Email List Desserts

By now, you probably know that I've been on several email recipe lists. The following are from a few more lists. I've listed where they're from. Enjoy!

Best Pineapple Orange Sorbet Recipe #387103

This was from Recipezaar's email list, found at http://www.recipezaar.com. It was sent in by someone calling herself (?) "Hungrykitten," who writes, "From mydailymoment.com. I like this recipe because you don't need an ice cream maker. Cooking time is freezing time."

by hungrykitten

2 1/4 hours | 15 min prep

SERVES 10

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 cups orange juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple, crushed

2 teaspoons orange zest, freshly grated

In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a simmer over medium high heat until sugar is dissolved.

In a blender, puree pineapple with its juice until smooth. Transfer to a metal bowl, and stir in lemon juice, orange juice, and orange zest. Freeze until slightly firm, but not frozen and process mixture again in the blender until smooth. Transfer to a freezer container and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

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Treacle Cake (Gingerbread) Recipe

Brought to you by The Red Castle Inn Historic Lodgings; sent in by "Virginia" in Cranberry Twp., PA

Cook Time: 25 min

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup molasses

1 tablespoon honey

5 tablespoons soft butter

1/2 cup boiling water

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375F. Butter a 9x9 inch square baking pan.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and spices.

In another bowl, mix together the molasses, honey, butter, and boiling water. Working quickly, add the wet ingredients to the dry, combine well and pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cut into 16 squares and serve warm in muffin papers.

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

2 pounds Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced

3/4 cup cranberries

1/4 cup white sugar

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/3 cup quick-cooking oats

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Butter an 8 inch square baking dish.

In a large bowl, mix together apples, cranberries, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place evenly into baking dish.

In the same bowl, combine oats, flour and brown sugar. With a fork, mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over apples.

Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown, and apples are tender.

Sent in by "Dorie" to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolidayNSeasonalRecipes/

SOUTHERN FRUIT AMBROSIA

11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained

15 oz can pineapple tidbits, drained

8 oz can fruit cocktail, drained

1.5 cups mini marshmallows

1/2 cup coconut, shredded

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

1 cup sour cream

Combine ingredients and let set overnight. Serves ten.

From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CreativeCutiesRecipes/