Lemon Almond Buttermilk Loaf With Balsamic Strawberries Recipes

Steps:

• cut strawberries anyway you like. Toss with the vinegar and sugar and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Can add a little pepper if you like. I also let soak in refrigerator if I want cold berries.

Steps:

• Rinse berries.
• Slice and put into a bowl, sprinkle with vinegar.

Steps:

• FOR CAKE:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Beat sugar, butter and lemon peel in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer pans to racks and cool 15 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly in plastic and store at room temperature.)
• Boil sliced sweetened strawberries with juices in heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until mixture is reduced to 2/3 cup and begins to thicken, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• FOR FROSTING:
• Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in lemonade concentrate and lemon peel.
• Divide strawberry mixture between 2 cake layers and spread over tops, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges. Let stand until slightly set, about 5 minutes. Place 1 strawberry-topped layer on platter. Drop 3/4 cup frosting atop cake by spoonfuls; gently spread over top. Top with remaining strawberry-topped layer. Drop 3/4 cup frosting by spoonfuls atop cake; gently spread over top. Top with remaining cake layer. Using spatula, spread remaining frosting in decorative swirls over sides and top of cake. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill. Let cake stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing.)
• Decoratively arrange strawberries, pointed side up, atop cake. Cut into wedges and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Optimally, have the buttermilk between 80 degrees F and no warmer than 105 degrees F.
• This is important for the yeast to activate.
• Too low a temperature and it won't activate.
• Too high and it will kill the yeast.
• In the measuring cup in which you've measured the buttermilk, add the yeast to the milk; stir to dissolve the yeast and set aside for now.
• In a medium bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
• To the dry ingredients, slowly add the oil (stirring all the while) and then slowly add the milk/yeast mixture (also while stirring).
• Mix well; dough will look wet, thick, and pasty.
• Place dough into your well-greased 9- x 4-inch loaf pan.
• Wet hands and smooth out the top of the dough, then make an indentation down the center lengthwise of the loaf.
• I use the back of a wet spoon for the indent.
• Bake for 25-28 minutes.
• Loaf will just begin to brown.
• Test for doneness with a long toothpick, much as you would for a cake.
• Cool briefly before removing from pan.
• Finish cooling on a cooling rack.
• Refrigerate or freeze extra servings.

Steps:

• Combine strawberries, balsamic vinegar, sugar and pepper 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to serving.
• Set aside at room temperature.
• When ready to serve, dust lightly with lemon zest and enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan.
• Sift flour, salt and baking soda into medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in almond extract.
• Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beating until well blended after each addition.
• Add ground almonds and lemon peel and beat 1 minute. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until deep golden brown and cracked on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 15 minutes. ((Note: original recipe called for a baking time of 1 hour 25 minutes, however, in my oven the loaf was done within an hour.)).
• Meanwhile, stir remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 5 tablespoons lemon juice in small bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Place rack on baking sheet. Turn cake out onto rack, top side up. Using skewer or toothpick, poke holes 1 to 2 inches apart all over cake. Brush top and sides of cake with all of lemon glaze, allowing some glaze to soak into cake before brushing with more. Cool cake completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.) Slice cake. Serve with Balsamic Strawberries.
• Balsamic Strawberries:.
• Toss strawberries, sugar and balsamic vinegar in medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.