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Who will you make these elegant duck pastry pockets for? 

Ingredients

  • 1 whole duck breast
  • 1 sheet puff pastry
  • 3-4 slices ham
  • 3-4  tbsp raspberry jam
  • 3- 4 slices Muenster cheese

Method

  1. Fry the duck breast in a pan until medium rare (or your preference) and browned on the outside.
  2. Roll out a sheet of puff pastry, and layer the ham slices  in the middle.
  3. Spread the raspberry jam over the ham slices, and follow with the Muenster cheese, and the duck breast.
  4. Moisten the sides of the pastry with water, then fold to enclose the duck. 
  5. Brush the pastry with the egg yolk, then score lightly with a knife. 
  6. Bake for 10 minutes at 464°F (until the cheese is melted and the pastry is golden brown)
  7. Serve, and enjoy! 

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Leftover bread? No problem! With this quick recipe you can have a flaky, tender dessert with a surprise filling and...

  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • room temp
  • 6 2-3 day old croissants
  • cut in half
  • 1/2 cup marshmallow filling or 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • 4 oz melted white chocolate
  • 1 orange zested
  • 1 can sweet condensed milk
  • 1 cup milk or 35% cream
  • 2 lg. eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup washed
  • hulled
  • sliced strawberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen Saskatoon berries (blueberries can be substituted)
  • Streusel Topping:
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4.5/5 (52 Votes)

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  • 6 C. dry bread crumbs
  • 1 egg (opt.slightly beaten)
  • 2 tsp. poultry seasoning
  • 1 C. chicken broth or water
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 C. margarine
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 C. chopped onion
  • 3/4 tsp. thyme
  • 1-1/2 C. chopped celery
  • 1 tsp. sage
  • 3/4 tsp. basil
  • 3/4 tsp. rosemary
5/5 (1 Votes)

This year, let your slow cooker do all the heavy lifting with these yummy holiday recipes.

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This is a healthy alternative to a holiday favorite

  • 1/3 cup full fat coconut milk (unsweetened)
  • 2/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 15 drops liquid stevia
5/5 (1 Votes)

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Maraschino cherries dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut!

  • - 24 Maraschino Cherries
  • - 1 box semi-sweet baking chocolate
  • - 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • - 1 bag unsweetened coconut
  • * Note that you can substitute cherries for ju-jubes (we use red and green at Christmas). They end up tasting like the chocolate covered jellies in Bridge Mixture ~ Very yummy!
4.3/5 (29 Votes)

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Filling family favorite

  • 2 32oz bags of frozen potatoes
  • 2-3 sticks of butter
  • 20z velveeta cheese
  • Pint half and half
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4.6/5 (35 Votes)

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Peel sweet potato, cut in thirds and bake for 40 minutes

  • Sweet Potato
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4.4/5 (10 Votes)

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Jeff's Homemade Bread

  • 1 package of yeast
  • 2 1/4 Cups Water
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Salt
  • 1/8 Cup Oil
  • 6 1/4 Cups Flour
5/5 (1 Votes)

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3 recipes were found on the floor of my mother-in-law's apartment

  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • beaten
  • 1/2 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed is best)
  • The rind of one large orange
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 1 cup whole cranberries
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
4.2/5 (24 Votes)

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DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees

  • INGREDIENTS:
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 large tub of sour cream
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
4.2/5 (24 Votes)

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Explore the delicious products from Bourbon Barrel Foods

  • 2 1/2 cups pecan pieces
  • 1 1/4 cup graham cracker pieces (roughly chopped)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Bourbon Vanilla Sugar
  • 1 tsp Bourbon Barrel Foods' barrel-aged Vanilla Extract
  • 2 TBS bourbon
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • roughly 20 pecan halves
  • 16 oz chocolate candy coating
4.1/5 (30 Votes)

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