Bake or Break Recipes

Recipe from Taste of the South. Read and see more at Bake or Break.

1 cup butter, softened
1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
10 ounces swirled milk chocolate and peanut butter morsels
confectioner’s [...]

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Pears and such

2-3 large, not too ripe pears
1/4 cup superfine sugar
2-3 tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder* or grated bittersweet chocolate
finely grated zest of half of a lemon

Preheat oven to 350°. Set a baking sheet on the middle rack to heat.
Peel, core, and slice (or chop) pears. Place [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Quick Breads.

2 & 1/4 sticks (9 ounces) butter
1 & 1/4 cups caster (superfine) sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 & 1/4 cups ground almonds
grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
5 ounces (1 & 1/4 cups) raspberries
5 ounces white chocolate, roughly chopped
confectioner’s sugar, for dusting

Preheat oven [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Cooking Light.

1/3 cup coarsely chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Preheat oven to 350°.
Place peanuts [...]

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Read and see more about these at Bake or Break. Recipe from The Foster’s Market Cookbook.

4 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 & 1/2 cups (3 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 & 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From my Home to Yours.

1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
11 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 [...]

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Read and see more about these chocolate lover’s brownies at Bake or Break.

Brownies

1 cup unsalted butter (plus more for preparing pan)
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, softened
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 325°. Butter an [...]

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Read and see more about these decadent biscuits at Bake or Break.

Pecan Sauce

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 & 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted

Spray a 9″x 13″ pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
Place brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low [...]

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