Award-Winning Butter Tarts

Total time: 1¼ hours PT4500.0S    

Prep time: 45 min

Chef: Lennie

Ingredients

16 pie pastry (fill 16 muffin cups your own or from a mix) 12 cup raisins 14 cup butter (soft) 14 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 pinch salt

12 cup corn syrup

1 egg (lightly beaten)

12 tsp vanilla

Directions

1	Prepare muffin pans by rolling out pie dough and cutting 4-inch (approx) circles; fit dough circles into muffin cups; set aside in fridge until ready to fill.
2	In a small bowl, place raisins and cover with hot tap water; let stand on the counter for 30 minutes.
3	In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together the soft butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup; stir well until sugar is dissolved and butter is creamed.
4	Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
5	Drain raisins.
6	Retrieve tart shells and divide raisins equally into all shells; then divide butter mixture into all tarts.
7	Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes; filling will be lightly browned but still bubbling.
8	Canadians fall into two camps about butter tarts and are quite loyal to their favourite type: runny or firm.
9	I like runny-- the type that dribbles when you bite into one; if you like firm, bake them for the full 20 minutes, even adding another minute or two if you wish.
10	Let cooked butter tarts cool in pans for 10 minutes after removing from oven; then remove and place on racks until completely cool.

Easy Cheesecake With Cherry Topping

Total time: 30 min PT1800.0S   

 Prep time: 15 min

Chef: Chef LINDA JEAN

Ingredients

1 graham cracker crust (prepared) 8 ozs cream cheese 16 ozs sugar (10xx confectioners)

21 ozs cherry pie filling

8 ozs cool whip

Directions

1	Put cream cheese on counter to soften.
2	Put Cool Whip on counter to thaw.
3	Put softened cream cheese in mixing bowl
4	Beat cream cheese and sifted confectioners sugar until lumps are gone.
5	Add thawed Cool Whip.
6	Blend until smooth and fluffy.
7	Pour into graham cracker crust and smooth with spoon until it's level.
8	Spoon on pie filling.
9	Set in refrigerator (to set) overnight.
10	If you are in a hurry, set 4 hours.

Raspberries with Sour Cream Custard

Total time: 20 min PT1200S    

Prep time: 5 min

Chef: Elna Dobson

Ingredients

12 cup sugar 3 tbsps cornstarch 14 tsp salt 1 14 cups milk 4 beaten eggs

12 cup sour cream

1 12 tsps vanilla extract

2 pts raspberry (fresh)

Directions

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add 1/2 cup of hot mixture into eggs; return to saucepan. Add sour cream and vanilla; beat with whisk until well blended. Place saucepan in a bowl of ice water for a few minutes to cool. Cover and chill. Serve sauce over berries. Variation: Strawberries or other fresh fruit may be substituted for raspberries.

Vanilla Poppy Seed Cake With Raspberry Topping

Total time: 1¼ hours PT4500.0S    

Prep time: 15 min

Chef: SweetJezebel

Ingredients

212 cups flour 112 cups granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 12 tsp salt 34 cup milk 34 cup vegetable oil (melted butter) 4 tsps vanilla extract 4 eggs

2 tbsps poppy seeds

13 cup sugar

13 cup water

1 tbsp butter

2 tsps vanilla extract

10 ozs raspberries (frozen, light syrup thawed)

14 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1	Preheat oven to 325°F Generously grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.
2	For the Cake, mix first 8 ingredients in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes. Gently stir in poppy seed. Pour into prepared pan.
3	Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
4	For the Glaze, mix confectioner's sugar, water, butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in small saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 1 minute. Remove cake from oven; pierce cake surface deeply with a fork, about every inch. Spoon half of glaze over hot cake in pan. Let stand 10 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Spoon remaining glaze over cake. Cool completely before serving.
5	For the Topping, mix raspberries and 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Spoon sauce over each slice of cake before serving.

