic, has to be the kind with ridges)
  • 1/2 cup caramel sauce (warm)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate, melted (type that firms up when cooled, try magic shell)
  • 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (suggest almonds or peanuts)

Recipe

  • 1 heat caramel and chocolate sauces, but be careful not to scorch. you want to heat these over a medium low setting and let them slowly melt.
  • 2 put almonds or other desired nuts into a shallow bowl for dipping. i wouldn't suggest walnuts because of their texture (they are soft and these chips taste good with the crunchy and smooth textures combined).
  • 3 dip each chip into caramel, then nuts, then chocolate.
  • 4 let cool so chocolate hardens slightly, but don't refridgerate or the caramel will become too stiff and hard to chew.
  • 5 ***instead of prepared chocolate sauce, you can opt to make it yourself by using about 4 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips and about 1 tbsp of butter and sugar to taste.

Killer Upside-down Banana Walnut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup butter (no subs)
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (toasted preferably)
  • 4 large ripe bananas, peeled and cut diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half cream or 1/2 cup full-fat milk

Recipe

  • 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
  • 2 grease a 9-inch round cake pan (make certain to spray the bottom of the pan generously with non-stick cooking spray).
  • 3 for the topping: in a heavy-bottom saucepan combine sugar and butter; stir over low heat until butter melts and the mixture is well blended.
  • 4 pour into cake pan, and spread to coat the bottom of the pan.
  • 5 drizzle the maple syrup over the butter/sugar mixture, then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
  • 6 place the long banana slices in concentric circles on top of the nuts, overlapping slightly but covering the bottom.
  • 7 for the cake: stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.
  • 8 beat in sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (about 3-4 minutes).
  • 9 add in egg and vanilla; beat until smooth, light and fluffy.
  • 10 beat in flour mixture alternately with milk.
  • 11 spoon the batter over the bananas in the pan.
  • 12 bake for about 50-55 minutes, or until cakes tests done.
  • 13 transfer cake to a rack and run a knife around the sides of the pan.
  • 14 cool cake for 30 minutes.
  • 15 place a plate over pan and invert onto plate.
  • 16 let stand 3 minutes upside-down with plate on top, then gently lift off pan.
  • 17 serve with whipped cream.

Date Nut Loaf Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

Recipe

  • 1 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. in a saucepan over medium heat, bring dates and water to a boil. stir in 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until melted. remove from heat and stir in baking soda. let cool for 10 minutes.
  • 2 2. place date mixture into a large bowl. blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. stir in chopped walnuts. pour batter into prepared pan.
  • 3 3. bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. serve slices with warm sauce.
  • 4 4. to make warm sauce: in a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup butter with cream and brown sugar. heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved.

Povotica

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 compressed yeast cakes
  • 7 cups flour, plus
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 3 eggs, beaten until lemon colored
  • 1 cup boiled and cooled whole milk
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 20 ounces ground walnuts
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 16 ounces raisins or 16 ounces ground dates

Recipe

  • 1 combine 1/4 cup water, yeast and 2 tablespoons of the flour; cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for 10 minutes.
  • 2 mix eggs, water, milk, sugar, salt and lemon extract together; add yeast mixture.
  • 3 add remaining flour until damp; add butter.
  • 4 knead until smooth.
  • 5 cover with a cloth, set in warm place, let rise until doubled in bulk.
  • 6 roll out dough.
  • 7 spread filling on dough; roll up like a jelly roll.
  • 8 lightly grease a large, oblong baking pan-- a jellyroll pan or sheet cake pan that is 10"x15" or 9"x13" in size.
  • 9 "snake"this long, jellyroll around and around the pan beginning in the center and working outward.
  • 10 cover with a cloth and let rise for 30 minutes.
  • 11 bake at 350f for 1 hour-- test for doneness by sticking a table knife deep into the center of the loaf.
  • 12 when the knife comes out clean, the bread is ready.
  • 13 be careful not to overbake!
  • 14 cool on a cake rack before slicing.
  • 15 keeps well in a covered container in the fridge.

Chop Salad With Dried Cranberries And Ricotta Salata

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, cut in 1/2
  • 1 cucumber, diced
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted (or candied walnuts)
  • 1/4 lb ricotta salata, diced

Recipe

  • 1 mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
  • 2 pour desired amount of dressing and enjoy!

Date Nut Torte

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts, plus additional for layering
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • whipped cream

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375*.
  • 2 combine eggs, sugar, dates, walnuts, baking powder and flour.
  • 3 mix well.
  • 4 spread in a 9x9-inch baking pan and bake 20 minutes. let cool.
  • 5 crumble into dessert dishes and layer with additional walnuts and whipped cream.

