Pastry Recipes In New England

By Linda Snyder


Every part of the US has its own characteristic desserts. Some are widely popular and prepared elsewhere as well, and most people cannot tell where these recipes came from any more. Among various old pastry recipes in New England, some came from Europe, some are changed over time, adapted or enriched, and some are still used in their original form. In any case, here are two really simple and tasty desserts for you.

Boston cream pie is one of most popular desserts that come from New England. It doesn't take too much time to prepare, and it really is tasty and moist, just a kind of a dessert everybody enjoys. For the cake, you will need following ingredients. 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour, 3 tsp. Baking powder, a little bit of salt, 1/3 cup sunflower oil, 1 cup milk and some vanilla extract.

Beat egg whites and gradually add 1/2 cup sugar. Combine all dry ingredients in one large bowl. Add sunflower oil, 1/2 cup of milk, and vanilla. Beat and gradually add the remaining milk and egg yolks. Carefully combine egg white mixture in. Bake in greased and floured cake pan or mold in moderate heated oven (350F) for maybe 20 minutes or so. Cool for a while and remove from your pan or mold.

For preparing the cream, you need one third cup sugar, one egg, three tablespoon flour, one quarter tbs.salt one and half cup milk and one table spoon of vanilla. Mix these ingredients well together and cook until thicken. Stir all the time. Remove from the heat and stir in one table spoon of butter. Cover the pan and let it all to cool. Slice the cake, fill it with your cream and pour the chocolate glaze over it.

For tasty Chocolate glaze you will need 1 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, 2 tbsp. Butter, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp. Vanilla and 3 tbsp. Of water. Combine water and sugar and let it melt over low heat, stirring constantly. Melt in chocolate, and add vanilla. At last, add butter and remove from heat. It should be of pouring consistency. Pour quickly over cake and spread evenly over top and sides.

Maple Apple Crisp is something you can make in no time at all, and you will love it. You just need to peel and slice four large apples, add four tbs lemon juice, 1/2 cup maple syrup and ground cinnamon, approximately one tea spoon. Let it all rest aside until you make the topping.

The topping is also so easy to prepare. Combine one cup of Quaker rolled oats, 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup almonds, sliced, two tbs.vegetable oil, two tbs. Good maple syrup and one teaspoon of good quality almond extract. Simply combine these ingredients and let them rest for a while.

You should preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease the mold first. Put the mixture of apples and other ingredients in the oven, covered, and bake for up to 40 minutes. Now it's time to spread the topping on baked apple mixture and put it back again into the oven, this time without the foil. Bake for half an hour or so, the topping should be crisp and golden by then. Cool and enjoy.




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