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RECIPES
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AUTUMN APPLE BUTTERNUT BISQUE
Deerfield Inn
Ingredients
Version I
3 tbsps olive oil
4 cups peeled, chopped butternut squash
2 cups peeled, chopped tart apples
1 cup chopped onion
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup apple juice
1 qt chicken broth
1/2 cup light cream
salt & pepper to taste
Version II
24 oz apple sauce
5 lb peeled butternut
2 Spanish onions
3 qt vegetable stock
2 c mint jelly
1/2 c maple syrup
1/4 c star anise
10 vanilla beans
10 cinnamon sticks
1 t nutmeg
3 c orange juice
1 1/2 lb butter
1 lemon
1 c cream
s&p to taste
Directions
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat and sauté the squash, apples,
and onion, stirring gently for 10 minutes. Add the curry and cinnamon; cook
stirring gently for several minutes longer. Add juice and chicken broth, bringing
mixture to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 20 minutes or until squash
is soft. Purée mixture (in batches if necessary) in blender and return
to pot. Cook over medium heat until mixture is reduced by about one-third. Add
cream and season with salt and pepper
Makes 4-6 servings
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BAKED BLUEBERRY AMARETTO FRENCH TOAST
¼ cup melted butter or margarine
12-15 ¾” thick slices cut from French baguettes
8 eggs or equivalent amount of egg substitute
2 cups milk (I use 2% or Lactaid)
¼ cup sugar
2 Tablespoons maple syrup or Amaretto
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh blueberries, washed and thoroughly dried
¼ cup sliced almonds
Powdered sugar Pam
Directions:
1. Spray baking dish thoroughly with Pam.
2. Lightly brush both sides of baguette slices with melted butter or margarine.
Place in baking dish.
3. Mix eggs or egg substitute, milk, sugar, syrup or Amaretto, vanilla and salt.
4. Pour over bread slices; allow to soak; turn, soak. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Sprinkle with blueberries.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes. At about the 20 minute mark, sprinkle
with almonds and continue baking. When golden brown, remove from oven, sprinkle
with powdered sugar and serve immediately with warm blueberry syrup.
Serves 6. Enjoy!
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BLUEBERRY MORNING GLORY
Brook Farm Inn
Ingredients
1 challah bread, ripped apart (crusts off)
1 8-oz. Pkg. Cream cheese
2 cups blueberries
8 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
½ cup sugar
2 cups half-&-half
Directions
In a greased 13 x 9 corning or glass casserole dish, arrange half of the bread.
Scatter the cream cheese over the bread. Scatter the blueberries over the cheese.
Arrange the remaining bread on top.
In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, syrup, and milk. Pour carefully
and evenly over the bread mixture.
Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 about 1 hour. Serve with blueberry
sauce.
Blueberry Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup blueberries
1 tablespoon butter
Directions
In a saucepan, mix together sugar, cornstarch and water. Cook over moderate
heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Add blueberries and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until berries
have burst. Add butter and stir until blended.
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BREAKFAST EGG AND VEGETABLE PUFF
Brook Farm Inn
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 cup Bisquick
1 8-oz. package shredded Colby or cheddar cheese
1 onion, chopped, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, or other vegetables, cut in
bite-sized pieces
Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish. In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, and Bisquick
Saute vegetables and stir into egg mixture. Add cheese. Pour into casserole
and bake
40-50 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serves 8.
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CRANBERRY SCONES
Palmer House Inn
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 sticks ice-cold butter, cut into small chunks
2 cups buttermilk (approximately)
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries, sweetened to taste, and drained thoroughly
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and
sugar and mix thoroughly. Cut butter into dry mixture with a pastry blender,
until mixture resembles course meal. Chill for 10 minutes. Add cranberries and
mix well until cranberries are coated with flour mixture. Add buttermilk, a
little at a time, mixing until al ingredients are moistened and flour mixture
forma a dough consistency. Gather into a ball and knead about 15 times on a
flour-covered board or table. Roll out dough to a 1 inch thickness. Cut out
scones with a floured, heart-shaped 2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased
baking sheet, close together, but not touching. Brush tops with buttermilk and
sprinkle with sugar, Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with
orange marmalade and Devonshire cream. Yield:12.
