I had some saurkraut left over and then
decided to use it up in a custard pie.
This is an easy custard pie to make
and people who try it think they're
eating a slice of coconut custard pie.
I even made my own pie crust this time.
Ingredients:
1 9" pie crust
3 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cups saurkraut
Directions:
Make a 9" pie crust and then clean
up the mess of flour you have made,
or use a store bought pie crust.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a bowl combine the eggs, milk,
sugar, vanilla and saurkraut.
When the oven has preheated,
pull out top rack and place pie
on the rack and then pour the custard
filling into the prepared pie shell.
Push the oven rack back in and close door.
Bake for about 60 minutes or until done.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
These cookies are crispy with a sugar like texture.
Quite possibly one of the best cookies I've baked.
This recipe makes about 38 two inch cookies.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine the flour,
baking powder, baking soda and salt,
set aside.
In another bowl cream the shortening,
butter, granulated and brown sugars.
Add in the egg and keep creaming mixture.
Add in the vanilla and peanut butter, then add in the flour mixture,
beat until a cookie dough forms.
Using your hands roll out walnut sized
balls and plce them two inches apart
on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Use a fork to make a criss cross pattern
on each of the cookie dough balls.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until done.
Remove to cool before storing.
Quite possibly one of the best cookies I've baked.
This recipe makes about 38 two inch cookies.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine the flour,
baking powder, baking soda and salt,
set aside.
In another bowl cream the shortening,
butter, granulated and brown sugars.
Add in the egg and keep creaming mixture.
Add in the vanilla and peanut butter, then add in the flour mixture,
beat until a cookie dough forms.
Using your hands roll out walnut sized
balls and plce them two inches apart
on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Use a fork to make a criss cross pattern
on each of the cookie dough balls.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until done.
Remove to cool before storing.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Pistachio Nut Cookies
Corn Meal Nut Cookies
My brother gave me a gallon sized plastic bag
that was filled with shelled pistachio nuts.
What should I do with shelled pistachio nuts?
Now I've been on a kind of bread baking binge
and thought of making a pistachio nut bread.
Then searching the internet I found a recipe
for making pistachio nut corn meal cookies.
With a few changes from the original recipe,
this is what I ended up doing with the nuts.
The cookies came out crispy and tasty good.
Ingredients:
1 cup shelled pistachio nuts
1 cup flour
1/4 Cup cornmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Process the pistachios nuts to be finely ground.
Place the ground nuts in a mixing bowl.
Add the flour, corn meal, sugar, and salt
mix until blended and then add softened butter
until fully incorporated into dry ingredients.
Add in the egg and vanilla to the mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place cookie dough by teaspoonfuls 2" apart
on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the cookies
have a touch of brown on the outer edges.
that was filled with shelled pistachio nuts.
What should I do with shelled pistachio nuts?
Now I've been on a kind of bread baking binge
and thought of making a pistachio nut bread.
Then searching the internet I found a recipe
for making pistachio nut corn meal cookies.
With a few changes from the original recipe,
this is what I ended up doing with the nuts.
The cookies came out crispy and tasty good.
Ingredients:
1 cup shelled pistachio nuts
1 cup flour
1/4 Cup cornmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Process the pistachios nuts to be finely ground.
Place the ground nuts in a mixing bowl.
Add the flour, corn meal, sugar, and salt
mix until blended and then add softened butter
until fully incorporated into dry ingredients.
Add in the egg and vanilla to the mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place cookie dough by teaspoonfuls 2" apart
on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the cookies
have a touch of brown on the outer edges.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Chocolate Pineapple Cookies
These are little soft chocolate pillows
of cookie dough with pineapple in it.
I dropped these by teaspoonfuls,
but I'm sure the dough could be made
into balls using your hands if desired,
simply add in more flour to the batter.
These really are irresistible tasting,
not too sweet with a pleasant flavor.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 /2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup crushed pineapple
Directions:
Preheat oven to 365 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together
the shortening and the sugar.
Add in the egg and vanilla, Mix well.
In a seperate bowl combine the flour
with the baking soda, cocoa and salt.
