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Lonely For London Cookies

Lonely For London Cookies
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Ingredients:1/2 cup hazelnuts2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon instant espresso powder1/2 cup good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted3/4 cup sugar3/4 cup brown sugar, packed2 teaspoons vanilla extractcup all-natural, unsweetened applesaucecup unsweetened shredded coconut1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (I like Ghirardelli)Instructions:Preheat oven to 375° F.Place hazelnuts on…

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Parene Buchty (A Recipe From Slovakia)

Parene Buchty (A Recipe From Slovakia)
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Ingredients:250 ml milk450 grams wheat flour1 egg350 grams thick prune jam25 grams yeast2 tablespoons sugarA pinch of salt2 tablespoons vegetable oilInstructions:Heat milk a little bit, just so that it’s a bit warmer than room temperature.Dissolve the yeast in approximately half of the milk.Add in the remaining milk, flour, egg, sugar, and salt.Beat the dough with…

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Chai Tea Concentrate

Chai Tea Concentrate
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Nutrition Facts (per serving) 58 Calories 0g Fat 14g Carbs 1g Protein Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 58 % Daily Value * Total Fat 0g 0% Sodium 13mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 14g 5% Dietary Fiber 2g 8% Total Sugars 9g Protein 1g Vitamin C 1mg 3% Calcium 42mg 3% Iron 1mg 8% Potassium…

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Badam Katli / Barfi and Happy Diwali!

Badam Katli / Barfi and Happy Diwali!
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Ingredients:1 1/2 cups almonds, preferably no bitter almonds1 1/4 cups sugar (you may increase it to 1 ½ cup if you want it extra sweet)20 strands of saffron (optional)edible silver foil (warq), optionalInstructions:Soak the almonds in water overnight.Remove the almonds from the water. Add some boiling water to cover the almonds. Cover the bowl with…

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Baked Grated Coconut dessert

Baked Grated Coconut dessert
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Ingredients:3 cups shredded coconut1 1/2 cups of sugar1/2 cup evaporated milk1 1/2 cup of coconut milk1/2 cup all purpose flour1/4 of cinnamon or a small stick of cinnamon2 egg yolks, lightly beatenZest from 2 limes3 tablespoons melted butterPinch of saltInstructions:Pre heat the oven at 375 F.Grate the coconut.Mix everything very well and put in greased…

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Homemade Mayo

Homemade Mayo
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Ingredients:1 egg1 tablespoon lemon juice2 teaspoons Dijon mustard3/4 cup to 1 of olive or canola oil (or you can mix the two togsea salt and freshly ground pepper to tasteInstructions:Put the egg, lemon juice, and mustard in a blender.Add a bit of salt and pepper.Process until combined.With the motor running, pour the oil into the…

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Time for a Drink: The Stinger Recipe

Time for a Drink: The Stinger Recipe
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Let’s get this weekend started right. And since it’s a day off for many people out there, let’s kick it off a bit early today. Here’s a cocktail recipe from Paul Clarke (The Cocktail Chronicles) to get things going. Need more than one after yesterday? Here you go. Cheers! While retailers started gearing up for…

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Home Made Rolled Fondant

Home Made Rolled Fondant
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Homemade fondant without the added expensive ingredients like glucose or glycerin. Works great for cake designs of all sorts such as modeling figures, covering cakes, decorating, etc. Add your choice of food coloring. Updated on January 14, 2022 Ingredients 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup vegetable shortening ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon clear vanilla…

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Goat’s cheese & cranberry tartlets

Goat’s cheese & cranberry tartlets
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Ingredients375-425g pack ready-rolled puff pastry or 500g pack ready-made pastry rolled 5mm thick1 egg, beaten3 tbsp cranberry sauce or a good-quality chutney3 x 120g goat’s cheese logs (such as Soignon Petit Sainte-Maure), at room temperature1 tbsp fresh thyme leafextra-virgin olive oil, for drizzlingrocket leaves, to serveMethodSTEP 1Preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay pastry…

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