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flour , plus, flour, divided, powdered sugar, cold butter, cut into small pieces (1 1/2 sticks), lemon juice concentrate , can of course sub fresh, eggs, sugar, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar (i used a lot)

m ashamed to admit it but i am a lemon bar snob. i m not proud of it. well, maybe the word snob is a bit harsh. let s just say that i have very strong preferences when it comes to lemon bars., i prefer a delicate, buttery crust with a slight snap to it. and the crust should never be more than half the overall height of the lemon bar. i don tsp want to chew endlessly on an overly thick and, inevitably, tough crust. or even worse, mash my way through the gummy mess of an underdone crust., i prefer a dominant lemon flavor untainted by the milkiness of cream , evaporated or condensed milk. it should be just tart enough to make my mouth pucker a teeny bit. don tsp get me wrong. a creamy lemon confection has its place in my dessert kingdom, but not in the form of lemon bars. sorry, milk, but tart is king., i prefer my lemon filling to be smooth and soft, but not runny. when the filling hits my tongue it should be luscious. overcooking the filling will turn the lemon bar into a sponge. no 1 wants to eat a lemon flavored sponge, least of all me., i prefer my lemon bars dusted with confectioners sugar. but not so heavily dusted that exhaling will shower the table (or your neighbor) with sugar., finally, i prefer to eat my lemon bars with a fork. that s not snobbish, is it

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, slightly beaten egg, vanilla extract, chopped nutmeats (pecan,walnut etc.), crushed graham crackers, shredded coconut (optional), butter, whipping cream, vanilla, dry vanilla pudding mix (not instant ), powdered sugar, hershey chocolate candy bars (we have used a 10.2 ounce bar-and that works well)

yeast, warm skim milk (or any other milks really), water , that is warm, sugar, egg, melted butter, flour (or more or less as needed), salt, extra melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg

snickers candy bars, chopped into bite sized pieces, milky way bars, chopped into bite size pieces, bananas, sliced, apples, cut up, cool whip, cream cheese, softened, marshmallow cream (or 1 small package of miniature marshmallows)

chocolate wafer crumbs, milky way bars, chopped, unsalted butter, melted, caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream, softened, chocolate ice cream, softened, milky way bars, diced

milk, divided, instant vanilla pudding, cool whip, divided, snickers candy bars, cut into chunks, pie shells, baked, instant chocolate pudding mix, cool whip, for garnish, peanuts, for garnish

refrigerated sugar cookie dough, snickers candy bars, chopped into chunks, caramel ice cream topping, chocolate fudge topping

margarine, creamy peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder, snickers miniature candy bars, the bite size ones, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa, milk

fudge brownie mix, eggs (or whatever amount it says on the brownie mix box), water (or whatever amount it says on the brownie mix box), vegetable oil, condensed milk, almond joy bars, coarsely chopped, toasted almond

cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, peanut butter (optional), eggs, room temperature, sour cream, prepared graham cracker crusts (oreo or plain), snickers candy bars, sliced, divided, caramel topping

brown sugar , packed, rolled oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour (you can use all white flour if that s all you have around, but wheat flour will add more good-for-yo), baking soda, salt (just dip the 1/4 tsp measuring spoon in halfway for that 1/8), cold butter, divided, apples, cored, unpeeled and thinly sliced, lemon juice, divided, cinnamon, sugar, cornstarch, water, vanilla extract, chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

butter, milky way bars, chopped (these are the classic size ones), sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar (optional)

refrigerated pie crusts , softened as directed on box, sized snicker s bars (you ll have to eat that extra half!), cream cheese, softened, granulated sugar, egg, sour cream, creamy peanut butter, whipping cream, milk chocolate chips

flour, flour, powdered sugar, butter softened or melted, eggs slightly beaten, sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind grated, baking powder

salted butter, slightly softened, powdered sugar, whole egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, white almond bark (4 squares), chocolate almond bark (4 squares), pistachios, finely chopped, chocolate covered candy , such as m and m s, chopped, chocolate covered toffee bars, such as skor toffee bars, chopped, chocolate sprinkles, other variations : different candy bars, chopped; different varieties of sprinkles; different chopped nuts

apples, toffee candy bar, coarsely chopped, snicker bar, coarsely chopped, unsalted butter, toffee candy bar, finely chopped, snicker bar, finely chopped, apple cider, sugar