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True Confections
True Confections
Ingredients:
Cake Batter:
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Filling:
8 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Icing:
2 Tbsp butter
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Instructions:
Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
STEP 1: Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
STEP 2: Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes.
STEP 3: Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to
35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted
in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
completely.
Spread in between the cakes. For the icing, cook until thick over a double boiler.
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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Ingredients:
Chiffon cake:
4 eggyolks
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
4 eggwhites
For topping:
2 tbsps. water
Instructions:
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6. Bake in oven for 30 minutes until springy. Do not prick. Cool inverted for 5 minutes.
11. Cover with the second layer of the cake and ice the whole cake.
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ALMOND BISCOTTI
Ingredients:
2 large eggs
orange
rind of 1 orange
Directions:
2. Place almonds in a baking sheet and bake for about 5-10 minutes until golden. Allow to
cool.
3. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, orange flavor, orange rind, and
almond extract.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and bread crumbs.
Then, gradually add to the butter mixture.
6. Transfer the dough in a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and not too sticky. Divide
dough into 2 pieces.
7. Shape each dough into a log, 3 inches wide and about 1 inch thick. Allow the length to
stretch to fit the sheet pan, about 12-16 inches.
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8. Bake the dough for 35-40 minutes or until golden around the edges. Allow to cool slightly
then slice to 1/2 inch thick slices using a large sharp knife.
9. Place cut side down, on the baking sheet and bake for another 15-20 minutes until golden
brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
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BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
2 eggs
Instructions:
Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
1 pinch salt
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Instructions:
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BANANAS FOSTER CREPE
85 grams sugar
6 eggs
6 egg yolks
clarified butter
Instructions:
1. Sift the dry ingredients. Mix together the eggs and milk.
2. Mix the dry ingredients with the liquid ingredients. Add the butter and brandy.
4 oz brown sugar
3 oz butter
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4 scoops ready-made vanilla ice cream, to serve
Instructions:
1. Heat a sauté pan over a medium heat and sprinkle the sugar in the pan. Allow the sugar to
melt and change color to a rich amber color.
2. Add the bananas and stir so that the bananas are coated with the caramelized sugar. Add
the cinnamon.
4. Add the orange juice and allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes or until the bananas are tender.
5. Remove the bananas from the pan and place the crepes in the saute pan and allow to
simmer in the sauce for a minute. Turn off the heat then prepare to assemble or plate.
6. To plate: Arrange crepes in a serving plate. Scoop vanilla ice cream over each crepe then
pour bananas and sauce over the ice cream. Garnish with mint leaves and Serve immediately.
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CREPE SAMURAI
85 grams sugar
6 eggs
6 egg yolks
clarified butter
Instructions:
1. Sift the dry ingredients. Mix together the eggs and milk.
2. Mix the dry ingredients with the liquid ingredients. Add the butter and brandy.
8 egg yolks
2 cups cream
1 tsp. Vanilla
4 pc. Mangoes
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Instructions:
1. Whisk the eggs and the sugar and 1 cup of cream on top of double boiler until small
bubbles form.
Assembly: Put a little cream in the bottom of the dish. Layer crepes, mangoes and cream
mixture as desired. Make sure last layer is cream mixture. Sprinkle with powder sugar. Bake at
350°F until it forms a crust. When removed from oven, sprinkle again with powdered sugar.
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THE SPOOKY COOKIE
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
Icing:
Instructions:
1. In a medium size bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until fluffy on medium
speed. About 3-5 minutes. 3. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the eggs and vanilla
extract. 4. Gradually add the flour mixture in the butter and mixture on low speed until it forms
into a dough. 5. Flatten dough into a disk and wrap with plastic film. Refrigerate for about an
hour before rolling and cutting. 6. To bake, preheat oven to 325 F. Line several cookie sheets
with parchment paper and set aside until ready to use. 7. Remove dough from the refrigerator,
let it stand for about 10 minutes at room temperature. Place the parchment paper on a working
table and dust slightly with flour. Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Dust and flour as
necessary to prevent the dough from sticking. Once the correct thickness has been achieved,
place dough in the cookie sheet and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes before cutting. 8.
Remove dough from the freezer. Immediately cut the dough using Halloween cutters. Transfer
cut out dough to baking sheets and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden,
rotating halfway through. Cool completely on wire racks before decorating. 9. Icing: Combine
confectioner's sugar and egg whites and mix on low speed for about 5-8 minutes. To color the
icing: dip the tip of the toothpick into the food coloring and gradually mix into the icing until the
desired color is achieved. Dip one face of the cookie in the colored icing and scrape off excess
icing to smoothen the surface. Leave icing to set slightly before decorating with accents and
frills. Let it dry completely before storing in airtight containers.
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PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
baking powder
salt
ground cinnamon
butter
orange color
candies
cake boards
green color
violet color
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green ribbon
oreo cookies
For Garnish:
walnuts
thin pretzels
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Grease and flour mini bundt pans. 2. Cream butter and light brown
sugar until light and fluffy. 3. Add the eggs one at a time. 4. Sift together all the dry ingredients.
