Sunday, September 28, 2008

Cinnaburst French Toast


Great Harvest Cinnaburst Loaf of Bread
Milk
Eggs
Cinnamon

Mix Milk, eggs, and cinnamon in a shallow dish. Dip sliced bread in egg mixture. Fry over medium heat. Drizzle warm homemade syrup on top.

Michelle's Breakfast Tortillas


Cook uncooked tortillas in a frying pan until golden brown.
Saute onions
Beat eggs, water, salt and pepper in small bowl.
Add onions to egg mixture and cook over medium heat.
Pile egg mixture, cheese, salsa, sour cream, sausage, bacon, etc. onto a tortilla.

Grandma Carver's Potato Salad


12 White potatoes, boiled with skins on until tender when poked with a fork, then peeled and chopped small
9 eggs, hard boiled and chopped small
1 bunch green onion, chopped
1 c. mayo, thinned with milk (or more if needed)
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients.

Great Grandma Carver's Scalloped Potatoes



10-12 medium sized potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly
1 onion, diced small
Whipping cream or milk
Salt and Pepper
Flour

In a 9X13 pan layer potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, and sprinkle flour over entire layer. Repeat layering until potatoes are gone. Pour cream or milk into pan until it is just about to cover the top layer of potatoes. Place strips of bacon on the top layer of potatoes. Bake at 375 for about an 1 hour or until potatoes are soft. (Place 9X13 dish on a cookie sheet in oven for any spillage.) Let stand for 30 minutes. It will thicken as it cools.

Candice's Broccoli Quiche



9 inch Flaky Pie Crust - bake at 375 for 7 minutes, set aside
6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup chopped onion - saute onion
1 1/2 cups steamed and chopped broccoli
4 eggs
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup whipping cream or half and half
Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients minus 1 cup of cheese. Put one cup of cheese in the bottom of the pie crust and pour the remaining ingredients in pie crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Perfect Flaky Pie Crust

1 1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
3 Tbsp. ice water

Cut shortening into flour and salt. Add water and mix until it holds together. Form into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll out and place in pie pan. Shape crust. (Makes 1 crust. Make one and a half batches for a 2 crust pie.)

One Hour Dinner Rolls


1 1/2 Cup Hot Water
1/4 Cup Powdered Milk
1/4 Cup Butter
3 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tbsp Yeast
1 Tsp Salt
4 Cup Flour
2 Tbsp Butter, Softened

Combine hot water, powdered milk, sugar, and 1/4 cup butter. Stir until butter melts and mixture is warm. Add yeast and salt, let dissolve until yeast reacts. Add flour and mix until combined. Let rise for 15 minutes. Grease muffin tins (12) with cooking spray. Roll out dough on floured surface into a rectangle (about 16"x10") and spread with softened 2 Tbsp butter. (If dough is sticky knead a little flour into it.) Fold dough in half lengthwise. Cut into 12 strips and tie dough into a knot, tucking ends under and place in muffin tin. Let rise 15 minutes and bake at 400 degrees for 14-15 minutes.

Michelle's Mint and Chip Ice Cream Cake


1 Box of Devil's Food Cake
1 Gallon Mint and Chip Ice Cream (Smith's Premium Select Brand)
1 Pint of Whipping Cream - Beat cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar
Oreos

I baked two 9 inch round Devil's Food Cakes. Let them cool, wrapped them in plastic wrap and froze them. Take one 9 inch round and turned it top side down. Cut ice cream into 1-2 inches strips for layering on top of cake. (I pulled the gallon of ice cream out to thaw a little.) Placed second 9 inch round cake top side down on top of ice cream layer. Wrapped cake in plastic wrap and put back into freezer overnight. Frosted cake with whipped cream and decorated with crushed oreos.