Thanksgiving Desserts & Baking
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Pumpkin
Pie |
Pecan Pie |
Pumpkin Cheesecake |
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My personal favorite pumpkin
pie recipe is this Pate Brisee recipe, as I like its' wonderful buttery
flavor and crumbly texture. more |
Pecan Pie is a delicious
combination of toasted pecans, sugar, and eggs which gives this pie
wonderful flavor with a dense and chewy texture.
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Pumpkin Cheesecake combines two
American favorites; New York style cheesecake and pumpkin pie. It is the
perfect dessert for Thanksgiving. more |
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Apple Pie |
Red Velvet Cake |
Cranberry Upside Down Cake |
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The Apple Pie, with its
two rounds of pastry enclosing slices of cinnamon sugared apples, is
a favorite dessert in North America. more |
Red Velvet Cake is very
dramatic looking with its bright red color sharply contrasted by a white
frosting. more |
A Cranberry Upside Down Cake
consists of lovely caramelized ruby red cranberries and a buttery white
cake. more |
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New York Style Cheesecake |
Apple Crisp |
Pumpkin Bread |
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York Style Cheesecakes are creamy, and smooth, and rich, and dense, and
absolutely delicious. more |
An apple
crisp is perfect when the weather turns cold. There is something so
appealing about warm baked apples covered in cinnamon and sugar,
made all the more tasty with a crisp and crunchy topping.
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Pumpkin puree is used to
make this sweet, moist, and flavorful quick bread. What sets this
bread apart is a layer of cream cheese filling.
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Thanksgiving
Day is an annual holiday to give thanks. It is celebrated in both the United States,
on the fourth Thursday of November, and Canada, on the second Monday of October. Both countries celebrate this holiday by gathering with family,
and food, most notably the turkey, takes center stage. (That is probably
why Thanksgiving is also known as "Turkey" Day.) Parades and football are
also part of the festivities with the parade watching usually taking place 'before' the feast
and football watching taking place 'after' the feast. The traditional
Thanksgiving dessert, in both countries, is pumpkin pie.
Pumpkin Pie is an open-faced single crust pie shell that
is filled with a smooth custard-like filling made with pumpkin
puree,
eggs, cream or milk, sugar, and spices (mixture usually consisting of cinnamon,
ginger, allspice, and cloves). It is considered a "soft" pie because it is
made with an unbaked crust and uncooked filling that is baked until the crust
has browned and the filling is set.
Another popular pie, especially in the
Southern U.S., is the Pecan Pie. It,
like the pumpkin pie,
is an open-faced single crust pie shell that is
filled with a custard-like filling. But, unlike the pumpkin pie, the
filling isn't smooth, as it is chock full of toasted and chopped pecans
which makes this pie very rich and decadent. continued
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Chocolate Chip Cookies |
Pumpkin Cookies |
Pumpkin Roll |
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
are made with butter and a combination of white and brown sugars
which produces a rich and chewy cookie with caramelized edges.
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Pumpkin Cookies have a
wonderfully soft and spongy texture and taste of pumpkin and its
complementary spices (ground cinnamon, ginger and cloves). Absolutely
delicious with a cream cheese frosting.
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This lovely Pumpkin Roll
consists of sweet and moist pumpkin sponge roll wrapped around a tangy
cream cheese filling. more |
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Sponge Cake filled with Raspberry Cream |
Chocolate Pecan Pie |
Cranberry Orange Bread |
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Sponge Cakes presented in
this way have a beautiful pinwheel design and they are often filled with
toppings like lemon curd, jam or preserves, fruit sauces, chopped nuts,
ganache. more. |
Chocolate Pecan Pie is a
rich combination of toasted pecans, sugar, corn syrup, butter, and
eggs which gives this pie a soft and gooey texture.
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Cranberry Orange Bread
combines the tartness of fresh cranberries with the sweet citrus flavor
of freshly squeezed orange juice. Delicious!
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Shortbread Tarts with Cream and Fruit |
Brownie Tart |
Apple Frangipane Tart |
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These rich and buttery
miniature shortbread tarts are filled with a delicious cream filling
made with cream cheese, condensed milk and lemons. Garnish with
fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or kiwi slices.
