Pumpkin Cake

PUMPKIN CAKE:
1 - 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
1  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix, yellow works as well

Preheat oven to 325 *.

Mix ingredients together and bake in a 2 quart mold or larger for 40-55
minutes, depending on mold.  Or make cupcake in any individual tray.

Cranberry Orange Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 ½  teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 egg

½ cup orange juice

Grated peel of 1 orange

2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

2 tablespoons hot water

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries (use less sugar if using dried cranberries)

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.  In another bowl, beat egg.  Add orange juice, peel, butter and hot water.  Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Gently fold in cranberries and walnuts.  Spoon into large-loaf tray, or your preferred mold/tray.  Bake at 325ºF for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Cool completely on wire rack. 

Rice Cake - Nian Gao - a Chinese treat!

• 1 lb. glutinous rice flour (1/2lb. of the "red" bag and 1/2lb. of the "green" bag)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• raisins and/or dates

Directions

1. Beat eggs with sugar and slowly add glutinous rice flour and milk.
2. Stir the mixture until the ingredients are fully blended with each other before adding baking soda.
3. Add oil gradually while stirring continuously.
4. Stop when oil no longer appears as a separate layer from the rest of ingredients.
5. Add vanilla extract last.
6. Stir and make sure there is no air bubble.
7. Place Flexipan of choice on Perforated Baking Sheet
8. Pour batter into Flexipan of choice
9. Sprinkle with raisins and/or dates
10. Bake at 325°F for approx. 45 minutes. (Cake should be lightly browned and solid when you move it.)

*Note:  in the Asian section of your grocery store, you should be able to find bags of rice flour.  Typically, you will find a red bag and a green bag.  Use 1/2 lb. of each to create the best consistency for this cake.  If you can't find it, other rice flour will work, it just may be a different consistency.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This cake is soooo simple!  Use the Flower Mold for a perfect fit!  This is perfect for Mother's Day or Easter!

1 15oz. can of pineapple rings

10 maraschino cherries (optional)

1 box cake mix

1/4 cup water

3 eggs

Set the Flower Mold on the Perforated Baking Sheet and arrange pineapple rings in the bottom of mold.  Place a cherry in each ring.  In the Mixing Bowl, mix up the rest of the pineapple juice and break up the chunks into the cake mix.  Add water and eggs.  Pour into the mold and bake at 330 for approx. 43 min.  Let cool completely before you un-mold.

Easy Weekend Breakfasts

In the front, a French Toast Casserole.  In the back, a crustless quiche.

To make the French Toast - 

10 slices of Bread

6 eggs 

1 cup milk

1/4 cup syrup

3 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Tear up the bread and place in your Flexipan of choice (I used the Sunflower Mold here).  Make sure it is on the Perforated Baking Sheet.  Mix up the rest of the ingredients in the Mixing Bowl and pour over bread.  Make sure you press the bread into the egg mixture so that all of it is soaked.  (I love using one of the Set of 3 Spatulas for this.)  Bake for approx. 40 min.

For the Crustless Quiche:

Once the French Toast is in the oven, use the same mixing bowl to whisk up 8 eggs and throw in a cup of sour cream and/or cottage cheese with any veggies you need to use up (I put a cup (or two) of spinach in this one).  Throw in a cup or two of shredded cheese.  Place your favorite Flexipan Mold on the Perforated Baking Sheet (I used the Fluted Bundt Mold for this one).  Pour egg mixture into the mold. and bake with the French Toast until solid. (approx. 35 min.)

Serve with hot coffee, juice, and a plate of fruit and you'll be the star of the weekend!

Four-Leaf Clover Rice Krispies

Submitted by Demarle at Home Senior Manager, Kim Wahler

INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
4 cups mini marshmallows or one 10 ounce bag regular marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies
Green food coloring

TOOLS:
Magnetic Measuring Trio (GRP00001)
Demarle Difference Medium Sauce Pan (DD901020)
Flexipan® Flower Mold (FM000426)

Melt butter in Sauce Pan. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Add
a few drops of green food color. Stir until well blended. Add Rice Krispies and stir
until well coated. Pour into Flower Mold and using buttered hands, press into Mold.
Let cool completely and unmold onto plate. Cut out little sections of the rice treats
between each heart shape leaf. Use those sections to shape the stem.

Blueberry French Toast

I am taking this to my next brunch!  This coming Saturday!  Oh, it's so delicious!

