Lemon And Rosemary Caramels Food

LEMON AND ROSEMARY CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line 9-inch square pan with parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat butter, whipping cream and salt to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in rosemary and lemon peel; set aside.
• In 3-quart saucepan, mix sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. DO NOT STIR. Boil until sugar turns a light golden amber color and candy thermometer reads 310°F.
• Add cream mixture. Beat with whisk until thermometer reads 248°F. Pour into pan; cool 10 minutes. If desired, garnish with additional rosemary and lemon peel.
• Cool completely; cut into squares.

LEMON-ROSEMARY SLICES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon peel, the rosemary and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each half into 9-inch roll, 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Flatten sides to form triangle. Wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon peel. Roll dough in sugar mixture to coat. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

ROSEMARY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil; add rosemary sprigs. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes., Remove and discard rosemary. Stir in sugar and honey until dissolved. Transfer to a pitcher; refrigerate 15 minutes. , Add lemon juice; stir in cold water. Serve over ice. If desired, top with additional lemon slices and rosemary sprigs.

LEMON AND ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium heat; brown chicken on both sides. Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; reserve drippings. Bake chicken, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, in same skillet, cook and stir shallot and rosemary in drippings until tender. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Reduce heat to low; stir in lemon zest and juice. Whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until creamy. Serve with chicken.

GRILLED LEMON AND ROSEMARY LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, chile paste, garlic, rosemary, oregano, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Transfer into a resealable plastic bag. Add the lamb chops, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove lamb chops from from marinade and scrape off excess. Discard used marinade. Season chops with salt and black pepper. Place on the preheated grill and cook until browned and medium rare on the inside, 3 to 4 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).

LEMON-ROSEMARY MARMALADE

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, peel lemons into wide strips. With a sharp knife, carefully remove white pith from peels. Cut peels into 1/4-in. strips. Set fruit aside., Place lemon strips in a small saucepan; add water to cover and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, 10 minutes; drain. Repeat with remaining baking soda., Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of lemons; stand lemons upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut outer membrane from lemons. Working over a bowl to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Squeeze membrane to reserve additional juice., Place lemon sections and reserved juices in a Dutch oven. Stir in 7 cups water and lemon peel. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes. Add sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 40-50 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; immediately stir in rosemary and, if desired, food coloring., Ladle hot mixture into five hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

LEMON-ROSEMARY MACAROONS

Steps:

• Pile the rosemary on a cutting board and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar; finely chop, then transfer to a medium bowl. Add the coconut, the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, the lemon zest, vanilla and salt. Use your fingers to rub and toss the mixture until thoroughly combined. Let sit at room temperature, 1 hour.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk the egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. Fold into the coconut mixture with a rubber spatula until combined.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. With damp fingers, form each mound into a cone shape. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the edges are golden and the macaroons are dry, 16 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

SALTED LEMON CARAMEL WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Prepare a 9-inch square pan by lining it with parchment paper, and spraying with cooking spray.
• Heat the butter, whipping cream, and salt to boiling.
• Add the lemon zest and rosemary to the pot, and remove from the heat. Set aside for now.
• In another, large saucepan, add the sugar and water over a medium-high setting. Heat the mixture to boiling without stirring. Allow it to boil until the sugar turns a golden color - not too dark. A candy thermometer should read 310°F.
• Beat in the cream and seasoning mixture with a whisk. Allow it to reheat to 248°F.
• Pour the caramel into the pan, and sprinkle the top with sea salt.
• Allow the caramel to cool completely before cutting into squares.
• The caramel will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week.

FRESH ROSEMARY AND LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; line fifteen 2 1/2 inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside.
• In a bowl, stir together the cake flour, rosemary, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a big bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar, lemon extract, and vanilla; beat on med-high speed for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition, just until combined.
• Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool in muffin cups on wire racks for 5 minutes.
• Remove from muffins cups; cool completely on racks.
• Make glaze--in a small bowl combine powdered sugar and lemon peel.
• Stir in lemon juice to make of spreading consistency.
• Spoon Lemon Glaze over cupcakes; let stand until glaze is set.

LEMON CRèME CARAMEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Have ready a 9-inch (1-quart) glass pie plate. In a dry 5-quart heavy kettle cook 1 cup sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel, without stirring, gently swirling kettle, until deep golden. Immediately pour caramel into pie plate, tilting pie plate to coat bottom and side evenly, and put pie plate in a baking pan.
• With a vegetable peeler remove zest from 1 lemon and in a food processor pulse with remaining 1/3 cup sugar until finely chopped. Squeeze enough juice from lemons to measure 1/4 cup. In a saucepan bring cream and lemon sugar just to a boil, stirring. In a bowl whisk together eggs, yolks, vanilla, and a pinch salt until combined well and add cream mixture and lemon juice in a stream, whisking. Pour custard through a sieve into pie plate.
• Add enough hot water to baking pan to reach halfway up side of pie plate and bake crème caramel in middle of oven about 40 minutes, or until outer 3 inches are set but center still trembles slightly. (Custard will continue to set as it cools.) Remove pie plate from pan and cool crème caramel completely on a rack. Chill crème caramel, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days. Run a thin knife around edge of crème caramel and gently rotate pie plate back and forth to make sure crème caramel is loosened. Invert a flat serving plate with a slight lip over pie plate and invert crème caramel onto serving plate.

LEMON ROSEMARY TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a foil-covered baking pan with pan spray and add filets.
• Season filets with salt and pepper as desired.
• Place a sprig of rosemary lengthwise on each filet.
• slice lemon(s) and lay slices over rosemary.
• Cover with foil and crimp snugly around pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minute for frozen, thawed fish will take a shorter time.

LEMON-ROSEMARY MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk together garlic, shallots, rosemary, oregano, oil, and lemon juice in a medium nonreactive bowl. Use marinade immediately.
• If desired, turn marinade into a finishing sauce: After removing meat, pour marinade into a nonreactive saucepan, and boil for 3 minutes. Brush on cooked meat just before serving.

LEMON THYME (OR ROSEMARY) BARS

Steps:

• Place oven rack in center of oven. Preheat to 325. Butter and flour an 8x8 glass baking dish.
• FOR THE BARS:.
• in a small bowl combine flour, thyme (or rosemary), lemon zest and salt. Set aside. Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat together 1 stick of butter and powdered sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Using damp fingers, press the dough into prepared pan. Baked for 30 minutes until golden. Cool 30 minutes.
• FOR THE GLAZE:.
• In small bowl, whisk lemon juice with powdered sugar until smooth. Spoon glaze over the cooled crust. Allow glaze to harden, at room temperature, for about an hour.
• Using a metal spatula, or run a knife around the edge, remove the crust from the pan. Cut into 1/2 inch square bars and arrange on a serving platter or store airtight in a plastic container at room temperature.