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Cooking Beans in a Pressure Cooker
By AzWench
Cook in your pressure cooker for 25-45 minutes, until beans are not floating
- 3 parts water
- 1 part beans
Creamy Corn Empanadas: Humitas
By AzWench
Make the filling: Heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Kosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper (preferably white)
- 2 cups frozen corn, defrosted
- 1 heaping tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 8 (6-inch) store-bought empanada wrappers, preferably red (seasoned)
- Vegetable or canola oil
My Mom’s Muffins
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/4 cups Ground Flaxseed/flaxseed Meal
- 1 cup Regular Oats
- 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 cups Walnuts, Roughly Chopped
- 1/2 cups Raisins
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 whole Egg
- 1/2 cups Applesauce
- 1 whole Banana, Mashed With A Fork
- 1/4 cups Molasses
- Extra Buttermilk As Needed For Thinning
Uncle Wilson's Grilled Onions
By AzWench
Peel and wash the onions. With the point of a small, sharp knife, cut a 1-inch core from the top of each onion and ...
- 6 large sweet white onions, such as Vidalia
- 12 strips bacon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
By AzWench
Preheat oven to 450°F. Add the first 5 ingredients to WildSide jar and secure lid
- 1 C all-purpose flour
- 1 C whole white wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 6 Tbsp butter, cut in sixths
- 1 C low-fat buttermilk
Indoor Pulled Pork with Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce
By AzWench
Sweet paprika may be substituted for smoked paprika
- Pork:
- 1 cup plus 2 teaspoons table salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 1 boneless pork butt (about 5 pounds), cut in half horizontally (see step by step below)
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika (see note)
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
- 1/4 cup light or mild molasses
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Cinnamon Bread
By AzWench
1) If you're using "highly active" or active dry yeast, dissolve it with a pinch of sugar in 2 tablespoons of the l...
- Dough:
- 1/4-ounce packet "highly active" active dry yeast; or 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast; or 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 7/8 to 1 1/8 cups lukewarm water*
- 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
- 1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes
- Use the lesser amount in summer (or in a humid environment), the greater amount in winter (or in a dry climate), and somewhere in between the rest of the year, or if your house is climate controlled.
- Filling:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, to brush on dough
Cherry Sherbet
By AzWench
Add cherries to a saucepan with sugar
- 3 cups Fresh Or Frozen Cherries, Pitted.
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1-1/2 cup Whole Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Cherry Booze (such As Kirsch) Or Clear Rum
- Juice Of 1 Lemon
Frog's Eye Salad
By AzWench
In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, flour and salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cans pineapple tidbits or chunks (20 oz)
- 1 can crushed pineapple (20 oz)
- 2 eggs beaten
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 1/3 cups Acini de Pepe* (8-oz)
- 1 can mandarin oranges
- 1 can fruit cocktail
- 14 ounces Cool Whip (14 to 16)
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup coconut
- Maraschino cherries
Triple Chocolate Brownies
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate
- 6 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white chocolate buttons, chips, or morsels
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate buttons, chips or morsels
- Approximately 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar, for garnish
- Special equipment: Baking tin (approximately 11 1/4 inches by 9 inches by 2 inches), sides and base lined with baking parchment.