Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Old Pastry Recipes In New England

By Linda Snyder


There are so many interesting and tasty desserts traditionally made in New England. Some are more popular than others, and some recipes come from the old country, Europe, and are kept in as more or less original for all this time. Most pastry recipes in New England are widely known and today they are prepared all around the world. Here are some of these simple, but really tasty treats.

Boston cream pie is one of most popular desserts that come from New England. It doesn't take too much time to prepare, and it really is tasty and moist, just a kind of a dessert everybody enjoys. For the cake, you will need following ingredients. 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour, 3 tsp. Baking powder, a little bit of salt, 1/3 cup sunflower oil, 1 cup milk and some vanilla extract.

Make snow of two egg whites and one half cup of sugar. Dry ingredients should be sifted together first, and then you should add egg yolks, milk, vanilla and oil and make a mixture. Egg white snow should be gently mixed in. Grease and flour the pan, pour in the mixture and bake on 350F for maybe 20 minutes. This time depends on the size of your pan. Cool for ten minutes or so and remove from the mold.

For the cream, you will need 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tbsp. Of cake flour, a little bit of salt, 1 1/4 cups milk, 1 egg, 1 tbsp. Of butter and some vanilla extract. Combine sugar, flour, egg and salt. Gradually add milk and mix well. Cook over medium heat until it thickens, stirring constantly. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cover and let it cool. Slice cake in half, fill with cream filling, place the top back on the cake and finish with cooked chocolate glaze.

Chocolate glaze is also really easy to make. Mix together one teaspoon vanilla, one and half cup sugar and three spoon of water. Cook at medium heat, add one and half ounce unsweetened chocolate and stir until melted. Mix with two table spoons of butter and generously pour over your tasty cake. Let it cool and you can enjoy in this old but still appealing dessert.

For one really simple to make dessert called Maple apple crisp, you do not have to put in too much effort, and you and your friends will certainly just love the taste. First, you need 4 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced, a juice squeezed of two lemons, some ground cinnamon at your taste and three spoon of maple syrup. Combine pieces of apples, lemon juice, cinnamon and syrup.

For the topping you will need 1 cup uncooked Quaker rolled oats, one third cup flour, half a cup sliced almonds, 2 table spoons vegetable oil, 2 table spoons maple syrup and 1 tea spoon almond extract. Mix topping ingredients all together and let them rest until your apples are baked.

You should preheat your oven first. Put prepared apple mixture in it. Cover everything and bake maybe 40 minutes. The apples should be soft by then. Then, cover them with prepared almond mixture and return everything in the oven, for another 30 minutes or so, or until the topping becomes crispy. This easy dessert combines perfectly with your favorite ice cream, as well as with vanilla ice cream.




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