Recipes


Baked Cinnamon Apples

Makes enough for two or three.

Skin, core and chop the apples. In a small oven safe bowl mix the apples, flour and cinnamon. Stir so that the apples have a coating of flour and cinnamon. Cover mixture with water. Bake at about 350° F for about 20 minutes.

Basel Leckerli

A friend of mine used to bring severl kilograms Basel Leckerli back with him from Basel (a historic city on the River Rhine in Switzerland).  They are a rather spicy cookie.

Type: rolled
Makes: 3 dozen

2/3-cup honey
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoons Kirsch liqueur or vanilla
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4-teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup finely chopped candied lemon peel
1/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1-teaspoon vanilla
1-tablespoon orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons water

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Generously grease cookie sheets.
In a saucepan, gently heat honey, sugars and kirsch.
Heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is very hot but do not boil.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cinnamon, cloves, candied peels and almonds.
Gradually add flour. Dough will be stiff but not sticky, add a little more flour if necessary.
Let mixture cool.
Divide the dough in half.
Roll out dough between two pieces of wax paper until 1/4” in thickness.
Carefully remove the top sheet of wax paper.
Cut out 2" circles and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart. (Experiment with baking in a sheet and cutting out squares.)
Bake 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Be very careful to not over bake or the cookies will be hard and crunchy.
Transfer to wire racks to cool.
In a saucepan, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, orange juice concentrate and water.
Bring to a boil and boil for 20 seconds, stirring constantly.
Glaze should be translucent and fluid.
Quickly brush mixture over cooled cookies.
Let cookies set for about an hour or until the glaze is dry, white and hard.

Beer Bread

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Mix or sift dry ingredients together. Mix in 12 oz. beer. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allow loaf to cool for 10 minutes.

Blackened Steak

Let steaks warm to room temperature while preparing barbecue and other ingredients. Start a very hot barbecue. Preheat the skillet on the barbecue for at least 10 minutes (the hotter, the better). Do this outside, of course, as the cooking will make a thick white smoke.

Pour spices onto a dinner plate. Pour melted butter onto a plate. Dip both sides of room temperature steaks into butter, coating both sides well. Dip butter coated steaks into spices, also coating both sides well.

Cook the steak quickly over high heat until underside forms a sweet, black crust. Turn over and repeat for other side. Be careful not to burn steaks. If done correctly you will be able to smell the sweet charring spices while cooking, and the steaks will be rare and juicy on the inside.
California Oatmeal

Serves 4.

Roast almonds in an ungreased frying pan over medium high until brown.  In a heavy sauce pot bring the salted water to a boil; add oats, raisins and apricots.  Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat, stir in cinnamon sugar and let cool uncovered 5 minutes or so (depending on how thick you like it).  Serve a large spoonful in each bowl, surround with cream (or milk), and top with a teaspoonful of brown sugar.  Serve.

Variants:  Substitute any other dried fruit such as blueberries, pineapples or mangos.  Top with fresh berries, sliced bananas or apples

Candied Yams

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Boil yams in a large pot until the skin can be easily removed (about 10-15 minutes). Peel the skin from the yam slices and cut the yams into bite sized chunks. Put the chunks in a medium sized (big enough so that the yam chunks almost fill the pan) glass baking pan. Cover the yams with brown sugar to suit taste. Slice the stick of butter and put the slices of butter evenly over the pan. Poor enough water over the brown sugar so that it is all wet. Bake at 350°F for 1-2 hours, until the brown sugar and melted into the yams and the yams are soft.


Chili

Cocoa Brownies

Preheat oven to 350 F. In small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Gradually blend in flour mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely. 

Hunter's Chicken Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare mushrooms, parsley and scallions by washing and slicing as needed.  Precook and chop the bacon as needed.

Dredge the cutlets in the flour, salt and pepper, and sauté in the margarine until brown (about 8 minutes over
moderate heat; 4 minutes each side).  Remove, and store in a baking dish.  Sauté the mushrooms, parsley, scallions and bacon in the pan for about 5 minutes or until the mushrooms begin to yield their own liquid.  Add the cream and stir.  Pour over the cutlets, cover with foil and bake for an hour.  Remove to bain-marie as necessary.

In the meantime, about 1/2 hour before serving time, bring a large kettle of salted water to boil.  Throw in the egg noodles, bring back to a boil, and cook for 5 minutes.  Remove, drain, and season with the butter (which will help prevent them from drying out) and pepper.  Remove to bain-marie.

At serving time, dish noodles onto plate, place a cutlet on top and smother with the mushroom cream sauce.

