13 caramel press Recipes

ground oreo cookies (regular or chocolate filled), melted unsalted butter, vanilla extract, combine all ingredients and press into a glass pie plate (i use a deep dish), unsalted butter, dark brown sugar (if you have only light brown sugar in your pantry it s ok to use), corn syrup (light or dark ), heavy cream, pecan halves, unsweetened chocolate melted or chopped fine (i use the microwave for melting)

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

minced fresh thyme, divided, coarse kosher salt, garlic cloves, pressed, divided, beef tenderloin, well trimmed, olive oil, divided, plus additional for brushing, fresh chanterelle mushrooms, sliced (about 4 cups lightly packed), minced shallot, brandy, divided, whipping cream, all purpose flour, beef reduction, caramelized-shallot mashed potatoes, minced fresh italian parsley

vegetable oil, all purpose flour, bottled clam juice, diced tomatoes with caramelized onion, in juice, baby spinach leaves, chopped fresh thyme, garlic clove, pressed, lump crabmeat

butter or margarine, vidalia onions, quartered, sugar, garlic cloves, pressed, all-purpose flour, milk, whipping cream, salt, pepper, egg yolks, chopped fresh parsley

baking soda, brown sugar, butter, egg, salt, flour, sugar, vanilla

onions, sliced, mazola canola oil, garlic cloves, pressed, water, beef bouillon granules, pepper, dried thyme, dry sherry (optional), goat cheese -and-chive croutons, garnish: fresh chives

tomatoes, panko breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, mozzarella cheese, sliced, parsley, chopped, oregano leaves, chopped fresh, garlic cloves, pressed, green onions, minced, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

olive oil, garlic, pressed, butter, onion, thinly sliced (2 cups), dry white wine, sherry wine vinegar, sugar, dry sherry, whole boboli pizza crust (12-inch), stilton cheese, crumbled, fresh rosemary, chopped

mayonnaise, fresh lime juice, hot smoked spanish paprika, garlic clove, pressed, extra-virgin olive oil plus more for brushing on rolls, vegetable oil, onions , halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise (about 7 cups), skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise in half, sourdough sandwich rolls or twelve, thick slices sourdough bread, lightly packed) watercress or arugula, sometimes labeled pimentin picante or pimenton de la vera picante; available at specialty foods stores and from tienda.com.

couscous (cooked ), garlic cloves (minced or pressed ), yellow onion (minced ), green bell pepper (minced ), fresh basil (or 1 tsp. dried basil), lemon juice, olive oil, heads caramelized fennel (thinly sliced ), black olives, chopped (preferably kalamatas), water-packed artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes (diced ), feta cheese (crumbled )