Coddled eggs with spinach and goat cheese from Clinton Kelly

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  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 ounces baby spinach
  • 1 store-bought roasted red pepper (diced)
  • 1/4 cup goat cheese (crumbled)
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (divided)
  • 1 tablespoon chives (finely chopped)
  • 8 slices white bread (toasted and cut in half on an angle)
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add butter. Once melted, add spinach and season with salt and pepper. Sauté just until the spinach has wilted. Remove from heat.
  • Line the bottom of a medium saucepan with a clean kitchen towel. Fill pan with 1 inch of water and bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, butter the inside of 4 (8 ounce) ramekins. Divide sautéed spinach between the ramekins. Top each with some roasted pepper, goat cheese, 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons of cream. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place ramekins in saucepan and cover with a tight fitting lid. Cook until whites are set and yolks are still runny, about 10 minutes.
  • Carefully remove ramekins from saucepan. Serve on 4 plates lined with a napkin. Garnish with chives. Serve with toast.
  • Tips:
    – If you don’t have ramekins, use heatproof glass jars or mugs.
    – If making a large batch, bake the coddled eggs in a baking dish filled with 1 inch of warm water. Cover with foil and place in a 325ºF oven for about 10 minutes, or until the egg whites are set and do not jiggle.

Small World Coffee’s Ginger Scones with Cardamom

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  • 3 c. flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon cardamom pods, crushed and inner seeds ground
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, chopped in 1/4-inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

  2. Place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, the bowl of a food processor, or in a large bowl and mix by hand. Sift ground cardamom seeds into mixture; stir to combine. Add butter and mix until crumbly.

  3. Add ginger, sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 egg. Mix, blend, or pulse, just until combined; do not overmix.

  4. Form 1/3 cup dough into a ball or use a large ice cream scoop, and place dough on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing scones about 2 inches apart.

  5. In a small bowl, mix together remaining egg with a dash of water. Brush scones with egg mixture and sprinkle evenly with remaining 4 teaspoons sugar. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Caramelized Onion and Butternut Squash Tart from food52.com

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  • 1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 large yellow onions, halved and sliced
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 ounces crème fraîche
  • 4 ounces Gruyère, grated
  • 2 ounces Parmesan, grated
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4sprigs thyme
  1. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, thyme sprigs, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring to mix. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until dark golden brown, about 45 minutes. Remove thyme stems.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450° F. Toss butternut squash with olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and spread out on baking sheet. Bake until browned and very soft, stirring once, about 40 minutes.
  3. Reduce oven heat to 350° F. Roll dough out until thin and press into a well-greased 10-inch tart pan. Prick all over with a fork and bake in oven 10 minutes.
  4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, crème fraîche, gruyère, Parmesan, and black pepper.
  5. Spread caramelized onions in bottom of tart and top with butternut squash. Pour gruyère mixture over the squash, making sure to spread it evenly throughout the tart.
  6. Bake until golden brown and cooked through, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Pastry Dough

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 tablespoons ice water
  1. Cut butter into 1-tablespoon pieces and freeze for 10 minutes.
  2. Mix flour and salt in food processor or large bowl.
  3. If using food processor, add butter and mix until mixture resembles small pea-sized balls. If mixing by hand, work quickly, mixing the butter in with your hands until it forms small pea-sized balls.
  4. Add in ice water and mix just until dough forms and comes together. Form into disk, wrap in plastic, and place in fridge for 20 minutes.

 

Lee Bailey’s sour cream cornbread

2⁄3 cup vegetable oil, plus more flee-bailey-sour-cream-cornbread-mtg-2000x1500_0or greasing
1 cup sour cream
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 medium yellow onion, grated
1 (16-oz.) can creamed corn
1 1⁄2 cups yellow cornmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup (about 5 oz.) grated cheddar cheese

Heat the oven to 350° and grease a 9-inch round cast-iron skillet. In a medium bowl, whisk the oil with the sour cream, eggs, onion, and corn until evenly combined. In another bowl, whisk the cornmeal with the baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until they form a slightly lumpy batter.

Scrape half the batter into the prepared skillet, sprinkle with 3⁄4 cup cheese, and spread the remaining batter on top. Sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer the skillet to a rack and let the cornbread cool for 20 minutes before serving.  Serves 8-10

 

Harissa Squash and Feta Galette from washington post

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MAKE AHEAD: The dough for the galette crust needs to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
1/2 cup dark or light rye flour
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons chilled vegan shortening (may substitute butter or coconut oil)
4 to 6 tablespoons ice water
2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

For the galette
2 pounds butternut or other winter squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cup harissa (store-bought or homemade; see related recipe and headnote), or more for serving
3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons whole milk
Cilantro leaves, chopped, for garnish

For the crust: Combine the rye flour, all-purpose flour, salt and shortening in a food processor; pulse a few times, until the shortening is mostly the size of peas, with some bigger pieces. Add 4 tablespoons of the ice water and the vinegar; pulse a few times, until the dough mostly comes together as one lump with a few shaggy pieces. Turn the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and squeeze it to see if a ball forms. If it is too dry to come together, sprinkle with more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with your hands until it does. Press the dough into a disk, wrap it tightly in the plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (and up to overnight).  4 to 6 servings

Danish dream cake (DRØMMEKAGE) from saveur

15 tbsp. unsalted butter,danish_dream_cake_2000x1500 softened, plus more for greasing
3 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1 3⁄4 cups plus 3 tbsp. whole milk
1 3⁄4 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1⁄2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

