Lemon Meringue Pie

This in yummy and especially if you like lemon pie a bit tart.  You can adjust the tartness by substituting lemon juice for part of the water but try it first as it is on the tart side.

1 1/2 C.  White Sugar
3 Tbl Cornstarch
3 Tbl Flour
1 C. Water plus 1/2 C lemon juice
3 Slightly beaten egg yolks
2 Tbl butter, cut up
1/2 C minus 1Tbl lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon zest
Merengue:
4  egg whites
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 C. sugar
Prepare Baked Pie Crust.  In medium saucepan combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, cornstarch, and flour.  Stir in water whisking to avoid lumps.  Bring to a boil stirring constantly.  Reduce heat.  cook and stir for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Add a small amount into egg yolks. continue gradually adding hot mixture to yolk mixture until egg mixture is warm to touch.  Pour back into saucepan.  Bring to a slight boil cook stirring constantly until mixture is thick. Stir in butter and lemon zest.  Slowly, add the remaining lemon juice.
Meringue:  Beat egg whites until frothy.  Add 1 tsp lemon juice continue beating until soft peaks form.  Gradually add sugar.  Continue beating until you cannot feel sugar crystals in meringue. Spread on top of lemon pudding mixture being careful to seal the edge completely.  Bake at 325 approx 30 minutes until brown.

Homemade Baking Powder

1 Part Baking Soda
2 Parts Cream of Tar Tar  (Buy in bulk)
1 Part Starh (Arrowroot or Potato - avoid cornstarch as it is GMO)

Mix and put in a glass jar.

Creamy Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti

From Julia on Pinterest and Facebook

1 Tbl olive oil
1Tbl butter
5 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz spaghetti (cooked)
1 cup cooked pasta water
1 chicken boullion cube
1 cup heavy cream
1 1.2 cups of Four-cheese Italian White Cheese Blend (Mozzarella, White Cheddar, Provolone, Asiago.)
Parsley, or chives or green onion

1.  Heat olive oil and butter on medium heat in a large skillet, add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute on medium heat, without burning.
2.  Coook pasta in a seperate pan, drain. Reserve some cooked pasta water.  Dissolve 1 cube of chicken broth bullion in 1 cup of hot pasta water.
3.  Add pasta waters with the dissolved chicken bullion cube in it.  heavy cream, and cooked spaghetti to the skillet with cooked garlic.  Bring to boil, stirring.  Once the liquids are boiling, immediately add cheese and keep stirring everything together (spaghetti and cream), while boiling until cheese melts and coats pasta, for about 1 minute.  Reduce heat to simmer and continbue to cook, constantly stirribng, to thicken the sauce for another minute or two.
4.  To serve, tyop each serving with finely chopped chives, or green onions, or parsley.

Mashed Potato Bites

These delicious little appetizers are like a twice baked potato in finger food form.  Yum and easier than they look

approx 4 cups of cold mashed potatoes
1 cup chopped green onion
1 teaspoon of garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 egg
3\4 cup of cooked, crumbled bacon
cheddar cheese in 1 inch cubes, or other cheese
1 beaten egg
bread crumbs
flour
Mix first six ingredients.  Take a heaping spoonful of this mixture and flatten it in your hand.  wrap around cheese cube.  roll into a ball.  Roll in flour, then beaten egg, then bread crumbs then egg then again in the bread crumbs.  Fry in deep oil until brown then Bake at 400 degrees or 200 celcius

Beyond Delicious Chocolate Cake

This is the cake I use all the time.  It is moist and delicious and not that hard .  The trick is to NOT overbake.  Your fork should not come out gooy but there should be a few crumbs stuck to the fork.  Another trick:  Frost the cake when it is very very slightly warm. Cool enough so that it does not melt the frosting. This keeps it moist

Cream:  1/2 cup shortening - I now use only butter
               1 1/2 cups sugar
                2 eggs (in Portugal 1 egg and 1 yolk)
In separate bowl combine:  1/2 cup cocoa
                                              2 cups flour

Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with 1 cup sour milk
Blend
Add:  1 cup water with 2 tsp baking soda (1/2 cup water in Portugal)

Pour into a greased floured pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 (180 in portugal)

This cake is yummy even if you are not particularly a cake lover.!!

Dumplings

Love this on chicken soup or beef stew.
2 Cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 Cup of milk
4 Tbl of oil
Combine and mix well just before adding to soup.  Drop by Tablespoons into simmering (hot) soup.  Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until done

Jodys 60 Minute Rolls ( for Cinnamon Rolls)

I got this recipe from my daughter-in-law and even for people who don't
 particularly like cinnamon rolls these are melt in your mouth delightful.

