Desserts

Ì Sugarless Oatmeal raisin cookies...
         
 

3 bananas

1/2 cup raisins

1/3 cup margarine, melted

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats

1/4 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together all ingredients in a bowl. Mix really
well. Let stand about 5 minutes, until oats become wet. Heap teaspoons with
dough and drop dough onto greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Bake
at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire racks to cool
completely.
Makes 2-1/2 dozen cookies.

Ì Lucques' Hazelnut Brown buttercake...
         
  Total time : 1 hour, 35 minutes.                    Servings 10

12 tablespoons butter

1/3 cup flour

1 Vanilla bean

5 Eggs white

5 Ounces blanched hazelnuts, toasted

1/4 Cup granulated sugar

1.1/3 Cups powdered sugar

Fleur de sel  & Caramel ice cream
  1. Place an 8 inch skillet on low heat and add the butter. Cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Scrape the seeds out ; add the seeds and bean to the butter. When the butter turns golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, remove from the heat. Remove the seeds and pod and scrape the butter into a bowl to cool.

  2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10 inch cake pan with non stick spray, and line it with parchment paper. Grind the hazelnuts with the powdered sugar in a food processor.

  3. Place the ground nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour and stir until well combined.

  4. Beat the egg whites and granulated sugar to stiff peaks using an electric mixer. Fold the whites into the nut mixture. Fold in the room temperature brown butter.

  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes, then run a sharp knife around the edge and un-mold into a serving platter. Sprinkle each serving of cake with a little fleur de sel. Accompany with a scoop of caramel ice cream.

Each serving

Calories: 316 Carbohydrates:  27 grams
Fat: 23 grams Cholesterol: 37mg.
 

Ì Classic Cheesecake...

         
 

1 ½ cup Graham cracker crumbs

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened.

¾ cup sugar.   2 eggs.

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon Grand mariner

1/3 cup butter melted

Sour cream topping (see below)

 Place crumbs in mixing bowl and add ¼ cup sugar and cinnamon, then stir in butter. More butter, up to ¾ cup, may be added if needed.

Butter an 8 inch spring form pan on bottom and sides.

Sprinkle a thin layer of crumbs on bottom of pan and press down with metal ¼ cup measure. Work around sides with fingers to make crumbs of even height. Any remaining crumbs may be added to bottom crust.

Bake crust at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.

To make filling, beat eggs until light. Then add ½ cup sugar and beat 5 minutes.

Add cream cheese, vanilla and grand mariner and mix well.

Turn into prepared crust and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cool for 15 minutes and then pour sour cream topping over filling and bake at 475 degrees for 5 minutes.

Cool cake and chill overnight before serving.

 Sour cream topping:

1 pint sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon grand mariner

 Blend sour cream, sugar, vanilla and grand mariner well. Then pour over filling and bake as directed above.

 

Ì 7 layer Jello...

Ingredients:

4 packages of knox gelatin

4 packages of jello (3 oz)

1 cab eagle brand sweetened condensed milk

 

      1)      1st layer of flavor jello:

½ package of knox gelatin

1 cup of hot water

Mix and pour into 9x11 pan - let set.

 

2)      1 can sweetened condensed milk; add 1 cup hot water in a bowl. In another bowl.

In another bowl mix 2 packages of knox gelatin and  1 cup hot water. Mix both together - set aside.

3)      Place 1 cup of cooled milk mixture over set jello (1).

4)      After milk sets… add next color of jello. Continue with milk then flavor of jello. MAKE SURE EACH LAYER OF JELLO IS COOL BEFORE POURING ON THE NEXT LAYER!!!!