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Berry Lemon Cake

5/31/2021

note: When modifying a recipe for honey, For every cup of honey you add to replace a cup of sugar, reduce the liquid in your recipe by 1/4 cup, add 1/2 tsp baking soda (to neutralize the acid in honey) and reduce the baking temperature by 25ºF.

Gouda Drop Biscuits

3/4/2021

12 Bones Smokehouse, an updated edition; pg 196

2 cups flour
1 tbs baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 tbs sugar
1 cup smoke Gouda cheese, grated

tbs fresh oregano, chopped
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbs butter, cut into pieces
1 cup buttermilk, cold

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt ,sugar, cheese, oregano, and pepper
Stir in butter
On a dry surface, mound dough together and smear down with your hand
Continue until all butter pieces integrated
Return dough to bowl, make well in center, and pour in buttermilk
Fold dough into buttermilk until combined
Drop 2 tbs balls onto lined cookie sheet or muffin pan
Bake for 15 minutes at 400, until edges begin to crisp

Pumpkin Espresso Brownies

2/7/2021

If you REALLY love pumpkin taste, add the remainder of the can from the pumpkin mix to the brownie batter

Brownie Mix:

1/2 cup chocolate, chips or chopped
1/3 cup espresso powder
1 1/4 sticks butter, cut into pieces
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbs bourbon
2 tbs cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
4 oz - 2 cups chocolate chips/chunks

Pumpkin Mix:

4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch allspice
pinch cloves

Melt together chocolate, espresso and butter in double boiler, stirring occasionally
Beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa powder, salt at low speed until light and fluffy
Fold in melted chocolate
Fold in flour until just combined
Stir in additional chocolate chips
Cream cream cheese on high speed until smooth
Beat in sugar, then egg
Beat in pumpkin, vanilla, and spices
Pour half of brownie batter into the prepared pan
Spread pumpkin cheesecake batter over top
Dollop remaining brownie batter in lines over the cheesecake mixture
Swirl batters together by dragging a knife across the lines back and forth.
Bake at 350 for 30 -45 minutes and cool before cutting

Baked Apples

1/16/2021

apple
1-3 tsp honey per apple
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 stick butter, melted

if apples don't stand up slice off bottom
cut 1 in opening on other side and scoop out middle
fill new hole with honey
combine all other ingredients and fill apples
bake at 350 for 40-55 minutes, until topping is golden and apples are soft

Molasses Cookies

1/9/2021

1 1/2 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 cup flour

2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tbs ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
dash nutmeg
pinch salt

Cream together butter and sugar on medium-high until light, fluffy, and pale yellow
Beat in egg and molasses on medium-low
Stir in dry ingredients slowly
Refrigerate for at least an hour
Form one inch balls and roll in large grain sugar
Space out on cookie sheet prepared with parchment paper
Bake 8-9 minutes at 350. Don't stack cookie sheets too close or they won't crack
8 minutes isn't always enough but 10 minutes is usually too much

Quiche

1/1/2021

pie crust
salami
eggs

cream
grated cheese (Gruyere or other)
parsley

Bake pie crust according to directions
Whisk together eggs, cream, cheese, salt and pepper
Mix in salami and parsley
Fill crust with egg mixture and grate more cheese on top
Bake 15-20 minutes, until golden

Sourdough Bread

11/27/2020

Alice left starter at my house and now I have another organism to keep alive.

Starter
Flour
Water

Make dough with starter that was fed about 4 hours ago
Combine 50 g starter with 350 g water
Stir in 500 g flour
Fold Dough 20-25 times, then repeat about every hour a few times, folding less each time
The last time only fold around once
Move to another bowl lined with a floured paper towel
Refrigerate overnight to proof
Dumb onto parchment paper, dust with flour, slice top, and place in covered dutch oven
Bake at 450 degrees
Cool for 1 hour before cutting

Apple Cranberry Crumb

11/26/2020

apples, peeled, cored and sliced
10 oz cranberries
2 tbs lemon juice
orange zest
1 tbs vanilla extract
1/4 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt

Combine apples, cranberries, lemon juice, orange zest, and vanilla
Toss with mixture of dry ingredients

¼ cup water

preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a floured surface, roll one pastry portion to a circle 14 inches in diameter. Transfer pastry to a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Trim pastry even with rim of pie plate; cover and set aside. On a floured surface roll remaining pastry to a 12-inch circle; cover and set aside.
In a large bowl combine apples, cranberries and lemon juice. In a small bowl combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
Spread bottom of crust with Pastry Cream. Toss apple mixture with dry ingredients; add to pie tin. Immediately add top crust. Trim to 1/2-inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold top pastry under bottom pastry. Crimp edge as desired. Cut 4 small openings, so the steam is released. Combine egg and whipping cream; brush liberally on pie. Place pie on a baking sheet.
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cover edges of pie with foil, if necessary, to prevent overbrowning. Cool on wire rack.

Sweet Potato Pie

11/25/2020

2 large sweet potatoes, baked and peeled
1 pie sheet
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, beaten
nutmeg
cinnamon

Whisk all ingredients together
Pour into pie shell
Bake at 350 for 1 hour
Cool
(optional) Before serving, cover in tiny marshmallows and toast in the oven

Pumpkin Bread

10/29/2020

1 can pumpkin
3 1/2 cups flour
3 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
dash cloves
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 F
Mix dry ingredients in a big bowl
Mix wet ingredients in slowly
Stir until blended
If adding optional ingredients, add last
Bake approximately 1 hour

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