Slowly mix the flour mixture into the
mixing bowl with the shortening mixture.
Make a cookie dough to drop by
teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto cookie sheet
and bake for about 12 minutes or until done.
of cookie dough with pineapple in it.
I dropped these by teaspoonfuls,
but I'm sure the dough could be made
into balls using your hands if desired,
simply add in more flour to the batter.
These really are irresistible tasting,
not too sweet with a pleasant flavor.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 /2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup crushed pineapple
Directions:
Preheat oven to 365 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together
the shortening and the sugar.
Add in the egg and vanilla, Mix well.
In a seperate bowl combine the flour
with the baking soda, cocoa and salt.
Slowly mix the flour mixture into the
mixing bowl with the shortening mixture.
Make a cookie dough to drop by
teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto cookie sheet
and bake for about 12 minutes or until done.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Grape Jelly BBQ Sauce
Just in time for your Super Bowl Party!
Use this unique barbeque sauce made with
grape jelly and your favorite bottled
barbeque sauce to serve with meatballs,
little sausages, kielbasa or chicken wings.
It sounds wierd but this is really good!
Ingredients:
Equal amounts:
1 jar grape jelly
1 bottle bbq sauce
Directions:
Place grape jelly and bbq sauce in a
slow cooker along with your sausages,
sliced kiebasa, meatballs or chicken.
Cook for about 2 hours on high setting.
Use this unique barbeque sauce made with
grape jelly and your favorite bottled
barbeque sauce to serve with meatballs,
little sausages, kielbasa or chicken wings.
It sounds wierd but this is really good!
Ingredients:
Equal amounts:
1 jar grape jelly
1 bottle bbq sauce
Directions:
Place grape jelly and bbq sauce in a
slow cooker along with your sausages,
sliced kiebasa, meatballs or chicken.
Cook for about 2 hours on high setting.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Make Canned Soup Your Own
I can't stop eating this soup!
Made using fresh vegetables and
adding in a can of black bean soup
this stuff is gourmet all the way.
It stays warm on the stove for hours.
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 onion, peeled and diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 celery stalk, sliced thin
4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can black bean soup
1 can white beans
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon dried cumin
1 tablespoon chicken base
1 cup ditalini pasta
Salt and black pepper to taste.
Directions:
Place water in a soup pot and put in
garlic, bacon, onions, carrot and celery.
Bring to a rolling boil until the
vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add canned tomatoes, frozen corn, peas,
oil, and beans, lower heat to a simmer then
add in dried pasta and add in oregano,
chili powder, cumin and chicken base.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer until pasta is tender and serve.
Made using fresh vegetables and
adding in a can of black bean soup
this stuff is gourmet all the way.
It stays warm on the stove for hours.
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 onion, peeled and diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 celery stalk, sliced thin
4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can black bean soup
1 can white beans
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon dried cumin
1 tablespoon chicken base
1 cup ditalini pasta
Salt and black pepper to taste.
Directions:
Place water in a soup pot and put in
garlic, bacon, onions, carrot and celery.
Bring to a rolling boil until the
vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add canned tomatoes, frozen corn, peas,
oil, and beans, lower heat to a simmer then
add in dried pasta and add in oregano,
chili powder, cumin and chicken base.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer until pasta is tender and serve.
Most Perfect Sugar Cookies
Honestly these cookies look like they
where pressed out by a cookie machine.
They are perfectly round and taste great.
Slightly browned on the bottom and cracked
just enough to say eat me you hungry fool.
Quite possibly the best sugar cookie ever.
This recipe makes about 24 cookies.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 370 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together the
vegetable shortening with the sugar.
Whip in the egg, honey and vanilla.
In another bowl combine the flour
with the baking soda and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the wet
and blend until it holds together.
Roll dough into walnut sized balls and
place dough balls 1 inch apart on a
parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Press the dough balls down with a spoon.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until the
bottoms start to turn golden brown,
and cracks start to appear on the tops.
Remove to cool, don't they look great?
where pressed out by a cookie machine.
They are perfectly round and taste great.
