Friday, August 26, 2011

Crepes

 I love to make crepes.  They can be for breakfast, dinner, or
dessert.  This time I decided to fill them with ham and
broccoli with a white sauce.
Recipe for crepes:
2 eggs
1 and 1/2 cups milk
1 TB oil
1 cup flour (sifted)
1/4 tsp. salt
Wisk the ingredients into a very thin batter.
Put a small amount of oil on a pan at a medium temp.
Pour a small amount of batter onto pan and swirl it
around until it covers the bottom of a pan.
The idea is to make the crepe thin and delicate.
 When the crepe appears to solidify you can turn it.
Very carefully flip over with spatula.
 This is how it should appear when done.
 I placed shaved ham and broccoli on this crepe and
then rolled it up.  I poured a white sauce on top.
Crepes can be filled with lots of different things, depending
on what you like.  I have also use scrambled eggs and ham,
for breakfast and warmed fruit for dessert.
Recipe for white sauce:
2TB Butter
2TB flour
1 and 1/2 cups milk
a dash of nutmeg
Directions:
Wisk melted Butter and flour together and cook at a medium low
heat for about 3 minutes.  Then add the milk and cook at medium
until it thickens.  Add nutmeg when sauce is finished.


Saturday, August 20, 2011

Angel Bisquits

 Angel Biscuits are very light and delicious.  
Recipe:
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 and 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 TB. sugar or honey
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk (room temperature)
 First, you must put the yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm water.
The water temperature should be about 110 degrees.
  Let the yeast activate.  In five minutes it should look like
the above picture when it is ready.
 Combine the dry ingredients and shortening with a pastry blender
 Add the milk and the yeast to the dough and stir with
a spoon until it holds together.  Knead slightly on a floured 
board.  Roll dough out.  The dough is very sticky so keep 
enough flour on the surface and your hands.
Cut round shapes with a glass or biscuit cutter,
about 1/2 inch thick.  They do not need to rise.
 Place on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.
 Serve with butter and jam.  Makes about 14.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Home Fries

 Home fries do not necessarily have to be a side dish
with eggs and bacon.  They are delicious on their own too.
 Recipe: 4 russet potatoes
(Chopped into 1 inch cubes)
Your favorite shredded cheese
2 TB. olive oil
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. salt
A sprinkling of steak seasoning
Directions: Mix the oil and seasonings in a bowl.
Then toss in potatoes until well coated.
 Spread on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. 
Flip potatoes over about 18 minutes into cooking.
Sprinkle cheese on top right before they are finished.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Banana Bread

 I love bananas and when a few get to ripe to 
eat on there own, it's a good opportunity to
make some bread.
 Recipe:
3 large, ripe bananas
1/3 cup melted butter
2TB. milk
1 egg
3/4 cup sugar
1 and 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
Mash bananas with a fork.
  Mix with butter, milk, egg, and sugar.
Mix last four ingredients in separate bowl and
 then combine with wet ingredients.
Pour batter into one, greased loaf pan.
 Baked at 350 degree for about 50 minutes.
Do not take out of oven to early.  In order for the 
loaf to be thoroughly cooked, it will appear 
quite dark.