3- 8 oz packs of cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 3- eggs, beaten Crust 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 3- tablespoons of sugar 3- tablespoons of melted butter Sour Cream Cap 1- pint od sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla Heat oven to 325 degrees. […]
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Recipe: 1 cup of course ground espresso beans 4 cups of water Simple syrup (boil 1 cup of additional water with 1 cup of brown sugar for three minutes. Let cool.) 2 ounces of Torani or Starbucks hazelnut syrup 12 ounces of grain alcohol Mix the espresso grinds with the 4 cups of water in
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Macerated Strawberries 2lb of strawberries, cleaned, stemmed, and quartered 2 ounces of Galliano liqueur (optional but pretty important) ¼ cup of sugar 1 large orange, zested then squeezed for juice Place strawberries in large mixing bowl. Gently toss with Galliano, sugar, zest, and orange juice. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of
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Hot Chocolate Mix 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely ground ½ cup non-fat dry milk powder 1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup of confectionary sugar 1 tablespoon of sugar ½ teaspoon of kosher salt 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract Put all ingredients in food processor until ground into a fine powder. Store in airtight
Pignoli Cookies 1 pound of almond paste 1 ½ cups of sugar 3 egg whites 1 cup of pine nuts Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat almond paste with electric mixer into fine crumbles. Sprinkle the sugar over the almond paste and continue to beat until well incorporated. Beat in egg whites, one at a
Biscotti 2 cups of flour 1 cup of almonds 1 ¼ cups of sugar 3 eggs, beaten 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash) ½ teaspoon of almond extract 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of baking powder ¼ teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of olive oil Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a
Bananas Foster 2 Bananas, sliced on the bias ¼ stick of butter ½ cup of brown sugar 2ounces of dark rum 1 pint of premium vanilla ice cream Over medium heat, melt butter in sauté pan then add brown sugar. Stirring until sugar dissolves. Stir in bananas and stir gently for 1-2 minutes until
Tortoni 2 biscotti, crumbled 2 tablespoons of dark rum 2 tablespoons cold water 1 cup whipping cream ½ cup sugar, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 egg yolks, room temperature ¼ cup toasted almonds, finely chopped 6 maraschino cherries Add biscotti, rum, and water in small dish and set aside. In medium mixing bowl,
Regina Cookies 1 1/2 cups of Sugar 1 1/2 cups of shortening or lard 3 eggs 4 ounces of water 1 teaspoon of baking ammonia 2 pounds of cake flour 2 ounces of vanilla 1 teaspoon of lemon extract 1 ounce of honey 3 cups of sesame seeds In mixer add sugar, shortening,
Nana’s “S” Cookies 1 cup of sugar plus 2 tablespoons 8 oz of butter, room temperature ¼ cup of whole milk 2 large eggs 1 tablespoons of honey 1 teaspoon of lemon extract 4 ½ cups of all purpose flour The grated zest of one lemon Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Beat together the