Recipes by Penny Martin
Canada Chef
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Orange SconesPagesI love scones and I love Ina!I love Ina Garten , the Barefoot Contessa, and regularly refer to her cookbooks - I have them all. Last week I baked scones ...What a wonderful feeling when you wake up to the buttery tempting smell of freshly baked scones! It simply starts the day off well. My step-daughter, Meredith, came from New… |
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Gluten Free Nanaimo Bars - A Canadian treat from the Daring BakersPagesWhen Kathleen came to the house, I happen to have my friend Lisa’s Christmas Chocolate Balls which are Gluten free to serve her, but it made me realize how challenging it can be for someone who has Celiac . So when the Daring bakers challenge… |
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Empire CookiesI live in the Beach (or Beaches) area in Toronto - People who live in the beach call it the beach and those who don't usually call it the Beaches...it doesn't matter to me...I love it. I often go to Meat on the Beach, a local grocery store/butcher. They have a great variety of delicious things and they always have a tray of Empire… |
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Another Delicious Chocolate Cake?Place a picture of a pretty chocolate cake in front of me and you can be assured I will want to bake it. I love my mom’s chocolate cake, but the chocolate cake from Ina Garten is fabulous too. My mom’s cake is more casual and very easy to make while this one is richer and looks a little more impressive, for special occasions.I had… |
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Penny's Cranberry & Pistachio ShortbreadPagesRecipe given to me from Randy1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.2. In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir butter with sugar until smooth.3. Stir in vanilla4. Gradually stir in flour and salt until evenly mixed.5. Stir in cranberries and nuts.6. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls (7ml) onto an ungreased baking sheet about 2… |
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Pumpkie Pie...a story and a great recipeA long time ago I lived in Denver, Colorado. Trying to impress my hosts, I offered to make a pumpkin pie. I am not sure if I had ever even tasted a pumpkin pie back then...and that is how the story begins. Determined to make it from scratch, I searched for a recipe that used fresh pumpkin –but couldn’t find a thing – only canned...… |
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Doughnuts! - The October Daring Baker's ChallengePagesDoughnuts generally fall into two categories: yeast and cake. Yeast doughnuts take a little longer to make to allow for rising time, but they create a lovely, fluffy and airy doughnut. I am not a huge fan of doughnuts and prefer the Louisianna Beignets that I often make for Elliot, but these were quite good and fun to make… |
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Boston Cream Pie...Really a cake - not a pie...why?PagesAccording to wikepedia...A Boston cream pie is a cake that is filled with a custard or cream filling and frosted with chocolate. Although it is called a Boston cream pie, it is in fact a cake, and not a pie. It was created by Armenian-French chef M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856.The Boston cream pie is the… |
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Penny's Snowflakes and Stars (Sugar Cookies)Pages1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line sheet pans with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl and with paddle, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well to combine. Mix in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour and mix just until incorporated (do not over mix).2. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll… |
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Myfanwy’s Coconut Apricot Icebox CookiesPagesPublished by Chatelaine on 12/1/2008These are so crunchy, chewy and super coconutty, they've never lasted long in the test kitchen.Preparation time 25 minutes Refrigeration Time 1 hour Baking Time 8 minutesMakes 72 cookiesIngredients1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). In a medium bowl, stir flour with baking powder and salt until… |
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