Brown Sugar Pecan Rounds Ala Tall Oaks Inn Food

CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES ALA TALL OAKS INN

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs & vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Form into balls; roll in cinnamon & sugar.
• 2. Bake 8-10 minutes.

BUTTERY PECAN ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift together flour and salt into a small bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg yolk until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture;mix until combined. Mix in chopped pecans.
• Using a 1 1/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop batter onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 3 inches apart. Press 1 pecan half into the center of each. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.

BELLE OAKS INN PECAN ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Spray a large Bundt pan liberally with non-stick spray. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Pour sugar into a small bowl. Zest both oranges and add to sugar. Mix to combine. Reserve oranges to juice for glaze.
• 3. Melt butter. Pour a small amount of butter into the Bundt pan and spread 1/2 the pecans in the bottom.
• 4. Open the cans of biscuits. Taking one biscuit at a time, open each biscuit and insert 1 tsp of cream cheese into the center.
• 5. Press to seal.
• 6. Dip the biscuit in butter.
• 7. Then dip in sugar-orange zest mixture, coating the entire biscuit.
• 8. Stand biscuit in the Bundt pan on its side. Repeat with the remaining biscuits, creating a circle around the Bundt pan.
• 9. Pour remaining butter over the biscuits and sprinkle remaining pecans on top.
• 10. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until biscuits are puffed and golden.
• 11. Remove from oven and turn the bread out from Bundt pan onto a serving platter.
• 12. Mix confectioners' sugar with the juice from the oranges to create a glaze. You may add a dash of orange extract if desired to intensify the orange flavor. Use as much juice as needed to create a glaze consistency you like.
• 13. Drizzle glaze over bread while still warm.
• 14. Best when served warm, but can also be served at room temperature. Reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds if desired.

BROWN SUGAR PECAN ROUNDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Mix brown sugar,margarine and egg.
• Stir in remaning ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake until set,12-15 minutes.

PECAN AND BROWN SUGAR CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine all ingredients except powdered sugar in processor. Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal; then process continuously until dough begins to come together.
• Roll 2 teaspoonfuls of dough between palms of hands to form 2 1/2-inch-long rope, tapering at ends. Place on ungreased baking sheet; curl in ends to form crescent shape. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 1 inch apart.
• Bake cookies until just firm to touch, about 20 minutes. Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool. Sift powdered sugar over. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

BROWN SUGAR CINNAMON PECANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add brown sugar and next 4 ingredients. Stir well.
• Add pecans, stirring well to coat. Remove from heat.
• Spread coated pecans on a lightly greased 15" x 10" x 1" jellyroll pan.
• Bake at 325° for 14 to 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Cool completely. Break nuts apart.