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As I am sorting out all these recipes I am choosing which ones to post and which ones will go in my next few cookbooks. This recipe is from 2005, I created it for a baking contest, I did win and it went towards paying off the last of my student loans. Cherries and chocolate are two of my favorite combinations, well anything with cherries, I hope you like the recipe. Ingredients 1 cup unbleached flour 1 cup of raw sugar 1 cup of dark chocolate chips, at least 70% 1 cup of Che

Ingredients For the pastry: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons of raw sugar 8 tablespoons Earth Balance, cut into small cubes 1/4 cup sheep sour cream 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract 1/4 cup ice water Filling 2 ½ cups of cherries, I used the Costco frozen ones, thawed and drained of course 1 cup of dark chocolate chips 2 tablespoons raw sugar 2 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract ½ cup of goat cheese 2

Cherry Chicken Ingredients Chicken One 3-5 lbs chicken, cut up 2 carrots, large chopped 2 celery stalks, large chopped 1 large onion, quartered 4 cloves of garlic, whole, skins left on Handful of Italian Parsley stems Salt and pepper to taste Sauce 2 pints of cherries, pitted and chopped 2 cups of chicken stock, reserved from chicken above ½ cup golden raisins, chopped 1 shallot, minced 4 teaspoons of unbleached flour 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter garlic from above, skin re

Ingredients 1 Italian Panettone, about 1.2 pounds Unsalted butter, for greasing the dish 4 extra-large whole eggs 8 extra-large egg yolks 3 cups half-and-half 2 cup crème fraiche 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 cup raw sugar ½ cup walnuts, chopped 1/2 cup pecans, chopped ½ cup dried Cherries ½ cup currents Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the Panettone loaf into 1-inch cubes and place on a sheet pan in

One of my favorite desserts, well Cherries are my favorite fruit. I did a variation on the cake from the cardamon cupcakes I have posted earlier. Cherry upside-down cake Ingredients 12 tablespoons of unsalted butter plus 4 tablespoons for the top 1 cup of raw sugar plus 1/2 a cup for the top 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon of ground allspice 1 teaspoon dried basil 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamon 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 3 teas

Cherry Cheesecake Monkey Bread AUTHOR: GIRL VERSUS DOUGH PREP TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINS COOK TIME: 40 MINS TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS 10 MINS YIELDS: 8 TO 10 SERVINGS INGREDIENTS For the dough: 1 tablespoon plus ½ cup granulated sugar, divided 2¼ teaspoons (1 packet) Red Star active dry yeast ⅔ cup warm water (about 110-115 degrees F) 4¼ cups all-purpose flour, divided 2 tablespoons dry milk powder 1 teaspoon salt ⅔ cup milk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled 1

I found this recipe in my Grandmother cookbook, it took me a while to translate her handwriting and to figure out the ingredients and take a guess on the ones I could not make out. I did a few test bakes and here is my Grandmother's Recipe. It is a really simple desert to make and oh so good. Ingredients 3 to 4 cups of pitted cherries 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 5 large eggs 1/3 cup raw sugar, plus a tablespoon 6 tablespoons unbleached flour 2 table spoons cherry brandy 1 table sp

Ingredients 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temp (1/2 cup) 1/2 cup of sugar 1/4 cup firm packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour - I use unbleached 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1 cup dark chocolate chips - Sometimes I find them at Costco, Wholefoods, Wegmans or Giant 1 cup dried sour cherries - Costco in the fall, I stock up and freeze them 1 cup chopped walnuts Directions Pre-heat oven to 375