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Preheat the oven to 350. Bake tart shells for 12-15 minutes, until completely done. Cool before filling with strawberry mixture. Puree the three cups sliced strawberries and sugar. Place strawberry mixture in a sauce pan, add water and boil for three minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer mixture to mixing bowl and add gelatin, mixing thoroughly. CoolContinue reading “Strawberry-Filled Strawberry Tarts with Chantilly Cream”

Pecan Sandies for Ice Cream Sandwiches Preheat oven to 325° F. In a food processor, pulse the nuts with 1 /4 cup of the flour. Set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy and smooth, approximately two minutes. Add vanilla and beat well. Sift together the remaining 1 3 /4 cupsContinue reading “Peach-Pecan Ice Cream Sandwiches”

Shortcake Dough Preheat oven to 375. In a food processor combine the flour and sugar and pulse to mix. Add butter pieces and pulse until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Transfer mixture to large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Pour buttermilk into the well and gently blend together the dough, beingContinue reading “Miniature Strawberry Shortcakes”

Preheat oven to 350. In one mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, walnuts and salt. In another bowl, blend the remaining ingredients together well. Fold wet ingredients into the dry. Do not over mix. Fill non-stick miniature muffin tins 3 /4 full of the mix. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Yield: 24 miniatureContinue reading “Miniature Banana-Nut Muffins”

Sweet Tart Dough Preheat oven to 325 To make the sweet dough: Place the sugar, butter, and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. With the paddle attachment, beat ingredients until creamy. Add flour and salt and mix until just combined. Add egg and mix until just combined (this can also be doneContinue reading “Mini Pecan Tartlets”

Basic Cheesecake Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Place softened cream cheese in large mixing bowl and beat using paddle attachment on medium speed until VERY smooth. Scrape sides and beat again to ensure there are no lumps. Add sugar and mix well. Add in eggs and yolks a few at a time, allowing themContinue reading “Linda’s Never Fail Cheesecakes”

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper that has been greased. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. In a second bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg.Continue reading “Gingerbread”

Using a stainless-steel bowl as a double boiler, Place the chopped chocolate in the bowl over a pot of boiling water, melting the chocolate. Do not stir the chocolate while it is melting. In a separate sauce pot, bring cream to a boil. Pour boiling cream over the chocolate. Whip until smooth. Stir in theContinue reading “Bourbon Pecan Truffles”

Preheat oven to 350 Par-bake the mini tart shells for seven minutes. For the filling, melt butter in a small aluminum sauce pot and cook until the butter begins to brown. Stir in preserves, honey, vanilla, and dried apricots. Remove mixture from heat. In a separate bowl, combine egg and flour and beat until smooth.Continue reading “Apricot Tarts”