Saturday, September 17, 2011

Cooking : Apple Walnut Cake

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
3 cups chopped, peeled baking apples
2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and mace; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apples and nuts. (Batter will be very stiff.)
Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cooking : Broccoli and Stuffing Casserole

Ingredients
2 pounds fresh broccoli florets
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup mayonnaise
10 ounces dry bread stuffing mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Cook broccoli in a large pot of salted boiling water until just slightly tender. Drain.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, onion, mushroom soup and mayonnaise.
Place a layer of broccoli in the prepared baking dish. Pour mayonnaise sauce over broccoli. Spread stuffing mix over the sauce. Drizzle butter or margarine over all and top with shredded cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Cooking : Blue Cheese and Walnut Wafers

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
4 ounces blue cheese
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions
Mix the butter, blue cheese, flour, and salt in a food processor, and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in the walnuts. Cover, and chill 5 minutes in the refrigerator.
Divide dough in half. Form each half into a log shape. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour, until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice the dough logs into 1/4 inch rounds, and arrange rounds on a baking sheet.
Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven.

Cooking : Bacon Olive Wraps

Ingredients
10 slices white bread, crusts trimmed
1 (16 ounce) jar processed cheese sauce
1 (5 ounce) jar pitted green olives, chopped
1 pound sliced bacon, cut in half

Directions
Preheat the broiler
Cut bread into thirds. Spread each third with processed cheese sauce. Sprinkle with olives. Roll thirds jelly-roll fashion. Wrap each with half a strip of bacon, securing with toothpicks. Arrange wrapped bread rolls in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
Broil, checking frequently, until bacon is evenly browned and has reached desired crispness, about 5 minutes.

Cooking : Apple and Spice Pork Roast

Ingredients
1 (4 pound) boneless pork roast
1 cup applesauce
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Stir together applesauce, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard and cloves in small bowl; refrigerate half of the applesauce mixture and set aside remaining applesauce mixture. Combine flour, salt, sugar, garlic powder and pepper in another small bowl.
Rub flour mixture evenly over entire surface of pork. Place pork on rack in shallow roasting pan. Roast, uncovered, until internal temperature is 140 degrees F. Spoon reserved applesauce mixture over roast. Roast until internal temperature is 155 degrees F., 1 to 1 1/2 hours total cooking time (about 18-20 minutes per pound). Transfer roast to serving platter; cover with foil and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Heat chilled applesauce mixture in small saucepan until boiling; boil for 1 minute. Spoon heated applesauce mixture over pork slices.