Tortillas

Feliz Cinco de mayo! 


I just love that picture. So colorful and beautiful.. I am making some soft tacos and noticed I only had  a couple tortillas left... could I make these??? I thought I look for a recipe....

Tortillas 

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup hot water

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. With a pastry cutter or with two forks, cut in the shortening till the mixture is crumbly.
Add just enough hot water to the mixture to make the ingredients look moist.
Cover and let sit for a hour or so.
Roll into 10 or 12 balls.  roll this balls out to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cook in a medium hot skillet or griddle.  Cook for around one to two minutes until the tortilla is not longer wet looking.


 

Cinnamon Sugar Braid

Cinnamon Sugar Braid 
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, cut up
3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon yeast

Directions:

place in machine in order. Use dough cycle.

After cycle is done let sit for 10 minutes. divide into thirds. Roll each piece into 18-inch rope. Braid loosely together; tucking ends under. Place on greased cookie sheet. Let rise for about 1 hour till double in size. Brush with melted butter.

mix together
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

sprinkle over loaf

Bake at 350 F
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes

I just might have to try this...

Have you heard of Ice cream bread? Bread made with ice cream...
You can use any flavor of ice cream, just make sure it’s not low- or non-fat.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Mix equal parts melted ice cream and self-rising flour. (1 1/2 cups)
Pour it into a greased pan.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Any one ever made this bread?

Earth Day Bread

For 2 loaves
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup finely grated zucchini
1/2 cup grated apple
1/2 cup finely grated carrot
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts




Directions:


 Combine the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl.
Sift the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and mix well.
 Add flour mixture to oil mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in the zucchini, carrots, banana, and nuts.
Pour batter into greased and floured 5x9 loaf pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 55-60 minutes.
Invert onto a wire rack to cool.

Left overs

This is what was left after last night, I took both loaves
There was around 20 people there and someone else brought the corned beef and cabbage!!

I think this recipe is a keeper!!

Soda Bread

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.

4 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix together in a big bowl. Cut in

1/2 cup margarine, softened

I used my clean hands to help mix together.

1 cup buttermilk
1 egg

Slightly beat egg and mix with buttermilk to the dry ingredients.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Knead only about 8 or 10 times.. it looks very flaky.  I remember what I read that the more you knead the tougher the bread will taste. Cut about 1/4 deep a X to help the bread bake thoroughly. I also read that the bread should rest before placing in the oven for about 30 minutes. So yea I tried that.  Hey this is my first time making soda bread!!

1 teaspoon  butter, melted
1 teaspoon buttermilk

Brush on the loaf before placing in oven.  You can brush with addition butter while cooking.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. 

I also read that the bread is better the next day. 

So the loaves (I didn't double the recipe- I made on at a time) came out looking like a big biscuit!

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Grease 12 three-inch muffin pan cups or line muffin pan

Cream together

1 cup of sugar.
5 tablespoons of butter.
3 tablespoons of shortening.
2 tablespoons of applesauce

Mix in:

1/2 cup shredded apple (about one medium apple) 

3 teaspoons of baking powder.
1 teaspoon of salt.
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 medium eggs.


Stir in the flour and milk alternately until mixture is just combined.
3 cups of flour.
1 cup of milk.

Topping:
1/2 cup of melted butter.
1 cup of sugar blended with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.


Fill muffin cups to the top.

Bake at 350F oven for about twenty minutes.

Allow to cool for a few minutes.

With each muffin, dip in the melted butter.
Roll each muffin in the cinnamon sugar blend.

  I just rubbed the rest of the stick of butter on the tops of the muffins and then dipped in cinnamon.
They look pretty and all and yea they are tasty but I think next time I will just do a strudel topping  just easier I think....