5. Mix together the pumpkin puree and buttermilk. 6. Alternately add the dry ingredients with the
wet ingredients. 7. Pour into baking pan and bake until cake tester comes out clean. 8. For
frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese. Slowly add the powdered sugar and maple syrup.
Beat on low speed until thoroughly combined.
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DROP COOKIE
Ingredients:
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ tsp. salt
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. 3. Add
eggs one at a time. 4. Add vanilla. 5. Sift all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt. 6. Add this to
the butter mixture and mix only until well incorporated. 7. Fold in desired fruit, chip or nut. 8.
Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are slightly brown, but the center is still soft. Cool on wire rack.
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TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 /4 tsp salt
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease an 8 x 12 inch pan. 2. Place the butter and
unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl and set it over a pot of simmering water. Gradually
melt the butter and chocolate. Stir occasionally. Remove from the heat once completely
melted. 3. In a separate bowl, place sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix gradually until the sugar is
melted. Add the chocolate mixture stir with a wire whisk. 4. Gradually add the salt and all-
purpose flour. Mix until flour is completely blended in. Add the semi sweet chocolate. Do not
over beat. 5. Pour the mixture in the prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with white chocolate chips.
6. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until tester inserted into the center of the brownie
comes out slightly moist. Do not over bake. 7. Let it cool completely before slicing to 2 x 2 inch
squares. 8. Melt white chocolate over double broiler and drizzle on brownies.
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ALMOND BARK
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Combine sugar, water and glucose in a saucepan. Cook until light golden.
2. Quickly add butter and sift the baking soda on top of the caramel while mixing.
5. Spread melted chocolate on top. Let the chocolate set and do the other side.
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STRAWBERRY WINDOW BARS
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease an 8x12 inch baking pan and line bottom with parchment
paper.
3. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients - all-purpose flour, cornmeal and salt. Mix and set
aside.
4. In a bowl of an electric mixer, using a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until light
and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
6. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
7. Remove about 1 3/4 cups of the dough and place in a pastry bag with a plain round tip # 11.
Set aside.
8. Using an offset spatula, spread the remaining dough into the prepared pan as evenly and
smoothly as possible. Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.
9. Remove pan from the oven, transfer on a work table. Using an offset spatula, spread the
strawberry jam evenly over the dough. Then using the pastry bag with the reserved dough, pipe
parallel lines of dough spaced 1 inch apart over the jam. Then pipe perpendicular lines of dough
spaced 1 inch apart as well.
10. Place in the oven and bake until golden about 20-25 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway
through.
11. Transfer the pan on a wire rack to cool. Cut into 2x2-inch squares.
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FOOD FOR THE GODS
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
Directions:
3. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add the white and brown sugar and mix until
well combined. Remove from heat.
4. Add the eggs one at a time. Stir using a wire whisk. Make sure egg is mixed in completely
before adding the next.
6. In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix
well to combine then add to the date mixture. Mix just until incorporated. Do not over beat.
7. Pour in an 8 x 12 inch pan. Bake in the oven at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick
inserted comes out clean but not dry.
8. Cool completely before slicing. Slice by 1 1/2 x 2 inch then wrap with foil and colored
cellophane.
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ORANGE GRAND MARNIER CAKE
1 cup butter
4 eggs
Instructions:
Cream butter, orange zest and sugar until light and fluffy.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean.
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1/4 cup orange juice
Instructions:
In a saucepan, combine sugar, butter and orange juice. Heat until sugar is melted. Off the fire,
add the grand marnier.
2 cups sugar
Instructions:
Combine water and sugar, simmer until syrupy. Add the orange slices and cook on low heat
until orange skins are translucent. Let it drip on a cooling rack.
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NO BAKE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEESECAKE
Instructions:
Instructions:
1. Scald 1/2 cup of the cream. Pour over the white chocolate and let stand. Stir until completely
melted.
2. Bloom the gelatin in the water. Let this stand for 5 minutes. Microwave until gelatin has
dissolved.
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5. Add the white chocolate mixture and beat until smooth.
6. Whip the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cream and fold into the mixture.
powdered sugar
Instructions:
1. Melt the white chocolate and spread on a cookie sheet. When set but not hard, use a cookie
cutter to scrape and make chocolate curls.
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HOLIDAY SUGAR COOKIES
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions:
1. In an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until fluffy on medium
speed.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon powder and
nutmeg.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture in the butter mixture on low speed until it forms into a dough.
5. Flatten dough into a disk and wrap with plastic film. Refrigerate for about an hour before
rolling and cutting.
6. To bake, preheat oven to 325 F. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper and set
aside until ready to use.
7. Remove dough from the refrigerator, let it stand for about 10 minutes at room temperature.
Place a parchment paper on a working table and dust slightly with flour. Roll out the dought to
1/4 inch thick. Dust and flour as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking. Once thickness
has veen achieved, place dough in the cookie sheet and place in the freezer for about 15
minutes before cutting.
8. Remove dough from the freezer. Immediately cut the dough using holiday cutters. Transfer
cut out dough to baking sheets and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden,
rotating halfway through. Cool completely on wire racks before decorating.
