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SUPER-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• Prick potatoes all over with a fork. Place on paper towel and microwave on high 20-25 minutes, turning over halfway through, until tender.
• Slice off 1/4 of each potato, lengthwise. Let cool 5 minutes, then scoop out the flesh of the potato, leaving a 1/4" rim on all sides. After scooping out all 7 potatoes, discard one shell.
• Brush potatoes inside and out with melted butter and place on a rack set in a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and bake 15 minutes until crisp.
• In a bowl, whisk half the Boursin cheese with 1/4 c half-and-half until smooth.
• In a small pan, melt remaining 3 tbsp butter. Saute garlic until fragrant and straw-colored, 3-5 minutes. Stir in Boursin mixture.
• Press potato flesh through ricer or food mill. Fold in garlic-Boursin mixture, 3 tbsp chives, salt and pepper. Remove shells from oven and fill with mashed potato mixture. Top with remaining Boursin, crumbled. Bake until golden brown, 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining chives before serving.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• At least 1 hour before cooking, soak wood chips in enough water to cover. Drain.
• For the rub, stir together the black pepper; onion or garlic salt; cloves; and, if desired, red pepper.
• For stuffing, in a saucepan cook the sausage, apple, and onion for 5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through. Drain fat. Stir in stuffing mix and parsley; add enough of the apple juice to moisten. Remove from heat; set aside until cool.
• Trim fat from chops.
• Cut a pocket in each chop by cutting a slit in the meat and working the knife inside to cut almost to bone, keeping original slit small. Spoon stuffing into pockets.
• If necessary, secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle the rub evenly over both sides of the pork chops; rub into meat.
• Drain wood chips. Prepare grill for indirect grilling; test for medium heat above the drip pan.
• Place chops on the lightly oiled grill rack directly over the drip pan.
• Cover and grill chops for 35 to 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads 165 degree F, turning chops once.
• Add more wood chips every 15 minutes. Brush with apple butter every few minutes during last half of grilling.
• If using wooden toothpicks, remove them before serving. Serve with grilled sliced apples, if desired.
• Test Kitchen Tip: Make a double portion of the stuffing mixture and spoon the extra into an ovenproof baking dish lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes. Pass hot stuffing with pork chops.
• Nutritional facts per serving.
• calories: 448, total fat: 17g, saturated fat: 6g, cholesterol: 125mg, sodium: 366mg, carbohydrate: 21g, fiber: 2g, protein: 48g, vitamin C: 9%.

RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle. , For filling, in a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, flour and brown sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir and cook for 3 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , On a floured surface, roll out dough into 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in.-round cookie cutters. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on top of half the circles and top each with another circle. Pinch edges together and cut slit in top. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.