Cherry Malted Cookies Pillsbury Bake Off Winner Recipes

CHERRY MALTED COOKIES (PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF WINNER)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position, preheat to 375°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, malted milk powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, if using a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until soft and light, about 1-2 minutes. Add egg and continue beating until smooth, then add vanilla and cherry syrup and beat a minute more, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Resume mixing on low, add flour, brown sugar, malted milk powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. When fully incorporated, stir in chopped cherries.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies one sheet at a time until puffed and just set around the edges, but still soft in the middle, about 12 minutes. Cool directly on the baking sheet until firm, then transfer to wire rack to cool.

SPICY APPLE TWISTS (PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF WINNER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Cut each apple into 8 wedges.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off.
• In a medium bowl, blend flour and salt.
• Using pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle flour mixture with water 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with fork until dough is just moist enough to hold together.
• Shape dough into ball.
• On floured surface, roll dough lightly from cener to edge into 12 inch square.
• Spread with 1 tablespoon softened margarine.
• Fold 2 sides to center.
• Roll to 16 x 10 inch rectangle.
• Cut crosswise into 16 (10 inch) strips.
• Wrap 1 strip around each apple wedge.
• Place 1/2 inch apart in ungreased 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Brush each wrapped apple wedge with melted margarine.
• In small bowl, blend sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over wrapped apples.
• Bake at 425 for 20 minutes.
• Pour water into pan.
• Bake an additional 12-17 minutes or until golden brown.
• Spoon sauce in pan over twists.
• Serve warm or cool, plain or with whipped cream.
• *If using self rising flour, omit salt.

CHERRY WINKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries; mix well.
• Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for easier handling (about 1/2 hour).
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into cereal; thoroughly coat.
• Form into balls; place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball.
• Bake at 375* for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Yield: 5 dozen cookies.

MY INSPIRATION CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly in bottom of prepared cake pans.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off.
• In large bowl combine flour and all remaining cake ingredients except for egg whites and chocolate. Beat 1-1/2 minutes on medium speed. Add egg whites and beat 1-1/2 minutes.
• Carefully spoon 1/4 of batter into each pecan lined pan.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate.
• Spoon remaining batter over sprinkled chocolate, spreading carefully.
• Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake is golden brown and top springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
• Continue cooling for 1 hour.
• Frosting:.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, unsweetened chocolate and 1/4 cup water, cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat; cool.
• In small bowl, combine 1/2 cup shortening and 1 tsp vanilla. Gradually beat in 2 cups of powdered sugar until well blended. RESERVE 1/3 CUP WHITE FROSTING.
• To remaining frosting, add cooled chocolate, remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar and enough water for desired spreading consistency.
• To assemble cake, place 1 layer, PECAN SIDE UP, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/2 of the frosting. Top with the second layer, PECAN SIDE UP. Frost sides of cake and up 1/2 inch around top edge (you will have an exposed center circle of chopped pecans).
• Using remaining white frosting (add a little water to thin for perfect piping consistency), pipe around the edge of chocolate frosting and pecans. Take artist license with rosettes if you like.
• Go to this site to see a photo of the cake. The picture looks more like a yellow cake but it's white and my frosting looks more like milk chocolate I think there's a yellow tint to the photo: pillsbury.com/bakeoff/recipes/.
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CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Place rack in center of the oven and preheat to 350degrees.
• Lightly mist a 13x9 inch baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
• Set pan aside.
• Place all ingredients into large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer on low for 1 minute.
• Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes more.
• The batter should look thick and well blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
• Place the pan in the oven.
• Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool.
• Serve with a chocolate glaze or frosting.
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