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9. TO DECORATE: combine 1 lb. of confectioner's sugar and 2 large egg whites and mix on low
speed for about 5-8 minutes.
To color icing, dip the tip of the toothpick into the food coloring and gradually mix into the icing
until the desired color is achieved.
Dip one face of the cookie in the colored icing and scrape off excess icing to smoothen the
surface. Leave icing to set slightly before decorating with accents and frills. Let it dry completely
before storing in airtight containers.
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THE BEST APPLE PIE
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, stir together the apples, apple juice, and lemon juice.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients - sugar, cornstarch, salt and
cinnamon.
3. Stir the dry ingredients into the apples to coat them evenly.
4. Roll one piece of pie crust into a 13-inch round and lay it gently in a 9-inch pie plate. Spoon
in the filling.
5. Roll out the other piece, lay it atop the filling, and seal and crimp the edges. *Save a bit of
the crust and cut decorative leaf designs, laying them in the center of the crust or around the
edges. Cut a few slashes in the crust, or a round in the center to vent steam.
6. Bake the pie for 15 minutes at 400 F then reduce heat to 350 F for 45-55 minutes or until
apples are tender when tested through the slit in the crust. Transfer to a wire rack, let cool for
about 20 minutes, and serve warm, or let cool completely and serve at room temperature.
7. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days. The pie can be reheated, slices can be
reheated in the toaster oven for about 10-15 minutes at 300 F.
1 teaspoon salt
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2 ounces shortening
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt and stir to mix. Scatter the butter and shortening
pieces over the flour mixture. Using a fork or pastry blender, toss flour to coat then cut in the
butter and shortening until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs - the size of large peas.
2. Drizzle the ice water over the mixture and toss with the pastry blender until the dough is
evenly moist and begins to come together in a mass but does not form into a ball.
3. Transfer the dough to a work surface. For the double-crust pie, divide the dough in half and
form each half into a 6-inch disk. Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until well
chilled, about 1 hour for up to overnight.
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BITTERSWEET TRUFFLE TART
a pinch of salt
1 tablespoon water
Directions:
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Directions:
3. Let this stand for 5 minutes and stir until there are no lumps.
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RED VELVET CUPCAKES
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup milk
3 eggs
Instructions:
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Instructions:
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CHRISTMAS COOKIE HOUSES
Assembly:
Use royal icing: using a piping bag or piped from a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped
off – to hold the houses together and “glue on” decorations. When adhering pieces, hold in
place one minute to set.
With a serrated knife, saw the graham cracker into 2 squares. Saw off top corners of another
cracker to create a peaked roof
Pipe icing onto bottom and straight edges of a peaked piece. Place on an upside-down paper
plate, use a small object, such as a spice jar, to prop it up. Repeat to pipe icing onto edges of a
square piece, and adhere it to a peaked cracker. Remove spice jar, and adhere other pieces
with icing
Saw a cracker into 2 squares for the roof. If desired, spread icing onto roof pieces and decorate
with candy; let dry. Pipe icing onto top edges of house, and adhere roof pieces. To display,
place plates on a tray and cover with shredded coconut snow or powdered sugar.
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NO BAKE CHARLOTTE
4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 tablespoons butter
Directions:
2. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, stir together the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla.
3. Gradually add the hot milk to the sugar mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the milk mixture
back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils
and thickens slightly, 7 to 10 minutes.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the butter. Let cool to room temperature,
stirring occasionally. Pastry cream will keep in the refrigerator, tightly covered, for up to 3 days.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
2 teaspoons gelatin
4 tablespoons water
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3 cups whipped cream
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, stir together the gelatin and 2 T of water. Let this mixture sit for 5 minutes
and let this sit for a few seconds over hot water to dissolve the gelatin.
2. Whip the pastry cream. Add the gelatin and mix until combined. Set aside.
3. Whip the cream to soft peaks. Fold the cream in the pastry cream mixture. Mix just until
combined.
Ingredients for the filling: 2 cups frozen raspberries, thawed, 1/4-1/2 cup sugar
Directions: Using a food processor or blender, puree the berries until smooth. Strain the puree
through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Season to taste with sugar. Set aside until ready to use.
To assemble:
1. Line the sides of a 9-inch spring-form pan with an acetate strip with the same height as the
spring-form pan.
2. Place the sponge cake on the bottom layer of the spring-form pan.
4. Pour half the quantity of the cream filling over the sponge cake.
5. Then spoon mounds of raspberry sauce around the cream filling starting from the outside
then towards the middle forming spots of raspberry on the cream filling. Then using a spatula or
a knife, swirl the raspberry sauce around to form a lattice design.
6. Then pour the remaining cream filling over. Make sure to only fill 3/4 ‘s the way. Spoon the
raspberry sauce again and swirl it around to form the lattice design.
8. Before serving, un-mold the cake from the spring-form pan being careful not to ruin the
cake.
