Cinnamon Maple Macadamias Food

GINGER & MAPLE MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in syrup. In another bowl, whisk flour, spices, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts., Divide dough in half; shape each into a 12-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Dip each cookie halfway into melted candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; sprinkle with crystallized ginger. Refrigerate until set.

CINNAMON MAPLE MACADAMIAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Toss the nuts with the cinnamon and spread on a baking tray and bake until lightly golden and fragrant, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pour the maple syrup over the nuts and stir to combine and bake for 5 minutes more and then cool on the tray.
• Store in an airtight container.

CINNAMON MAPLE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Combine oats, walnuts and coconut in a greased 13-in. 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan; set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine syrups and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and toss to coat.
• Bake at 275 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool, stirring occasionally.
• Store in an airtight container.

MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES WITH CARAMEL-MAPLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• To prepare the dough:.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a blender, whiz the tofu with rice milk until smooth.
• Add the oil, sugar, and vanilla, and blend again.
• Pour the tofu mixture into the flour mixture and use a firm wooden spoon to combine everything well.
• Fold in the macadamias. The batter will be thick and have a cookie dough consistency.
• Spread in the baking pan and bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the topping.
• To prepare the topping:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the margarine, turbinado sugar, and maple syrup, and heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Increase the heat to bring to a boil for 1 minute.
• Stir in the nuts. Remove from heat.
• Finally:.
• Remove the blondies from the oven and pour the topping over them.
• Return to oven, and let bake for 10 more minutes.
• Let cool completely before serving. The topping should harden to a caramel-like consistency.
• The cookbook says to cut them into 16 squares or triangles. I got 20 out of the recipe. ENJOY!

RASPBERRY FILLED CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MACADAMIAS

Steps:

• WHITE CAKE: Prepare three cake layers in three pans using one (18.25 oz box) Duncan Hines Classic White Cake mix, followiing package directions (1 1/3 cups water, 3 egg whites and 2 tablespoons canola oil); PLACE on racks; COOL completely.
• RASPBERRY FILLING: Invert one cake layer on cake plate (flat-surface up); SPREAD top only with 1/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam, spreading to 1/4 inch of the cake edge; PLACE second cake layer, flat-side up over first layer; SPREAD top with 1/3 cup raspberry jam; PLACE third cake layer over second, rounded-side up; SPREAD top with remaining 1/3 cup raspberry jam.
• WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Melt 11 oz white chocolate chips in double boiler at medium temperature with 1 cup whipping cream; COOL. In a small mixing bowl beat remaining one cup whipping cream with an electric mixer on low speed until soft peaks form tips curl); ADD white chocolate chip mixture; CONTINUE beating on low speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).; FROST outside of cake, decorating in swirls.
• GARNISH: Chop 1/2 cup macadamia nuts; SPRINKLE evenly over cake; DECORATE top of cake with fresh raspberries.

CINNAMON MAPLE GRANOLA

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, combine the oats, walnuts and coconut; set aside. , In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine syrups and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and toss to coat., Bake at 275° for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.