Cooker’s Pot

You’ll Need:

6 eggs, separated
1/2 cup honey, plus more for garnish, divided
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 cup shelled walnuts, toasted and ground
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup strong fresh coffee
Vanilla yogurt for garnish

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease sides and bottom of a springform pan. Line base with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup honey and 1/4 cup sugar until pale and creamy. In a separate bowl, combine walnuts, flour, baking powder and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture. In a small bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff, stir 1 tablespoon into batter; fold in remaining whites until evenly incorporated. Pour batter into pan; bake 30 minutes or until cake has risen and shrunk slightly from the sides of the tin. Meanwhile, heat coffee in a small pan with remaining 1/2 cup sugar, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Boil 3 to 4 minutes or until syrupy. Cool cake about 5 minutes; transfer to a large plate. Spike all over with a skewer; drizzle with syrup. Cool completely; serve in wedges garnished with yogurt and drizzled with honey. Makes 8 servings.

You’ll Need:

1/4 cup warm water
1 cup warm milk
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup white chocolate chips

Procedure:

Place all ingredients (except white chocolate chips) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle, and start machine. If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the white chocolate chips at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished. Makes a 1 1/2-pound loaf.

You’ll Need:

12 egg yolks
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 to 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Procedure:

Beat egg yolks and water with electric beater until lemon-colored. Add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until light yellow. Sift together the remaining sugar, flour, salt and baking powder. Fold dry ingredients and vanilla extract into egg yolk mixture. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done. Remove from pan when cool. Serves 12.