Lemon Walnut Drops Food

LEMON-WALNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
• Blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal and stir in whole wheat flour, bran, walnuts and raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk together lemon rind, egg and buttermilk.
• Add to flour mixture and stir with a fork until it just forms a sticky but manageable dough.
• Knead dough lightly on a floured surface for 30 seconds and pat gently into a ¾ inch thick round.
• Cut out rounds with a 2 – 2 ¼ inch cutter dipped in flour and arrange on a buttered baking sheet.
• Form scraps into a ball, reshape and cut more rounds.
• Brush tops with egg wash and bake in the middle of a preheated 390F oven for 15-17 minutes, or until golden.
• Serve warm.

LEMON WALNUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Measure all the ingredients into a container. Shake the contents vigorously.
• The vinaigrette keeps in the fridge for a week.
• Bring to room temperature and shake vigorously again before using.

LEMON AND WALNUT WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
• In a large bowl sift to combine the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and salt. In small bowl whisk the egg yolks until smooth, then add the milk, vegetable oil, lemon extract, and lemon zest. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour in the liquid ingredients and gently stir the batter, with a wooden spoon, until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. You can use a hand beater or a stand mixer on low speed, if desired.
• In a very clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until foamy. Add the remaining sugar and beat until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whites into the batter. Pour about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup batter into an oiled waffle iron, sprinkle with walnuts, then close the iron. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes, depending on waffle iron settings. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm in a low oven. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve warm with maple syrup.

LEMON WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• For crust: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F.
• Mix first 4 ingredients in a bowl, add butter and walnuts and cut in using fingertips until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• Firmly press crumbs on bottom of 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake crust until golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
• Cool while preparing filling.
• Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling: Whisk ¾ cup sugar, eggs and peel in medium bowl until light and fluffy.
• Whisk in lemon juice, flour and soda.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake until just set and edges are lightly-browned, about 12 minutes.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over.
• Cut into squares, sift icing sugar over, and top each square with a walnut half.

LEMON WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Place scallions, parsley, garlic and salt in food processor and pulse until well combined.
• Turn on food processor and drizzle in lemon juice and olive oil.
• Add walnuts and pulse until incorporated.
• Serve with sesame crackers.

LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously grease a 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• Dot rounded side of walnut or pecan halves with butter; arrange in flutes on side and bottom of pan.
• Blend cake mix (dry), egg yolks, water, confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• Do Not Overbeat!
• Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
• Carefully pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Remove pan; cool cake completely.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

LEMON WALNUT DROPS

Steps:

• * "Also good with a pecan half on top, but I like walnuts best! Easy to make." Have Ready: 1. Turn on the oven to 375°.2. Lightly grease baking sheets with a paper towel dipped in shortening.3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and ginger in the small mixer bowl. Stir with a spoon and set aside.4. Combine butter or margarine and sugars in the large mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed until well mixed, stopping the mixer and scraping the bowl several times. Add egg, lemon rind and juice. Beat on medium speed until well mixed, scraping the bowl several times.5. Add flour mixture. Beat on low speed until well mixed, scraping the bowl several times.6. Drop one level tablespoonful of dough at a time on the baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Press a walnut half on top of each cookie.7. Bake about 12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Lift with pancake turner to a wire rack to cool.8. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

EXTREME LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Finely grate the peel from ONE lemon, and squeeze out the juice from ONE lemon; set aside.
• With an electric mixer beat the butter, 1-1/2 cups sugar, and the lemon extract (if using) until light and fluffy for about 4-5 minutes (no less than 4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain in the creamed mixture!).
• Crack eggs open in a dish, making certain that there are no shells.
• Add in a couple at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition(beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes).
• In a small bowl, mix the flour with baking powder.
• Add in 1 cup at a time to the creamed mixture; beat until well combined.
• Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup.
• Combine remaining 2 cups sugar with 2 cups water.
• Slice remaining lemon into wedges.
• Squeeze out the juice into sugar/water, the drop in a couple wedges.
• Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes.
• Remove lemon wedges.
• When cake has finished baking, pour the hot lemon syrup over warm cake.
• Cool cake and serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Delicious!