DAY Recipe

The brittle is a great gift on its own.

Makes about 12 to 16 pieces.

INGREDIENTS
nonstick vegetable oil spray
1cup sugar
1/4cup water1/4cup natural unsalted pistachios
DIRECTIONS
Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Stir sugar and water in heavy small saucepan over medium-low [...]

INGREDIENTS
CAKE
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
2/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
1/2 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 vanilla bean , halved lengthwise and seeds scraped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
SYRUP
1 lemon, zest of , finely grated
2lemons, juice of
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
creme fraiche , for serving

DIRECTIONS

MAKE THE CAKE:.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Butter a 10-inch round cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper and butter the paper.
In a [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cups Earth Balance margarine
1 cup powdered sugar , sifted
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup dried cranberries , chopped finely
1/2 cup roasted pistachios , chopped finely (if using unsalted nuts, add 1/2 tsp. salt to the recipe)
1 lime, juice and zest of (an organic lime is best to avoid pesticides in the zest)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Using a mixer, cream margarine and sugar.Add flour till dough forms.
Stir [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup butter , at room temperature
1/4 cup margarine , at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg , at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup pistachio nuts , shelled and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries

DIRECTIONS

Cream together: butter, margarine, granulated white sugar and brown sugar.

Add egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well.

Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat until all are incorporated.

Stir [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup whole shelled hazelnuts
1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup shelled green pistachios
1 1/2 cups 61% to 70% chocolate
1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel , in fine grains

DIRECTIONS

MAKE THE NUTS Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line the bottoms of 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
Spread the hazelnuts on one prepared pan. Mix the pumpkin seeds and pistachios together and spread them on the second prepared pan.
Roast the hazelnuts until the [...]