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thecomfychair

IT'S ON.

Nov 20, 2009 15:35

ARE YOU READY? HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR THE:

HOLIDAY RECIPE POST*

So, as most of you know, I love to cook and bake, but I don't have a lot of time to do it and I am lazy suck at actually finding recipes. BUT THIS YEAR I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO GET TO MAKE DINNER FOR PEOPLE OVER BREAK. \o ( Read more... )

holiday: tis the season, holiday: holidaze, flist powers activate!, nom nom

Comments 6

nightanddaze November 20 2009, 20:48:17 UTC

Buttertarts, y'all! (Tiny cups of Canadian delight)

1/4 C butter (NB: I assume this is melted)
1/2 C brown sugar
1 C corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
raisins (soaked in boiling water and drained) (NB: I have no idea how much you need. I prefer my tarts raisinless. Maybe a cup and a half?)
Package or two of frozen individual tart shells (NB: as she is my mother and assumes my in-depth knowledge of baking, she didn't include this. Aim for about 25-30 shells, more if you use those tiny wee ones)

-Divide the raisins between the tart shells, which have been put on a cookie sheet for easy transportation
-Mix the other ingredients together in a large measuring cup or some container with a spout and pour over raisins.
-Bake at 400F for 12-15 minutes (Really watch as the shells tend to burn)
-Try not to nom all tarts at once.

thecomfychair November 20 2009, 20:57:54 UTC

omg yay! I have been waiting to see what the ~mysterious buttertarts were. They sound DELICIOUS. And possibly like something I'll have to have hidden from me lest I eat them all within the space of an hour.

alyse November 20 2009, 21:38:48 UTC

I make flaky pastry mushroom christmas tree for my veggie Christmas and it is delish. I also make Mushroom Pate at Christmas time, and both recipes are from Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Christmas. I think it's out of print now, but you may be able to pick up a second hand copy, and there are a number of lovely recipes in there.

thecomfychair November 24 2009, 20:39:55 UTC

ooo thanks! I'll have to see if I can find the cookbook, I've been looking for a good vegetarian holiday recipe book.

Enjoy! twizmo November 22 2009, 11:52:06 UTC

I bake more than I cook and when I cook it's more like reheating, so fairly easy desserts are my thing. These are my two winter faves:

ALL-AMERICAN NUT BARS

1 roll Pillsbury refrigerated slice & bake sugar cookie dough
1/3 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375°. Slice sugar cookie dough 1/4" thick & place slices side by side (touching each other) completely covering bottom of ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake 12-14 minutes until light golden brown. (Cookies will be puffy when removed from oven.) In large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour mixture over partially baked crust. Return to 375° oven for 20-25 minutes until topping is set or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes approximately 24-36 bars.

PUMPKIN BARS4 eggs ( ... )

Re: Enjoy! thecomfychair November 24 2009, 20:42:14 UTC

YUM. thank you! I love pumpkin and the other one sounds delish.

When you made the cake balls w/o dipping, did you still freeze them so they were solid? Or just sort of dig into the messy mix lol?