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Apple Pie Pops

Special equipment: a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter, about 20 wooden ice-pop or lollipop sticks and a pastry brush For the pie crust: Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, vinegar and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal. Add the

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pops

For the cheesecake: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3. Line a 20 by 20cm baking tin with foil, letting long flaps overlap on each side. Spray the foil with nonstick spray. Break up the brown sugar to rem

Meringue Snowmen

1. Position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 225 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fit a large pastry bag with a plain 1/3-inch diameter round pastry tip. 2. Combine the egg whites, sugar a

Caramel-Macchiato Dipped Ice Cream Cones

Special equipment: a 1/3-cup ice cream scoop. Put the dulce de leche sauce and espresso powder in a small bowl and whisk until combined. Put 1 teaspoon of the espresso-dulce de leche sauce in the bottom of each waffle cone and swirl to complete

Vodka Pie Dough

Pulse the flour, lard, sugar, salt and 4 tablespoons of the butter in a food processor until it has the consistency of a fine meal. Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, and pulse until you have pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the vodka and water over t

Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Truffles

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. 2. Beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter and yogurt with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl until

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, yogurt and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl until well co

Gingerbread Birdhouse

1. For the gingerbread birdhouse: Melt the shortening and butter together in a medium saucepan. Let cool. Sift the flour, granulated sugar, ginger, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl. Mix the melted butter into the flour mixture with an electric mix

Blackberry Pot Pies

Special equipment: 6 individual cast-iron pans (4- to 5-inch pans) 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2. Combine the blackberries and sugar in large saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and add it to the pan. Sim

Mushroom, Leek and Prosciutto Quiche

Preheat the oven to 190°C. For the chive pie crust: Mix the flour, chives and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and vegetable shortening and work them into the flour using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles. Using a fork, st

Aloo pies

For the dough: 1) Mix all the dough ingredients in a large mixing bowl or dough mixer until incorporated. 2) Slowly add water until a dough ball forms. Knead for a few minutes, and then roll out to golf ball-sized spheres (10 to 12). Place the b

20-cm French meat pie

For the dough: 1) The dough can be made in advance. You will need 500g of dough to make this pie. Blend the shortening, flour and cold water together in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed, using a dough hook. Mix until well blended. 2) Re

Chocolate banana cake

1) Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4. 2) Mix instant coffee with water set aside for later. Sift plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder together, taking care that all the components are well combined and evenly distributed.

Guy Fieri's cuban pie alla munee

For the crust: 1) Sift together flour and salt into medium bowl. Gently blend shortening into flour until mixture is crumbly. Stir in just enough cold water to keep it all together. Kneed or process until smooth ball is formed, working the dough a

Lime Meringue Tart

1) Combine the flour, 35g of the sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and Crisco and pulse about 10 times until the

10-inch French Meat Pie

For the Dough: The dough can be made in advance. You will need 1 pound of dough to make this pie. Blend the shortening, flour and cold water together in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed, using a dough hook. Mix until well blended. Remove th

Almond cake with fig filling and maple buttercream

For the cupcakes: 1) Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C/Gas Mark 3. Line a 24 count regular-size cupcake tin with cupcake liners. 2) In a heavy-duty mixing bowl, cream together the butter and shortening on medium speed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time un

Apple nutmeg pine nut cakes with brown sugar buttercream

For the apple nutmeg pine nut cupcakes: 1) Preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3. Line the cups of a 24-cup standard-size cupcake tin with paper baking cases. 2) In a heavy-duty mixing bowl, cream together the butter and shortening on medium speed. Add th

Artisan double-cherry pie

For the shortcrust: 1) Using 2 pastry blenders, blend the butter, shortening, flours, salt and icing sugar. Whisk the liquids in a separate bowl and pour over dry ingredients. Incorporate all the ingredients without overworking the dough. Toss the a

Beignets

1) Begin by activating the yeast. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment (or in a large mixing bowl) add the warm water, yeast and pinch of granulated sugar. Stir and set aside until the yeast has dissolved, about 10 minutes.

