Thursday, January 21, 2010

Walnut Filling


• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or rum flavoring
• 1 pound chopped walnuts
Mix eggs and sugar, add milk, cook in a double boiler until thick. Cool. Add vanilla or rum, and the nuts. Spread between layers of Walnut Torte

Strawberry Cream


• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg white, stiffly beaten
• 1/2 cup mashed strawberries

Whip cream until stiff, fold in sugar, egg white, and the mashed strawberries.

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Pecan Filling


• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup milk, heated
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped fine

Dissolve Cornstarch in the milk, and cook in double boiler until smooth. Beat yolks and sugar until very light; pour hot milk mixture gradually over yolks; return to double boiler and cook until mixture coats the spoon, stirring constantly. When cooled, add nut meats.

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Whipped Fruit Filling


• 1 1/2 cups pared, grated apple, peach or mashed berries

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 egg whites
• grated rind of 1 lemon
Mix all together. Beat until very stiff. Use between layers and on top of layer cake or as a filling for Schaum Torte.
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Apple-Lemon Filling


• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 egg
• pinch of salt
• 1 apple, pared and grated

Mix sugar and flour in saucepan; add lemon juice, cold water, beaten egg, salt and apple. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool before spreading

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Sour Cream Filling


• 1 egg yolk

• 2 tablespoons sugar

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup thick sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon or vanilla extract

Beat yolk slightly, add sugar and cornstarch, mixed, stir in cream; cook in double boiler until mixture coats the spoon. Add flavoring. If desired, add 1 cup chopped nuts.

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Cream Custard Pudding


• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1/3 cup flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups of milk or light cream, scalded
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix dry ingredients, add the milk and pour gradually over the slightly beaten eggs. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly until thickened; cool and flavor.

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