138209 oven baked lotus root chips Recipes

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root beer float pops, adapted from krystina castella s new book : pops! icy treats for everyone published by quirk books., makes six 8-oz pops or eight 6-oz pops, root beer, maraschino cherries, stemmed, vanilla ice cream

root beer, ketchup, fresh lemon juice, orange juice, worcestershire sauce, dark brown sugar, mild-flavored (light) molasses, liquid smoke, grated lemon peel, ground ginger, garlic powder, onion powder

root beer, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, yellow mustard, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, kosher salt, black pepper, cold unsalted butter

navy beans, baking soda, water, light molasses, catsup, light brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt , lawry s preferred, dry mustard, black pepper, onion, chopped, thick slab bacon, diced (thick sliced is ok)

root beer, brown sugar, cinnamon, ground cumin, salt, ready-peeled baby carrots, chopped fresh thyme

root beer, reduced veal stock, double-cut pork chops, spice essence (emeril s essence), olive oil

butter, apples, peeled, cored and sliced into small wedges, lemon , juice of, light brown sugar, vanilla (can use less if desired), apple cider (can use apple juice also), all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, eggs, milk, vanilla, melted butter, butter (cubed small), sugar , for dusting (optional)

root beer schnapps, half-and-half, vanilla ice cream (more if desired)

root beer, ketchup, fresh lemon juice, orange juice, worcestershire sauce, dark brown sugar, mild-flavored light molasses, grated lemon , rind of, ground ginger or 1/2 tsp minced ginger, from jar (i use this), garlic powder or 1/2 tsp minced garlic, from jar (i use this), onion powder, cornstarch (if you like thicker sauce) (optional), liquid smoke (optional)

root beer, scoops vanilla ice cream, flavored syrups , such as vanilla or cherry, crushed root beer candies, maraschino cherries , optional, special equipment : 4 soda fountain glasses, long straws and spoons

butter, room temperature, margarine, room temperature, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, flour, baking soda, baking powder, chocolate chips or 2 1/2 cups white or 2 1/2 cups butterscotch chips

granulated sugar, crisco shortening, egg, vanilla extract, plain yogurt or 1/2 cup buttermilk, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, folgers classic roast brewed hot coffee, chocolate chips (semi-sweet chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate), icing sugar

milk (please add another tbsp, as it s 325 ml in metric), superfine sugar (250 ml caster sugar), fine dried coconut flakes (250 ml dessicated coconut), flour (125 ml), pecan nuts, broken into pieces (100g), butter, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, salt

boneless skinless chicken breasts, buttermilk, egg, beaten, garlic powder, oil (for frying ), all-purpose flour, dry breadcrumbs, seasoning salt (more to sprinkle on after frying), garlic powder, paprika, baking powder, cayenne pepper (optional or to taste)