Power Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 2 lightly beaten eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted honey
  • 1/2 brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup buckwheat groats
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (i used whole wheat to make it lighter)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup cocoa nibs (or to taste, can sub dark chocolate chips)
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (or to taste)
  • 1/3 cup chopped pitted dates (or to taste)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 and grease a muffin tin.
  • 2 mix together the dry and wet ingredients separately, then mix the wet into the dry, being careful not to overmix.
  • 3 bake muffins in oven for 20-30 mins, or until done.
  • 4 i freeze the leftovers and dethaw a muffin in the fridge overnight for the next morning. i eat them with margarine and honey on top.

Moist Banana Nut Bread With Orange Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground flax seeds (optional)
  • 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice (or juice from 1/2 of a medium orange)
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

  • 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f. butter a loaf pan and set aside.
  • 2 in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
  • 3 in another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
  • 4 slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. try not to over mix.
  • 5 pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
  • 6 allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. cool completely before glazing.
  • 7 for the glaze: combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. stir until smooth. pour over cooled bread.

Roasted Beets With Caramelized Onions And Feta

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons coarse dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • black pepper (lots of black pepper!)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb yellow sweet onion (quartered lengthwise then cut into about 1-inch pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 15 whole fresh small beets, peeled (roasted or boiled, or use as many beets as you wish)
  • 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese (or to taste)
  • toasted walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 quarter the beets if they are large, if they are small then just cut in half.
  • 2 in a large bowl whisk together cider vinegar, dijon mustard, black pepper and salt.
  • 3 in a slow steady stream whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil whisking continuously until well combined.
  • 4 in a large skillet cook the sweet onions in about 3-4 tablespoons olive oil with 1-2 teaspoons sugar until golden brown (about 15-18 minutes) season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • 5 add the cooked beets, browned onions and feta cheese; to the dressing in the bowl; stir gently to combine.
  • 6 sprinkle with toasted walnuts if desired.
  • 7 delicious!

Killer Triple Chip Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 32
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate
  • 2 cups milk chocolate
  • 2 cups butterscotch chips

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
  • 2 line an 8 3/4 x 13 1/2-inch glass or metal pan with a large piece of aluminum foil, smoothing it into the corners.
  • 3 butter the foil with extra butter.
  • 4 in a large bowl, cream butter with the sugar.
  • 5 stir in melted chocolate.
  • 6 add vanilla.
  • 7 then add eggs, beating until blended.
  • 8 in another bowl, combine flour and salt.
  • 9 add walnuts and all the bits into the bowl.
  • 10 scrape the flour, nuts and bits into the butter bowl, and stir with a wooden spoon just until all the ingredients are mixed.
  • 11 do not overbeat.
  • 12 scrape batter into prepared pan, holding the foil so that it does not move.
  • 13 place the pan in the middle of the oven and bake until toothpick inserted to in the center comes out clean--about 50 minutes.
  • 14 remove pan and let it stand for 1 hour.
  • 15 then cover the pan with foil and place it in your freezer for at least 1- 1 1/2 hours or in your refrigerator overnight.
  • 16 turn the cooled brownies out onto clean workspace, lift off the foil and cut into 32 squares.
  • 17 store in fridge or the freezer in an airtight tin.

Nora Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (12 whole crackers)
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 cup craisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f (325 degrees for glass dish). coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
  • 2 put butter into large, microwave-safe bowl; microwave for as long as it takes for it to get very soft and partially melted. add graham crackers and stir. press into bottom of prepared pan. pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. layer evenly with chocolate chips, coconut, craisins and nuts. press down firmly with a fork or your hand covered by a ziploc bag.
  • 3 bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned (careful – the walnuts don’t brown much and can be deceptive.) cool. cut into bars or diamonds. store covered at room temperature.

Noni Suzanne's Granola

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 20
  • 32 ounces extra thick whole grain rolled oats
  • 8 ounces organic unsweetened coconut, finely shredded
  • 2 cups walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup natural almonds, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups craisins dried sweetened cranberries
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/2 cups honey

Recipe

  • 1 mix all dry ingredients together -- except for craisins.
  • 2 drizzle the honey/oil mixture over dry ingredients and toss to coat.
  • 3 spread evenly onto cookie sheet; you'll need more than one as this makes a few batches.
  • 4 bake at 300 for approx 30 minutes, stirring around as well as possible every 10 minutes.
  • 5 after removing from oven, let cool (that's when you'll see the crunchiness) and only then add the craisins.
  • 6 the cooking time is approx because depending on the size of your cookie sheet, this will determine how many batches you'll actually make. each batch is approx 30 minutes cooking time.

