Nut Topping Food

FRUIT CRISP TOPPING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. With a food processor, pastry blender or your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture just until it comes together and large clumps form. Fold nuts into the mixture. Chill until ready to use.
• Cook's Note: Crisp topping can be refrigerated up to a week or frozen for up to 2 months.
• Fruit Crisp Variations:
• Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp: Chop 2 pounds rhubarb into 1/2-inch thick slices. Combine with 1 pound quartered strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Allow mixture to macerate for 20 minutes before transferring to a baking dish and topping with crisp topping.
• Raspberry-Peach Crisp: Peel 5 large peaches and slice into wedges. Combine with 1 1/2 cups raspberries, 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest, and 1/3 cup sugar. Top the mixture with crisp topping.
• Cranberry-Pear Crisp: Peel, core, and dice 4 large pears. Combine with 1 cup cranberries, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and 1/3 cup sugar. Top the mixture with crisp topping.

MUFFIN TOPPINGS

Steps:

• NUT TOPPING.
• IN BOWL: Add and mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup walnuts finely chopped, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, sprinkle on muffins just before putting muffins in to bake.
• STREUSEL TOPPING.
• IN BOWL: add and mix together 1/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons butter, sprinkle on muffins just before baking.
• SUGAR AND CINNAMON TOPPING.
• IN SMALL BOWL: add and mix 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoons cinnamon and sprinkle on top of muffins before putting muffins in the oven to bake.

FESTIVE FRUIT & NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C and lightly grease and line the base and sides of a deep 22-23cm round loose-based cake tin with Bake-o-Glide or baking parchment (see overleaf). Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, ground almonds and spices until thoroughly mixed and creamy, preferably with an electric beater or in a food mixer.
• Measure off 100g/4oz of the cake mixture, put in a bowl and set aside. Fold the fruit and rum into the remaining mixture, then gently stir in the marzipan. Spoon this mixture into the prepared cake tin and flatten with a spatula to make a smooth even surface, then make a slight dip in the centre of the cake. This simple trick will give the finished cake a nice flat top. Bake for 11⁄4 hours.
• While the cake is in the oven, make the fruit and nut topping. Mix all the nuts, cherries and syrup into the remaining cake mixture (see tip overleaf). Spoon the mixture on top of the part-cooked cake (once it has had its 11⁄4 hours), evenly distributing the mixture of nuts and cherries across the surface of the cake. Loosely cover the top of the tin with foil.
• Return to the oven for 40 minutes more, then take off the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes, so the nuts can turn golden. Keep an eye on them, so they don't get too dark. To test the cake mixture is cooked, insert a fine skewer into the cake - if it comes out clean then it's ready. Cool in the tin then turn out, keeping the lining on, and wrap with foil. (The cake will keep for up to 2 weeks or can be frozen for up to 2 months.)
• To serve, remove the cake from the foil and strip away the lining. Place on a board or serving plate and tie with a decorative ribbon.

NUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Mix ingredients.

HONEY NUT TOPPING

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine honey and sour cream until smooth. Add pecans; stir. Serve over waffles or pancakes.

NUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven at 125 degress for 10 minutes.
• till then melt butter in a pan
• Once the butter is melted add it to the nuts
• Add flour and cinnamon. mix well.
• Pour this in a tray and put it in the oven for half an hour till the oats are crunchy enough.
• Serve this as a topping on any ice cream of your choice for a yummy dessert.