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Baked French Toast

1 cup heavy cream, half-and-half or milk 6 eggs 1/4 cup maple syrup, plus additional for serving 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 slices white sandwich bread or challah, crusts trimmed Sliced fresh fruit, for garnish In a large bowl, whisk together cream, eggs, 1/4 cup maple syrup,…

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Banana Nut Bread

3 Ripe Bananas, Well Mashed 2 Eggs, Well Beaten 2 Cups Flour ¾ Cup Sugar ½ Cup Shortening or Margarine 1 Tsp Salt 1 Tsp Baking Soda ½ Cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts Preheat oven to 350°F.  Grease a loaf pan. Mix the bananas & eggs together in a large bowl.  Stir in the flour, sugar,…

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Buttermilk Brown Sugar Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries

Serves 6 Ingredients: Panna cotta: 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (preferably organic) 1 envelope (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin 2 cups buttermilk Balsamic strawberries: 1 pint ripe strawberries , hulled and quartered 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar (preferably organic) 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar To make panna cotta: In a…

Caroline’s Honey Taffy

½ Cup Honey 2 TBSP Sugar (White or Brown) 2-3 TBSP Butter Boil all ingredients together for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into greased pan, let cool until taffy mixture is cool enough to handle. Pull with buttered hands until taffy turns white. Form into bite size pieces, and let cool completely. ENJOY!

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Hot Fudge Sauce

2/3 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Bring cream, corn syrup, sugar, cocoa, salt, and half of chocolate to a boil in…

Irish Soda Bread

2 CUPS UNSIFTED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 2 TBL SUGAR 2 TSP BAKING POWDER 1 TSP BAKING SODA ½ TSP SALT 3 TBL BUTTER, SOFTENED 1 CUP BUTTERMILK 1 TBL BUTTER, MELTED PREHEAT OVEN TO 375.  LIGHTLY GREASE A SMALL COOKIE SHEET. IN LARGE BOWL, SIFT FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER, SODA AND SALT. CUT IN SOFTENED BUTTER…

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LEMON-GLAZED BUTTER CAKE

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325.  Grease and flour a bunt pan or tube pan. CREAM TOGETHER UNTIL FLUFFY (about 3-5 minutes): ¾ LB BUTTER, SOFTENED 3 CUPS SUGAR ADD TO CREAMED MIXTURE ONE AT A TIME, MIXING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION: 5 LARGE EGGS IN A SEPARATE BOWL SIFT TOGETHER: 3 CUPS FLOUR ½ TSP BAKING…