Date Chocolate Chip Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup dates, cut up
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 place dates and baking soda in bowl. pour boiling water over them, mix and cool down, then add vanilla. set aside.
  • 3 blend flour, cocoa and salt. set aside.
  • 4 in a large bowl, cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
  • 5 alternately add the date mixture and the flour mixture to the shortening, sugar and egg mixture.
  • 6 pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
  • 7 sprinkle top with chocolate chips and walnuts.
  • 8 bake for 40-45 minutes. cool to room temperature.
  • 9 enjoy!

Dilly Cheese Ball

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped bick pickle
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Recipe

  • 1 combine first 5 ingredients, beating until smooth.
  • 2 cover and chill until firm or over night.
  • 3 shape into a ball and roll in mixture of nuts and parsley.
  • 4 serve with assorted crackers.

Power Bars (aka Tasty Protein Nuggets)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 30
  • 1 cup whey protein powder
  • 1/2 cup oat bran
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 1/3 ounces silken tofu
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2/3 cup natural-style peanut butter
  • 2 cups dried fruit, chopped (recommend mixed berries and apricots)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
  • 2 whisk tofu until smooth in a small bowl.
  • 3 add juice, sugar, eggs and peanut butter one at a time, mixing well.
  • 4 pour tofu mix over dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • 5 fold in fruit and nuts.
  • 6 line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and spray with canola oil non-stick spray.
  • 7 spread batter in pan.
  • 8 bake at 350f for approximately 35 minute.
  • 9 cool completely before cutting.

Moist Ginger Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
  • 2 grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan. i used 4 1/2-inch diameter spring forms.
  • 3 combine the melted butter, egg and sugar in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment,. add the molasses and water and mix.
  • 4 sift the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon together. working in batches, and mixing after each addition, add the dry ingredients to the molasses mixture. mix until smooth. fold in walnuts.
  • 5 pour into the prepared pan and bake in the center of the oven for about 35 minutes (the same amount of time is needed for the mini). let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack.

Roasted Broccoli And Pecan Pasta

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 heads broccoli, cut into large florets
  • 1/2 cup pecans, coarse chopped
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 in a large bowl, pour olive oil over broccoli florets. mix with hands to coat well.
  • 3 add pecans to bowl and mix to coat as well.
  • 4 empty bowl onto a baking sheet.
  • 5 roast the broccoli and walnuts in the oven until the broccoli is browned nicely. ( i don't have an exact time, i apologize! just keep an eye on it! don't let it burn ).
  • 6 you may need to take a spoon and turn the broccoli mixture over half way through cooking.
  • 7 after you remove it from the over, season with salt and pepper.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Sinful Christmas Cake By Somerfield

Total Time: 7 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 14
  • 2 lbs dried mixed fruit
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 6 tablespoons whiskey
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 6 beaten eggs
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 grated lemon, juice and rind of
  • 1 grated orange, juice and rind of
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup chopped almonds
  • 3/4 cup glace cherries
  • 1/4 cup chopped mixed peel

Recipe

  • 1 place the mixed fruits in a large bowl and stir in the brandy and whisky. mix well, cover and leave to marinate overnight. line and grease a 9 inch springform cake pan.
  • 2 wrap newspaper around the outside of the pan and secure with string. place a newspaper on a baking sheet and place the tin on top. preheat the oven to 150°c, 300°f, gas mark 2.
  • 3 sift the flour, salt and spices into a large bowl. beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  • 4 gradually beat in the eggs and molasses, adding a spoonful of the flour mixture to prevent curdling, until well combined.
  • 5 stir in the remaining flour mixture.
  • 6 stir in the lemon and orange juice, walnuts and almonds. rinse the glace cherries under cold running water and pat dry. halve and stir in the creamed mixture with the peel and mixed fruits.
  • 7 spoon mixture into pan, cover with a few sheets of folded newspaper to stop burning. bake for 4 1/2 - 5 hours or until a skewer put into the middle comes out clean.
  • 8 remove from oven and cool in pan. remove from pan, wrap in greaseproof paper. don't remove lining paper. wrap in foil and put in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. leave for 3 months.
  • 9 once a month pierce base with a skewer then spoon over 4-6tbsp of brandy.
  • 10 rewrap and leave until the next time.

