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Pizelle

 2 sticks butter, melted and slightly cool in blender:  4 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 T vanilla 1 t almond extract dash orange oil 1 t salt   2 C flour 2 t baking powder mix together dry ingredients, egg mixture & melted butter, whisk well.    Refrigerate overnight.  Preheat pizelle iron, brush with melted butter, bake 90 seconds each

Pesto Egg Bites

 Spray two silicone egg bite pans (7 bites each) with non-stick spray.  Into the bottom of each cup:   1 T chopped roasted red peppers 1 T shredded cheese blend together:  5 eggs 1 C whole milk yogurt 4 oz cream cheese  2 T pesto  split egg mixture between egg bite holes One at a time, steam the egg bite pans in instant pot - 1 C water in pot, trivet, then egg bite pan, tented with foil.  Use "steam feature" for 8 minutes, then natural release a few minutes.  

Mr. Tumnus Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 Do you want your tea to be just like Lucy's first visit into the wardrobe?   An appropriate cake for a girl and a faun sharing a pot of tea.       Grease a 13 x 9 pan, preheat oven to 350   In mixer bowl stir together: 3 cups flour (or sub GF) 2 cups sugar 4 tsp baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tsp salt freshly grated nutmeg dash of mace   then mix in: 2 cups sour cream 4 eggs   Pour into 13 x 9 pan, then  use mixer and beater: swirl: cream together  3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 Tablespoons cinnamon (I like to use some each of cassia and ceylon if you have two types on hand) 1 teaspoon cardamom  (any other warming spices you'd like) put well creamed soft mixture into a zip-top bag, snip tiny corner of bag and swirl over the top of the cake.   It will sink in during baking.    Bake ~40 minutes, until tester comes out clean. If desired make a glaze:  2 cups ...