3 1/2 - 4 Cups flour
3 TBL sugar
1 tsp salt
2 Pkgs yeast (2 1/2 TBL)
1 C milk
1/2 C water
1/4 C butter

In bowl combine 1 1/2 C flour, sugar , salt, yeast, and set aside.
In sauce pan combine milk, water, and butter.  Heat until butter melts.  All ow to cool if too hot (should be just warm)

Add liquids to flour mixture and stir.  Add remaining flour until dough is slightly sticky.  Grease sides of bowl and rise.  I place my bowl in a larger bowl of hot water so it rises in about 15 min.
Punch down and shape as desired.

For cinnamon rolls
   roll flat in large rectangle ( less than 1/4 in thick)
   spread with butter
   spread with brown sugar
   sprinkle with cinnamon
   add raisins if desired
I don't let them rise much if at all.  I like the bread thin.
Cook at 350 approx 15 min

Frosting:  Ma

Carmelitas

Easy and good.  Kind of like a caramel brownie with an oatmeal cookie instead of the brownie.  I usually double this as they stay fresh for days.

11 oz bag of caramels
1/2 C heavy cream
3/4 C butter, melted
1 C brown sugar
1 C oats
1 C flour
12 oz semi sweet or milk chocolate chips

In a small saucepan combine the caramel and heavy cream.  melt over low heat until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, flour, and oats.
Spray an  8x8 inch pan and pat half of the crust mixture into the bottom of the pan.
Bake crust at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, do not turn oven off.
Once the crust is done  sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot crust.  Then, spread the warm caramel over the chocolate chip layer.
Then, sprinkle using hands to separate the remaining crust dough over the caramel.  Place back in the hot  oven for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool completely (may be cooled in fridge for several hours). Cut in small squares.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

1 1/2 C cooked noodles

1 can, pouch tuna
3/4 c shredded sheese
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 can canned milk
dash salt,onion, pepper
Combine ingredients, top with crushed potato chips Bake 25 min at 350

Sunshine Carrots

I love cooked carrots plain but I really like these!!!
1 - 1 lb bag petite carrots

1 Tbl sugar

1 tsp cornstarch

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 c. orange juice

2 Tbl butter

Cook carrots, covered, in boiling salted water til just tender, about 20 minutes, drain.  In saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and  salt.  Add juice, cook and stir til thick and bubbly.  Boil 1 minute.  Stir in buttr.  Toss with carrots.  Serves 4

Broccoli Casserole

Combine and put in baking  dish:
2 C cooked fresh  or frozen  broccoli ( don't cook to long, al dente is fine)
3/4 c real mayonnaise (sorry Miracle whip won't  do)
1 can mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 c. mild cheddar cheese, grated
2 Tbl onion
Approx 1 cup of Ritz crackers mixed with 14 cup melted butter sprinkle over top of casserole and
Bake 350 until hot and  bubbly approx 15 to 30 min

Cheese Potatoes (Funeral potatoes)

6 potatoes, large, cooked and peeles
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1  can evaporated milk, or 2 cups sour cream*
1/2 cup each butter, onion, cheese, cornflakes (optional)
* my preference
Mix  soup, milk, or sour cream, butter, onin, and cheese.  Salt and  pepper to taste.  Heat  sauce andpour over grated cooked potatoes.  Sprinkle with cornflakes (I don't) Bake 350 45 minutes

Oslo Kringler (Norwegian Pastry)

Mix 1 C flour with 1/2 c butter and  2 Tbl water
Mix as pie crust and divide in half
On  greased cookie sheet press (using  heel of hand) into 2 - 3: strips  the length of sheet.
In a saucepan boil 1 C water and 1/2 c butter remove from heat and add 1 c flour and  stir until smooth Cut in 2" diagonal strips.  If not served the day of baking freeze.

English Toffee

1 C sugar

1/2 pound butter

3 Tbl water

Chocolate and nuts

Cook to hard crack and  grate chocolate and spread in jelly roll pan  with nuts

Pour toffee mixture over chocolate and grate more chocolate and nots on top - cool - break in pieces.

Quick Fudge

This is really quick and very good!

4 Tbl butter
2/3 evaporated milk
2 heaping cups sugar
pinch of salt

Cook on stove top stirring constantly - boil for 1 1/2  to 2 minutes
Take off heat and add
2 tsp vanilla
2 heaping cups of semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
Stir until chips are c ompletely melted and mixture is SMOOTH.
Pour into a 9" X 9" pan.  Keep covered with foil or saran wrap.

All Time Best Waffles

This recipe came to me from my daughter Breea.  I used to make waffles like this all the time and forgot how delicious a waffle could be. They take a little more time but will remind you why you liked waffles in the first place. I measure out the ingredients the night before and all I have to do is whip the  eggs and combine the other ingredients. So delicious.
2 c flour (I like 1/2 white and 1/2  whole wheat)
4 tsp baking powder (non-aluminium)
1/2 c melted butter
2 c milk
4 egg yolks - save the whites
1 tsp vanilla
Beat egg whites, set aside.  Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.  Fold in egg whites.  Cook and enjoy

Key Lime Pie

1/3 C Key Lime Juice (can use regular lime juice but it doesn't come  our very limey)
1-8 oz whipped topping
1-14 oz can condensed milk
1-8 oz cream cheese
1 graham crust
Mix all ingredients and pour into crust.
Can be doubled and use a 9x13 pan.