10. Tie a big bow around the lady fingers and serve in a cake stand.
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CROQUEMBOUCHE
1 cup water
4 eggs
Directions:
2. Lower the heat and add the bread flour and salt. Stir until it forms a ball.
3. Transfer the mixture to a mixer bowl and mix until there is no more steam.
5. Pipe onto a cookie sheet lined with greaseproof paper or silicon mat.
6. Bake at 400F for 30 minutes, lower the heat to 350F and dry the puffs for another 30
minutes.
5 egg yolks
3 tbsps. water
Directions:
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3. Mix together 1/4 cup sugar, starch and egg yolks.
4. Temper the milk into the egg yolks and put the mixture back into the saucepan.
5. Cook over very low heat while constantly mixing until thick.
7. Strain the mixture and cover with plastic wrap. Make sure the wrap touches the surface of the
mixture. Cool completely and chill until gelatin is set.
Ingredients for the topping: 2 cups sugar, white chocolate, red and green colored chocolate,
silver dragees
Directions:
2. Make sure your wooden spoon and your saucepan is completely clean.
5. For Cream puffs with a Christmas theme, you can dip in white chocolate and decorate it red
and green chocolate and sprinkle with silver dragees.
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FONDANT APPLE WALNUT CAKE
Ingredients:
3 pc eggs
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsps. Nutmeg
Procedure
5 Sift together all the dry ingredients and add to the butter mixture
7 Bake at 350F for 1 ½ hours or until cake tester comes out clean.
8 Cool completely
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Wilton food color - red, green, yellow
almond extract
Procedure
2 Knead the Wilton ready made fondant until soft and add the color
3 Roll the fondant and cover the cake. Dust table with Cornstarch to prevent it from sticking.
3 Roll out the green and use a leaf cutter. Set this on a wire until dry
4 make mini beads with red gumpaste. Insert a wire in each and let this dry
Royal Icing – 420 grams powdered sugar, 1/3 cup eggwhites, 1 tsp cream of tartar – beat until
stiff
Wilton Royal Icing – 420 grams powdered sugar, 3 tbsp Wilton Meringue Powder, 6 to 8 Tbsp
water. – beat until stiff. With this recipe – your left over royal icing can be covered and stored in
the refrigerator for a week.
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ICE BOX CAKE
Directions:
1. Allow ice cream to soften but not melted by leaving out on room temperature for about 5-10
minutes.
2. On one side of each of 6 chocolate wafers, scoop and spread about 1 T. of strawberry ice
cream.
3. Stack the wafers on top of each other. Top stack with a plain wafer.
4. Repeat Stacking wafers until all wafers are used. Making 5 stacks of 7 wafers each.
5. Turn stack on its side. Place stacks side by side in a long roll on a platter.
6. Frost the roll with reserved strawberry ice cream. Cover and freeze for 5 hours or until the
wafers have softened.
7. Beat cream until stiff. Place in a piping bag with a rosette tip.
8. Top cake with rosettes of the whipped cream just before serving. Can be garnished with
chocolate wafers and or sliced fresh strawberries.
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CHURROS C0N CHOCOLATE
Pate a Choux
1 cup water
4 eggs
Procedure
2 Lower the heat and add the bread flour and salt. Stir until it forms a ball
3 Transfer the mixture to a mixer bowl and mix until there is no more steam
5 Pipe onto a cookie sheet lined with greaseproof paper or silicon mat
7 Fry in hot oil until golden. Drain in paper towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar
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BAKED ALASKA
Ingredients:
Directions
1. Spray a 5-cup-capacity metal bowl with cooking spray; line with plastic.
2. Pack base of bowl with pistachio ice cream; layer French vanilla ice cream over pistachio,
then finish with another layer of pistachio ice cream (or layer ice creams as you desire).
3. Pack firmly, cover surface with plastic wrap, and place in freezer. Freeze until ice cream is
very hard, at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours in advance.
4. Remove ice cream from the freezer, place the sliced cake over the bowl to cover the ice
cream completely. Then invert bowl over cake. Keep the ice cream covered with plastic wrap,
and return ice-cream cake to the freezer.
6. Fill a pastry bag, fitted with an Ateco #5 star tip, with meringue; pipe onto ice cream in a
decorative fashion, or spoon meringue over ice cream and swirl with a rubber spatula. If ice
cream starts to soften, return cake to freezer for 15 minutes.
7. To serve, spoon 2 T of rum over the meringue then ignite to flame and brown the meringue.
Serve immediately.
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CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING
Ingredients
1tsp cinnamon
3/4cup sugar
Procedure
1. Brush butter onto your baking dish. Slice your bread and layer this in your baking dish
2. In a large saucepan, combine cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon sticks. Scald, turn it off and let
the mixture sit for 30 minutes
3. Reheat the mixture and remove the vanilla bean pod and cinnamon sticks.
5. Pour over the sliced bread and let this sit for 40 minutes to 1 hour so that the bread will
absorb the liquid
8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with a dollop of whipped cream and shaved
chocolate
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FRUIT COMPOTE WITH BUTTERMILK WAFFLE
8 tablespoons (1 stick) melted unsalted butter, plus more for waffle iron
Directions:
1. Grease waffle iron with a small amount of melted butter, and heat.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and
salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Pour into
dry mixture, and combine.