2 1/2 cups cubed (1") french bread (or any bread)

4 oz cream cheese

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

8 large eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. sea salt (Bolivian Rose is my favorite!)

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Put Sunflower Mold on Perforated Baking Sheet.  Put the bread in the mold and spread evenly.  Cut cream cheese into small "pats" to be dispersed over the bread.  Top with blueberries.  In mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and whisk.  Pour over bread mixture.

You can either bake this immediately or cover and place in fridge to bake the next day . . .

Cover with Octagonal Silpat and bake for 30 minutes covered and 30 minutes uncovered.  Mixture should be set in the middle.  Cool slightly and unmold.  Top with maple syrup or enjoy alone.

Chinese Baked Pork Ribs

2 -3 lbs pork ribs

2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce (Lee Kum Kee)

4 heaping Tbsps Black Bean Garlic Sauce (Lee Kum Kee)

Cut ribs (I don't cut the part with bone) with our Santoku Chefs Knife - about 2" long.  Put in Flexipan mold of choice (most of them will work for this recipe) or Flexipat and stir to coat with the two sauces.  Cover with Octagonal Silpat (if using a round mold) or with the Silpat.  Marinate for more than an hour (overnight is best).    Bake at 400 for approx 45 min.

Serve with steamed rice and steamed broccoli!  Delicious!

I use my Silpat everyday! Healthy Tips . . .

Even if it's just to throw some chicken fingers on the Silpat^®, using my Demarle At Home products reduces waste and provides an easy alternative to fast food!

Here are some other ways these products make a healthy impact on our lives:

Never use oil, flour, or spray again. Not only does Demarle make everything come out perfectly, you save calories and/or reduce fat every time. Plus, take a look at your Pam cooking spray: the last ingredient is propellant. Do you really want to feed that to your family? Demarle at Home products also replace aluminum foil, wax paper, and parchment paper.

à      Cook roasts and chicken in the Sunflower Mold.  Drippings fall below the meat = not cooking in fat.

à      Roast veggies on the Flexipat^® or Silpat^®.  Make extra— use in future meals like stir-fry, soup, stew, casseroles, tacos, etc., adding veggies to every meal. 

à      Pop Popcorn with no oil, food dye, or chemicals.  More economical and better for our environment since there are no bags to throw away.  Place ¼ cup popcorn kernels in your Large Round Mold and cover with Octagonal Silpat^®.  Microwave for about 3 minutes or until popping slows.

à      Steam vegetables in the microwave.  Place washed, cut vegetables in Round Mold.  Use Octagonal Silpat^® as a "lid" to create tight seal over mold.  Microwave times may vary, but use the following as a guide:

*         Broccoli, Green Beans, Cauliflower ~ 3 min.

*         Corn on the Cob ~ 3 min. per cob

*         Potatoes (cut into 1" cubes) ~ 10 min. for mashed potatoes or 7 min. for firmer potatoes to use in a potato salad.

à      Cook ground beef or ground turkey in the microwave.  Place thawed beef or turkey in any mold and cover with Octagonal Silpat^® (tight seal is not needed).  Microwave for ~ 4 minutes or until meat is thoroughly cooked.  When cooled slightly, twist mold and squeeze to drain grease.

à      Use the Roul'Pat^® when rolling out any dough. No extra flour needed; that’s important because 1 cup of flour = 440 calories. 

à      Freeze fresh berries on the Silpat^®.  When frozen, pour individually-frozen berries from the Silpat^® into freezer bag and store in freezer.  Savor the flavor of fresh berries all year round.

à      Cook brown or wild rice in our Demarle Difference Stainless.  Make a large batch and keep in the fridge to go with veggies throughout your week.  Add veggies on top of rice during the last 4 minutes of cooking, and you have cooked two things at the same time using one pan.

à      Cook eggs in Demarle Difference Stainless without adding fat.

Enjoy Built-in Portion Control and Save Money by Freezing Leftovers!

à      Pour leftover stews, soups, casseroles, into an 8-oz. tray (Round Tray, Texas Muffin Tray). Place the tray on top of the Perforated Baking Sheet, cover with Silpat^® and place in the freezer. When each portion is frozen, pop them out and put in a plastic baggie. 8-ounce portions make perfect homemade lunches or dinners; preservative-free and less cost than prepackaged foods.