Apple Pie Bars

This is a great dessert for a crowd.  Very much like pie.  The crust is buttery and  delicate.  after cooled it travels well in lunchboxes.  I usually make a double crust for a large cookie sheet.The crust is so good.

Crust

2 1/2 c flour

1 c butter

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

Mix until crumbly.  Put egg yolk (save egg white) in measuring cup and fill to 2/3 c with milk and add to flour mixture.  Use lots of flour when  rolling.  Roll 1/2 crust to fit cookie sheet.

Filling:

2 handfuls of corn flakes (or saltines or rice krispies or anything like  that to ablsorb extra moisture from fruit)

6-8 apples

1 c sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Slice apples on bottom crust cover with other ingredients.  Add top crust.  Brush with beaten egg white.  Bake 350 45 min.  Drizzle with frosting while  warm  (powdered sugar  and milk thin enough to drizzle)

German Chocolate Frosting

Combine 1 Cup canned milk with:
1 C sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cube (1/4 lb) butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 C coconut,
1 C chopped pecans
Blend  in saucepan first 5 ingredients.  Cook over medium heat 12 min.  stirring constantly until mixture thickens-

Caramel Pudding Cake

Mix and  boil together:

4 c water
2 c water
2 c brown sugar
4 Tbl butter
Set aside
Prepare Batter:
1 c sugar
1 c chopped peeled apples
2 c flour
1  tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 baking soda
1 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 c raisins
1/2 c chopped nuts
Cream butter and sugar, and cream.  Add apples.  Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with milk.  Sead into greased 13x9x2 pan.  Pour hot brown sugar and  butter mixture over the batter.  Bake for 375 for 45 min  Cut in squares and serve warm or cold with whipped topping  or ice cream..

Chocolate sheet Cake

Cream:
1 1/2 c sugar
1/2 c shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1/3 c cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
1 c boiling water
1 c milk
Add dry ingredients alternately with  milk.  Beat. Stir in boiling water.  Put in  sheet cake pan (prepared) and bake for 35 min at 350

Carrot Cake

cMix together:

4 eggs
1 1/2 C oil
Add: 2 C sugar
Sift:
2 1/2 C flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp soda
Mix and add to first mixture
Add:  3 C grated carrots
Bake 350 30-35 min
Frost with cream cheese frosting:

Cream Cheest Frosting
1 large pkg cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar, sifted
1 cube butter
2 tsp vanilla
Cream together and spread on cake

Ready to Go Cupcakes

1 chocolate cake mix ( or if you are a purist like me - make a cake)
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 C sugar
Make cake according  to directions (or use your homemade recipe)  Fill cupcake papers 2/3 full.  Cream sugar and cream cheese, salt and egg.  Add Chocolate Chips.  Drop 1 Tbl of this cheese mixture into center of each cupcake.  Bake 350 for 25 min.

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs, beaten
1 C salad oil
2 1/4 C sugar
2 C peeled and grated zucchini
3 tsp vanilla
3 tsp cinnamon
3 C. flour
1 tsp each salt, soda, baking powder
1 C chopped nuts (opt)
Add vanilla to eggs and  beat.  Add oil, sugar, and zucchini.  Mix well and add rest of ingredients.  Mix well, add nuts last.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Breeas Rolls

2 Cups Hot water
2/3 C powdered milk (or I just use hot milk for water)
2 Tbl Yeast
Shortening
5 - 5 1/2 C Flour
1/4 C Sugar
2 tsp Salt
1/3 C Butter
1 Beaten egg

Mix hot water, milk, yeast, and sugar together and let sit until yeast is frothy.  Then add salt, eggs and butter and stir  Then mix in the flour 1 cup at a time until dough is soft and a little sticky.  Let rise for 30 min.  Then pull pieces off and make into balls and put on greased pan about 2 inches apart.  Let rise again until double.  Bake 375 for 10 - 15 min.   Makes great cinnamon rolls.

Quick Brazilian Cheese Rolls (Pao de queijo) Gluten Free

These are delicious, chewey, cheesy and hard to stop eating
1 large egg
1/2  cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 cup tapioca flour (sometimes called tapioca starch)
3/4  tsp Kosher salt
1/4 cup cheddar cheese (preferably medium or sharp)
1/4  cup grated Parmesan  Cheese
optional:  extra cheese to sprinkle on top and any herbs/flavorings you'd like to add.  You can play around with the cheese.  I've used Monterey Jack, mozarella, swiss, and e er gruyere in place of the cheddar.  All Great!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Place egg, milk, oil, tapioca flour and salt in blender and  blend until smooth.  Add cheeses and pulse 2 times.  Immediately pour batter into mini muffin tin.  (if your muffin tin ins't non-stick, spray lightly with non-stick spray first)  filling each well about 3/4 full, or just slightly less.  Sprinkle a bit of parmesan cheese on top and just a tiny bit of salt.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until [puffed and golden.  Remove from oven and cool just slightly fefore removing from pan.  Serve Warm.  Delish!  Makes 12 - 20 rolls depending on the size of pan and how full you make  them.