Hawaiian Bread

ingredients:
3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pkg.(1/4 oz.)active dry yeast
1 can(8 1/4 oz.)crushed pineapple
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium banana, mashed
1 egg, beaten


In large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour and yeast; set aside. Drain pineapple in a sieve, pressing out as much juice as possible. Reserve juice in a 1-cup measure; add water to make 1/2 cup. Pour juice into small saucepan. Add sugar, salt and butter. Stir mixture constantly over medium-high heat until butter softens. Add juice mixture, banana and egg to flour mixture. Beat 1 minute with electric mixer on low speed. Scrape batter from sides of bowl; beat 2 minutes longer at high speed. By hand, stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Stir in drained pineapple. Cover bowl with towel; let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir down dough. Grease a 2-quart casserole with high sides or a souffle dish. Turn dough into dish. Cover with towel; let rise 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in dish 5 minutes; remove from dish.

Favorite Pizza Dough

2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast
¼ cup of warm water

Add:
1½ cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup warm water

Mix together. Add:
½ warm water
1 cup flour

knead on floured board until mixed.
Place in large oiled bowl. Turn oiled side up. Cover and let sit one hour 15 minutes.

Top with pizza sauce, toppings and cheese. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes.

Strawberry Felds Forever

Strawberry syrup

3/4 cup of water
3/4 cup to 1 cup of sugar
1 1/2 cups of mashed strawberries
1/4 cup of water
1 teaspoon of cornstarch

Bring sugar and water to a boil. Gradually add strawberries; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cornstarch to 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Add to hot syrup.Watch may thicken quickly. 

Serve over pancakes, waffles or ice cream.

Strawberry soup 
1 cup water
1 cup of sugar

Heat over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
Turn off heat. Let cool.


Add:
1 pint of mashed strawberries
1 cup of whipped cream

Mix with cooled sugar water and serve.
Can add a slice of strawberry  for garnish

Strawberry butter

1 tsp confectioners sugar
1/4 cup chopped  strawberries
1/2 cup of butter ( room temp)

Combine in blender or food processor until smooth.


Strawberry Bread


1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup strawberries
2 tablespoon strawberry jam
2 eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C)
In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, beat together the  strawberries, strawberry jam, eggs, sugar, and oil.
Gradually beat the flour mixture into the strawberry mixture.
Transfer to the prepared loaf pan
Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.

I like to use Simply Fruit for jam.

Can sub raspberries, blueberries or any type of berries for the strawberries in these recipes

Banana Bread

I have 5 very ripe bananas and Miss Animal Rights asking for banana bread. So here we go:

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar   
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• handful of chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugars, cinnamon, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour, mix. Fold in walnuts

Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. 

Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. 

Remove from pan and slice to serve. 

Donut Mini-Muffins

1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Grease 12 mini-muffin cups.

Mix sugar, melted butter, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
Stir in the milk, then mix in the baking powder and flour until just combined.
Fill the prepared mini muffin cups about three-fourths full.

Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

While muffins are baking,

place 1/4 cup of melted margarine in a bowl.

 
In a separate bowl, mix together

1/2 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Remove muffins from their cups, dip each muffin in the melted margarine, and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Let cool and serve.

Pizza dough

* 3/4 cup water
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon white sugar
* 1 tablespoon dry milk powder
* 2 1/4 cups bread flour
* 1 teaspoon active dry yeast


Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle; press Start. Remove dough from pan after rise cycle and let stand for a couple minutes on a floured board or counter. Shape into pan let sit 5 minutes. Top with favorite toppings and cheese. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes until cheese is melted and golden brown.

Homemade Biscuit Mix

save money with making your own biscuit mix.

Biscuit Mix 

Ingredients

* 9 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup baking powder
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 2 cups shortening

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place or in the freezer for up to 8 months. 

Copy cat recipe for Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits Yum

The girls love these biscuits. Very simple to make

Ingredients

• 2 cups Bisquick (or homemade version)
  
• ²/3 cup milk
• ¹/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• ¹/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• ¹/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instruction

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Mix Bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms.
Drop by spoonful onto an ungreased cooking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.

Mix butter and garlic powder. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.