Category Archives: Extract

‘Doughnut’ Muffins

By Cat, Jun 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3.  Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu; 4.  Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta This wonderful recipe is reminiscent of ‘doughnut holes’, but far easier to … Continue reading

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Sunny Cornmeal & Fruit Muffins

By Cat, Feb 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3. Crumb or Nut-Crumble Topping for Muffins; 4. Sprouting/Soaking Grains (Before/After Grinding); 5. Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu I’m always on the watch for a new … Continue reading

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Date or Apple, Date & Raisin Fillings

By Cat, May 2015 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Cookies Menu; 2. Dessert Fillings Menu; 3. Mincemeat Filling Includes: 1. Date filling; 2. Apple, Date & Raisin Filling I was moving my mincemeat pie recipe from my old site to this … Continue reading

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Filled Cookies

By Cat, May 2015 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Cookies Menu; 2. Dessert Fillings Menu; 3. Mincemeat Filling Includes: 1. Filled Cookie Dough Version 1; 2. Version 2; 3. Links to recipes for fillings I was moving my mincemeat pie recipe from … Continue reading

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Coconut Cream Pie

By Cat, April  2015 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pies, Tarts, Turnovers Menu; 2. Pie & Tart Crusts, Pastry; 3. Conversions between Starches & Other Thickeners; 4. Banana Cream Pie; 5. Coconut (About) Includes: 1. Coconut Cream Pie When I was living in Portland, I made many overnight trips to … Continue reading

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Banana Cream Pie

By Cat, April  2015 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pies, Tarts, Turnovers Menu; 2. Pie & Tart Crusts, Pastry; 3. Conversions between Starches & Other Thickeners; 4. Banana Cake; 5. Coconut Cream Pie Includes: 1. Banana Cream Pie with Banana-Coconut Variation; 2. Coconut Cream Pie … Continue reading

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Macaroons

By Cat, August & October 2007. updated April 2017 for toppings (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Macaroons are a type of cookie basically made from meringue (beaten egg/egg white and sugar) and shaved coconut flakes. They do not flatten out like … Continue reading

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Cherry-Almond Scones

By Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Traditionally, scones are only slightly sweet, more like baking powder biscuits, and are so tender they melt in your mouth. What adds a hint of sweetness is the chopped or dried fruits … Continue reading

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Berry Semifreddo

(Photo, right, from Dom’s kefir in-site (4)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; Made with heavy cream and whipped eggs, this chilled relative of ice cream is a very rich  frozen dessert.  Semifreddo means ‘half chilled’ in Italian, and is made … Continue reading

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Frozen Yogurt

(Photo, right, from Cooking.com (1)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; Includes: 1. Frozen Vanilla Yogurt; 2. Frozen Orange-Scented Yogurt When I first published this post on my old site, frozen yogurt was a fairly new phenomenon in American culture, … Continue reading

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