à      Make your own baby food. Steam or roast your veggies; before seasoning, puree a portion.  Pour into Mini Muffin Tray and freeze to have ¼- cup portions of fresh baby food.

à      Freeze any broth, pesto, or sauce in one of our ½- cup or 1-cup portion Flexipan^® Trays.

à      Make fruit smoothies. Freeze any leftovers in Muffin Tray; use as a “starter” for your next smoothie.

à      Eat just ONE Mini Muffin brownie when you need a sweet pick-me-up. Or even better, make them in the Mini Tartlet Tray and have a brownie bite. You can also substitute applesauce or canned pumpkin for the oil.  It is a 1-1 ratio.

Christmas Jello by Judy Wright

Use 4 small  pkgs of  Jello 2 Green & 2 Red
Mix each package of small Jello mix with:
1 pkg. Knox gelatin
1 c. boiling water


MILK MIXTURE:
3 pkg. Knox gelatin
1 1/2 c. boiling water
3/4 c. evaporated milk
3/4 c. Eagle Brand milk

I used the Mini Muffin Tray in the photos above, but you can use any Flexipan Mold or Tray, including the Christmas Tree Mold.


For the first layer put 1-tsp of jello in each cup of the tray, cool 15 min in fridge, the second layer is 1-tsp of the milk mixture, cool 15 min in fridge. Alternate the colors and milk until the cup is as full as you want it.


You can use any color combination you like, I  use the red & green for Christmas. You can put a dollop of whipped topping on the top of each one before serving.


NOTE: I make all the jello and milk mixture up before I start, so it isn't real hot for each additional layer. Sometimes the jello will get a little thick while it sits on the counter so I just heat it up a tiny bit until it is liquid again and continue layering.


Children (even adults) love this colorful, refreshing dessert!

Quick and Easy!

Even if you don't have time for anything other than a pre-made mix (or can), just throw it in the Flexipans and you'll turn something "ordinary" into "extraordinary"!

This is a Pillsbury can of cinnamon rolls that I threw into the Rectangular Tart Mold (on the Perforated Baking Sheet - small, medium or large will all work).

Chocolates

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Asparagus Tartlet

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Gluten-Free Cornbread (Celiac Friendly)

Again, Thank you Pam Furlan!

Gluten, Egg & Dairy Free!

1 1/4 cups cornmeal
1 cup Flour Blend (below)
1/3 cup granulated sugar or fructose powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons xanthum gum
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs*
1 cup milk or non-dairy sub
1/3 cup canola oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place Muffin Tray or Flexipan of your choice on Perforated Baking Sheet. In Mixing Bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, or fructose powder, baking powder, xanthum gum and salt. Mix together and then make a well in the center. In another bowl, beat eggs (*or egg substitute), milk and oil with the whisk until well blended. Add liquid mixture all at once to dry mixture, stirring just until moistened. Pour mixture into pan or spoon into Muffin Tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes until top is firm and edges are lightly browned. Serve warm.

*Without Eggs: Replace the eggs with 2 Tbsp. Flax meal stirred into 1/2 cup warm water. Add milk and oil to this and continue with directions.

GF Flour Blend
1 1/2 cups Sorghum flour
1 1/2 cups Potato Starch
1 cup Tapioca flour/starch
1/2 cup Almond flour (can use corn flour but it contains Gliaden which is related to gluten)

Roasted Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

For Asparagus:
1 bunch of asparagus
olive oil
sea salt

Place washed/dried asparagus in Flexipan Mold or Flexipan Tray of choice - for a side dish, I love using the Oval Mold, but for larger portions, I love using the Flexipat. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Sprinkle with crushed sea salt and roast at 350 for approx. 10 min.

*Fresh sea salt is great crushed in our Mortar & Pestle!

For Hollandaise Sauce:
4 egg yolks
3 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
pinch cayenne
pinch salt

Vigorously whisk the egg yolks and lemon juice together in our Demarle Difference Stainless Steel Petite Saucepan until the mixture is thickened and doubled in volume. Place the saucepan over low heat and continue to whisk rapidly. Be careful to not let the eggs get too hot, or you'll have scrambled eggs! Slowly drizzle in the melted butter and continue to whisk until the sauce is thickened and doubled in volume. Remove from heat and whisk in cayenne and salt to taste. Set in a warm place until ready to use. If the sauce gets too thick, whisk in a few drops of water before serving.

*Please note that if you are not using our Demarle Difference Stainless line, then you will need to use a double boiler!