Brandy Pecan Pie
Brandy Pecan Pie
1 cup roasted pecans
9" pastry crust *
3 large eggs
1 cup brown rice syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup brandy
Method: Arrange nuts in bottom of unbaked crust.
Beat other ingredients together and pour over nuts.
Bake about 45 minutes at 350 degrees farenheit
* crust (normal not GF)
4 oz butter
1 cup flour
a few spoonfuls of ice water
Process in food processor using an "s" blade til it comes together in a ball
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip /Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 cups flour (all purpose unbleached)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or coconut oil (set)
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon water
2 eggs
2 cups oats
6 oz chocolate chips
Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs. Beat well. Add rest of ingredients. Mix well.
Drop spoonfuls of batter onto baking sheet covered with parchement paper. Bake at 375 degrees until browned around the edges but don't over bake.
Makes a chewy cookie crispy on the edges.
About 2 dozen cookies
Whoopie Pies
Whoopie Pies
1/2 Cup butter, softened (not in the microwave~ that's bad for you ~ see link under ingredient list)
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour (not self raising)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 cup milk, soured
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream your butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat. Add rest of ingredients and mix well. It should look kind of like pudding or a thick custard.
spoon out into uniform circles on a baking tray covered in parchment paper.
Bake at 425 degrees Farenheit for about 5 minutes.
They should be puffy and springy.
Cool on wire rack.
Filling
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar ( a.k.a.icing sugar, confectioner's sugar)
1 1/2 cups of Mashmallow cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon (optional, but its really nice)
4 tablespoons of milk (you may need less if its been really damp outside lately
Beat well.
Put a nice dollop on one half and make a sandwich.
Marshmallow Cream
(in case you can't buy it)
3 egg whites, room temperature
2 cups light corn syrup *
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sifted powdered sugar (a.k.a icing sugar, confectioners sugar)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
In large bowl of an electric mixer, add egg whites, corn syrup and salt. Beat on high speed, mix for approximately 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and the volume has almost doubled.
On low speed, add powdered sugar and mix until blended. Add vanilla exract just until well blended.
Your marshmallow is now ready to use in your recipes or refrigerate in a covered container for up to 2 weeks
* if you live in Britain, chances are you wont be able to find corn syrup either. A good alternative would be golden syrup or rice syrup. Honey is the right consistency but the taste is too strong.
Yummo!
PS) they freeze well.
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