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Recipe Swap Blog Party – My Mom’s Fuyu Persimmon Bundt Cake

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 20, 2012 

 

This recipe is from Jennifer’s (the RD) mother. Jennifer’s mom loves persimmon so much she even has a tree in her backyard. This recipe originally came from Sunset Magazine many years ago and is now a family favorite.

 My Mom’s Fuyu persimmon bundt cake

Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.  pre-heat oven to 350.

Blend 2 tsp. baking soda into 3 cups of Fuyu persimmons, chopped. Set aside

In a large bowl, beat ½ cup soft butter with 1 2/3 cups sugar.  Add 2 eggs, 2 tsp. lemon juice, and 2 tsp. vanilla and beat until fluffy.  Stir in persimmons.

Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp. cinnamon, and ½ tsp. nutmeg.  Stir flour into the persimmon mixture until blended.  Add 1 cup of chopped walnuts and ¾ cup raisins.

Pour into prepared bundt pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.  Cool  in pan for 15 minutes.  Turn onto rack.

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – My Mom’s Oatmeal Muffins

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012

My Mom’s Oatmeal Muffins

This recipe is from my Mother and this is the first recipe she learned to make. I think this recipe goes back to my great grandmother and my family has been making it ever since then.  I grew up eating them and I love them fresh from the oven with butter and jam. What I really like about this recipe is that they are not overly sweet.

Ingredients:

  • 1-cup oatmeal (old-fashioned slow cook)
  • 1-cup milk
  • 1-cup flour
  • 3 TBSP butter
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 TBSP sugar
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a saucepan, scald milk and butter.
  3. In a mixing bowl, add oatmeal and scalded milk. Combine and let sit until cools off.
  4. Then combine flour, egg, salt, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
  5. In a muffin pan, pour dough into pre-buttered muffin cups.
  6. Bake for 23 to 27 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven.
  8. Enjoy!

* Makes 8 large muffins or 12 small muffins.

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Apple-Hazelnut Croquant Cookies

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Antonia is a 22-year old nutrition student currently doing an internship in Munich. She started her blog as a creative outlet where she could share her favorite recipes with her family and friends while studying in England. She shares recipes for everything from traditional Austrian dishes which she learned to cook from her grandparents and mother to everyday favorites. In addition to posting recipes she shares snippets from her daily life, documenting the food she eats along the way.

Apple-Hazelnut Croquant Cookies

by Antonia @ Health Inspirations on October 20, 2012.

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It’s officially fall which means two things. 1. I can wear my super-comfy and extremely warm Ugg boots without being stared at like I’m a crazy person. 2. It’s time to eat pumpkins, butternut squash, nuts and lots and lots of apples and incorporate them in as many meals as possible. I personally love the simplicity of slicing up an apple and eating it with some peanut butter as an afternoon snack, but what I love even more is when I can consume an apple in form of a cookie.

Apple-Hazelnut Croquant Cookies

I made these cookies for my fellow interns at work. I had a short presentation last week and thought it might be nice to bring along a “thank you for listening treat”. My go-to recipe would normally be a cake or cupcakes but both of those options seemed like too much work. Cookies are easily made, perfectly delicious and will always be a crowd pleaser…especially when they include crunchy hazelnut croquant.

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I’m no cookie expert, but judging from the mmmmhs I heard in the office I think it’s safe to say that they tasted good! In case you are interested in more cookie recipes check out my pinterest cookie jar!

Apple-Hazelnut Croquant Cookies

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makes 25 – 30 medium sized cookies

Ingredients:

  • 240g butter, at room temperature
  • 375g brown sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 500g all-purpose flour
  • 2-3 tbsp. cinnamon {the more, the better}
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 medium-sized apples
  • 115g hazelnut croquant {hazelnut brittle}

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C.
  2. Grate two apples and transfer to several paper towels stacked over one another. Squeeze out as much juice as possible. Set aside.
  3. Using a mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the whole egg and vanilla and continue to stir until everything is combined.
  4. Sift in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon to the butter-sugar mixture.
  5. Next, add the grated apple and hazelnut croquant. Stir until the apples are well incorporated then form small balls and lay them onto a lined baking sheet. Be sure to leave enough space between the cookies.
  6. Bake for 15-17 minutes and enjoy!

