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May 12, 2014

Baking Powder Biscuits

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Baking Powder Biscuits

Florence
Course Breads
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 Cup Shortening
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar optional
  • 3 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 3/4 Cup Milk

Instructions
 

  • Put shortening in bowl and add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Cut shortening into flour mixture.
  • Add Milk and mix well.
  • Rollout on to floured surface and cut out with small juice glass.
  • Preheat oven to 450F
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

 

April 20, 2014

Struffoli

Struffoli

Florence
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 tablespoon softened butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup honey

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the butter and eggs with 1 tsp of sugar until foamy
  • Sift flour together with baking powder
  • Stir flour and baking powder into the egg mixture
  • Use your hands to kneed the mixture into a soft dough
  • Quarter the dough and place on a floured cutting board
  • Roll each piece of dough into a rope about the size of your index finger and 12 inches long
  • Cut each rope into 1 inch pieces
  • Toss the rope pieces with flour and shake off the excess, you only need a light coating
  • Using a deep saucepan, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 375F
  • Place a couple of your struffoli into the pan at a time and fry until golden brown and puffed
  • Use a slotted spoon to transfer struffoli to a paper towel and allow to drain
  • Combine 1/2 cup sugar and the honey in a large saucepan
  • Heat over low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved then keep at a low heat.
  • Add your fried struffoli balls a few at a time
  • Use a wooden spoon to turn your struffoli to coat all sides of them with your honey and sugar mixture
  • Remove the struffoli from the pan and transfer them to a large plate
  • Using wet hands, build a pyramid with the balls
  • Sprinkle the pyramid with colored sprinkles and let stand for 1 to 2 hours
  • When it is cool, just break of pieces with your hands and enjoy

March 19, 2014

Mini Meatloaf

 

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Mini Meatloaf

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 Cup milk
  • 3/4 Cup white bread crumbs soft
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lb. ground chuck
  • Aluminum foil

Instructions
 

  • Beat egg slightly in a large mixing bowl.
  • Carefully stir in the milk.
  • Add the breadcrumbs and mix.
  • Sprinkle in the salt and pepper.
  • Add the ground chuck and mix well with hands to completely combine.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Spray each cup of a muffin tin with a non stick cooking spray.
  • Fill each cup with the meat mixture.
  • Bake 30 minutes.
  • Remove pan from the oven and allow to cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove muffins from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Wrap each muffin tightly in aluminum foil.
  • Freeze for up to 2 months.
  • To reheat, remove muffins from freezer.
  • Preheat oven to 450°F
  • Place wrapped muffins on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake 30 minutes.
  • Unwrap and bake another 5 minutes.

March 14, 2014

Cookie Sheet Pizza

 

Cookie Sheet Pizza

Florence
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • Dough https://www.dailycookingrecipes.net/pizza-dough/
  • Pizza Sauce
  • Mozzarella Cheese
  • Pepperoni Bacon, Italian Sausage, Peppers, Onions, etc. (Your Favorite Toppings)

Instructions
 

  • Make Pizza Dough Per Instructions on this post https://www.dailycookingrecipes.net/pizza-dough/
  • Roll Out dough to 10x15 or size of your cookie sheet
  • Place dough on greased cookie sheet
  • Add Pizza Sauce
  • Add Cheese
  • Add Toppings (see list above for ideas)
  • Preheat oven to 425°F
  • Cook pizza for 13 to 15 minutes on center rack.
  • Cut in to 12 pieces & Serve.

 

March 9, 2014

Clover Leaf Biscuits

It is great to make the dough in advance, so you have it when you want a quick biscuit to go with dinner.

 

Clover Leaf Biscuits

Clover Leaf Biscuits

Florence
Course Breads
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 C warm water should be 105 to 115 degrees (check with thermometer)
  • 2 pkg active dry yeast
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 T salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 C soft butter or margarine
  • 6 C sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 T butter or margarine melted
  • Freezer paper

Instructions
 

  • Rinse a large bowl with hot water. We make the bowl warm to make it easier for the yeast to rise.
  • Add the water, yeast, sugar and salt and still completely to dissolve.
  • Add the egg, soft butter and 3 C of flour.
  • Beat together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. You can stir this by hand also, if electric mixer is not available.
  • Slowly add 1 more C of flour and continue to beat another 2 minutes.
  • Add the remaining 2 C of flour to the mixture.
  • Use your hands to work in the flour.
  • Continue until all the flour is mixed in well and the mixture becomes smooth and elastic.
  • Brush the top of the dough with the melted butter.
  • Cover the bowl with a damp towel.
  • Place the bowl in a warm place and allow the dough to rise 2 hours.
  • The dough should double in size.
  • Punch down the dough.
  • Dough may be stored in the refrigerator 1-3 days before use.
  • Be sure dough stays covered and punch the dough once a day until ready to use.
  • When you are ready to make the rolls, remove 1/3 of the dough from the refrigerator.
  • On a lightly floured surface divide the dough in half.
  • With your palms roll each half of the dough into a 16 inch rope.
  • Cut each rope into 18 pieces.
  • Roll each piece into a smooth ball.
  • Place 3 balls in each of a muffin cup that has been sprayed lightly with a non-stick cooking spray.
  • When all the muffin cups are full, cover with a towel and place in a warm place.
  • Let rise again for 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  • Bake rolls 20 minutes.
  • Remove and cool completely.
  • Wrap in the freezer paper and freeze for up to 12 months.
  • When ready to use preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Unwrap rolls and place on an un-greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until light brown.

 

March 3, 2014

Cinnamon Rolls

Filed under: Breakfast,Staff Favorites — Tags: , , , , , — Chef @ 11:17 am

 

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Cinnamon Rolls

Florence
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Shortening
  • 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 5 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 4 Tbsp. Melted Butter
  • Cinnamon Sugar:
  • 2/3 Cups Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Pre-Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Cut Shorting in to Flour with a Pastry Blender until it resembles fine crumbs.
  • Still in enough milk so the dough makes a round ball (do not make dough too sticky).
  • Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
  • Knead dough for 1 minute.
  • Roll dough out to approximately 13x9.
  • Pour butter on to rolled out dough and spread butter out evenly.
  • Sprinkle on Cinnamon Sugar.
  • Roll Dough and Slice off 1 1/2 Pinwheels.
  • Place on greased cookie sheet.
  • Cook for 13 to 15 minutes.

 

February 21, 2014

Biscuits with Ham Butter

Biscuits with Ham Butter

Florence
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 egg -- lightly beaten
  • 1 cup ham -- cube
  • 1/2 cup softened butter

Instructions
 

  • Mix together sour cream and egg and whisk together.
  • Add in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
  • Knead on lightly floured surface for 30 seconds.
  • Roll to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with biscuit cutter.
  • Place on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake at 425°F~ for 11 minutes or until lightly browned
  • In blender combine butter and ham and blend until ham is minced and it is all mixed well.
  • Spread over warm biscuits

February 19, 2014

Bran Muffins

Best Bran Muffins

Florence
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 18

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all-bran cereal
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg -- beaten
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 8 oz can crushed pineIn natural juice -- undrained
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts and/or raisins

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl combine oats, flours, cereal, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Combine the egg, oil, molasses, buttermilk and pineapple.
  • Pour mixture in with dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Stir in nuts and/or raisins.
  • Fill 18 greased muffin cups 2/3 full
  • Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes or until golden brown

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