4.In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into batter.
5. Ladle about 1/3 cup batter onto each section of the waffle grid; spread batter almost to the
edges. Close lid, and bake 3 to 5 minutes, until no steam emerges from waffle iron.
6. Transfer cooked waffles to a baking sheet; place in an oven set to low heat, about 200
degrees, while using remaining batter.
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1/2 cup water, plus more as needed
Directions:
1.In a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, wine, orange juice and
water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes.
2. Add the dried fruits, apple and pear and stir to mix. Increase the heat to medium-high and
bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is soft
and the liquid is thick, about 25 minutes, adding more water as needed if the liquid gets too
thick.
3.Transfer the fruit and cooking liquid to a serving bowl and let cool for 30 minutes before
serving, or cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
4.To serve, top over the freshly cooked waffles, top with whipped cream.
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CARROT CUPCAKES
4 eggs
Directions:
1. Position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat to 350°F. Place cupcake liners on a 12
piece muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and
allspice.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar and
buttermilk until blended.
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4. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture just until combined. Fold in the carrots. 5. Divide the
batter evenly between the prepared pans.
6. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer
to racks and let cool in the pans and let cool completely.
7. Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and
butter. Using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat until smooth. Reduce the speed
to low, add the confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in the vanilla extract until well
blended.
8. Spread 1/4 cup of the frosting over the top of the cupcake and spread using a spatula.
Spread the remaining frosting decoratively over the tops of the other cupcakes. Decorate with
sprinkles or pipe icing making flowers on top. Serve immediately, or cover with a cake dome
and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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BIRTHDAY CAKE
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
9 egg yolks
¼ tsp. salt
9 egg whites
1 cup sugar
2 cups shortening
¼ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions:
3. Add egg yolks 25% at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Alternately add this with the milk, starting and ending with the flour.
6. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy, slowly add the remaining cup of sugar and
beat until stiff.
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8. Bake immediately for 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean.
10. For the buttercream: Sift powdered sugar. Put 2 cups of sugar in a mixer bowl with the
shortening. Beat at low speed until well incorporated. Slowly add the rest of the sugar,
alternating with the milk and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Color as desired for the flowers.
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CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT DECADENCE CAKE
Decadence
1cup sugar
6 eggs
Procedure:
9 Pour into the baking pan and bake in water bath for 40 minutes
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Mango Cheesecake
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Crust:
Procedure
1. Combine all ingredients for crust. Press firmly on the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Chill.
2. Heat gelatin mixture for about 5 min. Set aside to cool. Beat cream cheese with condensed
milk and NESTLÉ Cream.
4. Chill until set and garnish with mango slices and brush with glaze.
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Mango Cream Pie
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
Procedure
1. Mix butter and graham crackers. Press around sides and bottom of a medium size
rectangular dish. Chill.
2. Soften gelatin in cold water. Add to milk and condensed milk and salt on top of double boiler.
Cook stirring until gelatin is dissolved.
3. Beat eggyolks slightly. Stir in a little hot milk mixture and return to the heated milk mixture.
Cook over boiling water until slightly thickened. Cool then chill.
4. Fold in stiffly beaten eggwhites, vanilla, and mangoes. Pour into prepared crust; chill until
firm.
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Mango Feather Cake
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Procedure
2. Using a double boiler, cook the condensed milk with NESTLE All Purpose Cream until thick.
Stir in the butter and diced mangoes. Cool.
3. Pour half over the broas and cover with another layer of broas and whipped cream. Chill until
set.
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Mango Ice Box
A match made in heaven - mangoes, cream, and lady fingers for a totally enjoyable tropical
dessert
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Procedure
2. Arrange 10 pieces lady fingers in a 12x7x2-inches rectangular dish. Top with half the mango
slices. Pour in half of the cream mixture. Repeat for the remainder of the ingredients.
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Mocha Blondies
Chewy, moist, and fudgy bars with the full flavor and aroma of coffee
Servings: 12
Ingredients
3 large eggs
Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 13x9x2 inch baking pan lined with foil.
2. Stir sugar and butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar and butter
melt. Add liqueur and NESCAFE and whisk to blend. Cool.
4. Stir sifted dry ingredients into the batter. Add nuts and chocolate. Transfer batter onto
prepared pan.
5. Bake until tester inserted comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 30 min. Cool
completely and cut into squares.
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Mocha Marble Cheesecake
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Crust:
Filling:
1 tbsp water
Garnish:
Procedure
1. For the crust: Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking soda. Cut butter into the mixture until
mixture resembles coarse meal. Press onto bottom of a 9"x13"x2" rectangular pan. Bake in a
preheated 350 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
2. For the filling: In a bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add in the condensada,
then the coffee and the eggs. Beat until combined thoroughly. Pour over baked crust.
3. Return assembled cake to bake in oven for 20 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack then
chill in the refrigerator.