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This recipe takes
brownies out of the realm of casual food and makes them an elegant
dessert. more |
The almond filling
(Frangipane) is a pastry cream made with almond paste that has a
delicious almond flavor. more |
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Coconut Cake |
Yellow Butter Cake |
Pumpkin Muffins |
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This cake consists of layers
of moist coconut-flavored butter cake that are filled with a tangy lemon
curd and then the entire cake is frosted with a smooth and shiny
7-Minute Frosting and sweetened coconut. more |
This Yellow Butter Cake
has two moist and buttery cake layers that are filled and frosted with a
delicious chocolate frosting. more |
These pumpkins muffins taste
great. They contain whole wheat flour, bran, pumpkin puree, raisins, and
yogurt (or buttermilk). more |
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Chocolate Cheesecake |
Lemon Tart |
Cranberry Galette |
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A Chocolate Cheesecake is a real showstopper that combines three
delicious layers of chocolate. The cheesecake layer is smooth and creamy
that will remind you of a thick chocolate mousse.
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This Lemon Tart has a
buttery shortbread crust, a creamy lemon filling, and lovely swirls
of whipped cream on top. Absolutely Delicious.
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This makes the perfect
Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert; ruby red cranberries and walnuts
encased in a buttery flavored pastry.
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies |
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
with Toffee Sauce |
Thumbprint Cookies |
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies take
two round domed shaped pumpkin cookies and sandwich them together with a
soft and creamy vanilla filling. more |
Pumpkin Bread Pudding is a
delicious combination of cubed bread that is soaked in a rich custard
containing cream, pumpkin puree, and spices.
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A seasonal favorite,
buttery balls of dough are rolled in toasted nuts and filled with jam.
These little gems get their name from the fact you use your "thumb" to
make an indentation into each ball of dough for the jam.
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Gingerbread Men |
Pecan Tassies |
Individual Cheesecakes |
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Christmas baking
wouldn't seem complete without a batch of gingerbread men. Fragrant with
ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves the amount of which can be
adjusted to suit your own individual taste.
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Pecan Tassies are like
miniature pecan pies with their lovely golden brown crusts and their
sweet and gooey pecan filling. more |
Individual Cheesecakes have
a lovely creamy smooth texture and are wonderfully rich.
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Melting Moments |
Pecan Squares |
Chocolate Truffles |
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Melting Moments are a
delicious shortbread-like cookie covered with confectioners sugar that
literally melt-in-your-mouth. more |
Pecan Squares are the
perfect combination of a shortbread crust topped with a chewy and gooey
pecan filling. more |
These rich and elegant,
bite-sized round petit fours are made from a mixture of dark or white
chocolate and cream (ganache) to which various flavorings can be added:
butter, liqueurs, extracts, nuts, coffee, purees, spices, candied or
dried fruits. more |
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Shortbread Cookies with
White Chocolate & Raspberries |
Pecan Shortbreads |
Linzer Cookies |
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Shortbreads are a
buttery cookie (biscuit) that taste absolutely delicious when
sandwiched together with raspberry jam and grated white chocolate.
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies
have a deep golden brown color and come out of the oven wonderfully
crisp and crunchy. more |
Linzer Cookies use the same ingredients
as the Linzertorte but present them in a different way. Two cookies are
sandwiched together with a layer of preserves.
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Mexican Wedding Cakes/Russian Tea Cakes |
Oatmeal Cookies |
Chocolate Fudge |
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These melt-in-your mouth,
shortbread-like cookies go by many names; a Russian Tea Cake, a Mexican
Wedding Cake, an Italian Butter Nut, a Southern Pecan Butterball, a
Snowdrop, a Viennese Sugar Ball and a Snowball.
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Loaded with oats, this
version produces a crisp and chewy cookie that can be filled with
chocolate chips (white or dark chocolate), dried fruits, and/or
chopped nuts. more |
There seems to be a
consensus that fudge making began on American women's college campuses
during the 1890s. more |
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Gingerbread Cake |
Nutty Chocolate Cake (No Bake) |
Chocolate Torte |
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This cake is very nice
plain but it is absolutely delicious when frosted with a lemon flavored
icing. The lemon frosting recipe given here dries to a beautiful, satiny
smooth, crusty finish. more |
This wonderful
chocolate cake is like making your own chocolate bar. Besides its
wonderful taste, this recipe is appealing because there is no baking
involved and it contains only four ingredients; chocolate, butter, nuts,
and digestive biscuits. more |
Chocolate Torte is rich
and chocolately cake with an almost pudding-like texture.
