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Muffin Tin Sloppy Janes
By Late2Serenity
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8 jumbo muffin cups with cooking spray
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 package Old El Paso™ roasted tomato Mexican cooking sauce
- 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated golden corn biscuits
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded cheese (6 to 8 oz)
Simply Perfect Pancakes
By Late2Serenity
Malt, rather than sugar, is what sweetens most food-service (i
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar OR 1/4 cup malted milk powder
Spiced Apple Coffee Cake
By Late2Serenity
Preheat an oven to 350°F
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 tart cooking apples, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn, 1 lb. total, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
- 2 Tbs. strained fresh orange juice, lemon juice or apple juice
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- FOR THE VANILLA GLAZE:
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbs. condensed skim milk, warmed, plus more as needed
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Hot Buttered Pretzels
By Late2Serenity
*Use the greater amount in the winter, the lesser amount in the summer, and somewhere in between in the spring and ...
- DOUGH
- 2 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons regular instant yeast
- 7/8 to 1 cup warm water*
- TOPPING
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- coarse, kosher or pretzel salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Hazelnut Streusel Bread
By Late2Serenity
To make the streusel, in a food processor, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter and process until cr...
- For the streusel:
- 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (2 oz./60 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 Tbs. cold unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (2 1/2 oz./75 g) hazelnuts, toasted, peeled and roughly chopped
- For the batter:
- 1/3 cup (2 oz./60 g) hazelnuts, toasted and peeled
- 2/3 cup (5 oz./155 g) granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (6 1/2 oz./200 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- Scant 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) (3 oz./90 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (6 oz./185 g) sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup (3 oz./90 g) miniature semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (optional)
Ginger Iced Tea
By Late2Serenity
Place the ginger in a large, non-aluminum bowl
- 1 piece fresh ginger, 3 inches long, peeled and coarsely grated
- 10 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup loose tea leaves, such as English Breakfast or Earl Grey
- Cracked ice for serving
Beef & Asparagus Stir-Fry
By Late2Serenity
Lightly season the beef with salt and black pepper
- 1 1/2 lb. sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbs. dry sherry
- 1 tsp. chili oil
- 1/4 cup peanut oil
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 3/4 lb. slender asparagus, trimmed and cut on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- Steamed rice for serving
Chocolate Graham Crackers
By Late2Serenity
Yield: thirty-two 3 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch crackers
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup (3 3/4 ounces) Whole Wheat Flour, Traditional or White Whole Wheat
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces) Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) honey
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) cold milk
Tuna Salad
By Late2Serenity
Mix this combination up in a bowl, chill and serve in a pita or fresh baked sandwich bread
- 1 large can tuna, drained and flaked into a mixing bowl
- 1/2 cup chopped onion or scallions
- 1/2 cup chopped celery (for fiber and crunch)
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- mayonnaise (or plain yogurt for a Middle Eastern touch as well as better nutrition -- to make the yogurt less sour, blend in a bit of honey)
Onion Dip
By Late2Serenity
Hands-on time: 10 mins
- 1/2 ounce olive oil or garlic oil
- 1/2 ounce butter
- 10 ounces diced yellow or sweet onions
- 2 to 3 medium cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 2 ounces water*
- 2 ounces white wine or sherry*
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 ounce mayonnaise
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, optional