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Plum Tart

3/4 cup sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup unbleached or whole-wheat pastry flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt (optional) 2 eggs 20 halves pitted purple plums 2 tbsp brown sugar grated rind and juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 tsp cinnamon Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9-inch springform pan. Combine […]

Chocolate Cheesecake

Graham Cracker Crust 1 1/2 cups fine graham cracker crumbs 5 tbsp butter Mix crust ingredients together until it is well blended. Press it evenly into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Chocolate filling 1 1/4 cups sugar 1.5 pounds soft cream cheese (light) 3 eggs 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (54% dark from Trader […]

Lemonade

6 cups water 8 cups granulated sugar 8 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice Make a sugar syrup by boiling the sugar and water together. Cool completely. Squeeze the lemons and strain out seeds. Add to cooled sugar syrup and chill. This makes 18 cups of lemonade concentrate. To serve, add equal parts of chilled water. […]

Molasses Cookies

12 tbsp butter (salted) 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 3/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp cloves 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp allspice Note: original recipe called for white sugar. All brown is good, but […]

Buttermilk Waffles

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 tbsp sugar (1 tbsp is fine) 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt (1/4 tsp if using salted butter) 2 cups low-fat buttermilk 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 2 large eggs Preheat oven to 275 °; set a rack on a baking sheet, and […]