Saturday, July 10, 2010

M&M butter cookies

1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup br. sugar
1/2 cup sugar
cream these ingredients together
then add
2 and 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
last add 1 and 1/2 cup M&M's
bake at 375 for about 9 minutes. Will be crispy around the edges but remain soft-ish in the center.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg corn tortillas
2 cans of cr. of chicken soup
1/2 small onion chopped (optional)
2-3 cups shredded cheese
7 oz (small can) of salsa verde
4 oz can of green chiles

Broil or bake chicken until cooked ( I prefer cooking bags with a little water!) Shred or cube. Mix soup, salsa verde, green chiles, and chicken in a large bowl.
Tear corn tortillas into 1/3ths (pie shaped pieces) and arrange tortillas on bottom of 9 x 13 pan. Spoon a thin layer of soup mixture over the tortillas and top with cheese. Repeat until mixture is gone. Bake at 350 for about 30 mins or until bubbly

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownie Cups

  • 1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 c. sugar
  • 1/2 t. vanilla
  • 1/8 t. salt
  • 1/2 – 1 c. chocolate chips
Prepare whatever type of brownies you prefer. From scratch or box. Fill up cupcake pans with a baking cup (if preferred) about 2/3 full. Spoon in at least a Tablespoon of the cream cheese/chocolate chip mixture. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until edges of brownie cups appear spongy.

Parker House Rolls

1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup milk, scalded
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
1 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 egg

Soften yeast in warm water. Combine milk, sugar, shortening, and salt; cool to lukewarm Add 1 1/2 cups of flour; beat well. Beat5 in yeast and egg. Gradually add remaining flour to form soft dough. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover and let rise till double. (1 1/2 hour to 2 hours)
Turn out on lightly floured surface and shape as desired. (we use round cookie cutter) Using a butter knife press a crease in center of the circle but not cutting all the way through, dip one side in butter and fold in half. Cover and let rise till double (45 min) Baked on greased baking sheet in hot oven (400) for 12-15 minutes. Brush with melted butter when taken out of oven....enjoy!

Friday, June 11, 2010

country baked beans

2 cans of baked beans
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 can of chili sauce (like used on chili dogs)
bacon, crumbled and added to beans (amount desired)
bake at 350 until warm

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Syrup for pumpkin waffles

1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. Karo
Bring to boil, remove from heat. Add 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp vanilla

Pumpkin Waffles

2 cups flour
2 T baking powder
1 T. sugar
1 T. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 and 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp.vanilla
1 cup pumpkin