4. Finally, slice into bars and drizzle top with melted chocolate.
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Orange Butter Cupcakes
Servings: 24
Ingredients
2 cups butter
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
Procedure
3. Cream together butter and sugar; stir in orange rind and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Stir in flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending
with the flour.
4. Pour into paper-lined muffins pans and bake for 40 min. or until inserted toothpick comes out
clean. While cake is in the oven, prepare sauce.
5. Heat together sugar, orange juice, and butter. Remove cake from oven and pour sauce over
cake while still hot.
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Peach Bars
Servings: 8-12
Ingredients
1 cup flour
2 pcs eggs
Procedure
2. Cut butter into flour, salt, cinnamon and sugar until it looks like a coarse meal. Press firmly
into a 9 x 9" square baking dish. Pre-bake for 15 minutes.
3. Arrange fruit on top of crust to cover. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for another
15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, beat eggs, sugar and sour cream together. Pour on top of fruit.
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Stained Glass Dessert
Chilled gelatin cubes in a cracker crumb pie - a light and refreshing no bake dessert
Servings: 10-12
Ingredients
3 eggs separated
2 tbsp sugar
Procedure
1. Prepare flavored gelatin according to package directions. Chill until set and cut into cubes.
Set aside.
2. Combine cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Reserve half a cup of mixture and press the rest
on the bottom of a springform pan. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
3. Soften unflavored gelatin in tap water for about 2 minutes or just until it swells. Melt on low
fire then set aside to cool.
4. Beat cream cheese until softened. Slowly stir in eggyolks, dissolved gelatin, lemon rind,
sugar, and NESTLE Cream. Beat until free of lumps, set aside. Beat egg whites until stiff but not
dry.
5. Fold in gelatin cubes and beaten eggwhites into cream cheese mixture. Pour into prepared
crust, sprinkle top with reserved crumbs and chill until set.
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Basic Pastillas
Servings: 0
Ingredients
cellophane paper
Procedure
3. Knead and set aside 5 to 10 minutes before shaping into small balls or 1/2" thick logs.
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Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
¼ tsp salt
2 large eggs
Procedure
2. In a bowl, combine flour, NUTREN, baking soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk. Set
aside.
3. Blend sugars using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter and mix, occasionally
scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs, vanilla, and condensed milk. Beat at
medium speed until light and fluffy.
4. Add the flour mixture and chocolate and blend at low speed until just combined. Do not
overmix.
5. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 22 to 25
minutes until cookies are slightly brown along edges. Transfer cookies immediately to cool
surface with a spatula.
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Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy cookies with the distinct flavor of oatmeal - a healthful snack that would go very well with
a glass of milk
Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vinegar
Procedure
2. Cream shortening with baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add in sugar and beat until mixture
is smooth. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
3. Combine toasted oatmeal with the rest of dry ingredients and add about 1/2 to the creamed
butter. Stir in soured milk then the remaining dry ingredients. Drop by teaspoonful on cookie
sheet. Bake 8-10 min. at 350 degrees F.
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Chili Beans
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 bay leaf
6 cups water
tortilla chips
Procedure
1. Heat oil; saute garlic, onion, red bell pepper, and celery one after the other.
2. Stir in the bay leaf, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, diced tomatoes, cooked red kidney,
and beef broth. Simmer covered for 20-25 min. Adjust seasonings to taste.
3. Discard bay leaf; ladle soup in bowl. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. cheese over each bowl and serve with
NESTLE Sour Cream and tortilla chips.
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Seafood Pasta
Servings: 8
Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
100g scallops(optional)
sugar
Procedure
Melt butter and saute the garlic. Add the seafood one at a time. When cooked, add the
tomatoes, tomato paste, milk, and dill. Season with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP and sugar. Simmer
about 5 min. and serve over hot cooked pasta.
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Squid Balls Chopsuey
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 cup water
Procedure
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Bicol Express
Servings: 0
Ingredients
Procedure
1. Heat oil, sauté garlic, ginger and onion until limp. Stir in pork and cook until it changes in
color.
2. Add bagoong alamang. Cook for another minute. Pour in coconut milk and bring to a boil.
3. Add siling panigang and cook until sili is cooked or about 5 minutes. Season with MAGGI
Magic Sarap. Simmer for another minute before serving with hot steamed rice.
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Beef Topping
Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 tbsp water
Procedure
4. Pour broth mixture and simmer for 1 minute and thicken with cornstarch.
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Beef Stew Supreme
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
2 cups water
4 cloves garlic
Procedure
1. Combine beef, beef broth, onion, garlic, and bay leaves in a pot. Simmer until beef is fork
tender.
2. Remove bay leaves, season to taste with salt and pepper and add in carrots. Turn off heat
and stir in NESTLE All Purpose Cream.
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Braised Pork Roasted w/ Herbs
Pork roast braised in broth until tender served with creamy gravy
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
1 tsp paprika
1 cup water
1 tbsp capers
Procedure
1. Heat oil and fry whole porkloin until all sides are golden brown. Set aside.
2. In the same pan, saute onions; add carrots and cook for about 2 min. Return the pork into the
pan and add in paprika, pork broth, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until meat
is tender. Remove roast and let rest for about 20 minutes reserving the dripping for later.
