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Cut-Out Cookies

Recipe

1 Apr

Title: Cut-Out Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Holiday
Yield: 48 cookies

1 c Butter or margarine
1 1/2 c C and H Powdered Sugar
— unsifted
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder

Soften butter and beat until creamy. Beat in sugar until smooth. Add egg
and vanilla; mix well. Stir in flour and baking powder until thoroughly
mixed. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Roll dough thin on floured board. Cut into
desired shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in 375-degree oven 8 to 10
minutes. To frost: Beat one egg white until foamy. Beat in 1/2 cup
unsifted C and H Powdered Sugar. Tint with food coloring. Paint cookie
with frosting BEFORE baking. Makes 4-dozen cut-out cookies.

Reprinted with permission from:
Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen
by Jean Porter
Electronic format by Karen Mintzias

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Filed under: Fruits, Gift Baskets, Gift Idea, Gifts

New Orleans Chicory Pot Du Creame

Recipe

29 Nov

Title: New Orleans Chicory Pot Du Creame
Categories: Desserts, Emeril, Ethnic, Am/la
Yield: 8 servings

1 qt Heavy cream
1 Vanilla bean; split in half
10 Egg yolks
1 c Espresso coffe
1 1/4 c Sugar
Whipped cream in a pastry
-bag with star tip
Chocolate shavings
1 tb Espresso powder

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Scrape inside of
vanilla bean halves into cream and add the bean
halves, sugar and coffee in a suce pan over medium
heat. Bring the cream up to a boil and reduce to a
simmer. Simmer the cream for 5 minutes. Remove from
the heat and discard the vanilla bean. In an electric
mixer, beat the egg yolks. Gradually pour the
hotcream into the mixer. Mix well until incorporated.
Strain the liquid into a pitcher. Place 8 (3/4c) cups
in a roasting pan. Fill the cups to the rim. Fill
the pan with water. Cover the pan loosly with foil
and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until set. Remove
from pan and ler custards cool completely. Place in
refrigerator and chill for 1 hour. Garnish with
whipped cream, chocolate shavings and espresso powder.

Source: Essence of Emeril, #2329, TVFN
Formatted by LIsa Crawford, 4/29/96

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Filed under: Cookies, Dessert Breads, Dessert Dinner Pie, Dessert Dinner Pizza, Dessert: Cakes, Desserts, Gift Baskets, Gift Idea, Gifts, Low Fat Cal, Low Fat Low Cal

Vermont Maple Cinnamon Swirls

Recipe

13 Mar

VERMONT MAPLE CINNAMON SWIRLS

Recipe By : DESSERT SHOW #DS3064
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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Pastry:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 cup salted butter — chilled and cut
into pieces
1/4 cup chilled pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons ice water — (2 to 5)
Filling:
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Topping:=7F
1/2 cup pure maple syrup

Pastry: Mix flour and sugar in medium bowl using electric mixer on medium
speed. Add butter
and mix until dough form resembles large crumbs. Add chilled maple syrup and
2 tablespoons
ice water. Mix on low speed until dough can form a ball. Do not overmix.
Form dough into 2
disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours.
Filling: Preheat oven to 325. Mix together sugar and cinnamon. On floured
surface, roll dough
disk into rectangle about 10 inch wide and 15 inch long, about 1/8 inch
thick. Sprinkle dough with
half cinnamon-sugar filling. Starting with smaller side, roll dough into
cylinder. Dampen seam
with water and press to seal and repeat with other dough disk. Wrap each in
plastic and chill 1
hour. With sharp knife, cut into 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased
baking sheet, about 1
inch apart. Brush tops with maple syrup. Bake about 20 minutes or until
light golden brown.
Transfer to cool surface.
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Filed under: Candies, Chocolate, Gift Baskets, Gift Idea, Gifts

Hot Mocha Coffee Mix

Recipe

17 Dec

Hot Mocha Coffee Mix

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 44 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mixes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 Cups Instant nonfat dry milk powder
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Cocoa
1/2 Cup Instant coffee powder
1 Teaspooon ground cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 To 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Boiling water

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well. Store
mix in an airtight container. For each serving, place 2 Tablespoons
mix in a cup. Add 1 cup boiling water, and stir well. YIELD: 44
servings (about 41 calories and 25 milligrams sodium per serving)

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Milanese Vegetable Soup

Recipe

19 Oct

4 cups of chicken stock
1/2 eggplant
1 stick celery
2 strips of bacon
1 chard leaf
1/2 zucchini
1 carrot
1 onion
10 basil leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Bring stock to a boil, cut vegetables (not basil) and the bacon into
small cubes. Add vegetables to the stock and simmer gently for 15
minutes. Add bacon cubes to the soup for the last 8 minutes of cooking
time. Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste. Cut basil
leaves into thin strips and add these to soup just before serving.

VARIATION: Add any other vegetales you have to this soup.

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BBQ Sauce like Kenny Rogers

Recipe

10 Apr

BBQ Sauce like Kenny Rogers

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Sauces

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A—–
1 cup Applesauce
1/2 cup Heintz ketchup
1 1/4 cups Light brown sugar — pack
6 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

In heavy saucepan bring mixture to boil. Stir constantly about 4 to 5
minutes. Turn heat to low and continue to stir (about 3 to 5 minutes)
making sure sugar is completely dissolved. Allow to cook without
stirring for 15 minutes on lowest possible heat, uncovered. Transfer to
top of double boiler over simmering watr if to be used as a basting
sauce for ribs or chicken during baking; or cool sauce and refrigerate
covered to use in 30 days. Sauce freezes well. Source: Gloria Pitzer.

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