Cherries

Great Dipping Cookies

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 T orange zest
1 T orange-flavor liqueur
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1½ t baking powder
¼ t salt
1 t cinnamon
¼ cup diced Traina dried Cranberries or Traina Tart Cherries
¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
¼ cup chocolate pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350Ëš

Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Stir in the orange zest and orange liqueur. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Stir into the creamed mixture. Add fruit, nuts and chocolate.

On a lightly floured surface, working with ½ the dough, roll each piece into a log approximately 1½” x 10” long. Bake logs on parchment paper lined cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes.

Cool for 15 minutes, then slice each log crosswise, at a diagonal into ½” slices. Return to baking sheet cut size down to toast for 10 minutes. Reverse cookie and return to oven to toast opposite side.

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Great Fruity Maple Granola

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Ingredients

4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
2 cups sliced almonds
¾ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup butter
½ cup maple syrup
1½ cups Traina sun-dried Apricots, diced
1 cup Traina sun-dried Cherries
1 cup Traina dried Cranberries
1 cup roasted, unsalted walnut pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Toss the oats, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl.

Whisk together the oil, butter and maple syrup in a small bowl. Pour over the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until the oats and nuts are coated.

Pour into a 13” X 18” X 1” silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 350Ëš for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove granola from the oven and allow to cool. Add the apricots, cherries, cranberries and walnuts. 

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Duck breast with California Bing Cherry-Sage Sauce

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Ingredients

2 duck breasts, skinned and boned
1 T olive oil
½ t salt
1 t black pepper, freshly ground
¼ cup flour
1 T shallots, minced finely
½ cup Traina California Bing Cherries
½ cup chicken broth
½ cup port
1 t balsamic vinegar
1 T sugar
1 sprig fresh sage
2 t butter

Directions

Heat chicken broth, wine and balsamic vinegar in a saucepan. Add cherries to liquid and remove liquid from heat. Dredge boneless, skinless duck (or chicken) breast in flour.  Heat olive oil in skillet. Add duck and sauté until it is browned on both sides. Remove duck from pan and keep warm while preparing pan sauce.

Lower heat, add minced shallots and cook several minutes until shallots are translucent making sure to scrape pan and avoid scorching. Add dried fruit and liquid, sugar and sage. Simmer until sauce is reduced.

Remove rosemary spring. Whisk in 2 tablespoons of butter, and season sauce with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Fresh Orange, Dried Cherry, Wild Rice Salad with Turkey

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Ingredients

2 cups cooked wild rice (cooked with celery and onion)
1 cup fresh orange sections
½ cup diced celery
¼ cup finely mild red onion
½ cup Traina dried Tart Cherries (Cranberries or Apricots also work well)
½ lb roasted turkey, shredded

Dressing

¼ cup orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 t vinegar
2 t water
1 t Dijon
1 t chopped fresh basil
3 t olive oil
Salt and pepper

Directions

Mix cooled rice together with orange segments, celery, onion, Dried Cherries (or other fruit), and turkey together in a bowl. Combine orange juice concentrate and remaining dressing ingredients. Whisk together and pour over turkey mixture. Cover and chill.

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Grandma’s Noodle Kugel

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Ingredients

5 cups cooked wide egg noodles
2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup sour cream
3 eggs, beaten with fork
½ cup sugar
½ t vanilla
½ t salt
1 t butter, softened
1 t fresh orange zest
1 cup Traina Berry-Cherry-Golden Blend (or use diced Apricots)
¼ cup fresh orange juice
1 t cinnamon

Directions

Butter the sides and bottom of a 1½ qt baking dish. Hydrate dried fruit in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain well. Blend all ingredients together. Top with bits of softened butter. Bake at 350˚ for 45 minutes.

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