Buttercream Mousseline/Cookies and Cream

Combine the sugar and meringue powder in a stainless steel bowl and whisk to combine. Mix egg whites and corn syrup. Combine the egg white mixture with the sugar mixture and whisk vigorously. Heat mixture over a hot water bath, stirring occasionally

Coconut cream dream pie (custard pie round)

1) Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. For the shortcrust: 1) All ingredients should be cold. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening and butter. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening and butter until the mixture

Exotic spice biscuits with ginger, cardamom and rose water

1) Whisk the flour, ginger, bicarbonate of soda, cardamom, cinnamon, ground coriander, pepper and salt in a medium bowl until blended. Mix in the crystallized ginger. Set aside momentarily. 2) In a large bowl beat the brown sugar, butter and shorte

Shoo fly pie

For the shortcrust pastry: 1) In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in the butter and vegetable shortening with a pastry cutter or a fork until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Work in the ice water 1 tablespo

Christina's Gingerbread Dough

Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. In a heavy duty mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the shortening, powdered sugar, dark brown sugar, and molasses. Mix on low speed, just until smooth, trying not to incorporat

Spicy Ginger Whoopees

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. To make the cookies: In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, dry spices, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat with a hand mixer, the vegetable shortening and the coconut shortening toge

Gingerbread birdhouses

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and allspice. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar with a hand mixer. 2) Add the cream cheese and the mix until smooth and creamy. Ad

Harvest spice biscuits

1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time until blended. 2) Add the vanilla and apple sauce until combined. In a separate bowl, combi

Triple hazelnut cake with chocolate buttercream icing

1) To make the cake, grease two 23cm by 5cm round cake tins with shortening and line the bottoms with greaseproof paper rounds. Grease the paper and dust each tin with 1 tbsp flour, shaking out any excess. Set the tins aside. Preheat the oven to 180C

Chocorazz triple chip cookies

1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. Cream the butter, shortening and brown sugar together in a large bowl. 2) Add the eggs, one at a time and mix well. Add the vanilla and chocolate essences and raspberry flavouring, mix well. 3) In a separate bow

Vanilla white cake

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Sift all the flour and the baking powder together in a large bowl, taking care that all the components are well combined and evenly distributed. 2) In a stand mixer, mix the butter and shortening with the paddle a

Buttercream mousseline: Cookies and cream

1) Combine the sugar, meringue powder and cream of tartar in a stainless steel bowl and whisk to combine. 2) Mix the egg whites and corn syrup. Combine the egg white mixture with the sugar mixture and whisk vigorously. 3) Heat the mixture over a

Biscuits with milk gravy

1) For the biscuits: preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 8. 2) In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Cut in the fat with a fork until it resembles crumbs. Add the milk, a little at a time, stirring consta

Peach-blackberry pie

For the shortcrust:1) Combine the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. 2) Scatter the butter and shortening over the top of the flour mixture and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. 3)

Peanut butter snowmen

1) Place white chocolate chips and shortening in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. If necessary, microwave on high for additional 30 second intervals until mixture is smoo

Oven-fried chicken

1) Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover with cling film and refrigerate overnight. 2) Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. 3) Combine the flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Take the chicken

Blackberry Hand Pies

For the pie crust: 1) In a food processor, blend together flours, sugar, and salt. Add chilled butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle water over flour mixture and pulse until dough forms moist clumps. 2) G

Skillet Cornbread

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir together. Measure the buttermilk and milk into a measuring cup and add the egg. Stir together with a fork. Add the baking soda and st

Classic Tourtiere

Combine flour with salt. Cut in butter and shortening until mixture is a roughly even crumbly texture. Add lemon juice and water and blend just until dough comes together. Shape into a disc, wrap and chill for 30 minutes. While pastry is chill

Country Apple Pie

Combine flour with salt. Cut in butter and shortening until mixture is a roughly even crumbly texture. Add lemon juice and water and blend just until dough comes together. Shape into a disc, wrap and chill for 30 minutes. For the Filling Tos

Five alarm chilli in the biscuit bowl

1) Make the biscuit mix: sift together the flour, baking powder and salt then cut in the shortening until it resembles crumbs. Set aside. 2) Preheat the oven to 230 degrees C. Invert a 6 hole muffin tin and spray the underside with vegetable oil coo

