Aunties Brownies Recipes

AUNTIE'S GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• For the ham starter: Trim meat off the bone. Place meat and bone in a pressure cooker and cover with water. Pressure cook for 45 minutes. Release pressure, then clean and chop meat and strain broth. This can be divided into 4 portions of starter. Freeze 3 of the portions for future use and set the remaining portion aside.
• For the glace: Put flour and salt in food processor. While it's running, stream in the eggs. Mix thoroughly. Put bench flour on a table, then dump dough out and knead to combine. Let rest 20 minutes. Flour table again and roll to about 1/4-inch thick, then cut into small squares with a pizza cutter. Make sure there's enough flour so the dumplings don't stick together. Rough them up in your hands to make them rustic looking. Put into a dry strainer and shake off excess flour.
• For the soup: Combine the reserved ham starter, ham base, green beans and their juice and potatoes in a pot. Add water to fill about three-quarters of the way. Bring it all to a boil. Add the glace directly to the pot and cook until they float.
• Combine the evaporated milk, sour cream and heavy cream in a separate bowl. Add some hot broth and whisk until completely smooth. Add the tempered cream mixture to the soup. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Let simmer together for 45 minutes.

AUNTIE'S CARAWAY COLESLAW

Steps:

• Combine the cabbage, carrot, caraway seeds and parsley in a medium salad bowl. Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Drizzle the dressing over the coleslaw mix, then season with salt and black pepper to your taste, and toss well.

ANDES BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 9x13" pan with cooking spray.
• Prepare brownie batter according to package directions and pour into greased pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature.
• Make buttercream: In a large bowl using a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat until combined, then add peppermint extract and heavy cream and beat until combined. (If you desire a thinner consistency, add 1 more tablespoon cream.)
• Spread buttercream over brownies in an even layer. Place in refrigerator while you make your ganache.
• Make ganache: Place chocolate chips in a medium, heatproof bowl and set aside. Heat heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. When bubbles begin to break the surface around the edges of the pan, turn off the heat.
• Pour the hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit for 5 minutes, then whisk constantly until the sauce is smooth. Pour over the mint layer.Refrigerate brownies until the ganache has set, about 15 minutes. Slice into squares and serve.

AUNTIE'S RED VELVET CAKE!

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Mix sugar, shortening, salt, and baking soda in power mixer with whisk attachment.
• 3. In seperate bowl measure out flour.
• 4. In another bowl mix together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and vinegar.
• 5. Alternate pouring the flour and buttermilk mixture into the mixing bowl.
• 6. Mix in the cocoa and the red food coloring. Do not over beat.
• 7. Bake in 2 8" round pans for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8. Mix all icing ingredients in electric mixer for 15 minutes. *You MUST mix for the full 15 minutes or you WILL be disappointed!
• 9. After the cake is completely cool, layer it up and ice it!

AUNTIE'S PERSIMMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat® nonstick baking mat.
• Mash persimmon pulp in a small bowl and stir in baking soda to let mixture congeal.
• Beat white sugar and 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Stir flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together in a second bowl.
• Mix egg into the persimmon mixture. Add persimmon mixture and flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and stir well to combine. Fold pecans and raisins into the batter.
• Drop batter onto the prepared baking sheet using a medium cookie scoop.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned and puffy, 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks, about 30 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon melted butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl until maple glaze is smooth. Place a sheet of parchment paper under the wire rack to catch the drips. Drizzle maple glaze onto the cookie tops using a spoon. Let set until glaze hardens, about 30 minutes.
• Cut green belt candy into small leaf shapes using kitchen scissors. Combine white chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl and melt in the microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Drip some melted white chocolate over each cookie using a spoon. Place one red candy-coated chocolate piece in the middle of each cookie and add a green belt leaf to each side. Let set until frosting hardens, about 30 minutes.

AUNT MARY'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Place sheets of waxed paper onto a work surface.
• Stir sugar, cocoa, and evaporated milk together in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir butter and marshmallow creme into cocoa mixture. Quickly stir graham cracker crumbs into mixture.
• Drop cookies by the spoonful onto waxed paper; let stand until firm. Store in airtight containers.