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17 years ago

Laura Calder's Cauliflower Gratin

Yield: 6

Ingredients:

Â 1 1/2 cups milk

Â 1 x bay leaf

Â 1 clove garlic split

Â 3 tbsp butter

Â 3 tbsp flour

Â 1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese

Â Salt and pepper

Â 1 lb. cauliflower floretÂs

Â 1/4 cup breadcrumbs

Â 2 to 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Make the sauce: Bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan with the bay leaf and garlic. Cover, turn off the heat, and let infuse, about 15 minutes. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute to remove the raw flour taste. Gradually whisk in the milk. Cook, stirring, until thick. Stir in the cheese, season with salt and pepper, and reserve.

2. Heat the oven to 425Â°F/210Â°C. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Salt it, as for pasta, and blanch cauliflower until just shy of being tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well. Pat dry with a tea-towel. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with the sauce and dump into a gratin dish. Scatter over the breadcrumbs and Parmesan and bake until bubbling and gratinÃ©ed on top.

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Marilyn Sue
17 years ago
Zucchini Cake

4 eggs
3 cups granulated sugar*
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 cups grated zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix together eggs, sugar and oil. Add zucchini and remaining dry ingredients, stir well. Add nuts and vanilla last and mix. Pour into a greased and floured tube or Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Frost with cream cheese icing.

*For spice cake variation, substitute 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar and 1 1/2 cups white sugar and add 1 tablespoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.

Cream Cheese Icing

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners sugar

Cream cream cheese and butter with a fork and add vanilla, then sugar and beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.

Sue
gemini40
17 years ago
Sounds good enough for breakfast LOL
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