Remove strings from roast and slice meat 1 cm. thick.
4. Cool reserved drippings and slowly stir in NESTLE Cream and the remaining ingredients.
Simmer for about 3 min. stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Pour over the pot roast.
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Bulgogi
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Marinade: Combine -
Siding:
2 cups water
Procedure
3. Meanwhile in a pot, bring the beef broth to a boil. Blanch bean sprouts in boiling broth for
about 2 minutes.
4. Drain bean sprouts and toss in sesame oil and spring onions. Serve with cooked bulgogi.
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Steak with Mushroom Sauce
Servings: 4
Ingredients
cooking oil
1 cup water
Procedure
1. Brown burger in hot oil. Drain in paper towels and set aside.
2. In the same pan, remove excess oil and saute garlic and onions. Stir in MAGGI Beef Broth
Cube & CARNATION Evap. Simmer for about 5 min or just until mixture starts to thicken.
3. Stir in patties and mushrooms; cook about 10 min. Serve with blanched beans on the side.
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Creamy Chicken Curry
An easy to follow chicken recipe you can serve for lunch or dinner daily
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Procedure
1. Saute chicken in butter together with curry powder and dried basil leaves; cook until chicken
is done.
3. Lastly, pour in the NESTLE All Purpose Cream. Heat through. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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Creamy Garlic Pasta
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Procedure
4. Pour in NESTLÉ Cream and simmer about 3 minutes or just until heated through.
5. Toss in cooked pasta and top with bacon bits and Parmesan cheese.
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Crispy Prawn Tempura
Succulent prawns coated in batter and rolled in cornflakes fried to a crisp – guaranteed to be
everyone’s favorite!
Preparation Time:
Cooking Time:
Servings:
Ingredients
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp pepper
¼ cup water
Procedure
1. Marinate shrimp with sugar, pepper, and MAGGI Magic Sarap for at least 15 minutes.
2. Prepare batter by mixing flour and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the mixture
and pour in oil gradually. Gradually add water and mix to a smooth batter.
3. Heat cooking oil for frying. Dip prepared prawns in batter and coat well with crushed NESTLÉ
Cornflakes. Deep-fry until golden brown. Serve with MAGGI Chilli Sauce on the side.
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Crusted Labahita
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Procedure
1. Combine NESTLE Yogurt, MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, salt, pepper and garlic; blend well.
3. Dredge fish in breadcrumbs and deep-fry for 5 minutes until lightly browned and fish flakes.
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Easy Embutido
An easy version of the popular local meatloaf usually served during special occasions either
cooked as is or stuffed into chicken, pork, or beef
Ingredients
1 k ground pork
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
Procedure
1. Combine pork, carrots, bell pepper, onions, chorizo de bilbao and pickles in a bowl. Mix well.
2. Season with MAGGI Magic Sarap and salt. Add soaked bread and eggs. Continue mixing
until fully incorporated and mixture can be formed into a log.
3. Cut a square aluminum foil and put 1- 1 ½ cups of prepared mixture into the middle portion of
the foil. Insert slices of cheese and butter into the middle of the pork log. Roll foil while securing
sides properly.
4. Steam for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the steamer and let rest for at least 15 minutes
before slicing and serving. Freeze leftover embutido and thaw in the microwave for future use.
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Mother's Delicious Canneloni
Baked Italian pasta stuffed with a heavenly meat sauce and topped with creamy bechamel
Servings: 12
Ingredients
125 g liverwurst
White Sauce:
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Procedure
1.Heat the oil and saute garlic, onion and chorizo Bilbao. Add in tomato paste, tomato sauce,
water and laurel leaf. Simmer for about 3 min. then add in ground pork and liverwurst. Cook
about 10 min. or until pork is tender.
2. Add in pork brain and simmer about 5 min. more. Season with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, salt,
and pepper then set aside.
3. Prepare white sauce. Melt the butter and stir in flour. Remove from heat and slowly pour in
NESTLE Fresh Milk and water. Cook stirring constantly until thick. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Stuff canneloni noodles with about 2 tbsp of the meat filling and arrange in an oven-proof
dish. Cover with sauce then grated cheese.
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No-Fail Paella
Called by many names -- stovetop paella because it does not need an oven to finish off the
cooking process, or foolproof paella since it never fails the cook, not even novices – this recipe
has consistently earned a “two thumbs up” rating from friends and family. Whatever name you
choose to call it, this extremely popular Spanish rice dish can easily be your family’s newest
favorite.
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients
¼ k chicken cut-up
3 cups water
Procedure
1. Marinate pork and chicken in MAGGI Savor, Chili for at least 15 minutes. Over high heat,
brown all sides of pork and chicken. Set aside.
2. In the same pan, heat oil, sauté half of the garlic and onions until limp. Stir-in rice and MAGGI
Chicken Broth Cubes. Pour in water and transfer to a rice cooker and continue cooking until
done.
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3. In a large pan, heat achuete oil and sauté remaining garlic and onions and chopped
tomatoes. Stir in browned pork and chicken, chorizo, and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes of
medium heat.
