For your valentine: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 💕
Recipe:
3 cups chocolate, chopped for easier melting
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Line a mini-muffin tin with paper liners. Melt half of the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Using the back of a spoon or pastry brush, paint a layer of melted chocolate on the bottom and sides of the paper liners. Coat them generously. Set aside and let cool.
Combine the peanut butter, powdered sugar and salt. Stir until well combined. Divide into small, even mounds. Set each one into your chocolate bottom. Tap down with your fingers to “nest” it into the chocolate bottom.
Melt remaining chocolate. With a spoon, dollop the top of each peanut butter mound with a generous portion of chocolate. Using the back of a spoon, smooth out the tops. Place muffin tin in refrigerator, and let chill for about an hour or until set.
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For your valentine: Chocolate Slab 💕
Recipe:
12 ounces milk or dark chocolate
4 ounces white chocolate
Assorted candies
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Break the milk/dark chocolate into a bowl, and melt it - either in a double boiler (a mixing bowl on top of a pot of boiling water) or in a microwave - stirring every 30 seconds. Pour chocolate on parchment paper, spreading in an even layer. Prepare the white chocolate the same way. Dot it on top of the milk/dark chocolate, then use a toothpick, skewer or fork to swirl it around into a pattern. Top with assorted candies. Leave at room temperature to cool or hurry the process by sticking it in the fridge for about a half hour. Break into shards to serve.
For your valentine: Hershey’s Best Brownies 💕
Recipe:
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate chips, optional
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Blend butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Add eggs, and beat well with a wooden spoon. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually blend into egg mixture. Add chocolate chips if desired. Spread in a greased 9-inch square pan. Bake for 22 minutes. Let cool before cutting into squares.
Fried Oyster and Ham Biscuits with Lemon Caper Mayonnaise
Lemon Caper Mayonnaise Recipe:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon capers, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons horseradish
Lemon zest and lemon juice from 1/4 lemon
Few drops of caper juice
Combine all ingredients and chill until ready to use.
Fried Oyster Recipe:
Oysters, freshly shucked
1/2 cup seasoned flour
1 egg, beaten
Dash of milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup Panko crumbs
1/4 cup finely ground roasted pecans
Oil for frying
Heat oil to 375 degrees. Put seasoned flour in a shallow bowl. Combine egg and milk in another bowl. Combine flour, cornmeal, Panko and pecans in a separate bowl. Dredge oysters in seasoned flour. Dip into egg mixture. Coat with seasoned blend. Fry in hot oil until golden, taking care not to crowd oysters. Remove from oil and drain on plate.
Fried Oyster and Country Ham Biscuit Recipe:
Biscuits
Prepared country ham, thinly shaved
Fried oysters
Lemon caper mayonnaise
Split biscuits in half. Add a few pieces of country ham to one biscuit half. Top with fried oyster. Spread a thin layer of lemon caper mayonnaise on the other biscuit half. Assemble and serve.
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Apple Pie Jam 🍎
Recipe:
3 cups peeled, cored, chopped apples
Grated zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
Dash of apple cider, apple juice or water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
In a nonreactive pot, combine apples, lemon zest and juice, and apple juice. Boil gently for 30 minutes or until apples begin to soften. Mash apples with a wooden spoon or a potato masher if needed. Add sugar all at once, and stir constantly. Bring mixture to a full, rolling boil, and cook until set. Remove from heat, and stir in spices. Skim foam off the top. Ladle jam into hot jars leaving 1/4” headspace. Process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath if storing longer.
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Sweet Potato Biscuits
Recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour + 1/2 cup cake flour OR 2 1/2 cups White Lily all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
8 Tablespoons cold, unsalted butter
1/4 cup milk
1 pound sweet potatoes, cooked and pureed, about 1 3/4 cups
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together dry ingredients. Cut butter into flour until the butter resembles small peas. (You can use a food processor, pastry blender or your fingers.) Combine milk with sweet potato puree, then combine with flour mix until just incorporated. Knead a few times, then pat out to 1/2” thickness on a floured surface. Cut biscuits out, and place them close together on a baking sheet. Chill for 10 minutes, then bake for 12 minutes or until risen and slightly brown. For a fun variation, add freshly chopped rosemary to the flour mix.
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Fluffy good biscuits
Yield: 8-10 biscuits depending on the size of your cutter
Recipe:
3 cups flour (2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus 1/2 cup cake flour OR 3 cups White Lily all-purpose flour)
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold fat (could be all unsalted butter or 1/2 cup unsalted butter plus 1/4 cup lard/bacon fat)
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in the cold fat in two batches so that the first round is minuscule, and the second round is closer to pea size or smaller. (Note: you can use a food processor, a pastry cutter or your hands to incorporate the fat into the flour mix.) Combine egg, cream and milk, and then pour into the dry mix. Stir together with a fork. Then, using your fingers, combine until the mixture forms a soft ball. (You may need to add more milk, but no more than 1/4 of a cup.) Turn out onto a floured counter, mat or cutting board. Pat down until about 3/4” thick. To cut biscuits, dip your cutter into flour, and go straight up and down in the dough, not twisting. Place your biscuits on an ungreased pan (or lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet). Chill biscuits for a minimum of 10 minutes. (This helps the flour absorb the fat for a better rise.) Place in oven, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Thank you to all who came out to our first HOME event! We had so much fun making wreaths with you!
And a big thanks to @huckleberryknobnursery for hosting us! If you’re interested in making your own wreath, Huckleberry Knob Nursery is having another event this Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10-12. Call them today to register.
✨GIVEAWAY✨ Enter to win a ticket to our private HOME wreath-making workshop! ($70 value)
Details
When: November 30 from 2-4 pm
Where: Huckleberry Knob Nursery
How to enter
Pick up a copy of our Holiday/Winter issue (or find it online at cvhomemag.com or rvhomemag.com) and answer this: Who shared the Cherry Walnut Bars recipe in our “Sentimental Favorites” article?
Comment the answer below for a chance to win a ticket to the workshop!
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This Roanoke Valley Showcase Home is a canvas for holiday decor! Find the full story in our Holiday/Winter issue - on stands now around Roanoke. Or check it out online via the link in our bio.
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✨GIVEAWAY✨ Enter to win a ticket to a wreath-making workshop at @huckleberryknobnursery ! ($70 value)
Details
When: November 30 from 2-4 pm
Where: Huckleberry Knob Nursery
How to enter
Pick up a copy of the Central Virginia HOME Holiday/Winter issue (or find it online at cvhomemag.com) and count how many wreaths you can find in our Showcase Home article (pages 64-77).
Leave a comment with your tally, and the first to guess correctly will win a ticket to the workshop!
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