br>Frost with the Chocolate Walnut Buttercream (recipe follows).
Soybean Walnut Pesto: Pulse basil, walnuts, cheese, soybean oil, lemon juice and garlic in food processor until blended. Place in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
Caprese Salad: Combine 2 tablespoons Walnut Soybean Pesto, soybean oil and vinegar in small bowl.
Slice tomatoes and cheese into 1/4-inch thick slices. Layer tomatoes and cheese on serving plate. Drizzle pesto vinaigrette. Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves, salt and pepper.
0 minutes before serving.
Walnut Pesto: Place the basil leaves
ngredients, except sliced apple and Walnut Topping, just until moistened.
Cook snow peas in large quantity of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain. Toss lettuce with celery. Arrange in an even layer over the bottom of a straight-sided clear glass salad bowl. Arrange the carrots, zucchini and tomatoes in separate layers over the lettuce-celery mixture. Arrange the snow peas in a fan pattern over the tomatoes. Garnish with mushroom and basil. Cover and refrigerate. Prepare Herb-Walnut Dressing. Just before serving, add the dressing; toss well.
Mix butter, cream cheese and flour together.
Roll into a ball and cut ball in half.
Roll out flat and cut into squares, approximately 2 x 2-inch.
Mix walnut meats, sugar and melted butter together. This makes the filling.
Put 1 tablespoon filling in each square and fold diagonally making sure all nutmeats are covered.
Shape into crescents.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes or until brown.
utter.
Drop 1 teaspoonful walnut mixture in center of each
o sub pecans in this recipe or even use pine nuts
Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Mix in water and vanilla, then flour and nuts.
Chill for 3 to 4 hours.
Roll out in long rolls 1/2 inch across.
Cut in 3 inch lengths and shape in crescents.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes in 325\u00b0 oven.
Do not brown.
Take out and roll in confectioners sugar while warm.
Cream the butter, vanilla and sugar.
Add water and flour; mix thoroughly.
Stir in walnuts.
Form into crescents or 1/2 of a circle, about 2-inches.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 15 or 20 minutes at 300\u00b0.
Cream first three ingredients and one tablespoon of water. Stir in flour and nuts, mix well.
Shape into crescents.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0
for 15 - 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Roll in powdered sugar.
aper ends, then shape into crescents.
Place 1 inch apart
Mix flour and cinnamon.
Reserve.
Beat margarine, corn syrup and vanilla in a large bowl on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour mixture and walnuts.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled and easy to handle, at least 3 hours.
Heat oven to 350\u00b0. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into rolls, 2-inches long. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet, shaping to form crescents.
Bake until light brown on bottoms, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Roll in powdered sugar.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.
Cream sugar and butter.
Add nuts and vanilla.
Mix in flour to make a smooth dough.
Pinch off balls 1 1/2-inch in diameter. Form into crescents.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Cool 5 minutes and roll in powdered sugar.
Makes about 50.
br>Taper ends, shape in crescents.
Place 1-inch apart
Cream butter.
Add 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, vanilla and salt.
Beat until light.
Stir in nuts and flour until well blended.
Wrap in waxed paper and chill well.
Pinch off small pieces.
Roll in hands and shape into crescents.
Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Put on ungreased baking sheets and bake 18 to 20 minutes. Remove to rack.
Roll in confectioners sugar.
Makes 5 dozen.
Heat oven to 300\u00b0. Cream margarine. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Shape like dates or crescents and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake about 30 minutes.
Roll in confectioners sugar while still warm. Cool, then roll in sugar again.
Cream shortening, sugar and flavoring.
Add dry ingredients; mix well, then chill.
Form into small crescents.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Roll in confectioners sugar.
Serves 5 dozen.
br>For the chocolate chip & walnut variation, add the chocolate chips
re at hand.
Start Walnut Layer by combining eggs, sugar