a 9 inch pie crust, baked½ cup chocolate syrup3 eggs2 tablespoons honey3 tablespoons butter¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon cocoa1 ½ cups pecans Heat oven to 425°. Blend syrup, eggs, honey, butter, salt, vanilla, and cocoa using electric mixer, beating until well-combined. Spread pecans evenly over the bottom of the pie shell. Pour filling… Continue reading Pecan Fudge Tart
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Apple Crisp (The Vegetarian Epicure)
When we were dating, I and my little-did-I-know future spouse would often see a movie. One evening, we were feeling a bit peckish afterward and stopped at a Roy Rogers fast-food restaurant. We both ordered “Apple Cheese Crisp”, and for both of us it was like, “Where have you been all my life, Apple Cheese… Continue reading Apple Crisp (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Crème Anglaise: basic custard sauce (The Vegetarian Epicure)
2 cups milk4 – 5 egg yolks (depending on the size of the eggs)6 tablespoons sugar½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon vanilla extract Scald the milk and keep it hot in the top of a double boiler. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the salt and sugar until they are fluffy. Still beating with a… Continue reading Crème Anglaise: basic custard sauce (The Vegetarian Epicure)
German Apple Pancake (The Vegetarian Epicure)
This is my favorite apple-pie sort of dessert. The batter for the pancake is very much like popovers, and come out of the oven, with a crispy, airy crunch. The filling is simplicity itself – apples, butter, sugar, and spices, cooked in the pan until the apples are tender. For the topping, we just like… Continue reading German Apple Pancake (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Coffee Mousse (Perdue)
This is the desert suggestion for the meal, “Southwestern Lasagna”. 1 tablespoon plain gelatin3 tablespoons water3 tablespoons instant coffee powder½ cup boiling water1 cup mini marshmallows2 tablespoons sugar½ cup heavy cream1 tablespoon vanilla In a medium bowl, soften the gelatin in the 3 tablespoons water. Stir in the instant coffee powder, the boiling water, and… Continue reading Coffee Mousse (Perdue)
Classic Fudge Frosting
Companion to Wellesley Fudge Cake 4 baker’s unsweetened chocolate squares2 tablespoons butter1 lb confectioners’ sugar (sometimes called icing or powdered sugar, 4 cups)1 dash salt½ cup milk1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt chocolate with butter over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Combine sugar, salt, milk and vanilla. Add chocolate, blending well.… Continue reading Classic Fudge Frosting
Wellesley Fudge Cake
4 ounces Baker’s unsweetened chocolate½ cup hot water½ cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon salt½ cup butter1 ¼ cups sugar3 eggs¾ cup milkClassic Fudge Frosting (link) Heat oven to 350° Heat chocolate with water over very low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth. Add the ½ cup sugar;… Continue reading Wellesley Fudge Cake
Cranberry Cherry Pie
Dough for two crust 9 inch pie.2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen¾ cup sugar2 tablespoons cornstarchcan of cherry pie filling (21 ounces) Prepare pie crusts. Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine cranberries, sugar, and cornstarch; mix well. Stir in cherry pie filling; mix lightly. Spoon into pie crust lined pan. Roll out… Continue reading Cranberry Cherry Pie
Apple-Cranberry Pie
¾ cup brown sugar¼ cup sugar1/3 cup flour1 teaspoon ground cinnamon4 cups pared, sliced tart apples2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen, whole or chopped2 tablespoons butter or margarinepastry for a 9 inch, two crust, deep-dish pie Preheat oven to 325°. In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Add fruit and mix well.… Continue reading Apple-Cranberry Pie
Sweet Potato Pie (Mary McLeod Bethune)
I don’t know how this recipe was collected originally, as its source passed on in 1955. Maybe the recipe was published in my long-ago subscription to Gourmet magazine. At any rate, it is pretty cool to have the bona fide sweet-potato pie recipe of Mary McLeod Bethune, a bona fide civil rights leader. 9 medium sweet… Continue reading Sweet Potato Pie (Mary McLeod Bethune)
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