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December Recipes

  From now on I have decided to get some recipes placed onto this website, I mean for goodness sake this is a BISTRO!! So, be safe in your kitchens and try and not hurt yoursleves.
             
                                                                     Love,
                                                                           K.

Cranberry Pecan Bars

    

1-1/2 cups pecans

2 cups flour    /   3/4 cups brown sugar

1/3 cup coconut    /    1/2 cup oatmeal

1 cup butter (cut into bits)

1 12 oz. jar seedless raspberry jam

3/4 cup dried cranberries

 

1 - Chop 1/2 cup of the pecans and place in bowl.

   

2 - In another bowl mix the remaining 1 cup of pecans, the brown sugar, butter and flour until the dough clumps together. 

      

3 - Stir 1 cup of the  dough with the reserved pecans. Set aside. 

   

4 - Put remaining dough over baking pan bottom. 

   

5 - In small bowl, mix preserves and cranberries. Spread over dough in pan. 

   

6 - Mix coconut and oatmeal with reserved dough, pressing some together to form clumps.

   

7 - Sprinkle over dough in 9 x 13 inch pan.

   

8 - Bake at 350° for 30-40 min. or until top browns.

   


Thirsty??

Hot Apple Cider
 

        INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 cups apple cider
  • 1/4 cup real maple syrup
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 6 whole allspice berries
  • 1 orange peel, cut into strips
  • 1 lemon peel, cut into strips

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.
  2. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed square of cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.
  3. Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.
  4. Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle. Ladle the cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.