Ice Cream Gingersnap Sandwiches

Ingredients

1 cup butter (room temperature) 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 12 cup molasses (unsulphured) 1 egg 312 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 12 tsp salt

2 tsps ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

12 tsp ground cloves

12 tsp ground nutmeg

12 tsp black pepper (freshly ground)

3 pts caramel ice cream (vanilla)

Directions

1	1. Beat butter and brown sugar together in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed. Mix in molasses, then egg, until blended, scraping bowl as needed.
2	2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; add to butter mixture on low speed, mixing until combined.
3	3. Divide dough in half, shape each into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 3 hours.
4	4. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap dough. On a generously floured surface, roll out each disk until 1/8 in. thick. Using round 2 1/2- to 3-in. cookie cutters, cut out dough and arrange circles about 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets (use a small spatula to transfer). Reroll scraps as needed.
5	5. Bake cookies until dry-looking and just starting to brown on edges, about 8 minutes. Set pans on racks and let cookies cool on pans.
6	6. Scoop about 2 tbsp. ice cream onto the flat side of one cookie and sandwich with another cookie. Freeze airtight until firm.
7	Make ahead: Chill dough (step 3) up to 1 week. Store baked cookies airtight up to 3 days.
8	Note: Nutritional analysis is per sandwich cookie.

Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Icing

Total time: 45 min PT2700.0S    

Prep time: 15 min

Chef: Cassie Lackey

Ingredients

1 box chocolate cake mix (duncan hine) 1 jar vanilla (pillsbury, icing) 2 tbsps peanut butter

13 cup whole milk




Directions

1	Follow directions on the back of the cake mix box. Bake the cake as directed.
2	When cake is finished, let cool until room-temperature.
3	Stir in 2 Tbsp peanut butter into the jar of vanilla icing. Add 1/3 cup of milk to thin it out a little. Stir until mixed well.
4	Ice the cake with the peanut butter icing.
5	Enjoy!

Addie's Favorite Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total time: 25 min PT1500.0S    

Prep time: 15 min

Chef: KathyLRichey

Ingredients

212 cups all-purpose flour 12 tsp salt 12 tsp baking soda 1 cup softened butter 1 cup peanut butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar (packed)

2 eggs

12 ozs chocolate chips

Directions

1	Mix dry ingredients and set aside.
2	Mix butter and peanut butter.
3	Add both sugars, cream well.
4	Add eggs and mix well.
5	Add flour mixture, mix well.
6	Fold in chocolate morsels.
7	Drop dough from rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet.
8	Bake in pre-heated 375 degree oven for 10-13 minutes.
9	Allow to cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes.
10	Remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.

Brownie-and-Peanut-Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

vegetable oil cooking spray 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 12 tsps baking powder 1 12 tsps salt 11 ozs unsalted butter (6 tablespoons, room temperature) 7 ozs unsweetened chocolate

2 23 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 tsps pure vanilla extract

peanut butter ice cream

Directions

1	Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 13- by-18-inch rimmed baking sheets with cooking spray, line with parchment, and spray parchment.
2	Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Melt butter and chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, add sugar, and stir until dissolved. Stir in eggs, 1 at a time, and then stir in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just incorporated. (Do not overmix.)
3	Divide batter between pans. Use an offset spatula to spread batter into thin, even layers. Bake, rotating pans once, until batter just begins to set, 8 to 10 minutes. (The surfaces will look dry, and testers inserted in the centers will come out wet.) Let cool completely in pans on wire racks.
4	To assemble, place the flat side of a large wire rack over 1 brownie, and invert rack, brownie, and pan together. Remove pan and parchment. Repeat with remaining brownie. Place a clean rimmed baking sheet over 1 brownie, and invert pan, brownie, and rack together. Remove rack. The brownie should be in the pan, top side up.
5	Spread ice cream in a smooth, even layer over brownie in pan. Align pan lengthwise with remaining brownie on rack, and use rack to quickly and carefully flip brownie onto ice cream. Remove rack. Press top brownie gently. Cover and freeze until firm, at least overnight (or up to 1 week).
6	Uncover, and cut into squares. Serve immediately (or cover and freeze ice cream sandwiches overnight).

Peanut Butter Graham Squares With Dark Chocolate 

Drizzle

Total time: 10 min PT600.0S    

Prep time: 10 min

Chef: Redsie

Ingredients

4-5 graham crackers 34 cup graham cracker crumbs 8 tbsps margarine (softened) 114 cups sugar 6 tbsps peanut butter (reduced-calorie)

12 tsp vanilla

14 tsp salt

dark chocolate (melted dark chocolate to drizzle)

Directions

1	Arrange whole graham crackers in the bottom of an 8x8" square baking dish.
2	In a medium mixing bowl, beat together graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, peanut butter, vanilla and salt until smooth.
3	Scoop this mixture into the baking dish and gently spread over the graham crackers. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
4	Cut into squares and drizzle with melted dark chocolate.