Black Walnut Brittle

Ingredients
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup black walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
In saucepan, mix syrup, sugar, water, salt, and butter. Bring to a boil till sugar is dissolved. Add black walnuts then cook to a hard crack, add vanilla and pour onto buttered cookie sheet. Break into pieces when cool.

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Black Walnut Blondies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine, softened
2 teaspoons orange flavoring
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped black walnuts
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9×13-inch pan. Beat brown sugar and margarine in large mixing bowl until it is light and fluffy. Add orange flavoring and eggs until well blended.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt; add to orange mixture, mix well. Stir in chips. Spread batter in pan. Sprinkle with black walnuts. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown and set. Cool completely in pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares. Makes 36 brownies.

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Black Walnut Fudge Brownies

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup black walnuts
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and black walnuts; set aside. Combine oil, eggs, and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. Do not over mix. Spread in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Makes 2 dozen.

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Black Walnut Streusel Apple Muffins

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup apples, finely diced
1/2 cup chopped black walnuts

Streusel Topping:
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

Directions
In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and soda, set aside. In a small bowl, beat eggs, sour cream, and butter. Add all at once to dry ingredients along with apples and black walnuts. Stir just until moist. Fill well-greased muffin tins 2/3 full.

Streusel Topping:
Combine topping ingredients, sprinkle on unbaked muffins, bake at 400° preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 18.

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Black Walnut Orange Muffins

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
Grated peel of 1 orange
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup chopped black walnuts

Glaze:
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Directions
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, beat margarine and sugar together. Add egg yolks and orange peel. Add flour mixture and orange juice alternately. In a small bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites and black walnuts into batter. Place in greased muffin tin filling 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Prepare glaze and spoon over muffins as soon as they come out of the oven.

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Black Walnut Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
Dash of salt
2 cups flour
3 bananas, mashed
1/2cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup black walnuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°, grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Mix sugar, shortening, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly; add bananas and black walnuts, then dry ingredients. Bake 1 hour.

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Black Walnut Peppery Cheese Bread

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup black walnuts, chopped
2 eggs
1 cup (8 oz) reduced-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1 cup (4 oz) cheddar cheese, shredded
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions
In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, yogurt, oil, milk, and mustard. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cheese and onions.

Transfer to a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

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Black Walnut Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups cooking oil
2 cups pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup black walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 boxes coconut pie filling (not instant)
4 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions
Mix oil, eggs, and pumpkin. Combine remaining ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Divide the mixture in two 9x5x3-inch greased loaf pans. Bake in preheated 350° oven about 1 hour or until done.

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Black Walnut Zucchini Bread

Ingredients
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups zucchini, grated
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup black walnuts
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions
Beat eggs, add sugar, vanilla, and oil. Sift together dry ingredients gradually add dry ingredients to egg mixture, mix well. By hand stir in zucchini and black walnuts until thoroughly mixed. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

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Black Walnut Apple Cake

Brief Description
Moist and delicious cake. No icing needed for this one.

Ingredients
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups any apples, pared, cored and quartered
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated Crisco or other shortening
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 teaspoon freshly grated)
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups black walnuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
In the bowl of a food processor, process black walnuts very briefly by pulsing twice to leave nearly whole pieces. Add 1 cup peeled and cored apple pieces along with salt, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and ginger. Process briefly so that chunks remain. Add second cup of apples, processing one pulse only. This provides two different consistencies for the apples. Add raisins and melted butter. Pulse once.

Add flour and process only until combined; some lumps will remain.

Turn into a well greased and floured (or use Baker’s Joy) 9x9x2 inch baking pan.

Variation: May add up to 1/2 cup coarsely chopped apples and black walnuts to top before baking. Keep the layer of apples and black walnuts light so it won’t stop cake from rising.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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