Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 tsp. vanilla (or 1 TBS) 4 medium eggs, beaten 1 cup finely ground hazelnuts 3 cups all-purpose flour (ex: King Arthur) 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped dried pears Instructions Preheat oven to 350° F In a large bowl, mix cream, sugar and butter; add vanilla, eggs and ground hazelnuts. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder and add to ground hazelnut mixture. Stir in chopped hazelnuts and pears. Divide dough in halves or thirds. On a well-floured surface (really, really well
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 heaping cup dried pears, in 1/3 inch chunks 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 T honey 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 cup plus 2 T flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 cup baby oats 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and add each of the remaining ingredients, stirring well. Spoon heaping tablespoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until golden brown, less time for chewy, more for crisp.
Description This amazing granola bar recipe comes to us from artist Bill Sanders. Ingredients: 3 cups rolled oats 4 cups raw Bella Viva Almonds 4 oz unsalted butter (one stick) room temperature 2 tbl. Karo corn syrup 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup clover Honey 1/4 cup + 2 Tbl. water 2/3 cup Bella Viva Dried Cherries 1/2 cup Bella Viva Dried Apricots 1/2 cup Dried Zante Currents or Bella Viva Monukka Raisins 1/2 cup candied orange peel 1/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp. kosher salt Instructions Preheat oven to 325°Fahrenheit. Slice the almonds in a Cuisinart. Toast the almonds and oatmeal separately for
Description This combination is a delicious fruit-pie like concoction without the gluten, wheat, or flour. Enjoy throughout the holidays! Ingredients: 2-3 fresh cinnamon sticks Fresh or dry bay leaves Organic crystallized sugar (or any sugar) Ground cinnamon Bella Viva dried apricots Bella Viva dried pears Bella Viva dried peaches Bella Viva dried nectarines Bella Viva dried prunes Instructions Line a metal tin, or any container we like to use a festive holiday tin! Line the bottom with a paper doily or any food-grade liner. Layer ingredients in a liberal fashion and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar to taste. Close lid and let ingredients sit on counter.
