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INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup flour
3/4 cup butter , softened
DIRECTIONS
Sift cornstarch, sugar and flour together.
Blend in butter until combined and then use hands to knead into a soft dough.
Shape dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Place dough in the bottom of a greased 9×9-inch pan and bake at 300°F for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool [...]
INGREDIENTS
1 cup lukewarm water
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2-3 cups unbleached flour or bread flour
1 teaspoon cornmeal
fresh tomatoes or pizza sauce
oregano
shredded mozzarella cheese
pizza toppings (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Pour water into bowl.
Sprinkle with yeast and leave for five minutes.
Stir and add sugar, salt, and olive oil. Beat well.
Stir in half of flour.
Beat until smooth.
Add as much of the rest of the flour as needed to make the dough just firm enough [...]
INGREDIENTS
2 cups dried garbanzo beans
1 cup dried split yellow peas
3-5jalapeno peppers (to taste)
1 bunch parsley
2pita breads (stale is ok)
2 medium onions
7-8 garlic cloves
salt
red peppers
cumin
coriander
DIRECTIONS
Soak the peas and beans overnight but do not cook if you have a grinder.
Grind the peas and beans, adding the chopped peppers, onion, cleaned parsley, and garlic (to taste).
At the same time, mix in the pita bread to the grind (it binds [...]
INGREDIENTS
6 ounces margarine or butter (12 tbsp,)
2/3 cup cocoa
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
2/3 cup cake flour or
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350.
Melt butter and whisk in cocoa while very hot. Cool.
Whisk sugar, salt, and vanilla into cocoa. Add eggs at once and combine.
Fold flour in just until incorporated. Fold in nuts if desired.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Check to see if it’s done by inserting a toothpick. The toothpick will [...]
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup hot strong black coffee
1-2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
1-2 tablespoon double cream
DIRECTIONS
Fill a stemmed whiskey glass with hot water then throw out, refilling it with boiling water. Throw this out, fill the glass somewhat more than half full with coffee and add sugar to taste.
Stir to dissolve, then add the whiskey. Pour the cream over the back of a spoon to [...]