Pastry Queen: Royally Good Recipes from Texas Hill Country's Rather Sweet Bakery and Cafe Book

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Breakfast Eats, Muffins, and Scones - 6
Jailhouse Potato-Cinnamon Rolls - 8
Fresh Ginger-Pear Quick Bread - 11
Eddie's Autumn Pumpkin Bread with Pecan Streusel Topping - 12
Jonnie's Breakfast Granola - 13
Kolaches - 15
Mother's Day Pancakes - 18
Individual Baked Omelets - 19
Crème Brûlée French Toast - 20
Banana Bran Muffins - 21
Peach Jam Scones - 22
Chocolate Chip Scones - 23
Apple-Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Scones - 24
Essence of Orange Muffins - 27
Whole Lemon Muffins - 28
 
Pies and Tarts - 30
Texas Big Hairs Lemon-Lime Meringue Tarts - 32
Texas Big Hairs Chocolate-Hazelnut Meringue Tarts - 36
Bourbon Pumpkin Tart with Struesel Topping - 38
Fredericksburg Peach Cream Cheese Tart - 40
Frangelico-Hazelnut Fruit Tart - 42
Black-and-White Cranberry Tarts - 43
Buttermilk Pecan Pie - 45
Fourth of July Fried Pies - 47
Aunt Mollie's Coconut Cream Pie - 50
Chef Mark's Southern Comfort Apple Pie - 53
Silken Chocolate-Walnut Tart - 55
Grasshopper Pie - 56
 
Everyday Desserts and Candies - 58
Emergency Fruit Crostatas - 61
Petite Pavlovas with Lemon Cream and Fresh Fruit - 64
Hill Country Peach Cobbler - 65
Individual Pear-Maple Cobblers - 66
Mexican Chocolate Fudge-Pecan Cake - 67
Mahogany Cake - 70
Orange-Date Bundt Cake - 72
Totally Rummy Pound Cake - 74
Glazed Lemon-Cranberry Loaf Cake - 76
Oatmeal Crisps - 77
Cappuccino Cheesecakes - 78
Mrs. Chisholm's Divinity - 79
Coconut Cream Flan - 80
Texas Pralines - 81
 
Desserts for Special Occasions and Holidays - 82
American Beauty Cake - 84
Tuxedo Cake - 86
Larger-than-Life Praline Cheesecake - 89
Bananas Foster Shortcakes - 90
Strawberry Ricotta Cake - 92
Peach Queen Cake with Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting - 94
Cream-Filled Pumpkin Roll - 97
Mini Apple-Cinnamon Loaves with Calvados Glaze - 99
Espresso Crème Brûlée - 100
Toffee Bar Brownie Torte - 102
Tiramisù with Homemade Ladyfingers - 104
Dulce de Leche–Arborio Rice Pudding - 106
Muchas Leches Cake with Sugared Almonds - 109
Almond Bliss German Chocolate Cake - 112
Seventh Heaven Chocolate Truffle Cake - 114
White Chocolate–Snickers Mousse - 118
White-on-White Buttermilk Cake with Jack Daniel's Buttercream - 120
Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut–Cream Cheese Frosting - 122
 
Cookies, Brownies, and Bars - 124
My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies - 127
Triple-Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies - 128
Sugar Saucers - 130
Chock-Full-of-Nuts Cookies - 132
Café Chocolate-Cherry Bites - 133
Caramel-Filled Brownies - 135
Turbo-Charged Brownies with Praline Topping - 137
Double-Ginger Chews - 140
Ruby-Flecked Florentines - 141
Dulce de Leche Macaroons - 142
Snow-Tipped Sand Tarts - 143
Texas Pecan Pie Bars - 145
Blackberry Pie Bars - 146
Lemon-Champagne Bars with Strawberry Brûlée Topping - 147
Bunches of Biscotti - 148
 
Lunches and Light Dinners - 150
Beer Bread - 153
Rocket Rolls - 154
Nuevo Texas Waldorf Salad - 156
Rather Rich Corn Muffins - 157
Apple-Almond Chicken Salad with Homemade Mayonnaise - 158
Field Greens with Spiced Pecans, Goat Cheese, and Balsamic Vinaigrette - 160
Chicken Satay with Yogurt-Cucumber Dipping Sauce - 162
Caesar Salad Pizzas - 163
Wild Rice and Chickpea Salad - 167
Wild Mushroom Soup - 168
Curried Butternut Squash Soup - 169
Texas Tortilla Soup - 170
Gulf Coast Shrimp Quesadillas - 172
Brie and Brisket Quesadillas - 174
Rather Sweet Bread and Cheese Board - 177
Green Chile Crab Cakes with Tomatillo Salsa - 178
All-Sold-Out Chicken Pot Pies - 180
Prosciutto Tostadas with Shrimp and Parsley - 183
King Ranch Casserole - 184
Ground Beef Gorditas - 186
Savory Crab and Shrimp Cheesecake - 188
 
Treats Kids Love - 190
Sticky-Fingers Bars - 193
Ginger People - 194
Franny's Fave Peanut Butter–Banana Cream Pie with Hot Fudge Sauce - 196
Peanut Buttercups with Peanut-Penuche Icing - 200
PB&J Cookies with Honey-Roasted Peanuts - 203
Mars Pies - 204
Pretty-in-Pink Shortbread Pigs - 206
Maple-Glazed Oatmeal Cookies - 209
Jubilation Granola Chews - 210
Pumpkin Yumkins - 211
 
Drinks - 212
Watermelon Lemonade - 214
Frothy Vanilla Milk - 215
Tommye Wood's Milk (Sure Packs a) Punch - 216
Rather Sweet Sangria - 217
Hill Country Guanabana Margaritas - 218
No Bull Bloody Marys - 219
 
Index - 220