Orange Pecan Delights Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Bake 1/3 cup pecans and Ritz crackers for 5 minutes. You want to lightly roast the nuts and crackers. Watch them carefully so they do not burn. The crackers and nuts should be a light golden in color. Remove from oven when golden and place on paper towel until cool. Add vanilla and cream of tarter to egg whites and beat until stiff. Slowly add sugar and continue to beat egg whites until very stiff, peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold in 1/3 cup pecans and Ritz crackers. Place in a 10" pie pan that has been lightly sprayed with a non stick baking spray. Spread the meringue to the sides and cover the bottom of pan. The meringue will be about 1" - 1 1/8" thick layer in the pie pan. Hollow out a little hole in the middle of the bottom of the meringue the size of half a dime, this will help with a even baking of the shell. If you have any meringue left make little nest bake the same manner and fill with leftover pudding or fruits. Place in a preheated oven at 275 degrees for 1 hour. Check shell, the meringue should not scorch, it will turn light tan in color. Turn oven off and let shell dry in the oven for another hour. Remove shell and cool. When shell is cool place the whipped topping in the shell and sprinkle with 1/4 cup broken pecans. Place in refrigerator to completely chill before serving. When ready to serve, you may drizzle caramel topping over the pie or by the slice. Meringue's will whip fluffier and be fuller when prepared at low humidity.

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and orange juice concentrate. Cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in pecans and orange zest. , Beat until mixture thickens and loses its gloss, about 2 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper to set. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• cream butter and sugars.
• add eggs and rind and beat well.
• stir in the sour cream and blend in the sifted ingredients gradually.
• add the nuts and drop in rounded tspfuls on greased baking sheet.
• bake at 375* for 12 minutes.
• ice with orange icing.
• to prepare icing.
• mix all ingredients until of spreading consistency.2-3 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first four ingredients. Cook over medium heat until all sugar is dissolved. Gradually add milk; mix well. Continue cooking until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm-ball stage). , Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla until blended. Fold in the pecans. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm. Loosen from paper. , Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Drizzle over each cluster. Cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, orange juice and zest. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into two 11-1/2-in. rolls; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. , Unwrap; cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 30 seconds. Stir in pecans. Spread pecans on waxed paper. Cool completely. Separate pecans if necessary. (Can be prepared up to 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container.)

Steps:

• In a deep saucepan, combine the sugar, water, orange zest, and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Add the pecans and simmer, stirring, as the water evaporates. The glaze will be shiny and transparent at first, then turn opaque, and crystallize as the water cooks away.
• When the nuts are completely coated with sugar crystals, they are done. Spread them out on a sheet pan to cool. (To wash the saucepan, soak it overnight.)

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white and brown sugars, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans, rolled oats, and cranberries, and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Glaze cookies while still a little warm.
• Place the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter, and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm, about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth, and drizzle over cookies.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over jello and marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows melt. Set aside this mixture until cooled slightly.
• Cream the cream cheese and sugar; then add whipping cream. Whip until mixture is smooth and thick.
• Add jello mixture, drained pineapple and nuts. Pour into mold and chill.

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until slightly stiff. Add sugar, vanilla, baking powder, Ritz crackers and pecans. Mix well, and pour into greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes exactly.
• Allow pie to cool to room temperature, and then cover with nondairy whipped topping. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, syrup and salt.
• Cook over medium heat until all sugar is dissolved.
• Gradually add milk to mixture and mix well.
• Continue to cook until candy thermometer reaches 248°F, or firm ball stage.
• Remove mixture from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Fold in pecans.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased sheet, or sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Chill drops till firm.
• Loosen from paper.
• Melt the chocolate and shortening together in the microwave or in a double boiler.
• Drizzle the chocolate mixture over each pecan cluster.
• Allow to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Heavily butter a large metal baking sheet.
• Beat egg whites and water together in the bowl of a stand mixer until stiff peaks form. Add orange extract and vanilla extract; beat until incorporated, 1 minute.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; fold sugar mixture into egg white mixture until just incorporated. Fold in rosemary and tangerine zest until evenly mixed. Add pecans to the sugar-egg white mixture; toss to coat. Spread coated pecans in one layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, turning the baking sheet and stirring the pecans with a metal spoon every 8 to 10 minutes, until crispy and golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a sheet of parchment paper to cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream together all ingredients except flour.
• Blend in flour.
• Divide dough in half.
• Spread each half with floured fingers or spatula to a 12x10" rectangle on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Run floured fork tines over top to make"spritz" marks.
• Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until delicately browned.
• Cut immediately into 3x1" sticks.
• Remove from cookie sheet.
• Chocolate Spritz:.
• Increase sugar to 1 cup total and add 2 oz.
• unsweetened chocolate in the first step.
• Don't overbake.
• Butterscotch Spritz:.
• Substitute brown sugar for white (only change).
• Orange Pecan Spritz:.
• Add 2 tbsp orange peel and 1/2 cup pecans when you add the flour.
• Swedish Spice Spritz:.
• Add 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cardamom in the first step.
• Coffee Spritz:.
• Add 1 tbsp instant coffee and 1/4 cup pecans, if desired, with the sugar.
• Pepperkakor Spritz:.
• Omit the egg, and add 1/4 cup light molasses, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cloves and 1/2 tsp ginger with the sugar.