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Chef2Chef Recipe Club - Volume 3 Issue 084 - October 24, 2002 Chef2Chef Recipe Club Member Forum: http://forums.chef2chef.net Un/Subscribe: http://chef2chef.net/news/subscribe.htm -------------------------------------------------- Hello Recipe Club, Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with the "Vanilla Queen" Patricia Rain about the upcoming release of her new cookbook. The first thing she said to me was "That was a terrible trick your Mom played on you as a small child" ( a short story I included in Monday's Club ). I guess you never know who's reading these things. I forgive you Mom! -------------------------------------------------- Here's a scary fact I found on the Internet. In 1971 the estimated world population on Halloween Eve was just over 3.9 billion. On the same evening in 2001, the estimated population was over 6.1 billion. Some famous people who were born on Halloween include Dan Rather, Vanilla Ice, John Candy, Jane Pauley, Michael Landon and Dale Evans. Our four recipes today include two brownie recipes. Have a fine day. -------------------------------------------------- Foodservice Professional, How would you like to win a 5 night stay at 5-star Outrigger Wailea Resort in Hawaii? Roundtrip airfare and an economy car rental? Sign In to NestleFoodservices.com right now and you'll be automatically entered to win the Picture Yourself in Hawaii Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes closes November 30, 2002. http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=231 NestleFoodservices.com provides the very best brand products, services and solutions to satisfy your customers and help you build your business. You'll find innovative ideas, solutions and recipes that answer your foodservice needs. http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=231 -------------------------------------------------- This recipe is from the Ultimate Brownie Book by Bruce Weinstein. I just got a copy and the recipes are wonderful. Our daughter came by for a quick visit yesterday after work and made off with my copy. This one was made available to me from the publisher, Harper Collins. The book is available here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060937610/chef2chef Brownie Mix Rocky Road Bars Makes twenty-four 2 1/4 X 2 1/8-inch brownie bars. Rocky Road candy was popularized in the 1920s, at a time when the roads across the nation were first being paved; the bumps of marshmallows and nuts looked, of course, like old country roads. Since a rocky road was a primitive one, this candy was popularized as a "homemade" Ozark delight. (It was actually a Fannie Farmer recipe picked up by a nut company.) Here we've brought that classic combination of marshmallows, nuts and chocolate to a doctored brownie mix for a quick and easy treat. Ingredients: Unsalted butter for the pan All-purpose flour for the pan One 19.9-ounce package brownie mix, or any brownie mix suitable for a 9 X 13-inch baking pan 3 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1 1/4 cup milk (whole, low-fat, or fat-free) 3 cups mini marshmallows 1 cup chopped walnuts 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup), or chopped semisweet chocolate Position the rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9 X 13-inch baking pan, set it aside. Place the brownie mix, beaten eggs, melted butter and milk in a large bowl, stir with a wooden spoon until smooth, then pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. The moment the pan is out of the oven and on a wire rack, sprinkle the marshmallows over the top, followed by the nuts and the chocolate chips. Cover the pan with aluminum foil to hold in the heat for 5 minutes, then uncover the pan and cool for an additional 30 Minutes. Cut the brownies into 24 pieces while they're still in the pan. Carefully remove them with an offset spatula. Serve immediately, or let cool completely before covering tightly with plastic wrap for storage at room temperature for up to 4 days. The brownies can also be tightly wrapped in wax paper, sealed in a freezer-safe bag and frozen for up to 3 months, allow them to thaw at room temperature before serving. To vary this recipe Substitute chopped pecans for the walnuts and/or Substitute butterscotch chips • milk chocolate chips • mint chocolate chips • peanut butter chips • or white chocolate chips for the semisweet chocolate chips and/or Stir any of the following flavorings into the batter with the milk: 1 tablespoon vanilla extract • 2 teaspoons rum extract • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon almond extract. >From The Ultimate Brownie Book by Bruce Weinstein. HarperCollins Publishers. Used