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in a Nutshell from Love'n Bake Happy
Holiday Baking December
2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In
this issue -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Pignoli Cookies --
COOKIE EXCHANGE - Chocolate Blackout Crumb Bars -- FROM OUR RECIPE
BOX - Easy Cinnamon Crescent Rolls -- HEIRLOOM RECIPE - Babka --
About Our Company Greetings! We've
dug out some of our favorite recipes for you this month. Memorable, mouth-watering
and make-in-a-jiff treats to wish you the very best this holiday season and in
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Pignoli Cookies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We receive the most requests for a good Pignoli Cookie recipe. And this is
the one we recommend, an elegant Pignoli Cookie or Almond Macaroon that is light
and tender. We like to savor just one with a dark cup of espresso or a touch of
vin santo. This recipe for Pignoli Cookies bakes into nicely puffed rounds. You add only as much egg white as needed to make a smooth yet firm paste. (Three large egg whites does the trick for us.) Bake the dough in small mounds on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. One trick to get them to release easily from the paper is to pour a tablespoon of water under the paper as soon as the cookies come from the oven. Some steam is released helping you lift the cooled cookies off the paper. (A nice flat spatula works well too.) | |
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COOKIE EXCHANGE - Chocolate Blackout Crumb Bars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Need something different for this year's cookie exchange? Who doesn't love a buttery shortbread filled with dense chocolate? Our Chocolate Schmear Filling was created to mimic the filling in the famed Ebbingers Black Out Cake, a favorite of Brooklyn natives. The bakery is long gone but the filling isn't. These Chocolate Blackout Crumb Bars retain a rich, deep chocolate flavor in a buttery crust. (Last time we offered them to 8 friends, the entire batch was eaten in one sitting.) Dress it up with some raspberry jam or chopped nuts. You can also make this recipe with our Almond or Cinnamon Schmear filling. Just be certain to make enough to leave out for Santa. | |
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Easy Cinnamon Crescent Rolls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Keep it simple and stress-free" is a great motto at this time of the year. For a flaky, not-too-sweet cinnamon roll, we spread our Cinnamon Schmear Filling on refrigerated crescent roll dough. They bake in a snap and go well at breakfast or brunch. Dissolve some powdered sugar in lemon juice and brush the baked rolls while still hot for a hint of added sweetness. | |
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HEIRLOOM RECIPE - Babka ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An engaging article about Babka appears in the Dec. 5 edition of the NY Times. One of the mouth-watering recipes comes from Mrs. London's near Saratoga, New York where Michael London and his wife run one of the best bakeries in the country. We'd love to try their Chocolate Almond Paste Filling with Rum Soaked Raisins in a Babka or even in day-old croissants. | |
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About Our Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Love'n Bake line was created by American Almond Products Company, which has been a leading manufacturer of artisan-quality baking ingredients for professionals since 1924. The Love'n Bake product line consists of: Almond Paste, Marzipan, Hazelnut Praline, Poppy Seed Filling, Pistachio Paste and Prune Lekvar And for time-pressed cooks, we have created three ready-to-use "Schmear" fillings in Almond, Cinnamon and Chocolate. Spread or "Schmear" them on any type of dough whether made from scratch or prepared to bake like a professional at home. Each of our products is packed in an easy-to-open, pull-top can. Two distinctive recipe suggestions are on the back side of every label. All products are Kosher certified pareve by OK Kosher Certification.
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