Slightly browned on the bottom and cracked
just enough to say eat me you hungry fool.
Quite possibly the best sugar cookie ever.
This recipe makes about 24 cookies.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 370 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together the
vegetable shortening with the sugar.
Whip in the egg, honey and vanilla.
In another bowl combine the flour
with the baking soda and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the wet
and blend until it holds together.
Roll dough into walnut sized balls and
place dough balls 1 inch apart on a
parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Press the dough balls down with a spoon.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until the
bottoms start to turn golden brown,
and cracks start to appear on the tops.
Remove to cool, don't they look great?
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These are crispy yet still soft to eat.
After looking at many peanut butter
recipes I put this good one together.
They resemble the flavor of the inside of
Reese's peanut butter cups with the added
texture of the flakes of oatmeal.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together the
vegetable shortening and peanut butter.
Add in sugar and mix well the add in
the egg and vanilla, continue mixing well.
Mix in the rolled oats, baking soda, flour and salt.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment
paper lined baking sheet and press down with a fork.
Bake for about 20 minutes or so until they
just start to get browned around the edges.
Careful they tend to brown quickly when done.
After looking at many peanut butter
recipes I put this good one together.
They resemble the flavor of the inside of
Reese's peanut butter cups with the added
texture of the flakes of oatmeal.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl cream together the
vegetable shortening and peanut butter.
Add in sugar and mix well the add in
the egg and vanilla, continue mixing well.
Mix in the rolled oats, baking soda, flour and salt.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment
paper lined baking sheet and press down with a fork.
Bake for about 20 minutes or so until they
just start to get browned around the edges.
Careful they tend to brown quickly when done.
Coffeecake Made from Bread
I had a loaf of day old cinnamon bread that
I thought would make a good bread pudding.
Instead it made a great tasting coffee cake.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons flour for dusting
1 loaf of cinnamon raisin bread
3 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk, about
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Butter and flour a baking dish.
Cut up bread into square pieces and
place in prepared baking dish.
Beat together eggs, milk and vanilla
then pour into baking dish with bread.
Push down bread to soak up milk,
sprinkle top with sugar and cover.
Bake for about 1 hour then uncover.
Continue baking for about 10 minutes
or until top is nice and browned.
Remove to cool before serving.
I thought would make a good bread pudding.
Instead it made a great tasting coffee cake.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons flour for dusting
1 loaf of cinnamon raisin bread
3 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk, about
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Butter and flour a baking dish.
Cut up bread into square pieces and
place in prepared baking dish.
Beat together eggs, milk and vanilla
then pour into baking dish with bread.
Push down bread to soak up milk,
sprinkle top with sugar and cover.
Bake for about 1 hour then uncover.
Continue baking for about 10 minutes
or until top is nice and browned.
Remove to cool before serving.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Bacon Lettuce Tomato Paste Sandwich
Everybody likes BLT sandwiches made with
vine ripened garden fresh red tomatoes.
In the middle of winter what can you do?
When you want a BLT sandwich try this.
I replaced the mayonaise with tomato paste.
Added some really good extra virgin olive oil
to make a bright tasting good BLT sandwich.
Ingredients
For one sandwich:
2 slices sliced bread of your choice
Toasted or not it's up to you.
1 tablespoon extra virgn olive oil
2 tablespoons canned tomato paste
use the best tasting tomato paste
4 slices smoked bacon, cooked
Iceberg lettuce
Dirctions:
You have the ingredients...
Make a winter time BLT sandwich!
vine ripened garden fresh red tomatoes.
In the middle of winter what can you do?
When you want a BLT sandwich try this.
I replaced the mayonaise with tomato paste.
Added some really good extra virgin olive oil
to make a bright tasting good BLT sandwich.
Ingredients
For one sandwich:
2 slices sliced bread of your choice
Toasted or not it's up to you.
1 tablespoon extra virgn olive oil
2 tablespoons canned tomato paste
use the best tasting tomato paste
4 slices smoked bacon, cooked
Iceberg lettuce
Dirctions:
You have the ingredients...
Make a winter time BLT sandwich!
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