Have a lovely Saturday!

 Thank you Antonia @ Health Inspirations

for your generous contributions!

Enjoy!
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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Jennifer’s Arare Cookies

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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 Posted by Jennifer (the RD) On October 20,2012

 Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ C. butter
  • 1 C. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 T shoyu
  • 1 C mini choc. Chips
  • 3 C. sifted flour
  • 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 ¾ C. rice krispies
  • 1 ½ C. crushed kaki mochi (mini yakko requires no crushing.  Do not use kaki mochi w/sesame seeds or seaweed.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter and brown sugar.  Add vanilla and shoyu.  Blend.  Add chocolate chips and mix well.  Mix in flour and baking soda, then add rice krispies and kaki mochi.  Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheets.  Flatten balls slightly and bake until brown, about 15 mnutes.  Remove from cookie sheet and cool.  Store in air tight container.  Makes approximately 6 dozen cookies.

What is arare?

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Melissa’s Gorilla Bread

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012

 

This recipe is from Jennifer’s (the student) sister Melissa.My sister makes this recipe for the holidays and it disappears pretty fast. This is a Paula Deen recipe.

Ingredients:

  • ½-cup sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • ½-cup butter
  • 1-cup brown sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese package, cut into cubes
  • 2- 12 oz cans of biscuits
  • 1 ½-cup walnuts

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray Bundt pan and set aside.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
  4. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar.
  5. Divide biscuits and fill with cubes of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit and seal.
  6. Sprinkle ½ cup of walnuts in the bottom of the Bundt pan.
  7. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the Bundt pan.
  8. Sprinkle with half of the sugar mixture and half of the butter mixture and a ½ a cup of walnuts.
  9. Layer remaining biscuits on top and sprinkle with sugar mixture, butter mixture and ½ cup of walnuts.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes.
  11. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes.
  12. Place plate on top and invert.
  13. Enjoy!

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Denise’s Pumpkin Spice Latte

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 20, 2012

This recipe is from Jennifer’s (the RD) sister Denise and it her own creation. She was tired of having to run to Starbucks all the time, now she can have one anytime she likes. Denise often whips up these lattes for the family.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

 Ingredients

  • 1 cup nonfat organic milk
  • ¼ cup canned pumpkin
  • ½ t. pumpkin pie spice (my personal blend is below)
  • 1 T. agave
  • 1 shot of espresso (additional shot optional)
  • Optional shot of whipped cream

 Instructions

1. Mix pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and agave in a very large mug or 2 cup measuring glass.

2. Mix in milk, and microwave for 90 seconds.

3. Add one shot of espresso and whisk. Top with whipped cream (optional).

My Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe

Combine:

  • About 1 T. + 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1 t. ground ginger
  • 1 t. freshly grated nutmeg
  • ½ t. ground allspice
  • ½ t. ground cloves

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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Austrian Apple Strudel

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Antonia is a 22-year old nutrition student currently doing an internship in Munich. She started her blog as a creative outlet where she could share her favorite recipes with her family and friends while studying in England. She shares recipes for everything from traditional Austrian dishes which she learned to cook from her grandparents and mother to everyday favorites. In addition to posting recipes she shares snippets from her daily life, documenting the food she eats along the way.

My Favorite Things…

by Antonia @ Health Inspirations on October 20, 2012.
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Remember, in “Sound of Music” when Maria sings about her “Favorite Things”…

I believe she mentions crisp apple strudels and schnitzel with noodles. Well, I’ve posted about Schnitzel before, which is without doubt the most popular Austrian food. However, before flying back to England on Monday, I thought I would complete the list of famous Austrian Eats and tell you all about the Viennese Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel). I couldn’t agree more with Maria (Julie Andrews) in saying that it’s one of my favorite things…

At home we serve Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce and a dollop of whipped cream. Traditionally, it is filled with raisins, nuts, breadcrumbs and of course a lot of apples.

