Easily Add Pizzazz To Everyday Dishes

(NAPSA) – Even the most time-pressed home chefs can find ways to add a personal touch to the foods they cook and bake.

The key is to look for time-saving, convenient ingredients that quickly add quality, taste and flair to the dishes you make. Add-ins and toppings are recipe enhancers, and the right ones can be combined with batter, cookie dough, pastries, breads, muffins, pies, salads, pastas, stir-fries, vegetable side dishes and more.

The ingredients create a finished product that looks and tastes like it was made from scratch, but it’s much easier.

For instance, a new line of flavorful recipe enhancers called Fisher Culinary Touch Cooking and Baking Add-Ins and Toppings is limited only by the imagination of the cook. Here’s how you can use them:

• Pecan, Cranberry, Orange Blend – Crunchy, toasted pecans are blended with sweet cranberries and orange zest. They’re great for adding a light flavor to baked goods, from cookies to breads.
• Frosted Walnuts – Fresh walnuts are deliciously frosted with a spicy-sweet coating, which makes them ideal for salads, pies and coffee cakes.
• Toasted Pine Nuts – Slowly toasted to perfection, pine nuts add a hearty flavor and crunch to pastas, salads, an array of authentic ethnic dishes and treats.
• Walnut, Apple, Blueberry Blend – Fresh walnuts blended with sweet blueberries and apples create an ideal flavor combination for cakes, muffins, and strudels.
• Toasted Cashews – Slow roasted and rich in flavor, cashews add a golden crunch and roasted flavor to stir-fries, salads and vegetable medleys.

The following recipes can help you enjoy these add-ins and toppings:

Walnut And Fruit Snack Cake

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Makes12 Servings

Ingredients

Blend:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened, 1 stick
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup Fisher Walnut Apple, Blueberry Blend

Topping:

• 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Grease and flour 9 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, powder and salt; mix well. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually add flour mixture to butter, mix while alternating with sour cream.
• For topping, combine sugars and cinnamon. Spread half of batter mixture into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with half of topping; then walnut mixture. Carefully spread remaining batter over walnut mixture; sprinkle remaining topping over batter.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center is clean when removed. Remove from oven; cool.

Notes

For more information, visit www.fishernuts.com