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I'll share my recipes, if you'll share yours May 15, 2010

16 years ago

Panera Bread Country Bread and Tomato Soup with Mashed Basil Oil

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, packed

3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 28oz cans whole, peeled tomatoes or 12 Roma tomatoes, peeled

1 quart water or vegetable stock

1/4 cup dry red wine

1 loaf Country Bread, torn into bite-size pieces

Mash the basil well with 1/2 cup of the oil and season with salt

and pepper. Set aside.

Heat the remaining 1/4 cup oil over medium-low heat. Cook the

garlic, red pepper and oregano just until the garlic begins to

sizzle. Crush the tomatoes with your hands over the stockpot,

including all juices. Add the water or stock and red wine. Bring to

a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the

bread and remove from heat. Serve immediately, drizzling the soup

liberally with the mashed basil oil.

Serves 8

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Comments (3)

Marilyn Sue
16 years ago
BANANA BISQUICK BREAD

â¡ 1 c. sugar
â¡ 1/4 c. shortening
â¡ 3 bananas, mashed
â¡ 2 eggs
â¡ 2 c. Bisquick
â¡ 1/2 c. nuts
Mix well. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour in 350 degree oven. Real good! Make into Texas sized muffins and bake till done. It makes 8 of them.

Sue
Jasdip
16 years ago
Chocolate Truffle Brownies (Style at Home magazine)

This is our award-winning brownie -- soft and creamy, made with the best chocolate, and with a similar texture to truffles. Irresistible.

8 oz. bittersweet chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
6-1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Cocoa powder, to dust

1 Preheat the oven to 300F. Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Do not let the base of the bowl touch the water. Stir until melted. Set aside to cool.

2 Put the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk until pale and creamy. Sift in the flour and fold in gently. Finally, fold in the molten chocolate and mix until smooth.

3 Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. The brownies should have risen slightly.

4 Let cool completely, then dust with cocoa powder. Cut into 9 squares and serve
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Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cups chopped pecans
8 ounces Maytag Blue cheese
1/2 cup butter
2 egg yolks, beaten
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

Instructions:
Combine all and mix with hands until smooth. Roll into 2 x 1 1/2 inch rolls, wrap in plastic, and chill 4 hours or over night.

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