Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease four 1 cup ramekins.
In a small saucepan, combine milk, butter, cocoa and 1/4 cup water. Stir over low heat for 2 - 3 minutes until smooth.
Sift flours together into a medium bowl. Stir in sugars. Blend in chocolate mixture and egg. Fold in pears. Spoon mixture evenly into prepared dishes. Sprinkle with pecans.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until cakes are cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in ramekins for 5 minutes. Dust cakes with powdered sugar and serve with ice cream.
4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper, extending paper at
lace potatoes, onion and drizzle with 2 T olive oil.
Mash bananas with fork.
Blend in sugar, salt and beaten egg. Melt butter and stir into banana mixture. Dissolve soda in water and add with sifted flour.
Mix.
Add 1/4 cup broken nutmeats and bake in greased loaf pan for 45 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.
Frost with thin vanilla icing.
Sprinkle with red and green crystallized sugar and decorate with pecans.
Makes 1 large loaf.
Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil, and cook the asparagus until tender but crisp. Drain, and briefly immerse in cold water.
In a large, resealable plastic bag, mix the rice vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and pepper. Seal the asparagus in the bag. Marinate 24 hours in the refrigerator. Sprinkle the marinated asparagus with pecans and green onion to serve.
Bring a medium sauce pan of water to boil, and cook the asparagus until tender but crisp.
Drain and briefly run under cool water.
In a large ziploc bag, mix the rice vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Seal the asparagus in the bag.
Marinate for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
Sprinkle the marinated asparagus with pecans and green onions to serve.
Whisk together oil, shallot, vinegar, syrup, salt and pepper in a large bowl until salt is dissolved. Add endives and spinach and toss to combine.
Sprinkle salad with pecans, cranberries, and blue cheese.
Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add carrot and onion; saute 5 minutes.
Add broth and orange juice, and bring to a boil. Add rice, raisins, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with pecans.
arrots and asparagus.
Sprinkle with pecans.
\"Glue\" together the stems of two mini candy canes with the icing.
Glue a third candy cane to the other two stems so you form a tripod.
Let dry thoroughly (let icing harden).
Place upside down so the curve of the candy canes is the base.
Add a place card with your guests name so they know where to sit or any small sign with whatever you want to say.
Repeat and make more as needed.
Dredge diced orange candy slices, dates, pecans and coconut with 1/4 cup flour. Cream the butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add orange rind. Sift together flour, salt, and soda. Add to butter (sugar) egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add candy mixture.
Grease and put wax paper in 2 loaf pans.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Turn out and cool.
One batch also makes 7 mini pans.
Freezes well.
ine 9x13 in.
pan with aluminum foil Lightly coat foil
Mix the dates, pecans, coconut and candy (coated with flour before cutting up).
Cream together the Crisco, oleo, sugar, eggs, salt and soda.
Add the 2 1/2 cups flour, alternating with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, then add the first mixture to all and mix well.
Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 325\u00b0 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Heat oven to 350F degrees.
Spray a small ovenproof dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Place the Brie in this dish.
Spread sour cream over brie as though frosting a cake.
Sprinkle top with brown sugar, then with pecans.
Dot top with butter.
Bake until cheese is very soft to the touch, 15-18 minutes.
Increase heat to 425F and bake 5 minutes longer.
Brie will be starting to melt on the bottom and the sugar will be bubbling on the top.
Serve with bread, sliced apples and crackers.
large bowl, beat oil with remaining sugar and eggs until
up or small bowl, combine pecans and sugar; sprinkle pecan mixture
Place pecans in a single layer on
Line bases with rounds of parchment paper. Sprinkle with pecans.
Add dates
ase and two long sides with foil or parchment paper, extending
Combine chicken, salad dressing mix and cream cheese in a mixing bowl, beat at medium speed with an electric mixer just until blended.
Shape into a bowl and roll in pecans.
Cover and chill.
Serve with crackers.