Spicy Raisin Crescents Recipes

BETH'S SPICY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container. Make sure you get some, because they don't last long!

SPICY RICE

Steps:

• In a sauce pan combine oil, onion and green pepper. Saute over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle in cayenne pepper. Add heated chicken stock and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Add rice and stir. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Continue simmering over low heat until all liquid is absorbed. Serve hot.

RAISIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. , In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

SPICED RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons water or flour if needed).

GOAT CHEESE-RAISIN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles. Sprinkle triangles evenly with goat cheese, raisins and walnuts; drizzle with honey. Starting at shortest side of triangle, roll to opposite point. Place rolls on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

SPICY RAISIN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Combine in a saucepan raisins and water, bring to a boil, then simmer 5 minutes.
• Add next ten ingredients (marmalade to nutmeg).
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
• Cool enough to be just warm to touch. If too hot will start cooking the crescents too quickly.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Open and unroll crescents. Separate.
• Place one tsp of filling on crescent and spread out leaving small border on all sides. Rollup from wide side to tip.
• Place tip-side down on a very lightly oil sprayed cookie sheet.
• Beat egg with 1/2 tsp water and brush crescents. Sprinkle sugar lightly over tops.
• Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly brown. Watch carefully as to not burn the bottoms.
• These are wonderful served warm.