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Pecan Custard Tart |
Linzer Torte |
Pavlova |
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A Pecan Custard Tart
has a smooth and creamy custard filling that provides a nice balance to
the slightly bittersweet pecan. more |
Linzertorte originated in
Linz, Austria and is very distinctive looking with its beautiful golden
brown crust, filled with ruby red preserves peeking through the pretty
lattice design. more |
This meringue cake, with its
unusual soft sweet marshmallow center and crisp crust is produced by
folding a little vinegar and cornstarch into the stiffly beaten egg whites
and sugar. more |
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Fruit Tart (Tarte
aux Fruits) |
Key Lime Pie |
Raspberry Crostata |
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Everyone loves the
elegance of a fruit tart with its topping of beautiful fresh fruit.
Whether you use a single fruit (like strawberries) or a medley of
berries, sliced kiwi, plums, bananas, pineapple, and/or melon no one
can resist its beauty. more |
Key Lime Pie has a sweet and
grainy graham cracker crust, a creamy and tangy lime flavored filling,
and is topped with a soft and fluffy whipped cream.
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This rustic looking
Raspberry Crostata combines the sharp flavor of homemade raspberry jam
with a crisp and crumbly short crust pastry.
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Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches |
Cranberry Upside Down Muffins |
Homemade Mincemeat Tart |
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Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches
combine delicious chocolate cookies filled with white chocolate chips
and pumpkin ice cream. more |
Cranberry Upside Down
Muffins start with a glistening cranberry sauce, flavored with orange,
that is topped with a moist cake-like batter. more |
This Mincemeat Tart has
a lovely lattice pastry crust and is filled with homemade mincemeat.
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Cranberry Shortbread Bars |
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins |
Chocolate Sponge Cake |
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Cranberry Shortbread Bars
have two layers of buttery shortbread with a lovely tangy cranberry
layer in between. more |
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Muffins have a buttery flavor, dense texture, and are full of chocolate
chips. more |
This is a deliciously moist
chocolate sponge cake that melts in your mouth. Can be filled with
plain, chocolate, or raspberry whipped cream. more |
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Ricotta Cheesecake with Cran-Raspberry Sauce |
Vanilla Cupcakes (Fairy Cakes) |
Butter Tarts |
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Ricotta and cream
cheese are used in this cheesecake which makes it both light and fluffy
and smooth and creamy.
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Vanilla Cupcakes are wonderfully sweet and buttery and are frosted with a
lovely Buttercream. more |
These Butter Tarts
consist of flaky pastry shells that are filled with a sweet mixture
of butter, brown sugar, and eggs. more |
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Rum Balls |
Cranberry Christmas Cake |
Pumpkin Cookies |
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Rum balls are the
perfect adult indulgence for as their name implies, 'rum' balls
contain rum and since we do not bake these cookies the alcohol taste
and content are not lost during baking. more |
This Cranberry
Christmas Cake consists of a chocolate genoise that is split in half,
filled with chocolate cream and candied cranberries, and covered with a
snowy white whipped cream frosting.
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Pumpkin Cookies have a
wonderfully soft and spongy texture and taste of pumpkin and its
complementary spices (ground cinnamon, ginger and cloves). Absolutely
delicious with a cream cheese frosting.
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German Chocolate Cake |
Pumpkin Cake |
Pumpkin Cupcakes |
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This beautiful German
Chocolate Cake has three moist layers of chocolate cake, with a sweet
and gooey caramel frosting, laced with coconut and pecans.
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I particularly enjoy this
honey colored Pumpkin Cake with its shiny chocolate glaze. This cake is
full of flavor and keeps fresh for days, thanks to the pumpkin puree and
canola oil. more |
Pumpkin Cupcakes take
a dense and moist pumpkin cupcake and frost it with a tangy cream cheese
frosting and a sprinkling of nuts.
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Now, there are other desserts that are traditionally served at this feast, but these
often vary from family to family as well as by region of the country. But
if your dessert menu is looking for something new this year, may I offer some
suggestions. For the pumpkin lover, besides pumpkin pie, try either
the Pumpkin Spice Cake or the Pumpkin Cheesecake as it combines that classic New
York-style cheesecake (always a favorite) with pumpkin puree and its
complementary spices. Other real showstoppers are the raspberry-topped Chocolate Genoise,
the truffle-topped Chocolate Hazelnut Torte, the Raspberry Cream-filled Sponge
Cake, the beautifully topped Fruit Tart, or the brilliantly colored Red Velvet
Cake. More homey desserts are the Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, or the Cranberry
Pear and Apple Crumble. Of course, we cannot forget the children, and
nothing pleases them more than cookies, whether that is Chocolate Chip Cookies,
Chocolate Fudge, or deliciously decorated Gingerbread Men.
We will soon be heading
into the busy Holiday Season which means decorating the house, buying gifts and
lots and lots of baking. So for now, take the time to give thanks and
enjoy the company of your family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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