Homemade Glazed Doughnuts

For the doughnuts: Add the granulated sugar to the warm milk in a medium bowl, and then add the yeast. Allow it to sit until the yeast starts to bubble, 5 to 10 minutes.In a small bowl, beat the eggs and then pour them into a bowl with the melted but

Homemade Lemon Doughnuts

Preheat fryer to 375 degrees F. with canola oil. In a medium sized bowl, cream together shortening, mascarpone and sugar. In a measuring cup mix together buttermilk, egg, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Slowly beat in egg mixture. Once well blende

Aunt Trina's prawn boulettes

1) Using the grinder attachment on a mixer or in a food processor grind onion and potato together. Add shrimp and pulse all together. 2) In a bowl, combine the shrimp mixture with the chopped parsley, spring onion and green pepper. Stir in the e

Paula's perfect pie crust

1) In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the vegetable shortening and break it up with your hands as you start to coat it all with the flour. 2) Add the cold butter cubes and work into the flour with your hands or a pas

Perfect shortcrust

1) Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. 2) Add the butter and shortening. Pul

Sticky buns

1) For the dough: Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. 2) Cream together the sugar and 45g of butter. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Roll dough out flat into a rectangle. Top dough with 1/3 of the remaining butter. Fold the dough over the

French quarter beignets

1) Mix water, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl and let sit for 10 minutes. 2) In another bowl, beat the eggs, salt and evaporated milk together. Mix egg mixture to the yeast mixture. 3) In a separate bowl, measure out the bread flour. Add 675g of

Biscuits

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Stir together the flour, powered milk, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt in a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening into the dry mixture until blended thoroughl

Chocolate Curls

Place the chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl with the vegetable shortening. Throw it in the microwave until the shortening is melted and hot, 30 to 45 seconds. Stir with a fork to combine thoroughly. Next, pour the melted chocolate over the

Pumpkin Waffles with Maple-Walnut Apples

For the waffles: 1) Preheat a waffle iron to medium heat. Whisk the flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, spices and salt together in a large bowl. 2) Beat together the milk, pumpkin puree, melted butter and melted shortening, egg and egg white

Blueberry Corn Muffins with Vanilla Butter

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2. For the muffins: Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, milk, baking soda, egg and vanilla. Slowly incorporate the buttermilk mixture

Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread

Preheat the oven to 220°C. 1. Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir together. 2. Measure the buttermilk and milk in a measuring cup and add the egg. Stir together with a fork. Add the baking soda and stir. Pour the mil

French Breakfast Puffs

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups. 2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Set aside. 3. In a separate large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening. Add the eggs and mix again. A

Red Velvet Sheet Cake with Classic Red Velvet Frosting

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Thoroughly spray a large (18-by-12-inch) sheet cake pan (or you can use a slightly smaller jelly roll pan) with nonstick baking spray. Be sure to get in all the corners of the pan. Sift together the cake flou

Coconut-Caramel Icebox Cake Stacks

Preheat the oven to 175°C. Spread the coconut out on a baking sheet and bake until golden and toasted, tossing halfway, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.Put the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and dulce de leche in a large bowl and beat wi

Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling

1) Mix and bake the cake as directed, using a 20 by 30-cm cake tin. Cool and remove from tin. 2) Using dental floss, slice cake in 2 accross, so you have 2 layers. 3) In a saucepan, combine the flour and milk. Cook and stir until thick. Set

Banana Moon Pie Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 170°C. Line 12 regular cupcake or muffin pans with cupcake liners.Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Cream the granulated sugar and shortening in a stand up mixer with a paddle attach

Good Morning Muffins

Preheat the oven to 180°C.For the muffin batter: Sift together the flour, granulated sugar and baking powder. Place the flour mixture in a mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter to mix in the butter and shortening.Mix the marmalade, orange juice and va

Sugar and Spice Doughnuts

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, 1 cup of the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the apple pie spice in a medium bowl until well mixed. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon apple pie spice together in a shallow dish. Set aside.Whisk

Pecan Pie

First, whip up the pie crust: Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the vegetable shortening and salted butter. Work the butter into the flour using a dough cutter until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles. Add the egg, 5 tablespoons cold water

Fried Pies

To make the pastry, mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt. Cut in 1 cup of the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1 of the eggs and the buttermilk and stir until it just comes together. Add a little more buttermilk

