Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

Raisin peanut oatmeal, oh my

Raisin peanut oatmeal, oh my

Another oatmeal cookie recipe

I make oatmeal cookies very often because they're my husband's favorite. He loves them very crispy, so I cook them a few minutes longer.

Ingredients:

In large bowl combine:

1/2 lb unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup dark brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

Cream together with hand mixer till combined, then add:

1 egg

1 tsp real vanilla

Blend well then add:

1 cup flour

1/4 cup cold water

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Combine till blended

In very large bowl, add 3 1/4 cups of quick oats.

Blend very well till combined and one color.

Add 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup any nut (I used peanuts this time.)

With 2 spoons, place a tablespoon of dough on well greased cookie sheets.

I got 6 dozen from my batch.

In 350⁰ oven. Bake for 15 minutes till golden. I look them for 18 minutes since the hubby prefers well done cookies.

Salted halved peanuts make a difference

Salted halved peanuts make a difference



Let's get baking!


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees


 1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil. 


Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.


Add to the processor:


2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt


Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.


Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.


Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth.  Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.


*if you don't have a large processor, you can use a blender.


Enjoy with some espresso and close your eyes and it will feel like you're in Sicily.