English Muffin Loaves

If you like English Muffins you will love this crunchy bread.  Toasted it is divine.

5 1/2 to 6 cups flour
2 pkg. Dry yeast
1 Tbl sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. soda
2 Cups milk
1/2 cup water
Cornmeal

Combine 3 C flour, yeast, sugar, soda and salt.  Heat liquids until very warm (12-130 F) Add to dry mixture; beat well.Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.  Remove from pans immediately and cool.

Mexican Cornbread

1 (16 oz can) creamed corn
1 Cup cornmeal
3/4 Cup milk

2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilis
1 1/2 Cup grated cheddar cheese
Combine corn,  milk, oil, eggs, cornmeal, soda, and salt.  Pour  1/2 the batter into greased pan.  Sprinkle with chilis and 1/2 the cheese.  Spread remaining batter on top.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese - Bake @ 400  45 min. or until done.

Mac & Cheese Spectacular

2 Tbl  Butter
1/4 C.  diced onion
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 Tbl flour
2 C. MIlk
1Tsp salt
Pepper to taste
1/2 cup sour cream
2-3 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cup moscat pasta, cooked

In large frying pan, melt butter.  Add onion then garlic sauté until onions soften.  Add flour, and allow to start to brown. Add milk stirring constantly until mixture thickens remove from stove and add sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper.  Stir to blend and add cooked noodles. Pour into an 8 x 8 pan and bake at 450 for 15 min. Pure comfort

Angies Salad Dressing

We ate this dressing over cabbage and it was delish - Thanks Angie from Simply Devine Eating

1 C. Olive Oil
1/4 C. raw honey
1/4 C. lemon juice
1/4 C liquid aminos or soy sauce
1 Tbl. Sesame oil
1 Tsp pink himalayan salt or sea salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 inch fresh ginger
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Put in a jar and shake.

Slow Cooker Refried Beans

This is so easy and way better than canned.

Ingredients:
1 onion peeled
2 Cups dry, uncooked pinto beans
1/2 fresh jalapeno seeded and chopped
     or green chilis if you don'tlike "hot"
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 or more black pepper
If you like Cumin you can add 1/4 tsp
6 cups of water
 Place onion, Jalapeno or green chilis, garlic,salt, pepper and cumin in blender and blend completely.
Put beans in slow cooker. Pour blended ingredients over the top. Cover and cook for 8 hours. Pour off any liquid but save.  mash with potato masher adding liquid as needed for desired consistancy.

Flavored popcorn

Here is a quick how to on stove top popped corn.  But don't actually pop it until you mix your seasoning together, then set it aside and shake your popcorn.

I use a whirly pop (saving up for a stainless steel model) to pop corn, but you can use a large pan wiht a lid. (which jiffy pop now markets at most grocery stores. halla)

2 Tbl coconut oil

1/2 c. non-gmo popcorn kernels (which jiffy pop now markets at most grocery stores. halla)

1/2 tsp himalayan pink salt (or other sea salt)

Put coconut oil and kernels in whirly pop or large pan with lid. Heat on medium heat shaking occasionally. Once popcorn starts to pop it needs continuous movement so twirl your whirly pop or shake your pan baby.  Move it til the popping starts to slow and then turn off heat.  Leave on stove til popping stops.

Immediately pour into large bowl (or my favorite, into a large paper bag) Sprinkle seasoning and stir to combine (or in a bag, shake it, shake it, shake it) Enjoy!

Barbecue Flavoring

1 1/4 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

Ranch Flavoring

1/3 c. nutritional yeast

2 Tbl dried parsley

1 tsp dried dill

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp himalayan pink salt

Garlic Pepper Flavoring

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp dried parsley

Buttery Popcorn

Put coconut oil in pan with 2 popcorn kernels and 1/2 tsp pink himalayn salt

When kernels pop add 1/2 cup popcorn kernels and 1/4 c. butter

Pop as normal and enjoy butter, salty, perfect popcorn! 

Barts Black Bean Soup

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 cups chunky salsa
1/2 cup whole kernel corn, drained
Dash hot pepper sauce
2 tsp lime juice
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbl chopped green onions

Inmicrowave safe bowl, combine the first five ingredients.  Cover andmicrowave on high for 2 minutes or until heated through. Pour into four serving bowls; drizzle each with lime juice.  Sprinkle with cheese and green onions.