Caramel Apple Pie

1. For the perfect spiced pie crust, mix the flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a bowl. Add the butter and vegetable shortening. Work the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles. Add the white vinegar, eg

Spicy double dark chocolate cupcakes

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Line the cups of a standard-size 12-cup cupcake tin with paper baking cases. 2) Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a small bowl. Add the pudding mix, wheat germ, pepper and salt to the flour

Butter cake

1) Preheat oven to 160C/Gas 3. 2) Mix together 1.8kg caster sugar, plain flour, salt, soda, shortening and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on 2nd speed for 3 minutes. Then add whole eggs, buttermilk and vanilla to the mixture and beat agai

Deep-fried chocolate pound cake

Special equipment: 10-inch bundt pan For the Bag Lady's favorite chocolate pound cake: 1) Preheat oven to 160C/Gas 3. 2) Grease and flour a 25cm bundt pan. Sift together flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa and set aside. U

Apple Nutmeg Pine Nut Cake

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line a 24 count regular-size cupcake pan with cupcake liners. In a heavy-duty mixing bowl, cream together the butter and shortening on medium speed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, until completely combined. Scrape down t

Hot Apple Yorkshire Pudding Pancake

Preheat the oven to 220°C. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, sugar, milk, vanilla, and butter. Whisk in the flour to make a smooth batter. Set aside. Heat a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven for 10 minutes.

Hand Cookies

For the cookies: Cream the granulated sugar, shortening, vanilla and orange zest thoroughly. Add the eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add the milk and mix. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt, and then blend into the sugar mixture.Divide the

Fruity Irish soda bread

1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, allspice and salt and mix well. 2) Cut the butter and vegetable fat into small pieces and add to the flour mixture. Using your fingers, work

Traditional apple pie

1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. 2) In a medium-mixing bowl cut the shortening and salt into the flour by hand or with a pastry blender until it's the texture of polenta. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of ice water over the mixture and mix just until the dough i

Classic cake doughnuts

1) Melt the shortening in a small saucepan over medium heat. Set aside until cooled slightly but still liquid. 2) In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and shortening together on medium speed, until just combined. Add

Classic Crispy Waffles

Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high. Preheat the oven to 95°C (to keep cooked waffles warm). Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, butter, shortening and eggs in another bowl. Pour the

‘Go On’ Dairy-Free Chocolate Cupcakes

Preheat your oven to 180°C. Add cider vinegar to soy milk in a jug, whisk briefly until combined and set aside for a few minutes. The milk should thicken slightly. Sift your flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb and salt into a separate bowl, add

Baby Cherry Pies

For the For the Crust For crust, combine flour with salt. Cut in butter and shortening until dough is a rough crumbly texture. Add lemon juice and water and blend just until dough comes together. Shape into a disc, wrap and chill for 30 minute

Asparagus Quiche

For the crust: 1) Put flour in a large bowl. Using 2 knives or a pastry cutter, cut the butter and vegetable shortening into the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Add the ice water and salt to the mix until the dough comes together. Form the

Black Pepper and Sage Biscuits

1. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees C. 2. Stir together the flour, powered milk, baking powder, sugar, salt, pepper, cream of tartar and sage in a medium bowl. 3. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening into the dry mixture until bl

Brownies with Coconut Frosting

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spray or grease the bottom of an 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan. 2. Melt the chocolate with the shortening in the microwave or over a double boiler. Cool slightly. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well. Add the sugar and combine

Strawberry Tarts

1) Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a small bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. 2) Add the butter and shortening and pulse about 10 times, or until the b

Snickerdoodles

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2. In a large bowl, combine the butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and the eggs and mix thoroughly with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and well combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift together the flour, crea

Daddy's Biscuits

1. Preheat the oven to 230°C. Lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Using a pastry blender or two table knives, cut the shortening into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Use a fork to stir in the buttermilk to ma

Chicken and Anchovy Pie

For the pastry: Bring the fat, cream of tartar and the flour together and very briefly rub to breadcrumbs. Add the water and bring together until the mixture has only just become a dough. Mould into a ball and rest for ten minutes. On a floured sur

Fried Apple Hand Pies

For the pie dough: Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the shortening and butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add in the ice water and vinegar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pul