Heat the oven to 350° and butter and flour a 3-inch deep, 9-inch springform pan. In a small saucepan, combine 1 3⁄4 cups of the milk with 6 tablespoons of the butter and heat over medium until the butter melts, and then remove from the heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the sugar with the eggs until pale yellow and fluffy, about 8 minutes. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and vanilla until smooth and then fold in the milk. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 400°.
While the cake is baking, in a 2-quart saucepan, stir the remaining 9 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons milk with the coconut and brown sugar and heat over medium until the sugar dissolves and the topping is warm, 4 to 5 minutes.
Spread the topping evenly over the hot cake, return it to the oven, and bake until the topping is bubbling and the coconut begins to toast on top, about 10 minutes. Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool to room temperature. Remove the side of the springform pan, and transfer the cake to a stand or serving platter to serve.

 

Baked brie with raspberry jam from saveur

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1 sheet of puff pastry, defrosted
1 (7 oz.) wheel of brie
1⁄4 cup raspberry jam
Egg wash

Crackers, for serving

Heat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and cut puff pastry into an 8″ square. Place brie in the center and top with jam. Fold corners of dough up and around the cheese, sealing it at the top. Brush with egg wash and bake for 20–25 minutes, or until pastry is golden and cheese has melted. Serve with crackers.

Christmas Carol Cake  from Patty Foust  

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2 cups sugar
1 cup veg. oil
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup golden raisins
1 ½ cup peeled and chopped red delicious apples(about 1 ½ apples)

Mix in each ingredient at a time in order given above.

Makes a very stiff batter.
Pour mix into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 ½ hours.
Cool before removing from pan.

Ottolenghi’s Very Full Roasted Vegetable Tart

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1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
about 6 Tablespoons olive oil
1 medium eggplant, cut into 2-inch dice
salt and black pepper
1 small sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
1 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch dice
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
2 bay leaves
11 oz pie crust dough
8 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
1/3 cup ricotta
4 1/4 oz feta
7 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 medium eggs
1 cup heavy cream

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Use a small serrated knife to cut around the stem of the peppers and lift it out along with the seeds. Shake the peppers to remove all the remaining seeds; discard the stems and seeds. Place the two peppers in a small ovenproof dish, drizzle with a little oil and put on the top shelf in the oven.

Mix the eggplant in a bowl with 4 tablespoons of olive oil and some salt and pepper. Spread in a large baking pan and place in the oven on the shelf beneath the peppers.

After 12 minutes add the sweet potato dice to the eggplant pan and stir gently. Return to the oven to roast for another 12 minutes. Then add the zucchini to the pan, stir and roast for a further 10 to 12 minutes. At this point the peppers should be brown and the rest of the vegetables cooked. Remove all from the oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees. Cover the peppers with foil and cool, then peel and tear roughly into strips.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Saute the onions with the bay leaves and some salt for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they turn brown, soft and sweet. Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaves and set aside.

Lightly grease a 9-inch loose-bottomed tart pan. Roll out the pie crust dough to a circle roughly 1/8 inch thick and large enough to line the pan, plus extra to hang over the rim. Carefully line the pan with the dough, pressing it into the corners and leaving the excess hanging over the top edge. Line the dough with a large sheet of parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dried beans. Bake the crust for 30 minutes. Carefully remove the paper with the weights, then bake for 10 to 15 minutes more, or until it turns golden brown. Remove and allow to cool a little.

Scatter the cooked onion over the bottom of the crust and top with the roasted vegetables, arranging them evenly. Scatter half the thyme leaves over. Next, dot the veg with small chunks of both cheeses and then with the tomato halves, cut-side up.

Whisk the eggs and cream in a small bowl with some salt and pepper. Carefully pour this mix into the tart; the top layer of tomatoes and cheese should remain exposed. Scatter the remaining thyme over the top. Place in the oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the filling sets and turns golden. Remove and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes before releasing the tart from the pan and serving. Serves 4-6

Vermont Spice Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting from food52.com

Adapted from Land O’Lakes
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For the cake:

    • 3 cups flour
      1 teaspoon salt
      1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
      3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
      2 teaspoons cinnamon
      1 teaspoon ground ginger
      3 teaspoons baking powder
      1 teaspoon baking soda
      3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
      1 1/2 cups sugar
      3 eggs
      1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
      1/2 cup evaporated milk
      1/4 cup water
      2 teaspoons vanilla extract

      For the frosting:
      3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
      1/3 cup butter, softened
      11 ounces cream cheese, softened
      2 teaspoons maple syrup

      Preheat the oven to 325° F. Butter and flour two round 9-inch cake pans (I used a sheet cake pan and punched out my layers using a ring mold, hence the many layers in the photo).
      Whisk together the flour, salt, spices, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside.

      In a separate bowl or in a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

      Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.

      Add the pumpkin, evaporated milk, water, and vanilla, mixing after each addition. Add the dry ingredients and beat until just combined.

      Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cake springs back to the touch and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool fully. It’s best to chill the cakes in the refrigerators before frosting them.

      For the frosting: Beat together all the ingredients in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy.

      If you want a cake with more layers, slice your two layers in half horizontally. Frost between each layer and top with more frosting. Leave the sides unfrosted if you like, or cover them with a thin layer of frosting.

      Makes two 9-inch layers