Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

Ingredientes:

16 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
20 caramels
2 eggs
2 tbps milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 graham cracker crumb crust

Preparation:

Mix the cream cheese, the sugar and the vanilla until well blended.
Add the eggs and keep mixing.

Melt caramels with milk on low heat.
Stir frecuently until smooth.
Add pecan and keep stiring.

Spill the caramel into the crust.
Top it with the cream cheese mixture.

Bake at 170º (350ºF) for 40 minutes.
Let cool and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Walnut and Pecan Bread

Ingredientes:

450 g flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
3/8 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Sift the flour, the cream of tartar, the baking soda and the salt in a bowl.
Add the sugar and the nuts and stir.
Pour in the buttermilk and mix it.

Knead the dough with floured hands.
Shape into a circle and put it on a floured baking sheet.
Cut a cross in the top of the dough.

Bake it for 30 minutes.
Then cover with foil and bake for more 15 minutes.