Best Desperate Travelers Acorn Paste Recipes

Desperate Travelers' Acorn Paste image

Provided by Alan Kistler

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 cups unbroken live oak acorns, shells removed
4-5 tablespoons peanut oil or other vegetable oil, divided use

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Coat acorns with 1 tablespoon peanut oil and spread on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Cool acorns.
3. Process the acorns in a food processor on high speed until finely ground. Continue processing until acorns form a thick paste.
4. Slowly add remaining peanut oil until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides and adding a little more oil as needed. Serve on Winterfell Black Bread or a bread of your choice.

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Provided by Alan Kistler

Yield Makes 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 10

2/3 cup warm water
1 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 package)
3 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 cup medium rye flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon caraway seeds, toasted and ground
2-3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon strong coffee

Steps:

1. In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, and 1 tablespoon of the molasses. Stir to dissolve and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
2. Add remaining molasses, oil, and rye flour; stir to combine. Add salt, caraway, and enough bread flour to create a firm dough. Add flour only to reduce stickiness. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead 5-8 minutes. Return to bowl, dust the top with flour, and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Rise at room temperature until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
3. Coat a 9" × 5" loaf pan with pan spray and line the bottom and short sides with a strip of parchment. (If you don't have pan spray and parchment, grease the bottom and sides of pan with vegetable shortening.) Turn risen dough onto a floured surface and shape into an oblong loaf. Place into prepared pan and set aside to proof for 30 minutes, or until dough rises above the pan. Preheat oven to 350°F.
4. Combine honey and coffee; brush gently onto the surface of risen dough. Bake until golden brown and hollow sounding, about 30-40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan, and cool completely on a rack.

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Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
48 milk chocolate kisses
48 Nutter Butter Bites

Steps:

Reserve 48 chocolate chips. In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Spread the flat side of each kiss with a small amount of melted chocolate; immediately attach each to a cookie., Secure one reserved chocolate chip as a stem onto each acorn. Place on waxed or parchment-lined baking sheets; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

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