Lemon Cranberry Waffles Food

FRESH CRANBERRY WAFFLES WITH ORANGE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron until very hot. Grease with cooking oil. If using the optional chopped nuts, lightly roast in dry skillet and set aside.
• Chop the fresh cranberries finely and mix with the sugar.
• Place the nonfat yogurt and cottage cheese in a blender and puree. Place in mixing bowl and stir in the buttermilk and vanilla extract.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together. Whip the flour mixture into the buttermilk mixture. Stir in the sugared cranberries.
• Beat egg whites to soft peaks and fold into batter gently.
• To make the orange butter sauce, cook the butter, honey, and fresh orange juice over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. DO NOT boil. Stir in fresh orange zest.
• Garnish waffles with nuts if desired. Serve warm.

LEMON CRANBERRY WAFFLES

Steps:

• Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and beat until peaks starts forming. Set aside.
• Spray Pam on waffle iron. Preheat waffle iron.
• Sift the dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl. Add the egg yolks and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Beat until no lumps. Fold the stiff egg whites into the batter using a spatula.
• When the waffle iron is hot, add ½ cup (about 2 soup laddles) of batter to the center of the waffle iron, quickly spread batter horizontally. Close the top and cook for 2-2'15 minutes.
• Leftover waffles can be frozen. When you want to eat them later on, just pop them quickly into the toaster oven for a few minutes and they'll taste just like fresh waffles!

CRANBERRY-WALNUT BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Grease a Belgian waffle iron with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high. Whisk together first six ingredients and 1/8 teaspoon salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, butter and vanilla. Add to flour mixture; stir until just combined. Fold in 3/4 cup cranberries and walnuts., Pour 1/3 cup batter into each quarter of waffle iron, spreading batter to edges. Close; cook until waffle iron stops steaming and waffle is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine maple syrup, granulated sugar, water, remaining cranberries and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Serve with waffles.

LEMON-CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil, and extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries.
• FIll paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full; sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 400 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

LEMON CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Stir flour, baking powder and salt together.
• In a separate bowl, stir the sugar and the lemon zest together, and stir into the flour mixture.
• In a measuring jug, mix the lemon juice with the milk and let sit for a few minutes before whisking in the egg and oil.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir until ingredients are moistened, then fold in the cranberries.
• Scoop into greased 6-cup jumbo muffin pan and bake 23 minutes, making sure that finished muffins pass the toothpick test.
• I have no idea how long these take in a 12-cup pan.

CRANBERRY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• For the cranberry-lemon juice: Cook the cranberries, lemon juice and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium to medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries soften and begin to burst, 10 to 12 minutes. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture until smooth inside the saucepan. Cool while you make the crust.
• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving at least 2 inches of excess on either side to help you unmold the bars later.
• Cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the all-purpose flour, almond flour and salt and mix on low speed until the mixture comes together. Scrape the bowl well, then mix on low speed again.
• Crumble the crust into the prepared baking dish and carefully press into an even layer with your hands or the bottom of a measuring cup.
• Bake until lightly golden brown at the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool completely.
• For the filling: Whisk the cooled cranberry-lemon juice mixture with the eggs, egg yolks and sea salt in a large bowl until well combined. Add the melted butter and whisk well to combine. Pour the filling into the cooled crust. Gently transfer to the oven and bake until the center of the custard sets, 24 to 28 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.