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formula of the month

from opposite corners of sheet. Cut two
half-moon shaped circles from remaining
dough; transfer pieces to parchmentlined full sheet pan. Dock each piece
and sprinkle with salt; cover with additional paper and place another full
sheet pan on top to weigh down puff
pastry dough. Bake in convection oven
350°F for 22-26 minutes.
Almond Lace Cookies
Add butter, brown sugar and corn syrup
medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove
from heat and stir in ﬂour, vanilla, salt

General Mills Foodservice announced

Frosting

and almonds until well combined. Line

that Dennis Chan, chef and owner of Blue

1 pound butter, unsalted, softened

two, full sheet pans with silpat or parch-

Bamboo in Jacksonville, Florida, is the

1 pound powdered sugar

ment paper and place 10, #70 scoops

Grand Prize Winner in the 4th Annual

1 pound 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

of dough on each. Bake in convection

Neighborhood to Nation™ Recipe Contest,

12 ounces crushed pineapple, canned,

oven 350°F for 4-6 minutes.

which celebrates independent family or

 drained

Frosting

"neighborhood" restaurants and food

2 tablespoons orange extract

Add butter and powdered sugar to mixer

trucks and the one-of-a-kind dishes that

Garnish

bowl ﬁtted with paddle attachment;

reﬂect their local ﬂavor.

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

mix on low speed to combine. Beat 2

Batter

minutes at medium speed. Divide cream

Batter

Add orange juice and cake mix to bowl

cheese into about 2 oz portions; add a

9 ounces orange juice

of mixer ﬁtted with paddle attachment;

few portions at a time to mixer bowl until

1 pound, 12 ounces Gold Medal™

mix on medium speed 2 minutes. Add

combined. Beat until ﬂuffy. Add pine-

 Yellow Cake Mix

mandarin oranges and orange extract;

apple and orange extract; mix until well

15 ounces mandarin oranges, canned,

mix on low speed 30 seconds. Stop mixer,

blended.

 undrained

scrape bowl and paddle; mix on low

Assembly

2 tablespoons orange extract

speed an additional 1½ minutes. Deposit

Cut the cake rounds in half, horizon-

Orange sauce

batter in two greased, parchment-lined

tally; spread 1/4 cup Orange Sauce on

1 pound, 2 ounces orange juice

8-inch round cake pans. Bake in convec-

the cut side of each. Place one cake layer

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

tion oven 300°F for 33-38 minutes

on cake plate, cut side up; frost with

1½ tablespoons cornstarch

Orange Sauce

1/2 cup frosting. Top with a full circle of

Puff pastry layers

Stir orange juice, sugar and cornstarch

the Puff Pastry Layer; frost with 1/2 cup

Pillsbury's Best™ Puff Pastry Dough Sheet

together in 2-quart saucepan; cook over

frosting. Place another cake layer on top,

 ½ teaspoon salt, kosher

medium heat until mixture comes to a boil,

cut side down; frost with 1/2 cup frosting.

Almond lace cookies

stir frequently. Remove from heat and cool

Top with the other full circle of the Puff

2 ounces butter, unsalted

completely; refrigerate until assembly.

Pastry Layer; frost with 1/2 cup frosting.

2.5 ounces brown sugar, ﬁrmly packed

Puff Pastry Layer

Top with the third cake layer, cut side

3.5 ounces corn syrup

Thaw frozen puff pastry dough sheet,

up; frost with 1/2 cup frosting.Arrange

1 ounce Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour

covered, either at room temperature

the two half-moon Puff Pastry Layer

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

15-30 minutes until ﬂexible or refriger-

pieces on top; frost with 1/2 cup frosting.

¼ teaspoon salt, kosher

ated overnight. Roll out to 18x13-inch

Top with last cake layer, cut side down.

2 ounces slivered almonds, ground

rectangle; cut two 8-inch diameter circles

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

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Sunshine State Orange Crunch Cake

to 2-quart saucepan; bring to a boil over
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