Notes:


Green Bean Vinaigrette

3 cups vinaigrette consisting of:

and: Method:
  1. Combine the dressing ingredients in a food processor and process till well blended.  Makes 3 cups, enough for 12 servings (1/4 cup dressing per serving).
  2. Combine all ingredients and toss together.  Cover and chill.
Notes:

Lasagna

Meat Sauce: Other Ingredients: Directions: Serves about 12-15 hungry guests.
Options:

Lemon Shortbread

Set the butter out to warm up to room temperature. Preheat oven to 325° F. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the almonds. Cream them together until the dough is smooth and gathers in a ball. Press dough evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Evenly sprinkle the almonds on top and press them into the dough. Bake for 25 minutes, until the dough slightly changes color and the almonds are lightly toasted. Test by pricking with a fork, if needed. Cool at least 5 minutes before eating.

Oriental Coleslaw

Coat almonds, sunflower seeds and Ramen noodles with 1/4 cup oil and the sugar. Broil until lightly browned. Cool. Mix with coleslaw.

Dressing:
In separate container, mix oil, sugar and seasoning mix. Add the dressing to the coleslaw mix just before serving.

Pineapple-Cheese Delight

Drain pineapple and spread evenly in the bottom of a casserole dish. Sprinkle sugar over pineapple. Mix melted butter, cheese and Ritz crackers and sprinkle over the top of the pineapple. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 325 F.

Runzas

Prepare dough. Warm 2 1/2 cups milk and 1 cup shortening. Add this to 1/2 cup sugar, 4 packages yeast, 2 tsp. salt, and 4 cups flour. Beat this at high speed with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Now add enough flour to make stiff dough and knead (approximately 4 cups). Add a little at a time and mix between each addition. Let dough rest 20 to 30 minutes and use.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Runza filling. Brown 1 lb. ground beef and 1 onion, chopped. Then add 4 cups chopped cabbage, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Simmer until cabbage is tender. Roll out dough, cut in rectangles, put in filling, seal edges. Each runza should be a rectangular shell about 3 inches by 8 inches. Bake on a cookie sheet at 350°F for 20-30 minutes until the crust is a light to golden brown.

This recipe makes about 8 runzas.

Options:


Short Crust Pastry

General proportions:

Method
  1. Sieve the flour into a bowl, add the salt
  2. Cut the fat into 12 1/2 g pieces.  Rub the fat into the flour using the fingertips until it looks like bread crumbs
  3. Add cold water using a pastry knife until a firm dough is formed
  4. Knead lightly with the fingertips

First Week Sausage Rolls Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown
  2. roll into rectangle approximately 3 mm thick
  3. Roll sausage meat into strips and place on pastry as shown above
  4. Roll pastry round sausage meat.  Cut into 'rolls.'  Glaze
  5. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 F/200 C and then for 10 minutes at 350F/175 C

First Week Mince Pies Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown
  2. Roll into rectangle approximately 3 mm thick
  3. Cut circles using two largest sizes of fluted cutters (equal number of each size)
  4. Place large circles in bun tins
  5. Place 1 tsp. mincemeat in each
  6. Damp round edge and cover with smaller circle.  Glaze
  7. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 F/200 C

First Week Jam Tarts Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown
  2. Roll into rectangle approximately 3 mm thick
  3. Cut circles using largest size cutter
  4. Place circles in bun tins
  5. Place 1 tsp. jam in each
  6. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 F/200 C.
Second Week Plate Pie (without lid) Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown
  2. Roll into circle approximately 3 mm thick
  3. Place pastry over plate and cut to size using a pastry knife
  4. Place jam or filling on pastry
  5. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 F/200 C.

Quiche Lorraine Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown.  Line a flan ring.
  2. Chop onion and bacon.  Fry in margarine until tender.  Place in pastry case.
  3. Beat the egg, mix into the milk, season and add most of the cheese.  Pour into the case.
  4. Sprinkle on remaining cheese.
  5. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 F/175 C

Custard Tart Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown.
  2. Line a tin or Pyrex dish.
  3. Lightly beat eggs.  Add milk and sugar.
  4. Pour into pastry case.  Sprinkle with nutmeg.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes at 375F/ 187 C.

Third Week Plate Pie (with lid) Method
  1. Make Short Crust Pastry as shown.
  2. Using half pastry, line plate as above.
  3. Place filling on top.
  4. Using the rest of the pastry, roll a circle and cover plate again.  Glaze.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 F/200 C.
Waffles
In medium bowl, beat egg until frothy. Add remaining ingredients; mix until smooth. Add 2/3 cup batter to pre-heated waffle maker and spread evenly. Close waffle maker and bake until light goes out.
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