Divide the dough into 2 slightly unequal portions, roll the larger portion into a round 1/8 inch thick, and fit it into a 9 inch pie plate. Roll the remaining dough into a round 1/8 thick and transfer it to a foil lined baking sheet. Chill the pastry. In a kettle combine th

Place figs in 4 qt pot. Add all water, cover pot, bring to a boil and remove pot from heat. Let the pot of figs sit for at least an hour to plump them. Remove figs from the dark water with a slotted spoon. Reserve the water. Cut stems off figs with scissors and chop figs medium

Heat the oil in a non stick pan and fry the onions until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add the apples and cook for 3 minutes. Cover and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook for 5 minutes.     strongServings:1/stron

Again, add fruit as for raisin bread. Maybe I liked this bread because I first plumped my fruit in RUM! Well, Why not? It worked for me! If you use the rum (or any liqour) it has a nice Holiday flare. Hey, why don t we work on a Margarita Bread? Getting Frisky in Jax,Fla......M

2 c duck stock or water 1/3 c pitted dates sliced 1/3 c dried figs sliced (or : prunes) 1 TB butter 1/4 ts salt 1 1/3 c couscous In 3 quart saucepan, heat duck stock, dates, figs, butter and salt to boiling. Stir in couscous and remove saucepan from

2 c all purpose flour 1 TB baking powder 1/2 ts salt 1/4 c sugar 3/4 c dried apricots, chopped 1 1/4 c heavy cream : Glaze: 3 TB butter, melted 2 TB sugar Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Use an ungreased baking sheet. Combine the flour

Bring water and apple juice to a boil; pour over cherries and steep for as long as possible. Sweeten to taste if need be with sugar or honey. Serve hot over ice cream, fresh fruit or cake. Yield: 1 cup Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW MF6753 From: Ga

Makes 1/4 c powdered orange peel or 1/8 c powdered lemon peel a cheese or vegetable grater Use the coarse side of a cheese grater to grate off the citrus skin in strips; use only the orange (or yellow) part of the skin avoiding the bitter white part. Spread the peel st

In a bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until light. Mix in the pumpkin, applesauce, flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, half and half and vanilla; blend thoroughly. Pour into pie shell. Arrange pecan halves over top of filling. Bake at 425 F. in lo

1) Rinse the duck and pat dry inside and out... 2) Combine the remainder of the ingredients EXCEPT the bacon, mixing well. Spoon the dressing into all cavities of the duck then place in a baking dish... 3) Place the bacon strips over the top and bake in a 350ø oven

Mix all the canned fruit, sugar and coconut thoroughly in mixing bowl. Fold in the sour cream and marshmallows. Transfer to decorative serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Right before serving you could garnish with a few maraschino cherries plac

Peel, core and finely chop enough apples to measure 2c Place in preserving kettle or Dutch oven with raisins,water, lemon juice,cinnamon and allspice. Stir in sugars and margarine/butter. Place kettle over high heat and sitr until it comes to a full boil. Boil hard for 1 mi

Preheat oven @ 375 degrees.Brush bottom and sides of crust evenly with egg yolk;bake on baking on baking sheet until light brown,about 5 minutes.Remove crust from oven. Combine sliced apples,lemon juice,1/2 cup sugar,1/4 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour,salt,cinnamon and nut

Finely chop (or grind) cranberries, apples and orange. Mix with sugar and refrigerate for a day or two before serving. Great with chicken or turkey.     strongServings:5/strong  

Cut margarine into flour as for pie crust. Add egg yolks, vinegar and water and mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Divide dough into 3 parts and work with one at a time. Roll out on floured cloth to 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Sprinkle each part with:

1/2 c butter, softened 1/3 c sugar 1/4 ts vanilla 1 c all purpose flour 8 oz cream cheese 1/3 c sugar 1 egg 1/2 ts vanilla 1/3 c sugar 1/2 ts cinnamon 4 c diced peeled apples 1/4 c slivered almonds : Whipped cream for garnish Heat oven

: ***** none ***** Place bottom crust in pan. Add apples, sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg. Top with butter, place top crust over vent. Bake 375 degrees for one hour. Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Recipe By : PICK OF THE DAY SHOW P

Core apples, and slice a thin circle of peel from top of each. Place apples in a 9" pie plate. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; spoon mixture into cavities of apples. Top each with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Pour water into pieplate; cover with heavy duty plastic wrap.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor, cream tofu, sweetener, oil, vanilla, egg replacer and banana. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to food processor along with salt and process until creamy. Pulse in poppy seeds. Pour into an oiled 9x

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas. 2. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into bread pan, bake at 350F for 30 35 minutes. Source: The warped and twisted mind of Linda Fields Typed for you

Boil cranberry juice with wine and cinnamon stick over high heat until reduced to 1 cup, about 9 minutes. Meanwhile, puree berries in a blender. Strain and discard seeds. Remove cinnamon stick from reduced wine mixture. Stir in berry mixture. Pour into a bowl. Taste and add lemo