Treasure Rocks or Magic Rocks

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup coffee grounds, used or unused
1/2 C salt
1/4 C sand or local dirt
1 C water
food color paste, or glitter 

Mix all ingredients, coffee grounds can be substutited with cocoa powder. Cover plastic wrapped toys or money and “wrap dough around. Dents and imperfections make them look more real.  Allow to dry in the sun turning to get all sides dry.  They take quite awhile to dry so make them a couple weeks ahead.
They shrink somewhat so allow for shrinkage.  Makes about 8 rocks.  Just think how many I had to make for 29 grandchildren at our family reunion!

Yummy Pretzels

This is so totally unhealthy that I rarely make it.  But they are so good so I make them when there is going to be a crowd so I can't eat very many.

1 large bag of mini pretzels (not the stick kind any other shape is fine)

1 - 12 oz bottle popcorn oil

Drizzle oil over pretzels and allow to soak over night  stirring occasionally.

In a small bowl combine:

     1 pkg Hidden Valley DIPS dry mix

     2 tsp dill weed

     1/2 tsp onion salt or 1/4 tsp onion powder

     1/2 tsp garlic powder

Sprinkle on Pretzels and let sit at least 1 hour.

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

I got this recipe from my darling friend Tauna Fell, I know it is a popular recipe and I have seen it many other places but it will always be Taunas recipe.

Cut or break broccoli and cauliflower into small florets - enough to fill a 9 x 12 pan
Add a handful of shredded carrots
Crisp bacon, dried cranberries, onion chopped

Dressing
1 C Mayo
2 Tbl Vinegar
Sugar to taste (1/4 c or more
Toss with the cauliflower/broccoli mixture and add:  1/2 C or more sunflower seeds

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 egg
1/2 C shredded Parmesan cheese
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1 Tbl olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice

In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and garlic powder.  In Another bowl, beat the egg.  Place the Parmesan-cheese in a third bowl.  Coat chicken in flour mixture, then dip in egg and roll in cheese.

In a skillet, brown chicken in oil on both sides.  Transfer to a shallow1-qt. baking  dish coated with cooking spray; drizzle with lemonjuice,  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees 18-20 minutes oruntil juices run clear.

Green Bean Bundles

1 lb fresh  green beans with the ends snapped off ( buy or pick about 1 1/2 pounds so you'll have a 1 lb after the beans' ends have been snapped)
8 slices lean, regularly sliced bacon
3 Tbl butter
1 Tbl rice vinegar
1 Tbl white sugar
1 Tbl minced red onion
1 clove minced garlic
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Wash and snap green beans.  Blanch the beans 2 to 3 minutes or until they turn bright green. Quickly drain and rinse in cold water until cold.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Divide the beans into eight piles on a cookie sheet.  Carefully bundle each pile of beans with one slice of bacon andreturn to the baking sheet.  This step can be done up to a day ahead of time.
Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 15 min. or until the bacon is crisp and sizzling.  While the bundles are in the oven, melt the butter  in a small saucepan.  When the butter is b;ubbly, add the onions and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes or until the onions are softened andfragrant.  Reduce heat to low and add sugar, and salt.  Remove fromheat and set aside.  When ready to serve place the bean bundles on a serving platter and drizzle with sauce.  Serve immediately

recipe from ourbestbites.com

Bread in a Bag

A fun family project
Ingredients to have ready:
2C flour
1 1/4 C Wheat flour
1 pkg Dry yeast
1 1/4 C warm water
2 Tbl Honey
2 Tbl Dry milk
1 Tbl oil
1 1/2 tsp salt

1.  In a large heavy plastic bag (gallon size zip-loc) add:
     1/2 C flour
     1 pkg. yeast (1 1/2 Tbl yeast)
     1 Tbl Honey
Blend until well mixed.  Let rest 15 minutes.  Mixture should be very bubbly.
2.  Add to the ingredients in the bag:
     3/4 C warm water
     1 Tbl honey
     2 Tbl dry milk
     1 Tbl oil
     1 1/2 tsp salt
Mix well and add:
     1 3/4 C wheat flour
3.  Add to bag:
     1 C flour

Work dough in bag until well blended.  If dough is sticky add a little more flour (1/8 C)
Turn dough out of bag on a lightly floured surface Use only enough flour to keep it from sticking to the table.
Knead dough until satiny, about 10 minutes.  You cannot over knead. The dough will feel light and spongy.  If it is very sticky continue k neading using only enough flour to keep from sticking.  Cover dough with plastic bag and let rest for 10 minutes.  Then shape dough and put in a greased pan and let rise until double.  Bake in preheated 400 degree oven 30-40 minutes.  Less time for smaller loaf - start at 20 minutes.

