Kourabiedes (almond Cakes)

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Butter 4 oz Sugar 1 lb Plain flour 4 oz Ground almonds 1 Free-range egg yolk 1/2 tb Brandy 1/2 ts Baking soda 4 oz Icing sugar 1. Beat the butter together with the sugar until white and creamy. 2. Add the brandy, beaten egg and then the flour, soda, […]

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Creamy Custard And Tortilla Tart

Ingredients & Directions 3 Flour tortillas 3 Eggs 4 tb Caster sugar 1/2 pt Double cream 1 Orange; peeled & cut into ; slices 25 g Butter 1 Sticks rock Preheat the oven to 220c/425f/Gas 7. 1 Press one tortilla into each of two fluted tart tins (3-4″ wide) and trim down the edges. Part […]

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Zurich Vicarage Tart (zuerich)

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 200 g Flour 1 dl Water 70 g Butter; unsalted 1 ds Vinegar 1 pn Salt FILLING 1 75 g Almonds; ground Cinnamon; ground 75 g Hazelnuts; ground 50 g Sugar 1 Egg 100 g Apples; grated FILLING 2 800 g Apples; peeled and halved 100 g Raspberry jam (Units: 100 […]

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October Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Unbleached flour 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 2 Eggs 1/4 ts Nutmeg 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Raisins 1/2 c Canned yams, chopped 2/3 c Pure maple syrup 2 T cream 2 ts Baking soda 2 tb Orange marmalade OR 2 c Chopped tart green apples 2 tb Grand […]

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Greek Sunday Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 ts Yeast 3 1/2 c Bread flour 1/8 ts Allspice 1/4 ts Orange peel — grated 1/4 ts Anise seed 1/4 ts Cinnamon 3 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 1/2 Egg 4 tb Butter 1 1/4 c Milk Put all ingredients in bread machine and turn on. Yields 8 Servings

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Biscotti Di Prato (little Almond Cookies)

Ingredients & Directions 2 oz Almonds, blanched 6 oz Almonds, unblanched 4 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 1 3/4 c Granulated sugar 3 Extra-large eggs 1 pn Salt 1 pn Ground saffron 1 ts (scant) baking soda 1 Extra-large egg white Preheat the oven to 375F. Place both the blanched and unblanched almonds on a cookie […]

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Italian Bread Salad (panzanella)

Ingredients & Directions x 1 hard baugette x Minced fresh garlic x Ripe, juicy tomatoes x Minced fresh basil and x Minced onions or scallions Parsley (red onions look nice) x Salt, red wine vinegar and x Capers Freshly cracked pepper x Minced bell peppers If using a very hard baugette, run it under some […]

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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes With Sauteed Apples

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE SAUTEED APPLES- 4 lg Granny Smith apples; peeled, -cored, and ; sliced 2 tb Unsalted butter 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Cinnamon Fresh lemon juice to taste FOR THE PANCAKES 4 lg Eggs; separated 1 1/3 c Ricotta 1 1/2 tb Sugar 1 1/2 tb Freshly grated lemon zest 1/2 […]

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Pineapple Upside-down Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients & Directions TOPPING 1/4 c Unsalted butter; (1/2 stick) 2/3 c Golden brown sugar; (packed) 2 cn Pineapple chunks in heavy -syrup; drained, patted dry ; with paper towels ; (20-ounce) –CAKE– 2 c All purpose flour 1 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Baking […]

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