Austrian Apple Strudel

recipe adapted from “Die gute Küche” – Plachutta & Wagner

For the dough you will need:

  • 200g flour
  • 1/8 l lukewarm water
  • 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. oil
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • butter, melted

For the filling you will need:

  • 3/4kg – 1 kg apples, peeled
  • 30 g butter
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup nuts, chopped
  • 50g sugar
  • optional: 60 g raisins
  • cinnamon
  • 1 egg or melted butter

Start by making the dough:

  1. Onto a clean kitchen surface measure out the flour.
  2. Onto the flour add the salt, oil and egg and using a fork mix everything together to form a ball of dough.
  3. Roll out the dough (as thin as possible) and sprinkle it with the oil.
  4. Let the dough rest (under a cover) for 30 minutes.
  5. Then add a little flour to the dough and roll it out evenly. Add a little butter and let it rest for a couple of minutes. Before adding the filling carefully lift the rolled out dough onto a baking tray.

Now make the filling:

  1. Cut the apples into thin slices and put them into a large bowl. Add the sugar, nuts, cinnamon and if desired the raisins.
  2. In a small skillet, melt the butter and add the breadcrumbs. Wait until golden brown. Don’t forget to stir!

Now you are ready to combine everything:

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Onto the rolled out dough add the breadcrumbs. Then add the apples on top of that.
  3. Carefully roll the dough together and close the ends by rolling them up.
  4. Coat with a thin layer of butter or with an scrambled up egg.
  5. Put the strudel into the preheated oven let it bake for 40 minutes.
  6. Serve with a sprinkle of sugar and a side of whipped cream.

Thank you Antonia @ Health Inspirations
for your generous contributions!
Enjoy!
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Recipe Swap Blog Party – Apple Cake

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012
 

 

This is a recipe that reminds me of fall. My mom would make this every year sometime before Halloween and sometimes again before Thanksgiving. This cake is so moist and it make a great dessert but is also good for breakfast.

Ingredients:

  • 2 ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup margarine (melted)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/3 cups plus 1 TBSP flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 ½ pound apples (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Butter and flour a 12 x 7 baking pan and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, margarine and eggs.
  4. In another mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg.
  5. Slowly mix flour mixture into egg mixture.
  6. Once combines fold in apples and walnuts.
  7. Pour into baking pan.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven.
  9.  Enjoy!

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Recipe Swap Blog Party Welcome

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 20, 2012

Welcome to Jenmi Jenmi’s 200th Post Recipe Swap Blog Party! 

Jenmi Jenmi started posting in January 2011 and we had an overwhelming response to our healthy lifestyle, chronicling the healthy lives of a register dietician and a dietetic student. The blog follows our lives through food and fitness which includes our favorite recipes, stories, healthy living, career, happiness and self-love.

We have achieved our 200th post and want to thank everyone by celebrating with a Recipe Swap Blog Party for your enjoyment.  We normally focus on healthy foods but today we are featuring fall favorite desserts. The collection of recipes featured in this blog party will include old secret recipes from guest bloggers, grandmothers, mothers, siblings and dear friends.

Be sure to stop by frequently throughout the day as recipes will be posted every hour, enjoy, have fun and join the party!

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What is Arare?

20 Saturday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 19, 2012

Arare is a yummy and crunchy Japanese soy sauce flavored  bite sized rice cracker. They are in fun shapes such as the one above.  I used to love the flower shaped ones when I was a kid.  It is eaten as a snack like one would eat any other cracker.  The great news about these  crackers are that most varieties have very little fat.  The bad news is that they are high in sodium.  They are an extremely popular snack food in Hawaii where you can purchase them at the movies or find them mixed into bags of microwave popcorn.

I am submitting a cookie recipe at the blog party that uses arare as part of its ingredients.  It is a recipe from Hawaii that I received from Lani, my friend Monika’s mother.  Although it is not low in fat, is super tasty and has wonderful texture.  It is a great indulgence.  Arare can be found in Japanese and other asian markets.  If you live in an area with lots of Asians, you may also be able to find it in the Asian section of your local supermarket.  🙂

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