Tag Archives: dessert

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Nut Loaf Bread

I know this is a bit late (should have posted this around Thanksgiving when all the canned pumpkin was on sale) but this looks like the best Pumpkin Bread recipe out there (like on my mom’s friend used to make).

http://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-pumpkin-nut-loaf-bread-184460

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup chopped nuts

Now, if you don’t have evaporated milk, here’s a substitute:

To produce 1 cup of evaporated milk, simmer 2 1/4 cups of regular milk down until it becomes 1 cup.

In many recipes, evaporated milk may also be replaced with a combination of whole milk and half-and-half. For 1 cup of evaporated milk, use 3/4 cup whole milk and 1/4 cup half-and-half.

And:

Mix 2/3 cup non-fat dry milk with 3/4 cup water.

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Cranberry Mousse – Debesmanna

HA!  Something to do with Cream of Wheat aside from eating it “as is” for breakfast!

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Debesmanna-Cranberry-Mousse

INGREDIENTS
3 cups unsweetened cranberry juice
½ cup sugar
½ cup farina or cream of wheat
Milk, for serving (optional)

Torta con Nutella e Nocci – Chocolate Nutella & Walnut Cake

This, right here, is the biggest benefit of having TWO blogs to post recipes on.  The other one, I post good for me recipes and this one?  Indulgent sweet-tooth enabling recipes.  🙂

4 eggs
125 g / 1/2 cup + 2 T sugar
125 g / 1 cup chopped walnuts
75 g / 4 T Nutella
75 g / 2.5 ounces dark chocolate
125 g / 1/2 cup + 1 T butter
75 g / 1/2 cup + 1 T flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt

Lemon Whey Pie

Yes, you read that right. It’s a lemon meringue pie that calls for whey!

http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/06/lemon-whey-pie.html

1 pre-baked 9″ pie pastry shell (Get my super-simple recipe that uses healthy fats here.)

Filling:

1 1/2 cups whey (it must be fresh whey, any sort of powdered whey stuff will not work. Here’s my post that explains more about real whey.)
1 cup organic sugar (or if you must, regular white sugar will work in a pinch)
3 1/2 Tablespoons arrowroot powder or organic cornstarch
3 egg yolks (save the whites for the meringue topping below)
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup lemon juice (I like the 100% real organic stuff like this kind)

Meringue Topping:

3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract
6 Tablespoons organic sugar