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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Hard Pretzels - Salzstangen

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt
  • 250 ml mineral water
  • 100 g butter
  • 25 g yeast
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

  • 1 mix the ingredients into a dough and let it yeast about half an hour in varm place.
  • 2 bake it into any form you want.
  • 3 brush them with egg yolk and sprinkle with coarse salt and what ever other you want, for example cummin seeds, sesamy seeds or parmesan cheese.
  • 4 bake in 225 degrees celsius (437 degrees fahrenheit) for about 10 minutes.

Pancakes On The Run And For Fun

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pancake mix
  • 3/4 cup water
  • jelly
  • peanut butter
  • oil, for pan (or butter or margarine)
  • 1/4 cup sugar, for coating (more or less )

Recipe

  • 1 heat skillet with oil or butter make pancakes as directed, let cool.
  • 2 spread jelly and peanut butter or just jelly or peanut butter on 1 pancake and put another over top (like a sandwich).
  • 3 cut pancake into finger size pieces and dip into sugar.
  • 4 place in container with wax paper, cover.
  • 5 these are fun to grab and run with.

Gingerbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sorghum
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

  • 1 cream together shortening, eggs, sugar and syrup; add buttermilk.
  • 2 sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture.
  • 3 mix well, pour into a greased and floured pan.
  • 4 bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until done.

Jamaica Banana Jam

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about one medium lime)
  • 3 1/2 cups bananas, diced (firm, ripe ones work best)
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water

Recipe

  • 1 place lime juice in a one quart measure.
  • 2 peel bananas and dice directly into lime juice.
  • 3 stir with a wooden spoon.
  • 4 keep stirring as you dice each banana into the lime juice to prevent darkening.
  • 5 measure sugar and water into a wide 2½ quart saucepan, and stir to dissolve sugar as you bring syrup to a boil.
  • 6 cover tightly for the first 2 minutes (so the steam will wash sugar crystals from side of saucepan) then uncover, add bananas (with lime) and boil over low heat for about 30 minutes or until thick.
  • 7 stir often to prevent sticking, especially during last 10 minutes.
  • 8 jam is done when a spoon scraped across bottom of pan leaves a track that closes slowly, or when jam mounds while stirring.
  • 9 fill hot, sterilized jars quickly with the hot jelly or jam mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
  • 10 wipe the sealing surface of the jars with a clean paper towel, dampened with hot water, to remove any jam or sugar crystals.
  • 11 place lids, screw on bands finger-tight and process jars for 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
  • 12 cool jars upright for 12-24 hours while vacuum seal is drawn and jam or jelly sets up. let the jars sit undisturbed while they cool.

Spinach And Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms With Three Cheeses

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 24 medium mushroom caps, cleaned and stems removed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 cup shallot, minced
  • 4 tablespoons walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
  • 2 ounces shredded swiss cheese
  • 2 ounces feta cheese
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese (or more)

Recipe

  • 1 in a skillet, cover and cook shallots in oil and butter for about 3 minutes, until tender.
  • 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
  • 3 add walnuts, garlic and spinach to onions; cook another 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove fromheat and add swiss and feta cheeses, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper to taste (feta is salty; go easy--).
  • 4 in a large baking dish, arrange mushroom caps cavity-up.
  • 5 spoon spinach-walnut-cheese mixture evenly into caps.
  • 6 sprinkle parmesan cheese on tops and bake uncovered for about 10 minutes or until filling is browned a little and mushrooms are hot.

Margarita Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 47 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/3 cup frozen margarita mix concentrate, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime zest
  • powdered sugar

Recipe

  • 1 in a big mixing bowl, add all the crust ingredients; mix on low speed until crumbly.
  • 2 flour your hands/fingers; press mixture firmly in the bottom of an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish.
  • 3 bake at 350­° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a light golden brown.
  • 4 in another bowl, beat eggs.
  • 5 add sugar, flour, and baking powder; stir to blend.
  • 6 add in margarita mix and lime peel; stir to blend.
  • 7 take crust out of the oven.
  • 8 pour filling over the warm crust; place back in the oven.
  • 9 bake 18-22 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the filling is set.
  • 10 let cool until completely cooled.
  • 11 right before serving, sift powdered sugar over the top; cut into bars.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Pesto And Brie Canapes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 8 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and finely chopped
  • 2 small garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
  • fresh ground pepper
  • 1 lb ripe brie cheese, rind removed, at room temperature
  • 1 baguette, sliced diagonally 1/4 inch thick (50 slices)

Recipe

  • 1 set oven to 350 degrees. spread pine nuts evenly on a baking sheet and toast until they turn golden, about 5-6 minutes; occasionally shake the pan while they are baking. coarsely chop the pine nuts and set aside.
  • 2 mix the sun-dried tomatoes with the garlic, parmesan, olive oil, parsley, basil and pepper in a small mixing bowl.
  • 3 toast the baguette rounds at this point if you want a crispier bottom. they can be served either way - fresh or toasted.
  • 4 place the brie in a medium mixing bowl and energetically beat until smooth. spread about a teaspoon of brie on each baguette slice, top with 1/2 teaspoon pesto, add pine nuts and serve.