It's A G Thing Toffee Walnuts

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 7
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups walnut pieces
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

  • 1 spread 1/4 cup of the brown sugar on a baking pan and set aside.
  • 2 heat a large skillet (do not use nonstick) over medium heat. add the walnuts and toast, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they are fragrant and just beginning to brown, 5-6 minutes. remove the toasted nuts to a clean plate and set aside. wipe out the pan.
  • 3 melt the butter with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in the same skillet over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. add the walnuts and cook, stirring constantly, until the walnuts are golden brown, 2-3 minutes. be careful not to burn them.
  • 4 remove candied walnuts with a slotted spoon and roll them in the brown sugar on the baking sheet, covering them completely on all sides. allow them to cool. store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Heath Bar Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped toffee pieces (eight 1.4 ounce bars)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs

Recipe

  • 1 sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda. set aside. in a separate bowl, combine toffee pieces and chopped walnuts. set aside.
  • 2 cream butter until fluffy. add the sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy (a couple minutes). beat in eggs one at a time, and vanilla.
  • 3 alternatively mix in the heath bar mixture and the flour mixture, a third at a time, until well blended. chill cookie dough for at least 30 minutes (better an hour).
  • 4 preheat oven to 350°f on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper, spoon out the cookie dough in small 1-inch diameter balls (size of a large marble). place dough balls 3 inches away from each other on the cookie sheets. (make sure there is plenty of room between the cookie balls, and that the cookie balls aren't too big. these cookies spread!).
  • 5 bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are just starting to brown. remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes. then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Hamballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 lb ground ham
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb, unseasoned
  • 1 large eggs or 2 small eggs
  • 2 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 cup water

Recipe

  • 1 mix all the ingredients for the hamballs together.
  • 2 form into small balls, about the size of walnuts.
  • 3 place closely together in a 9 x 13 " baking dish.
  • 4 mix all ingredients for the sauce until sugar is dissolved.
  • 5 pour over hamballs.
  • 6 bake for 1 hours 15 minutes at 350 degrees f.
  • 7 do not overbake.
  • 8 serve warm.

Pecan Fudge Ripple Layer Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, divided use
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided use
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 5 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups cocoa
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Recipe

  • 1 beat shortening at medium until fluffy; gradually add 1 1/2 cup sugar, beating well.
  • 2 add 2 eggs, 1 at a time beating until blended after each addition.
  • 3 combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture, alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. mix at low after each addition until blended.
  • 4 beat 3 more minutes at high speed, stopping once to scrape down sides. stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. pour batter into prepared pans. set aside.
  • 5 in another bowl beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter and cornstarch at medium until creamy.
  • 6 gradually add sweetened condensed milk, beating well. add 1 egg; beat well.
  • 7 stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over batter.
  • 8 bake at 350°f for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
  • 9 to make the frosting beat 2/3 cups butter at medium until creamy.
  • 10 combine powdered sugar and 1 1/2 cups cocoa; add to butter alternately with 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, beginning and ending with powdered sugar mixture. beat until spreading consistency.
  • 11 stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. sprinkle with toasted walnuts.

Pecan Florentine

Total Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 cup ground pecans or 1/4 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate or 2 ounces baking chocolate

Recipe

  • 1 line cookie sheet with foil. grease cookie sheet and set aside.
  • 2 in a medium mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, melted butter or margarine, molasses and milk. stir in the ground pecans or walnuts and flour.
  • 3 drop level teaspoons of batter 5-inches apart onto a prepared baking sheet. (bake only 3-5 cookies at a time). bake in a preheated 350f oven for 5-6 minutes, or till bubbly and deep golden brown. cool cookies on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, or till set. quickly remove cookies from pan and cool on a rack. repeat to bake remaining cookies.
  • 4 in a small heavy saucepan, melt chocolate or baking bar over low heat. drizzle over cookies.

Date Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350f and butter a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
  • 2 in a bowl, pour hot water over dates and butter.
  • 3 stir and let the mix stand until lukewarm.
  • 4 in a food processor, puree 1/3 of the date mixture to make a paste.
  • 5 stir paste back into date bowl mixture.
  • 6 add brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, and eggs.
  • 7 mix until combined.
  • 8 in another bowl, sift the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
  • 9 add whole wheat flour and mix well.
  • 10 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the date mixture.
  • 11 stir until well combined.
  • 12 pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  • 13 bake for 50-60 minutes until loaf top has risen.
  • 14 remove bread from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before turning out.