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EGGS BENEDICT WHALEWALK INN STYLE
The Whalewalk Inn
Ingredients
1 English Muffin per person
2 Extra-large Eggs per person
Proscuitto sliced thick enough to fold and so it does not stick together
Asparagus Hollandaise Sauce:
2 egg yolks
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 stick frozen butter (1/2 cup)
Directions
Pre-boil asparagus for 3 minutes and then put in an ice bath to cool and keep
the color. Split English muffin in half. Toast. While muffin is toasting, poach
two eggs for 4 minutes. Arrange asparagus on plate so the tips touch the end
of the plate. Put toasted muffin on top of asparagus. Put slice of Proscuitto
on top of each muffin half. When eggs are finished, put on top of the Proscuitto
and top with one tablespoon of Hollandaise Sauce. Sprinkle on Tarragon or Parsley
for color.
Hollandaise Sauce: Mix egg yolks and lemon juice. Put over low heat. Take ¼
cup of frozen butter and keep stirring in the egg and lemon mixture. Take another
¼ cup of frozen butter and continue stirring until sauce begins to thicken.
Remove from heat, cover to keep warm for serving. Sauce will continue to thicken.
Stir before serving.
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LEMON COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES
The Inn at Stockbridge
Ingredients
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup (1/2 stick ) butter, melted
2 T. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1 T. grated lemon zest
Directions
Separate the eggs and beat the whites until they hold stiff peaks.
In another bowl, stir together the egg yolks, flour, cottage cheese, butter,
sugar, salt and lemon jest until well blended.
With a large spatula, fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture. Gently stir
until well-blended.
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour pancake-sized dollops of batter onto
skillet and cook slowly for about a minute and a half. Gently flip pancakes
and cook until done
Makes 12 pancakes
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LEMON COTTAGE CHEESE/RICOTTA PANCAKES WITH POPPY SEEDS
The Inn at Richmond
1 cup Cottage Cheese (I use 1% Low Fat Cottage Cheese or Part Skim
Ricotta)
4 eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 TB butter or margarine, melted and cooled
3 TB fresh lemon juice
1 tsp (or more to taste) grated lemon zest
1 TB poppy seeds
Directions:
1. In large bowl of mixer, blend Cottage Cheese.
2. With mixer running, add eggs and flour. Blend well.
3. Slowly pour in butter or margarine. Blend well.
4. By hand, mix in lemon juice, lemon zest, and poppy seeds. Blend well. Mixture
should be thick.
5. Cook on a hot greased griddle until golden. Do not overcook. The pancakes
should be moist and spring back to the touch.
6. Serve hot garnished with fresh raspberries or lemon slices and powdered sugar.
7. Heat raspberry syrup and serve with the pancakes.
Serves 4. Enjoy!
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PUMPKIN SEED CRUSTED TROUT WITH ROAST TOMATO ZINFANDEL SAUCE
Deerfield Inn
Ingredients
For sauce:
4-6 ripe tomatoes cut in half
1T chopped garlic
1T chopped shallots
l t fresh thyme
1 t fresh rosemary
l/2 cup olive oil
salt & pepper
2 cups zinfandel reduced to 1/4 cup
For trout:
2 boneless, skinless trout filets per person
flour
eggs scrambled with a little milk
chopped pepitas (roasted pumpkin seeds chopped in a food processor)
Directions
For sauce: Toss all ingredients (except zindandel) into bowl and mix with tomatoes.
Spread on sheet pan and bake in hot oven (450 ) 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes
start to burn around the edges. Remove and carefully puree in blender. Mix in
zinfandel. Set aside. Dip trout in flour and brush with egg wash. Place into
pepitas coating thoroughly each time. Pre-heat a saute pan with a little olive
oil. Place each trout filet into saute pan. Cook 2-3 minutes on medium high
heat. Turn over and finish cooking another minute or two. Place hot sauce on
plate and lay trout filets on plate.
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