Williamsburg Inn Mixed Nut Condiment Recipes

VIRGINIA PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and sauté until soft, but not brown (about 5-7 minutes). Stir in flour until well blended, about 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, stirring constantly, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer broth uncovered for about 10 minutes (to allow the broth to thicken slightly). Remove from heat and puree with a hand-held stick blender, in a food processor, or in batches in a regular blender.
• Add peanut butter and cream, stirring to combine. Heat over low heat, just until warmed through and peanut butter is melted (do not boil). Ladle into individual bowls and garnish with chopped peanuts, parsley and/or sliced green onion.

WILLIAMSBURG INN MIXED NUT CONDIMENT

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well.
• If too dry add more chutney or liquor.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

WILLIAMSBURG INN PECAN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. grease a 17 X 11" jelly roll pan.
• In a mixer bowl, beat butter till fluffly. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in eggs and lemon peel. Stir together flour and baking powder; stir into mixture.
• Line the bottom and sides of greased pan with dough. Prick dough at 1" intervals. Bake for 12 to 15 mins. and is about halve baked.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and honey; cook and stir over medium heat till sugar melts. Then boil vigorously, uncovered, for 3 mins. Stir in pecans and whipping cream. Spread evenly over halved-baked sugar dough, usung a wooden spoon or spatula.
• Return to oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins, till doug is nicely browned.
• Cool in pan on rack. Cit into 1 X 1 1/2" bars.