Orange Cornmeal Coins Food

FRIED ZUCCHINI COINS

Steps:

• Line a dish with paper towels and set aside. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, basil, salt, cayenne, and pepper in a bowl.
• Beat the eggs in another bowl.
• Heat 1/4-inch vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
• Working in small batches, toss the zucchini coins in the eggs, then coat in the cornmeal mixture to cover completely. Carefully drop the zucchini into the oil, and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side or until crisp. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and place on the prepared plate. Season with salt, cool slightly and serve.
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ORANGE CORNMEAL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and zest. Beat well, scraping sides of bowl as necessary. With mixer on low speed, mix in flour, 2 tablespoons cornmeal, and salt until well combined, about 3 minutes. Form dough into two logs about 1 1/2 inches in diameter; wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place remaining 1/4 cup cornmeal on a sheet of parchment or waxed paper. Remove plastic from chilled dough; roll logs in cornmeal to coat. Slice into 1/4-inch rounds. Place on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake until pale golden all over, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with sugar.

ORANGE CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk, oil and orange zest. Stir into cornmeal mixture just until moistened. , Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 425° until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Serve warm.

ORANGE-CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with racks in center and lower third. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, orange zest, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and yolks one at a time, beating until combined and smooth after each addition. Add flour and cornmeal, and beat on low speed until just combined.
• Spoon one-third batter into a pastry bag fitted with a start tip (Ateco No. 825). Pipe batter into S shapes, each about 3 inches long, onto prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Place in oven, and bake until edges and bottoms are golden brown, about 22 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. transfer to a wire rack; let cookies cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

ORANGE CORNMEAL COINS

Steps:

• Combine one cup sugar, butter and egg in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy, scraping bowl often. Reduce speed to low and mix in all remaining ingredients except for the dipping sugar and colored sugar. Beat until everything comes together to form a dough.
• Divide dough into four equal portions. Roll each portion into a 12" long, 1" diameter log. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 deg. F. Cut chilled logs into 1/4" slices with a sharp knife (you should get 4 dozen cookies per log). Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Dip a fork in sugar, then press cookies in a crisscross pattern (like peanut butter cookies).
• Bake for 6 to 9 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Sprinkle baked cookies immediately with colored sugar, if using.

RUSTIC CANYON'S CRANBERRY ORANGE CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F Grease a 9-inch round by 3-inch tall cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and baking soda. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, oil and vanilla. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, salt and zest. Mix just until thoroughly combined; do not overmix.
• With the mixer running, slowly incorporate the egg mixture into the butter just until combined. With the mixer on low speed, add one-half of the flour mixture to the batter and quickly mix for 5 seconds. Turn off the mixer and add the rest of the flour, the ricotta and one-half of the cranberries. Mix the remaining ingredients into the batter over low speed just until combined, being careful not to overmix.
• Gently pour the batter into the cake pan and smooth the top. Scatter the remaining cranberries over the top of the cake, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Place a loose piece of foil over the top of the cake if it starts to darken. Cool the cake on a wire rack before removing it from the pan.

ORANGE CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Brush bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan with oil; line bottom with a round of wax or parchment paper, and brush paper with oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, 1 cup sugar, and orange juice until smooth. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest; whisk gently to combine.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining 1/3 cup sugar (topping will be thick). Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
• Cool in pan 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake; invert cake gently onto a plate, and remove parchment paper. Re-invert cake onto a rack to cool completely. Serve with orange segments, if desired.