Best Five Flavor Oil Recipes

FLAVORFULLY INFUSED OILS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Gently warm mixture until it bubbles, then continue to cook until oil is very fragrant, another minute or two.
• Cool, then use a funnel to pour oil into a clean bottle or other container. Refrigerate and use within a month or so.

FIVE FLAVOR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease a 10-inch tube or Bundt cake pan.
• In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a measuring cup, combine the milk and 1 teaspoon of each of the 5 extracts; set aside.
• In mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and 3 cups of sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat until smooth.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done.
• Let cake cool for 5 minutes and then pour 1/2 of glaze over cake (while still in pan).
• Let sit for another 5 minutes and then turn cake out of pan onto wire rack (with waxed paper under rack to catch drippings).
• Slowly spoon remaining glaze onto top of hot cake.
• Cool completely before serving.
• To make the Five Flavor Glaze: In saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, water and 1/2 teaspoon of each of the 5 extracts.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Variations: Six Flavor Cake/Glaze: Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract to Five Flavor Cake ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract to Five Flavor Glaze ingredients.
• Seven Flavor Cake/Glaze: Add 1 teaspoon pineapple flavored extract to Six Flavor Cake and 1/2 teaspoon pineapple flavored extract to Six Flavor Glaze.

FIVE FLAVOR OIL

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy 1 quart saucepan(NOT aluminum!). Rest a deep-fry thermometer on the rim of the pot. Over medium low heat, bring mixture to a bubbly 225*F, stirring occasionally. Set simmer for 15 minute, checking to make sure the temperature does not rise. Remove from heat and let stand until cool or overnight.
• Strain the oil without pressing the solieds; discard solids.
• Store oil in a clean glass jar at cool room temperature.

FIVE FLAVOR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs alternately with flour ending with eggs; beat until fluffy.
• Fold in extracts and flavorings.
• Pour into well greased and floured tube or bundt pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 1 hr 25 min (do not preheat oven).
• When done, cool on baking rack glaze or sprinkle with powder sugar.

FIVE FLAVOR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan. 2. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. 3. Cream butter or margarine, oil, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix well. Stir in 1 teaspoon each coconut flavoring, butter flavoring, rum extract, lemon extract, and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared pan. 4. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until cake tests done. 5. In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar, and 1 teaspoon each coconut flavoring, butter flavoring, rum extract, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Boil until the sugar has dissolved completely. Spoon over hot cake. Cool cake.