FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MARCH 26, 2015 • EASTER/PASSOVER • THE QUEENS COURIER 47 Brighten up spring gatherings with a simple dessert inspired by the fl avors of the season. Lemon, almond, vanilla and raspberry extracts give baked treats a fresh fl air that matches the lively essence of spring. “Friends and family will love these Easy Mini Cheesecakes,” said Mary Beth Harrington of the McCormick Kitchens. Make Ahead and Batch Bake: Double-batch the dessert recipe and vary the extracts to make two unique treats in one effort. For even more variety, try a simple substitution like using chocolate sandwich cookies in place of the vanilla wafers for the “crust.” Make day-of prep a spring breeze by preparing the recipe in advance and refrigerating it overnight. Bright Fruit Topping: Fresh fruits and berries make a simple, yet colorful topping for cake, ice cream and other desserts. Stir in 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar to 2 1/2 cups fruit for a sweet seasonal treat. Easy Mini Cheesecakes These luscious cheesecakes fl avored with vanilla and almond extract are sized just right. Garnish with fresh fruit, lemon curd or melted chocolate swirls. Prep Time: 15 minutes • Cook Time: 24 minutes Refrigerate Time: 4 hours • Makes 12 servings 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract 12 vanilla wafers Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and extracts; beat well. Place a wafer in bottom of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Spoon batter into each cup, filling 2/3 full. Bake in preheated 325°F oven 22 to 24 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. (Mini cheesecakes will defl ate in center upon cooling.) Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Garnish with desired toppings. Kitchen Tip: Variations: Use 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract in place of almond extract. Use chocolate sandwich cookies in place of the vanilla wafers for the “crust.” If you don’t have fresh fruit, top cheesecakes with canned fruit such as cherry pie fi lling or mandarin orange segments. Nutritional Information Per Serving: 210 Calories, Fat 14g, Carbohydrates 17g, Cholesterol 79mg, Sodium 166mg, Fiber 0g, Protein 4g Courtesy Family Features s easter/passover Spring-Inspired Dessert Durso's Pasta & Ravioli Company 189-01 Crocheron Ave. Flushing, NY 11358 Tel. 718-358-1311 • Fax: 718-461-4207 • www.dursos.com Hours: Tues - Fri 8:30a - 7:00p Sat: 8:30a - 6:00p Sun: 8:30a - 4:00p (closed Easter Sunday) We Present our Easter Dinner Package ...full of Holiday favorites conveniently packaged into a complete dinner from start to finish! For Starters... Antipasto Platter Choice of Pasta (choose one)... Choice of Entrees (choose two)... Choice of Sides (choose two)... Dessert (choose one)... Salad (choose one)... Caesar Salad Mesclun w/ Cranberries... Mesclun w/ Gorgonzola... Cheese Lasagna Baked Ziti Penne a la Vodka Pizza Grana Pie Apple Pie Pecan Pie Sauteed Carrots Sauteed Broccoli Rabe Sauteed Spinach Sauteed Asparagus Includes... Choice of Salad Dressing Extra Sauce Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato Roasted New Potato Sauteed String Beans Eye Round Roast Beef Eggplant Parmigiano Chicken Francese Roast Loin of Pork Stuffed Loin of Pork (+$10) Spiral Ham $299 Serves 10-12 people All orders must be in by Wed, April 1st! Easter Specialties Homemade Pizza Grana - traditional sweet Easter Grain Pie 18.00 whole pie Homemade Pizza Rustica - Easter Meat Pie filled with prosciutto, salami, ricotta, and mozzarella 28.00 whole pie 15.00 half pie Easter Bread - assorted sizes available w/ or w/o hard boiled eggs Chocolate Eggs and confections Dried Sausages & Soppresata, Prosciutto, Imported Cheeses, and Italian Specialties PLUS over 50 varieties of fresh pasta & ravioli, manicotti, and stuffed shells View our complete a la carte Easter Menu at www.dursos.com Come check out our expanded selection of fish and seafood on Wednesdays & Fridays! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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