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I make sweet things – and sometimes I share the recipes.
Pecan Pie with Whiskey
Start with a pie crust – I’m going with a traditional lard pie crust. (Note the pie crust recipe makes a lot – you might want to make half). Roll out the pastry, and grease a pie pan, or a cake pan, or whatever pie vessel you want. Put the pastry in, flute the top […]
Candy Corn
August 26, 2017
I’ve tried a lot of recipe’s for Candy Corn – and they all seem slightly off to me. So here is mine. Ingredients: 4 1⁄4 oz ________________ Confection Sugar 1⁄2 oz ________________ non-fat Dry Milk 1⁄4 tsp ________________ salt (super fine salt) For the Syrup: 31⁄2 oz ________________ granulated sugar (or caster sugar) 21⁄2 TBSP _______________ water 3 TBSP _________________ unsalted butter 3 3/4 oz ________________ corn […]
Rum Cake
August 23, 2014
I don’t know what style rum cake this is – it’s the kind my mom used to make – which I grew up making every holiday season for probably hundreds of people, but I never had the recipe (I could have called and asked for it, but I’m pretty sure it involves cake mix and […]
Raspberry Cherry Sorbet
August 13, 2014
-1.0 setup and necessary objects Have an ice cream maker (I have the $50 cuisinart one where you freeze the bowl, it does the job just fine) 1.0 Raspberry Cherry Sorbet Ingredients: 24 oz ________________ Puréed Raspberries (~ 3 Cups) Fresh or frozen. 8 oz ________________ Puréed Sour Cherries (~1 Cup) Fresh or frozen 6 oz _______________ Sour Cherry Juice (I used […]
Peach Tart
August 13, 2014
Basic tart recipe – I will attempt to be detailed enough for people who don’t just know how to make a tart. I like a challenge. This recipe makes enough for two 8 inch tarts. Recipe ingredients are first, followed by instructions. Gather all the ingredients before you start. Equipment you will need: Food processor […]
THE Chocolate Making Post – Part 2
February 12, 2014
So you made it through the last chocolate post, but now you’re wondering, “what kind of chocolate should I use, if not chocolate chips?” When I say don’t use chocolate chips, I mean tollhouse, etc – meant for cookie making. You can use Pistoles – which are the flat round, or sometimes oblong, pieces of temper […]
THE Chocolate Making Post
February 11, 2014
There are a few types of chocolate filling – ganache (butter and cream based), sugar based fillings, nut based fillings, etc. Below is a recipe for butter ganache… which has the best texture in my opinion, and keeps really well. Use good butter. It is also key to use liquid sweetener, as the sweetener doesn’t […]
Corn Ice Cream
August 6, 2013
I haven’t posted recipes in a while since I find myself less inspired lately, and not reading a lot of blogs since the demise of google reader. But there are lots of awesome things at the farmers market. -1.0 setup and necessary objects Buy at least 4 ears of sweet corn Have an ice cream maker […]
sam makes sweets 
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