Pecan pie is a great dessert for a dinner party because it can be made hours in advance and stored out of the way at room temperature. I use a glass covered cake plate (one of my favorite wedding presents) and keep the pie on the table during dinner to make sure everyone remembers to [...]
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With an old-fashioned, counter-mounted apple peeler, corer, and slicer, Apple Pie is an easy, crowd-pleasing recipe to throw together. I try to time cooking so the pie goes in the oven just as we sit down for dinner. Servings: 8 Fresh 2 rolled unbaked Pie Crusts 8 apples, Macintosh or other red variety 2 [...] I make so many pies in the Fall, I think I can make pie crust with my eyes closed. The trick to a great homemade crust is to not over-mix or add too much water. Perfection comes from experience and trial and error. Servings: 1 single crust 9-inch pie or 6 individual pies [...] The desserts in this cookbook will include many pies topped with meringue. This is a no-cook meringue that results in a crunchy outside crust and soft inside. My mother’s recipe heats the sugar before adding it to the eggs – I’ll attempt this version in a future post. Servings: 6 individual tarts or [...] Full disclosure: I did not include walnuts in the cookies photographed below, because, like my father, I prefer desserts sans nuts. Nuts belong in bowls. However, the classic recipe includes chopped walnuts. Servings: 30 large cookies, 60 small cookies Fresh 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs Pantry 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. [...] The first Lemon Tart we tried used all of the lemon, pith and all, and it was too tart. The modified recipe discards the pith and resulted in a much sweeter lemon dessert. Servings: 12 Fresh 1 Tart Crust, par-baked 1 lemon 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 4 eggs [...] January was filled with birthday parties and we used the opportunities to perfect the Glen-Mor Restaurant chocolate cake. Servings: 12 Fresh 1-1/2 cup butter, divided, additional for greasing 3 eggs 1-3/4 cup milk, divided Pantry 12 oz unsweetened chocolate, divided 2/3 cup cocoa powder, divided 2-3/4 cups sugar, divided 2-1/2 tsp vanilla [...] This is a great tart crust recipe, adapted from my favorite cooking blog, Smitten Kitchen. Servings: 1 tart crust Fresh 9 Tbsp. butter, chilled, additional for greasing 1 egg Pantry 1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour, additional for kneading (around 2 Tbsp.) 1/2 confectioners’ sugar 1/4 tsp. salt Mix dry ingredients Combine the flour, sugar, and salt [...] Blueberry Buckle is a great dessert dish to bring to the office or a dinner party. It stores at room temperature and reheats nicely in the oven at 350 degrees-F in 10 minutes. Servings: 12 Fresh 1 cup skim milk 1 egg 2 cups fresh blueberries 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened, additional for [...] Servings: 24 cookies Fresh 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened 1 egg Pantry 6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening, softened 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 2/3 cup molasses 3 cups all-purpose flour, additional flour as needed for rolling dough 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. ground allspice 1/2 tsp. ground cloves [...] |
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