Combine 10 caramel candies, each cut into 4 pieces, and flour. Add chopped Jonathan or Rome apples, caramel ice cream topping, and lemon juice. Mix well. Pour mixture into a frozen, regular 9" Pet Ritz pie crust and sprinkle with pecan pieces. Bake at 375øF on a preheate

Heat oven to 375 degrees.In a 9" pie pan,combine all crust ingredients and mix well.Press crumbs in bottom and up sides of pie pan. Do not press onto rim. In a large bowl,combine apples and dry pudding mix;spoon into unbaked crust.Sprinkle apples with cheese.In same bowl,co

Combine all ingredients and chill. May want to add a few maraschino cherries for color. Easy and good! Hope you enjoy. Serves 8.     strongServings:8/strong  

RINSE THE ONIONS IN A strainer, just to separate them and remove extra ice. Blot them on paper towels. In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When it is hot, add the onions and sugar and continue cooking for 5 minutes, shaking often, until the onions are lightly

From : JACK DECKER Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl, add apple and nuts, toss. Unroll dough and separate into 8 rectangles. Press perforations on dough firmly to seal. Spread each rectangle with apple mixture, roll up starting at narrow end. Place each roll lengthwise

1. Combine all ingredients in a 1 quart glass measuring pitcher. 2. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 2 1/2 to 3 minutes at High; stir once. Yield: About 1 1/4 cups. SOURCE: Adventures in Microwave Cooking     strongServings:1/s

A smoking cauldron of punch made with grapes and orange peel masquerading as eyeballs and worms. A SERIOUS CAUTION: never touch dry ice; use tongs to handle In a 1 to 2 quart pan, bring 1 cup of cranberry juice and candied ginger to a boil over high heat. Boil, uncover

The addition of store bought whole berry cranberry sauce to a basic recipe for turkey gravy ensures that first time gravy makers will end up with a sauce that has both depth of flavor and color. 3 1/2 tablespoons pan drippings from a roasted Butterball turkey 3 1/2 tablespo

Wash elderberries. Remove stems. Cover with water. Cook until soft. Drain through jelly bag. Wash grapes. Remove stems. Cover with water, cook until soft. Drain through jelly bag. Combine elderberry and grape juice in equal proportions. Add 3/4 cup sugar to each cup juice. Boil

Follow package instructions for making cooked and canned jelly. (Bringing juice and pectin to boil, then adding sugar, boiling hard one minute, jarring up and processing in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes for half pint jars.) Looks like about five 8 oz jars jelly. From: Elean

(Units: 100 g = 3 1/2 oz; 1 dl = 3 1/2 fl oz = 2/5 cup; 180 oC = 350 oF; 200 oC = 400 oF; 230 oC = 450 oF; 250 oC = 475 oF; 2.5 cm = 1 inch) Make the shortcrust pastry. Line a flan tin with half the pastry and prick the base with a fork. Boil the elderberry syrup a

To make the elderberry vinegar, place 2 cups (1/2 liter) of stemmed elderberries in an ovenproof dish. Cover with vinegar. Cook in a 300F (150C) oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until the berries burst. Let the mixture stand overnight, then strain through a jelly bag.   br

Mix flour, cinnamon, salt, butter and shortening until a crumbly mixture forms. Add in the juice slowly, until a smooth dough forms. Melt butter, and mix the rest of the ingredients into it. Putting it all together: Core 3/4 of an apple (preferably a Granny Smith) making su

Place scallops in saucepan with wine and water. Put parsley, bay leaf, thyme and peppercorns in cheesecloth and tie together. Add to scallops in saucepan. Poach scallops gently over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove scallops. Allow to cool. Combine scallops with shrimp, apple, onio

Combine ingredients in the top of a double boiler, or use an earthenware bowl placed over (but not touching) simmering water. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 6 or 7 minutes. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a sterilized glass

Remove seeds from fruit. Cut fruit into very thin slices. Cut each slice in quarters. Remove pithy inner portion from each section of fruit. Add 1 1/2 quarts water to each pound of fruit. Let stand 24 hours. Boil hard 1 hour. Add 1 pound sugar to each pound fruit and liquid. Bo

Mix everything in one bowl and stir it up. In greased and floured bread pan, cook at 350 F for 50 60 minutes. This is really better if left to sit overnight before eating, it s almost too moist to eat right away. From *Prodigy s Food and Wine Bulletin Board,from Cheryl Lawson

For the crust, blend together butter, maple syrup, cream cheese, egg, orange rind and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder. Roll out crust on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin. This dough is soft. Roll to 1/3 inch thickness. Fit or pat the dough into 7 inch pie plate

CREAM TOGETHER SUGAR, SHORTENING, EGGS AND FLOUR. ADD SODA AND BUTTERMILK. MIX IN SALT AND BAKING POWDER (ADD 1 DROP LEMON EXTRACT IF DESIRED) ADD MASHED BANANAS AND FOLD IN NUTS AND VANILLA. BAKE ABOUT 35 MINUTES AT 350 DEGREES IN GREASED AND FLOURED OR PAPERED PAN. This recipe