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1. Preheat oven to 400°F
. Lightly coat an
8-inch round cake pan with nonstick
cooking spray; reserve.
2. Prepar
e the pecan filling: Put all the ingre-
dients in a small bowl. Insert the mixing
beaters into the Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer.
Mix on speeds 1 to 2 until combined.
Reserve.
3. In a separate small bowl, combine the
milk, ¼ cup butter, egg and vanilla. It is
important that all of the liquid ingredients
be at room temperatur
e. Mix on speeds 2
to 3 until just combined; reserve.
4. Put the flour
, sugar, baking powder
,
and salt into a mixing bowl. Mix on speed
2 until combined, about 10 seconds. With
mixer running, slowly add the liquid ingre-
dients. Gradually increase to speed 4 and
mix until well combined, about 30 sec-
onds. Mix for an additional 15 seconds.
5. Transfer dough to a heavily flour
ed sur-
face and knead a few times. Roll dough
into a 12 x 9-inch rectangle. Sprinkle the
reserved pecan filling on dough, leaving
a ½-inch border
. Carefully r
oll dough,
starting from the bottom and working
away from you, into a tight log (brush of
f
excess flour). Cut into 8 equal pieces and
put in the prepar
ed baking pan; brush
tops with the reserved melted butter
.
6. Bake in the pr
eheated oven for about
25 to 30 minutes, or until firm and golden
in color.
7. While cinnamon r
olls are baking, pr
epare
the glaze. Put confectioners’ sugar, milk
and vanilla in a small bowl. Using the
hand mixer fitted with the chef’s
whisk,
whisk on speed 3 until well mixed with
no lumps. Reserve until ready to use.
Y ou may have to whisk again right befor
e
using to smooth out the icing.
8. Let the cinnamon pecan r
olls cool in the
pan for about 5 minutes, and then trans-
fer to a cooling rack. Spoon the reserved
icing over warm rolls.
Nutritional information per ser
ving:
Calories 415 (27% from fat) • carb. 71g • pro. 6g
• fat 13g • sat. fat 5g • chol. 46mg • sod. 304mg
• calc. 72mg • fiber 2g
MAPLE BUTTER
Makes about ½ cup
½
cup unsalted butter,
room temperatur
e
2½
tablespoons pure maple syrup
pinch sea salt
1. Put the butter in a medium mixing
bowl. Insert the mixing beaters into the
Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer. Mix on speed 4
until creamy
, about 30 to 40 seconds.
Add remaining ingr
edients and mix until
completely combined, another 40 to 50
seconds.
Nutritional information per teaspoon:
Calories 39 (86% from fat) • carb. 1g • pro. 0g
• fat 4g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 10mg • sod. 6mg
• calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
CITRUS BUTTER
Makes about ½ cup
½
cup unsalted butter,
room temperatur
e
1
tablespoon fresh orange juice
½
teaspoon orange zest
¼
teaspoon lemon zest
pinch sea salt
1. Put the butter in a medium mixing
bowl. Insert the mixing beaters into the
Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer. Mix on speed 4
until creamy
, about 30 to 40 seconds.
Add remaining ingr
edients and mix until
completely combined, another 40 to 50
seconds.
Nutritional information per teaspoon:
Calories 34 (99% from fat) • carb. 0g • pro. 0g
• fat 4g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 10mg • sod. 6mg
• calc. 0mg • fiber 0g
ROASTED RED PEPPER, LEEK
AND MANCHEGO QUICHE
Makes 12 servings
Pâte brisée:
2
cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon sea salt
½
pound unsalted butter, cubed, at
room temperatur
e for 30 minutes
4
tablespoons ice water
Quiche filling:
1
teaspoon olive oil
1
garlic clove, chopped
½
medium leek, cleaned
and chopped
½
cup whole milk
½
cup heavy cream