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Carrot Apple Salad with Raisins, Nuts & Honey



Ingredients
Carrots, raw, 1/2lbs., grated
Apples, fresh, 1/2 large, grated
Nuts (any kind), raw, 1.5oz, chopped
Raisins, 1 small box (1.5 oz)
Lemon Juice, fresh, 1/4 cup
Honey, 1.5 tbsp
Cinnamon, ground, 1/2 tsp
 
***Optional: dry rolled oats to sprinkle on top

Preparation
Grate carrots and apples. Chop nuts. Put all in a large bowl. Add raisins. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Drizzle with lemon juice and honey. Mix the salad well but gently. Serve cool, sprinkled with oats on top, if desired.   
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Nutritional info per 1 cup (no oats added): makes 4 servings
    * Calories: 170
    * Fat: 7g    Carbs: 27g (fiber: 4g)    Protein: 3g

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Croissant, Goat Cheese & Chestnuts

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Ingredients
Croissant, 1 large (2.5 oz), cut into 1/4" pieces, lightly baked and cooled

Acorn Squash, small or medium (1.5 lbs), cut in half and seeded
Maple Syrup, 2 tsp, divided between squash halves

Unsalted Butter, 1/2 Tbsp, divided between squash halves
Egg, fresh, 1 extra large
Milk Goat Low Fat, 1/4 cup
Black Pepper, freshly ground

Cranberries, fresh or frozen, 1/4 cup, whole
Goat Cheese, 1 oz, crumbled

Chestnuts, 5 pieces (1.5oz = 40 grams), coarsely cut
Apple, fresh, 1/4 medium, cut into small cubes
Sage, fresh, 1 tsp, finely chopped  
Thyme, fresh, 1 tsp, finely chopped

    Preparation
    1. Heat the oven 350F. Cut croissant into 1/4" cubes, spread over baking sheet and toast slightly till dry, for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
    2. Heat up the oven to 400F.
    3. Cut acorn squash into half, take seeds out. Brush all the flesh with maple syrup. Put butter inside.
    4. In a large bowl beat up egg, milk and pepper together.
    5. Crumble goat cheese, cut apples and chestnuts, chop fresh herbs. Add them, toasted croissant pieces and cranberries to the egg mixture. Mix very well.
    6. Divide the stuffing into two. Stuff each squash half, pressing the mixture tight, if necessary.
    7. Arrange the stuffed halves in baking dish, cover loosely with aluminum foil sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake for 50 minutes at 400F. Then take the foil off squash, turn the oven off and leave the dish in hot oven for 10-15 more minutes or till ready to serve.
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    Nutritional info per a stuffed half: makes 2 servings
        * Calories: 448
        * Fat: 15g Carbs: 68g (fiber: 13g) Protein: 13g

    Oh-Wow! Butterscotch Cinnamon Sticky Buns with Raisins and Walnuts


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    Ingredients
    Dough:
    * Milk, 1/2 cup, warm
    * Yeast, dry, 1 package (1/4 oz)
    * White Granulated Sugar, 1/4 cup
    * Unsalted Butter, 3 Tbsp softened (1 stick total, divided into three parts)
    * Egg, fresh, 1 large
    * White flour, 2 cups, sifted (+ more for dusting)
    * Salt, 1/2 tsp

    Filling:
    *Unsalted Butter, 2 Tbsp (melted) 
    * Brown Sugar (light), 1/3 cup
    * Cinnamon, ground, 2 tsp
    * Raisins, 1 small box (1.5 oz)

    Glaze:
    * Brown Sugar (dark), 1/3 cup
    * Unsalted Butter, 3 Tbsp
    * Scotch (Whiskey), 3 tbsp (1.5fl oz)
    * Condensed milk, 3 tbsp
    * Vanilla Extract, 1/4 tsp
    * Salt, 1/8 tsp
    * Walnuts, 1 oz (or any kind of nuts)

    Preparation
    1. Make the Dough:
    Heat the milk until warm.
    In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, combine the warm milk and the yeast. Add the granulated sugar and 3 tbsp of softened butter and mix at medium speed until the butter is broken up, 1 minute.
    Beat in the egg.
    Add sifted flour and salt and mix at low speed until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of the bowl. Increase the speed to medium and mix the dough for 2 minutes longer.
    Scrape the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30-40 minutes.

    2. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

    3. Make the Filling:
    Melt 2 tbsp of butter in microwave.
    In a small bowl, mix the light brown sugar with the cinnamon.

    4. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out into 1/4" thick rectangle. Brush the 2 tbsp of melted butter over the dough and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
    Sprinkle with raisins.

    Beginning at a long edge, roll up the dough as tightly as possible and pinch the seam. Cut the log into 6 or 8 2-inch pieces and set them in the muffin cups cut side up. Cover and let stand in a warm place (preheated stove top is ideal for that) for 30 minutes.

    5. Bake the buns for 30 minutes, until they are golden brown.

    6. Make the Glaze:
    In a small saucepan, bring the dark brown sugar, salt, butter, Scotch and condensed milk to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.

    7. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the walnuts. (If you wish you might toast them 10 minutes.) Take the buns out of the muffin pan.

    8. Remove the glaze from the heat and stir in vanilla extract and chopped walnuts. Pour the glaze over the hot buns. Sprinkle with more nuts if you wish.
    Let stand until the buns have soaked up some of the glaze and are cool enough to eat, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.
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    Nutritional info: 6-8 servings (1 bun)
        * Calories: 390
        * Fat: 16g Carbs: 56g (fiber: 1.5g) Protein: 6g