Ready to Go Cupcakes

From Aunt Barbara Roberts:

1 chocolate cake mix
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg beaten
1 1/2 C chocolate chips
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 C sugar
  Make cake according to directions.  Fill cupcake papers 2/3 full.  Cream sugar, cream cheese, salt, and egg.  Add Chocolate Chips.  Drop 1 Tbl mixture into center of eachcupcake.  Bake for 25 min at 350 degrees

Quick Brazilian Cheese Rolls (Pao de Queijo)

1 lare egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 C canola oil
1 C tapioca flour (sometimes labeled tapioca starch)
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 C grated cheddar cheese (medium or sharp)
1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese
*you can play around with the cheese.  I've used Monterey Jack, lo-moisture mozarella, swiss, and evengruyere in place of the cheddar.  all great!
Optional: extra cheese to sprinkleon top and any herbs/flavorings you'd like to add:  Try rosemary and or garlic powder, my favorites!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Place egg, milk, oil, tapioca flour, andsalt inblender and blend until smooth. Add cheeses andpulse 2 times.  Immediately pour bater into a mini muffintin (if yourmuffin tin isn't non-stick, spray lightly with non-stick spray first)  filling each well about 3/4 full, or just slightly less.  Sprinklea bit of parmesancheese on ;top and/or sprinkle of kosher salt.
Bake for 15-20 min until puffed andgolden. Remove from ovenand cool for a few minutes before removing rolls from pan Serve warm.

English Muffin Loaf

If you like English Muffins you will love this

5 1/2 - 6 C flour
2 pkg Dry Yeast
1 Tbl Sugar
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soda
2 C milk
1/2 C water
Cornmeal
     Combine 3 C flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda.  Heat liquids until very warm (120 to 130 degrees).  Add to dry mixture; beat well.  Stir in enough more flour to make astiff batter.  Spoon into 2 - 8  1/2 x4 inch pans that have been greased and sprinkled with cornmeal.  Sprinkle tops with cornmeal.  Cover and let rise in warm place for 45 min.  Bake at 400 for 25 min. Remove from pans immediately and cool.

Moms Best Bread Ever

I use the Dump Meathod because it is easier and requires so many less bowls

6 1/2 cups hottest tap water possible

1/2 C potato flakes

1/2 C powdered milk

1 C oil

1 C honey

2 Tbl Salt

5 Vitamin C tablets 

5 eggs, dehydrated or fresh

6 Tbl yeast + 1 Tbl Sugar

8 Cups fresh ground wheat flour

8 Cups white flour ( usually more )

Dump in mixer in order and mix until well blended.  Continue mixing approx 15 minutes until dough is smooth and stretchy. Sometimes I take out 1/2 the dough and mix seperately.  Let rise for 30 minutes.  Punch down.  Let rest for 10 minutes.  Form into loaves and let rise 30 minutes.  Bake 350 for 32 minutes or til done.

Lemon Water

This is tangy and tart and delicious
3 quarts warm water
2 3/4 C sugar
1 Tbl Citric Acid
1 Tbl Lemon Extract
Mix and Chill - Yum!

Gramma GG's Famous Punch

This punch in anything but healthy but it doesn't seem like Thanksgiving or Easter without it!
1 can frozen lemonade
1 can frozen orange juice
2 pkgs orange Koolaid
5 quarts water
3-5 C. sugar (to taste)
1 large can pineapple juice
Combine and chill.

Roberts family Sweet Salsa

12 large tomatoes
5 hot peppers
1/2 cup sugar
2 large onions
2 Tbl salt
1 C. vinegar

Peel tomatoes& onions.  Remove seedsfrom hot peppers (Rubber gloves are advised for this part as these peppers will burn your skin )
Chop all veggies fine or course according to your taste.  Stir together in large pan.  Add salt, sugar, vinegar. Simmer slowly 45 to 60 minutes or until it has thickened. ( I simmer several hours so it is much thicker.  Pour into steralized jars and cold pack for 15-20 minutes.  This recipe makes about 4-5 pints and can be doubled.

Pumpkin Cake Roll

3 eggs, seperated

1 cup sugar, divided

2/3 cup canned pumpkin

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling:

1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened

2 Tbl butter, softened

1 cup confectioners sugar

3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Additional confectioners sugar, optional

Line a 15 x 10 x 1 in. baking pan with waxed paper, grease the paper and set aside.  In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed until thick and lemon colored.  Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and pumpkin, beating on high until sugar is almost disolved.

In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.  Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.  Fold into egg yolk mixture.  Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gently fold into pumpkin mixture.  Spreead into prepared pan

Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.  Cool for 5 minutes.  Turn cake onto kitchen towel dused with confectioners sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side.  Cool completely on a wire rack or in fridge.

In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners'  sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly to within 1/2 inch of edges.  Roll up again.  Cover and freeze until firm.  May be frozen for up to 3 months.  Remove from freezer 15 minutes before cutting.  Dust with confectioners sugar

Raspberry Delight

2 C. crushed pretzels

2 Tbl sugar

1/3 C. melted butter

3/4 C Chopped Pecans

FILLING:

8 oz cream cheese

3/4 C sugar

8 oz whipped topping
1 pkg raspberry jello

2 C boiling water

2 pkg (10 0z) frozen Raspberries

Combine pretzels, sugar, pecans, and butter.  Press in 9 x 13 pan and bake for 10 minutes 350. Cool  In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar. fold on whipped topping, spread on crust.

