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Catering – DIY
These are just random notes and lists I use when serving food to a large (more than 5 people) group. How much do People Eat: We served a taco bar for about 120 people at a wedding. The average person ate 15 ounces of food (including meat and sides). The Quarter Pounder Rule: Just like…
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Pie Fillings – Fruit
This is a collection of various fruit pie fillings you can make ahead and freeze. They are all based on the same basic recipe with some tweaks. I used Clear Jell and it was pretty amazing. It is a modified corn starch and is available online. You can substitute it 1:1 for corn starch in…
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Pie – Mason Jar Lid
Ingredients: 8 wide mouth mason jar lids and rings 21 oz. can of pie filling or similar quantity of homemade Double Pie Crust 1 egg, well-beaten Turbinado sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the inside rings of the canning lids on a cookie sheet and insert the lids (rubber side down) into…
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Pie Crust – Food Processor – updated 2-16-19
Seriously flaky crust requires a low protein flour and a good mix of fat and flour. The best way to accomplish this is to dilute General Purpose Flour with Corn Starch to reduce the overall protein from 11 – 12 % down to about 10 %. You also need to mix the flour and fat…
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Vanilla Souffle
Makes 3-4 16oz. Souffles There are Four very important elements to making a souffle: The oven needs to be hotter than normal baking temp (approx. 390 – 400 degress) to make the cake rise quickly. Souffles don’t use yeast, they rely on the bubbles you whip into the egg whites to expand quickly to rise…
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Ancho Chili Coffee-Rubbed Steak with Grand Marnier Butter – Pierponts
From KC Originals Executive Chef Patrick Williams of Pierpont’s at Union Station Restaurant uses a dry rub to add complex flavor to steak and completes the decadent dish with Grand Marnier butter. INGREDIENTS: Dry Rub Ingredients: 3 oz ancho chili powder 3 oz ground decaf coffee 3 oz brown sugar 3 oz mesquite smoked salt…
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Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
Makes 1 1/2 cups INGREDIENTS – Part 1: 3 garlic cloves 3 red jalapeno peppers (seeds removed) 1/2 cup brown sugar 6.5 oz water 3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar INGREDIENTS – PART 2: 1 tablespoon corn starch or clear gel mixed with 2 Tablespoons of water INSTRUCTIONS: Blend all of the Part 1 ingredients in…
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Cobbler – Quick – Grandma Pat’s
Ingredients: 1 Cup All purpose Flour 1 Cup Granulated Sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 Cup Milk 1 stick butter 21 oz. Can pie filling. (Peach, Cherry, Apple). If you use canned fruit instead of pie filling, strain off liquid before using. Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees Grease 9 x 13 pan Melt butter…