Saturday, December 18, 2010

BRUNCH WITH BINGO: CLASSIC SOUTHERN DESSERTS - A GIVEAWAY

WELCOME TO
BOOKIN' WITH BINGO'S
"BRUNCH WITH BINGO DAY"
I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS SUNDAY'S
"BRUNCH WITH BINGO DAY"
FOOD BOOK CHOICE IS.....

GIVEAWAY ENDED
CLASSIC SOUTHERN DESSERTS
BY THE EDITORS OF SOUTHERN LIVING
ABOUT THE COOKBOOK:
All-Time Favorite Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Puddings, Cobblers, Ice Cream & More
From the experts at Southern Living comes this all-new cookbook of classic Southern desserts updated to fit today’s trends and ingredients.

Selected from the more than 10,000 dessert recipes fine-tuned in the Southern Living Test Kitchens over the past 40 years, Classic Southern Desserts is the ultimate treasury of best-ever recipes, foolproof baking advice, step-by-step techniques, and gorgeous visuals to turn even the kitchen novice into the best baker in town. Whether it’s chocolate you crave or kid-friendly treats, recipes are tagged to suit your needs. Healthy Treat and Bake & Freeze options prove there is something sweet for every lifestyle and schedule.

From old-fashioned Orange-Pecan-Spice Pound Cake to new spins on timeless classics like Apple-Gingerbread Cobbler, you are certain to find a wealth of new recipes to pass down in the family.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
For 40 years readers have trusted the experts at Southern Living magazine to inspire and guide their cooking for any and all occasions. Over 16 million readers turn to the magazine monthly for satisfying recipes, stories, and fresh ideas for kitchen, garden, and home.
 
RECIPES:
A couple of Southern Living recipes to enjoy!

 PRALINE BUNDT CAKE
PREP: 30 min.; Bake: 1 hr., 22 min.; Cool: 1 hr.
YIELD: Makes 12 servings
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1  cup  chopped pecans
  • 1  cup  butter, softened
  • 1  (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1  (16-oz.) package dark brown sugar
  • 4  large eggs
  • 2 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
  • 1  teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1  (8-oz.) container sour cream
  • 2  teaspoons  vanilla extract
  • Praline Icing
  • Sugared Pecans
PREPARATION: 
1. Arrange 1 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 5 to 7 minutes or until toasted. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes or until completely cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.

2. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add brown sugar, beating until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

3. Sift together 2 1/2 cups flour and next 3 ingredients. Add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in toasted pecans and vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.

4. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool.

5. Prepare Praline Icing, and spoon immediately over cake. Sprinkle top of cake with Sugared Pecans.


ZESTY LEMON PIE
PREP: 6 hours, 20 minutes
YIELD: Makes 8 servings
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1  cup  graham cracker crumbs
  • 3  tablespoons  powdered sugar
  • 3  tablespoons  butter, melted
  • 6  egg yolks
  • 2  (14-oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 1  cup  fresh lemon juice
  • 1  cup  whipping cream
  • 2  tablespoons  powdered sugar
  • Garnishes: lemon slices, fresh mint leaves

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together first 2 ingredients; add butter, stirring until blended. Press mixture on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes).

2. Whisk together egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lemon juice. Pour into prepared crust.

3. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 4 hours.

4. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form; dollop over chilled pie. Garnish, if desired. 
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GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
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GOOD LUCK!