Disolve jello in boiling water.  Stir in raspberries til Jello is almost set.  Spread over filling, chill several hours or overnight.  12-16 servings

Note: While in Portugal I left our the whipped topping and the dessert was great without it.  I also used all pecans and no pretzels (because I could not get pretzels) I will probably not use pretzels again.

Jodys from scratch Strawberry Pie

1 C water
3/4 C Sugar
2 Tbl Cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
6-8 C Strawberries
Put 1 cup sugar ob berries and let sit while cooking sauce.  Put all ingredients except berries in pan
and cook until thick.  Drain berries and put in crust.  Pour sauce over crust.  Chill

Never Fail Pie Crust, pie

4 Cups of flour
1 3/4 c shortening ( i sometimes use 1/2 c coconut oil and 1/2 butter)
2 Tbl Sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 C. cold water
1 Tbl. vinegar
1 egg

Mix flour, sugar, salt in a mixing bowl.  Cut shortening in until particles are the size of small peas.  Mix water, vinegar, and egg together.  Then, sprinkle water mixture over flour mixture a little at a time and toss with a fork until moistened.  Divide into four equal parts and roll ;out.  Do not handle more than necessary.  Shape into crust.  Bake 350 approx 15 minutes
Yield:  2 - inch two-crust pies

Caramels

1 C Butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 lb (2 1/2 cups) brown sugar
1 Cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
     Melt butter in heavy sauce pan; add sugar and salt.  Stir thoroughly.  Add syrup and milk. Stir constantly over medium heat to firm ball stage (245 degrees) approx 12 to 15 minutes.  Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and pour into a buttered pan.  Cool, Cut into squares.  An electric frying pan works well as you can gradually turn up the heat as the mixture cooks and gains heat.

For Caramel Apples
Cool caramels to under 200 degrees.  Wash wax off apples and chill until dipping.  Caramel will stick to apples.

English Toffee

1 C Sugar
1/2 pound butter
3 Tbl water
Chocolate and-nuts
Cook to hard crack.  grate or chop chocolate and nuts and spread in jelly roll pan.  Pour toffy mixture over chocolate andgrate more chocolate andnuts on top.  Cool  Break

Melting Moments

Gramma Mary Smith used to makethese at Christmas - Yum!!! They are NOT  mexican wedding cookies.They are so much better.

1/2 lb BUTTER (no substitutes)
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 C corn starch
1/2 C (or more)  Powdered Sugar
Heat butter and allow to cool. Add powdered sugar, then cornstarch and flour.  Roll in small balls and bake in slow oven 325 fo 20 to 25 min.  While still warm roll in powdered sugar.

Snow Caps

Beat to soft peaks:
2 egg whites
1/2 tsp peppermintextract
1/8 tsp cream of tar tar
Gradually add:
3/4 C sugar
Beat to stiff peaks
Fold in:
1 C chocolate chips
Bake by spoonfulls oncookie sheet coveredwith paper towels or parchment (this is best) for 25 minutes at 325.

Lemon Bars

2 C. flour
1 C. soft butter
1/2 C sugar
Combine and work butter and sugar into flour.  Spread on bottom of 9 x 13 pan.  Bake 375 for 20 minutes
Mix:
8 eggs
4 C sugar
1/2 C flour
2 tsp non aluminium baking powder
1 C lemon juice
Beat eggs, add sugar, flour, baking powder, and lemon juice.  Pour over crust immediately after takingout of oven.  Return and bake 25 minutes

S’more Bars

22 graham crackers - Blend to crumbs
1/2 C Sugar
1/2 tsp Soda
1/2 C. Butter
1 egg
Combine and press into 9" foil lined pan.  Sprinkle crust with 2 C.mini-marshmallos,3/4 C. milk chocolate chips.Broil 1 minute. Cut into 2" squares.

Potato Chip Cookies

1 C.white sugar
1 C.brown sugar
1 C. vegetable shortening
2 eggs
2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 C. crushed potato chips
 Cream together sugars and shortening.Add eggs.Combine with remaining ingredients andmix well. Make into walnut size balls (don't mash down) Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 8 - 10 minutes until golden brown.

Magic Bars

1/2 C (1cube) butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 small pkg chocolate chips
1 small pkg coconut
1 small pkgchopped walnuts
2 pkg graham crackers
1 bag caramels
Heat oven to 350 Melt butter in pan.  Crush graham crackers & pour in pan and press into butter.  Pour codensed milk over.  Combine coconut, nuts and chocolate chips and spread on graham cracker mixture.  Bake 25 minutes.

