Desserts
[tv-note]
Crumb Top Cake
Base
- 2 1.4 C AP flour
- 3/4 C milk
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp yeast
- salt
- Add all but 1/2 C of the flour and beat two minutes on medium
- Add 6 TBL butter – one pad at a time until incorporated
- Optionally add raisins
- Add remainder of flour and stir till combined
- Beat 6 minutes on high
- Put into 9×12 greased cake pan
- Flatten sponge with fingers
- Cover and rise 1 hour
- If necessary, push dough back into any corners or sides
Crumb Topping
- 18 TBL butter – melted and clarified
- 3/4 C white sugar
- 3/4 C brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- Dissolve all ingredients together to make “Butter Mixture”
- 4 C cake flour – sifted
- Mix cake flour and butter mixture
- Rest 10 minutes
- Sprinkle crumbs by hand across top of sponge
- Bake 350º for 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
- Turn oven off and rest baked cake 3 hours in cooling oven
- Optionally dust with confectioner sugar
North Carolina Lemon Pie
This sounded great, but I am not going to retype the entire episode here. CLICK HERE for Cooks Country recipe. If they take down the recipe USE THIS LINK.
Crepe / Blintz
Use my recipe for crepes. They should be UNDERDONE, and not browned.
- For a blintz, make a large crepe using a 12″ pan
- When ready to cook brush pan with butter
- Heat to 350º
- Add 1/3 C batter and tip to spread
- Cook only to congeal. Try not to brown too much.
Ricotta Filling
- Fill with mixture of 11 oz whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/2 C confectioner sugar
- 2 TBL cream cheese
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Cover and refrigerate 2-36 hours
Topping – Raspberry Sauce
- 10 oz raspberries
- 1/4 C granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Heat 8-12 minutes
- Serve hot over freshly cooked blintz
To Finish the Blintz
- Put 2 TBL filling in the center of a cooled crepe
- Form into a 2×4 strip or log
- Fold bottom in, then sides, then roll to make a packet
- OK to refrigerate these overnight for the next morning
- Cook in 2 TBL fresh unsalted butter
- Fry 6 at a time, leaving a bit of space between them
- 2 – 4 minutes per side at 350º till browned
- If making more, wipe out pan and use new butter
- Serve hot with topping
Optional simply use cream cheese with blended strawberry topping