by permission. -------------------------------------------------- Jerky of the Month Club The perfect gift for the hunter or fisherman in your family. Enjoy a healthy lean treat while watching your favorite football team. Gourmet handcrafted beef jerky in your favorite flavors, like Teriyaki or Barbecue, delivered to your door for six months. Jerky-of-the-month.com is giving away three six-month memberships to lucky Chef2Chef visitors this month! Everyone loves great beef jerky! REGISTER for a chance to win gourmet beef jerky or give your winnings to the jerky lover in your family. http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=229 -------------------------------------------------- This recipe comes from our very scary Halloween Recipes Page: http://recipes.chef2chef.net/cool/data/haunted.html Decadent Halloween Brownies Ingredients: 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter 16 oz. chocolate chips 6 oz. unsweetened chocolate 6 eggs 2 tbsp. instant espresso powder 2 tbsp. vanilla extract 2 7/8 cups sugar 1 cup flour 1 tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2 cups chocolate chips 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 tub prepared vanilla frosting 1 tub prepared chocolate frosting 1 orange food coloring (or mix red and yellow) Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt together butter, chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate in top of double boiler until smooth. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature. In large bowl, whisk together eggs, espresso powder, vanilla and sugar. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture, combine well. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour into buttered 15-by-10-inch baking pan. Bake 30 minutes in preheated oven. Let cool completely in pan on rack. Cover and chill overnight. In large bowl, whip vanilla frosting until light and fluffy, using electric mixer. Use food coloring to dye frosting deep orange color. Using favorite cookie cutters such as pumpkins, cats or leaves, cut shapes out of chilled brownies, carefully loosening from pan with spatula. Decorate brownies with frosting. Makes about 1 dozen. This recipe is from Cristina Ferrare, host of The Family Channel's "Home & Family" show -------------------------------------------------- Recipe Club, looking for unique, one-of-a-kind salsa, sauce and marinade recipes to wow your family and friends? Try "Banditos Quick Treat", a package of cream cheese softened, a 16 oz. 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Recipe Club, REGISTER TO WIN a Chip and Dip Bowl and an exciting selection of gourmet salsas by clicking here: http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=238 -------------------------------------------------- Sticky Fingers Scrumptious honey and raisin cookies to placate your ravenous little demons on Halloween evening Ingredients: 6 oz. raisins 4 oz. chopped nuts 3 oz. butter 6 oz. clear honey 1 tsp. baking powder 3 eggs 6 oz. flour Cooking Instructions: Pre-heat the oven to 350F. Put the butter and honey into a bowl and beat together until soft. Add the eggs and beat into the mixture. Sift together the baking powder and flour and blend into the mixture. Fold in the nuts and raisins. Grease a 12 inch x 9 inch shallow baking tin and spread the mixture evenly onto it. Bake in the pre-heated oven until a golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cut into fingers and cool on a wire rack before serving. -------------------------------------------------- Need Lots of Candy? 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Makes about 6 dozen. -------------------------------------------------- Shopping Lists: All-purpose flour One 19.9-ounce package brownie mix, or any brownie mix suitable for a 9 X 13-inch baking pan 3 large eggs unsalted butter milk 3 cups mini marshmallows walnuts semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup), or chopped semisweet chocolate Unsalted butter Chocolate chips unsweetened chocolate 6 eggs instant espresso powder vanilla extract sugar flour baking powder salt chocolate chips walnuts 1 tub prepared vanilla frosting 1 tub prepared chocolate frosting 1 orange food coloring (or mix red and yellow) Raisins nuts butter clear honey baking powder 3 eggs flour Brown sugar shortening 2 eggs 1 lb. can pumpkin flour baking powder cinnamon nutmeg salt ginger raisins pecans -------------------------------------------------- QUESTIONS, Comments, Technical Support: http://forums.chef2chef.net -------------------------------------------------- ARCHIVE: All Club e-mails are archived each Friday at: http://chef2chef.net/news/club/ -------------------------------------------------- |