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
2 eggs
Cream together then add:
2 C flour
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp non alminum baking powder
1/3 cup baking cocoa
Mix, roll out,cut or shape.Bake 5-7 minutes  325 degrees

Caramel Brownies

1 pkg German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 pkg caramels or 1 recipe homemade caramels
6 oz chocolate chips
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
Mix cake mix and 1/2 C evaporated milk and melted butter.Press 1/ of this mixture into bottom of 13" x 9" pan.  Bake 6 minutes at 375.  Melt caramels and 1/3 C evap milk. Sprinkle Chocolate Chips over baked mixture.  Pour Caramel over chcolate chips.  Crumble rest of cake over caramels.  BAke 15-20 minutes at 375 degrees untildone.

Gales Favorite Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 Cup applesauce (or 1 C butter)
1 C white sugar
1 C brown sugar
2 eggs
Cream abovwe ingredients together
Add:
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp lemon flavoring
Sift together and add to above:
2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp non aluminum baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Then add:
2 C quick oats ( I use regular and blend them for a quick minute)
1 C nuts (optional)
2 C raisins (Gale really likes raisins)
 Dough will be stiff.Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet.  Bake 350  for 10 to 12 minutes until edges are light brown.

Gramma Kathee’s not so secret chocolate chip cookies, cookies

2 Cups all-purpose flour    
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 Cup butter
1 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C white sugar
1 Tbl vanilla
1 egg
1egg yolk
1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips,I only use Guittard brand milk chocolate chips
 1 Cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Mix together flour, soda, and salt; set aside.In a medium bowl cream together the melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar until well blended.  Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk.  Mix in the sifted ingredients ;ntil just blended.   Stir in Chocolate chips and nuts.  Drop by large spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 - 15 minutes until the edges are lightly toasted.  Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to  wire rack to cool completely.  Be sure you don't overbake them. Makes 1 1/2 dozen big cookies

Double Batch
4 C Flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 C butter
2 C. brown sugar
1 C. white sugar
2 Tbl vanilla
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
2 C or less chocolate chips
2 C nuts (optional

Triple Batch
6 Cups Flour
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 C butter
3 C packed brown sugar
1 1/2 C white sugar
3 Tbl vanilla
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
2 - whatever C chocolate chips -I dont like lots of chocolate chips so I only add a few

Double Chocolate Mint Brownies

Preheat oven to 350

1 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup butter, softened
4 eggs
1 1/2 Cup (16 oz) Hersheys Syrup
2 Cups flour
 Heat oven, grease rectangular pan (13x9x2).  In large mixing bowl beat flour, sugar, butter,eggs, and syrup until smooth. Pour into pan.Bake 25 to 30 minutes oruntiltop springs back when touched lightly (topmay stillappear wet)Cool completely in pan. Spread mintcream layer on cake (see below) Chill. Pour Chocolate topping over dessert (see below) Shill

Mint Cream Layer:
2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
1/2 Cup butter,softened
1 Tbl Water
3 drops green food coloring (natural)
Combine and beat until smooth.

Chocolate Topping
6 Tbl Butter
1 Cup Hersheys mint Chocolate chips or semi-sweet
Microwave for1 to 1 1/2 minutes or just util chips are melted and mixture is smooth and stir.

Roll Out Butter Cookies

I use these like sugar cookies - They taste much better but are also a bit fragile.  They  are great glazed!

2 1/2 sticks of butter at room temperture
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 Tbl heavy cream or half & half
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour

Preheat oven to 325.  Using an electric mixer cream butter, sugar, salt for 2 minutes until fluffy.  Add egg yolk,cream and vanilla anmix another 2 minutes.  Add flour and mix until well blended. Divide dough into three parts.  Flatten each into a disk.  Wrap seperately with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour) Roll out and cut into shapes ( if dough is too soft chll sheets before cutting) Bake 6-12 minutes just until they begin to brown around the edges let cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes then move to rack to continue cooling.

Caramel Popcorn

1 Cup butter
2 Cups brownn sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 quarts of popcorn (unpopped kernals removed)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.  Place popcornin a very large bowl.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt.  Bring to a boil.  stirring constantly.  Boil without stirring 4 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla.  Pour in a tin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.

Place in two large shallow baking sheets with sides and bake in preheated oven stirring every 15 minutes for 45 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool codmpletely befoe breaking into pieces

Better than Swig Sugar Cookies

1 Cup Butter, Softened
3/4 Cup coconut oil
1 1/4 Cup White Sugar
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar, reserved
2 Tbl.milk, or cream
2 eggs
5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of Tat-tar
1/2 tsp salt
Mix dry ingredients, set aside. Mix all wet ingredients.  Slowly add flour mixture.  Roll in Golf ball sized balls.  Place on non-stick cookie sheet.  Dip the bottom of a glass into reserved sugar and use to flatten cookie.  Don't press too thin as you want a thick cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 until the bottom is slightly brown.

Frosting
1/2 Cup butter, softened
3/4 Cup sour cream
5 Cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 Cup milk
2 tsp Vanilla

Cream butter and sour cream (or cream cheese) Add powdered sugar.  Add milk or cream a little at a time to desired consistanccy.  Spread over cooled cookies.  Store in airtight container.  Sooo yummy!