4. Stir in cooked rice. Cook while continuously stirring for another 5 minutes.
5. Finish rice dish with butter or margarine. Upon serving, garnish with slices of hardboiled eggs
if desired. Serve hot.
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Party Lasagna Casserole
A perfect recipe for nouveau cooks - fuss free and simple with proven impressive results. Just
prepare the sauce, assemble the ingredients in layers, bake,then voila! -a full-fledged lasagna
dish
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
1 pc onion, chopped
½ k ground beef
½ k ground pork
2 cups water
pepper to taste
2 tbsp sugar
Procedure
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2. Heat oil in a pan. Sauté onion until limp. Add the meats and cook until it changes in color. Stir
in mushroom, MAGGI Broth Cube, tomato sauce and water, cook for another 2 minutes.
Season to taste. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. To assemble: Pour about ½ cup of the meat sauce into a lightly greased baking pan. Put 1
layer of uncooked lasagna noodles then top with meat sauce and NESTLÉ All Purpose Cream
mixture and cheese. Repeat layers for 2 - 3 more times.
4. Bake covered with foil for 40 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking for another 15
minutes or until top is browned. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing and serving
Cook's Notes:
1. Use dried basil and oregano to add an interesting flavor dimension to the sauce. Saute the
dried herbs wtih onions to extract the optimum aroma and flavor from the herbs.
2. Make sure to cover the entire surface of the instant lasagna noodles and to put enough sauce
on each layer. The uncooked noodles will absorb the liquid from the sauce during baking and
woudl thus be cooked along with the other ingredients.
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Pata Tim Espesyal
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 pc star anise
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp brandy
100 g chicharo
Procedure
1. Combine pork leg with 3 cups water, star anise, MAGGI Oyster Sauce, sugar, soy sauce,
MAGGI Beef Broth Cubes, and brandy. Simmer until meat is tender.
2. When meat is tender, add vegetables and cook until just crisp-tender.
3. Thicken the sauce with cornstarch which has been dispersed in water. Serve hot.
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Penne Creamed Beef
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Procedure
1. Saute mushrooms in butter for about 2 min; stir in flour. Cook flour for 30 seconds. Do not
allow to brown.
2. Gradually whisk in NESTLÉ Cream. Simmer, stirring constantly until thick. Season with
nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
3. Grease oven-proof dish and arrange 1/3 of the cooked penne, ham, and cheese. Repeat for
remaining ingredients making 2 more layers. Pour sauce over the layers.
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Penne with Mushrooms and Tomato Cream
A vegetarian's delight pasta dish with mushrooms, basil, and cottage cheese in tomato cream
sauce
Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 tsp paprika
2 tbsp sugar
Procedure
3. Combine broth, paprika, basil, and NESTLÉ Cream. Stir into mushroom mixture and cook
gently over low heat for 5 minutes. Season with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, pepper, and sugar.
3. Toss cooked pasta gently into mixture. Add in the parsley and cottage cheese. Toss gently.
Serve while hot.
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Salisbury Steak
Juicy beef burgers served with egg, bacon, and mushroom gravy
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients
1 pc egg
½ cup breadcrumbs
½ tsp salt
½ kg ground beef
fried bacon
fried egg
Mushroom Gravy:
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
Procedure
1. In a large bowl, beat egg. Stir in NESTLÉ Cream, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and MAGGI
MAGIC SARAP. Add beef and mix until fully combined. Shape into patties. Set aside.
2. Heat oil, cook prepared patties over medium heat until browned on each side.
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3. To prepare gravy: Melt butter with 2 tbsp dripping from the fried patties. Stir in mushrooms
and cook over high heat. Add in onions and cook until limp.
4. Add flour and cook while stirring until brown but not burnt. Pour in CARNATION Evap. Stir
until slightly thick. Season with MAGGI Magic Sarap and pepper.
5. To assemble steak: Top prepared steak with a piece of fried egg and few pieces of fried
bacon. Drizzle or serve gravy on the side.
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Steamed Lapu-Lapu with Mayonnaise
A local party fare - cooked whole fish covered with colorful vegetables and egg
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
1 liter water
1 tsp. salt
Garnish:
2 cups mayonnaise
Procedure
1. Boil lapu-lapu in water with MAGGI Magic Sarap, leeks, ginger and salt. Cook for
approximately 10 minutes on each side. Do not overcook. Remove cooked fish from the stock.
2. Set aside cooked fish at room temperature until cold then keep in the chiller for at least 1
hour.
3. Remove skin of fish. Spread with mayonnaise on both sides and sprinkle with salt and
pepper.
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Ultimate Steak a la Crème
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients
butter, as needed
Procedure
1. Trim tenderloin. Season with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, salt, and pepper to taste.
2. Melt a pat of butter in a pan. Over high heat, pan sear the seasoned beef. Transfer onto a
serving dish.
3. Stir beef broth into drippings in pan and simmer; add cream. Turn off fire. Stir until well
blended. Pour over tenderloin or put in gravy boat. Serve immediately.
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