'The Girl in Question'
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Corn muffin:
The wedding itself was very nice. There were a lot of women in strapless dresses, not all of whom should have been wearing them. Ah, well, in the crowd that was attending I guess it's more important how much you spent on the dress than whether it fits.
Do I need to do anything useful today?
I have a cheesecake crust question for the hivemind. I'm making a cheesecake in a couple of weeks for a group of folks. One of the folks in said group is deathly allergic to nuts. I've always made the crust for the cheesecake with nuts as the main ingredient. Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Mine are graham cracker crumbs and butter and a bit of sugar.
Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Smoosh the hell out of a couple sleeves of Ritz crackers & mix it with melted butter, a pinch of brown sugar, and nutmeg until it holds together. Teh Yum.
That's quite an adventure, Sheryl. Gla dthe power came back on.
I don't see why, Lee.
I've always made cheesecake crusts (when I've made crusts for them) with graham cracker crumbs. I believe you can also use GrapeNuts (which I think is nut free, but I could be wrong about that).
From ichef:
1 1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Melted Butter
Instructions
1. Mix ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes; cool and fill.
I'm interested in the nut recipe now.
Hmmm. Graham crackers and/or Ritz crackers and/or GrapeNuts. OK, I'll check those out. Thanks!
It's one of those things where I don't really need a recipe for the way I usually do it, but the thought of changing my cooking habits leaves me all, "Buh, wuh, huh, no nuts? Er . . . "
Yep, grape nuts are nut-free -- it's "nut" as in "ridiculously hard little nubbin" and "grape" as in "sweet". Ah, truth in advertising....
I'm interested in the nut recipe now.
I've always made nut crusts pretty the way I make graham cracker crusts, only with ground almonds (or more rarely, hazelnuts) in place of the crumbs. And only enough butter to make 'em stick, since they won't absorb it.
I'm interested in the nut recipe now.
It's basically the Graham Cracker recipe you just posted, except there's about half a cup of flour and a cup of finely ground nuts in place of the Graham crackers. And I usually use brown sugar. And sometimes I throw in a little cinnamon and nutmeg.