Joe's Stone Crab Key Lime Pie | Vegetarian Recipes

Joe's Stone Crab Key Lime Pie

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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 lb graham cracker or 1 cup plus 2 1/2 Tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
  • 5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated key lime zest
  • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2/3 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream chilled
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • For the crust
  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • Butter a 9-inch pie plate
  • Break up graham crackers
  • place in processor and process to crumbs if you dont have a processor
  • place crackers in large plastic bag
  • seal
  • and crush using a rolling pin
  • Add melted butteramp; sugar and pulse until combined
  • Press mixture into bottom and up sides of pan
  • forming a neat border around th edges
  • Bake until crust is set and golden
  • about 8 minutes
  • Set aside on wire rack; leave oven on
  • For the filling
  • Meanwhile
  • in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment
  • beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy
  • about 5 minutes
  • Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick
  • 3-4 minutes longer
  • Lower the mixer speed and slowly add lime juice
  • mixing until just combined
  • Pour mixture into crust and bake for 10 minutes
  • or until filling has just set
  • Cool on wire rack
  • then refrigerate
  • Freeze for 15-20 minutes before serving
  • For the topping
  • Whip the cream and the confectioners sugar until nearly stiff
  • Cut pie in wedges and serve very cold
  • topping each wedge with a dollop of whipped cream
  • Garnish with a slice of key lime if desired
Lucky Shamrocks | Vegetarian Recipes

Lucky Shamrocks

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 2 tablespoons oil we used safflower oil
  • english mixed spice This is optional We added 1 1/4 teaspoons see a href=https//wwwgeniuskitchencom/recipe/mixed-spice-traditional-old-fashioned-english-pudding-spice-266688Mixed Spice - Traditional Old Fashioned English Pudding Spice/a
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • green dyed sugar
  • green candy sprinkles
  • green frosting

Steps:

  • DOUGH Place ingredients in your bread machine in the order specified by your operating manual
  • Remove from bread pan and proceed with recipe
  • SHAMROCKS Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • First divide the dough into 8-16 pieces
  • To create the clover shape
  • take one piece of dough and divide into 3 sections Set as small piece of the dough aside for the stem
  • Next roll each piece into a 4 inch rope then twist the piece into a 5 1/2-6 inch rope Form the rope into a circle and pinch the ends to close Repeat
  • Now press the three pieces together into a clover shape and pinch the ends to connect them Roll the smaller piece of dough you set aside into a stem and attach
  • Using a wide spatula
  • carefully transfer the shamrocks to the baking sheet
  • Cover and place in a warm oven to rise for about 30 minutes Tip Although we have a proofing feature in our oven which I used for this recipe you can also turn on the oven to 200 degrees then immediately turn it off leaving the oven light on This will help the dough to rise a little
  • Sprinkle with green dyed sugar
  • green cake sprinkles
  • etc Some of the shamrocks we decorated with neon gel after removing from the oven
  • Bake approximately 20 minutes or until the shamrocks are lightly browned on top and bottom Baking time depends on the size of the pieces you make
  • Decorate with frosting or gel and set aside to cool on a wire rack
  • Yield varies depending on how much dough you have and how big the shamrocks are made Prep time does not include preparing the dough
Pecan Tassies | Vegetarian Recipes

Pecan Tassies

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup pecans coarsely chopped
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 dash salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • Mix all filling ingredients together well
  • Using a teaspoon
  • carefully distribute filling mixture into pastry-lined muffin cups
  • Fill each pastry cup 3/4s of the way full
  • The amount needed does vary because there is no standard to the size of mini-muffin cups mine are just about the smallest Ive seen and I use about a 3/4 tsp of filling per tassie
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes
  • Immediately
  • and very carefully using the tip of a pointed knife
  • gently knudge out each tassie out of its cup and transfer to a rack to cool
  • If they cool in the pan too long
  • they are more difficult to remove
  • Your first couple may break those are the ones I eat on the spot- the rewards of making them
  • but you will soon learn just the right move to remove them perfectly
Sparkling Lime Christmas Punch | Vegetarian Recipes

Sparkling Lime Christmas Punch

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Ingredients:

  • 1 12 ounce can welch's frozen white grape juice
  • 1 12 ounce can minute maid frozen limeade concentrate
  • 1 2 liter bottle Sprite chilled
  • ice cube
  • frozen cranberries

Steps:

  • Mix frozen juices according to directions on the can add 7 cans water
  • Add Sprite to taste
  • Serve in punch bowl -- adding ice cubes and frozen cranberries