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Individual Lemon Meringue Tarts
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Individual Lemon Meringue Tarts

This is my second Daring Bakers challenge recipe, and I’m happy to say it was another success! I’ve never tasted meringue before, much less tried my hand at making it. It smells like angel cake when it’s baking and has a very similar flavor. The lemon curd was perfect – not too tart, not to eggy. All this on top of a crust that tastes like shortbread. The recipe can be easily adapted for a single large tart, a pie, “free-form” or tinless tarts, or even made in muffin cups. I’ll describe the method I used here. Thanks to Jen … Continue Reading →



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Apple Caramel Nut Tarts
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Apple Caramel Nut Tart

I recently bought some tart pans for the simple fact that I think anything in mini-size is cute: mini pies, mini cookies, mini puppies…you get the idea. Now I had to decide what to make with them. I thought of pecan tarts first, but thought that was over done. Then I thought of making onion tarts, but I wanted something a little sweeter. I went through the entire apple-picking season without making an apple pie this year…very unlike me! So apples won out. I’d slice the apples and arrange them to look pretty, then leave off the top crust…voilà! I … Continue Reading →



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Disney’s 50′s Prime Time Cafe Chicken Pot Pie
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Disney’s 50’s Prime Time Cafe Chicken Pot Pie

Updated Source: Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook (modified by Dawn DeMeo) Seems like I haven’t made this in quite a while! My husband was so impressed with it. I thought for sure I’d made it for him before, I guess I hadn’t. It’s my favorite chicken pot pie recipe, but it does take a bit of time to put together. It’s absolutely worth it, though! I’ve made some changes to the original post. Aside from adding photos, I changed a couple of measurements to make it easier. The amounts are actually the same, you just no longer need to dirty measuring cups … Continue Reading →



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Cheesecake Supreme
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Source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (1996 edition) Ingredients 1 ¾ cups graham crackers, finely crushed ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup butter, melted 24 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel, optional 2 eggs 1 egg yolk ¼ cup milk Directions For crust, combined crushed graham crackers, walnuts, and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter. If desired, reserve ¼ cup of the crumb mixture for topping. Press the remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and about 2 inches up the … Continue Reading →



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Custard Pie
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Source: The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Classic Stories Ingredients pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie 2 cups milk 1/4 lemon rind dash of nutmeg 3 eggs 1/3 cup granulated sugar pinch of salt 1 tablespoon flour Directions Prepare crust and line a 9-inch pie pan. Prick dough all over with a fork to prevent bubbling. Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes. In heavy saucepan, heat milk just to boiling. Score and shave lemon rind into the milk; add nutmeg. In medium bowl, beat the eggs; then beat in the sugar, salt and flour. Gradually stir in … Continue Reading →



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