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Saturday, April 9, 2016

peanut butter bars i

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 4 tablespoons peanut butter

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins

  • in a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
  • in a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. spread over the prepared crust. refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

fried onion rings

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 4 onions, peeled and sliced into rings

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 45 mins

  • in a large, deep skillet, heat oil to 365 degrees f (180 degrees c).
  • in a medium bowl, combine flour, , salt, and pepper. mix until smooth. dredge onion slices in the batter, until evenly coated. deep fry in the hot oil until golden brown. drain on paper towels.

Tex-mex Turkey Chili With Black Beans, Corn And Butternut Squash

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup mazola® corn oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chicken-flavored bouillon powder or tomato-flavored bouillon
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (11 ounce) can mexi-corn, drained
  • 1 (12 ounce) package frozen diced butternut squash, thawed
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • garnishes:
  • shredded mexican cheese, fresh cilantro, lime wedges, avocado slice

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins

  • heat oil in large 4 to 6-quart saucepan over medium heat and add turkey. brown turkey for 5 to 7 minutes, breaking apart.
  • add onions, garlic, chili powder, cumin and bouillon powder and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions soften. stir in vegetables, tomatoes, water and ketchup. bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. to serve, ladle into bowls and top with desired garnishes.
  • recipe note: if using fresh butternut squash, microwave for 1 to 2 minutes before adding to the chili or allow extra cooking time to ensure tenderness.

Detroit-style Coney Dogs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 hot dogs with natural casings
  • 1 hot dog rolls, sliced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 (10 ounce) can chile sauce without beans
  • 4 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard, or to taste

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins

  • preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
  • place hot dogs on the grill; cook until browned, 5 to 8 minutes, turning once, or until done to suit your taste. lightly grill hot dog rolls.
  • meanwhile, place the chile sauce in a small microwave-safe bowl; cook 1 minute. stir, and cook 1 minute more.
  • place hot dogs on buns. top each with chile sauce, onion, and 1 tablespoon mustard, or to taste.

Christmas Eclair Pie

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • pastry
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • filling
  • 1 pint heavy cream, whipped
  • 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • frosting
  • 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped (optional)
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (optional)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

    Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins

  • preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease and flour a pizza pan. grease the bottom of a small glass bowl and place in center of pan.
  • in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine butter and water; bring to a boil. remove from heat and stir in flour, stirring until thickened. stir in eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each. pour batter around bowl, forming a ring.
  • bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. turn off the heat and allow pastry to rise another 15 minutes. do not open the oven door while pastry is rising. after the 15 minutes, remove pastry from oven and cool completely. cut through the pastry horizontally, making a bottom and a top.
  • beat together the milk and pudding mix. stir pudding mixture into whipped cream and beat until thick. spread filling in pastry bottom, and then replace pastry top.
  • heat the prepared chocolate frosting for a few seconds in the microwave, to make it pourable. pour over filled pastry, letting it drip down the sides.
  • if desired, pipe dots of whipped cream on top, sprinkle with walnuts, and place a cherry on each whipped cream dot.

st. patrick's chocolate & mint cheesecake bars

Ingredients

  • Servings: 24
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate fudge cake mix with pudding (such as betty crocker® triple chocolate fudge cake mix)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese flavored frosting (such as betty crocker® rich and creamy)
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 drops green food coloring, or as needed
  • 3 drops creme de menthe candy flavoring (such as wilton®), or as needed
  • 1 (10 ounce) package dark chocolate and mint chips (such as nestle® toll house® dark chocolate and mint morsels)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

  • preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
  • beat cake mix and butter with an electric mixer on low speed in a bowl until crumbly, 3 to 5 minutes. set aside 1 cup for topping.
  • press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
  • place in preheated oven and bake until edges begin to crisp, about 10 minutes. remove from the oven and cool slightly.
  • beat cream cheese and frosting with an electric mixer on medium speed in a bowl until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • drop eggs one at a time into the cream cheese mixture and beat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • pour in 6 drops green food coloring, or more for a darker color; beat until color is blended, about 2 minutes.
  • beat in creme de menthe candy flavoring until thoroughly blended, about 2 minutes. taste and add more flavoring if needed.
  • pour batter over the chocolate crust in the 9x13 pan.
  • sprinkle 1 cup reserved crumb mixture over cheesecake batter.
  • top with 1 cup chocolate and mint morsels; reserve remaining morsels for finishing touches.
  • place the pan in the preheated oven and bake until set, 42 to 45 minutes.
  • remove pan from oven and cool completely.
  • cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
  • pour reserved chocolate and mint morsels into a small microwave-safe bowl. microwave morsels in 45 second intervals; stir until completely melted and smooth.
  • pour melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag.
  • clip a small bottom corner of the bag. gently squeezing the bag, drizzle melted chocolate over the cooled cake through the clipped corner.
  • cut cake into bars to serve.

chocolate babka

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • babka dough
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • chocolate filling
  • 5 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, chilled
  • streusel
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, chilled
  • 1 egg beaten with
  • 1 tablespoon water for glaze (optional)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs

  • warm the milk and melt 1/4 cup butter in a glass or ceramic bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds, or on the stovetop in a saucepan. combine the bread flour, 2 cups all-purpose flour, yeast, and 1/4 cup sugar. add the water, the milk-butter mixture, the egg, and the salt to the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • use the dough hook in a stand mixer on low speed or knead the dough by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes. if the dough is too wet, add more bread flour, about 2 tablespoonfuls at a time (up to 8 tablespoons) to make a workable dough; too much flour can make the dough dry. cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • make the chocolate filling and the streusel while the dough is rising. for the filling, stir together the finely chopped chocolate, the cinnamon, and 1/4 cup sugar. cut in 1/4 cup chilled butter with a fork. to make the streusel, combine the confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; cut in 1/4 cup chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • when the dough has doubled, punch the dough down and cut it into two equal pieces. loosely shape each piece into a ball. cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  • roll out one portion on a lightly floured surface to form a 15x4-inch rectangle. sprinkle with half the chocolate filling, roll up to form a long log, and seal the seam. attach the ends to form a circle and place the ring, seam-side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. repeat with the second piece of dough. use a serrated knife or kitchen shears to cut slits at 1-inch intervals around the rings. cover the rings with damp kitchen towels and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  • preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
  • brush the loaves with the egg wash, if desired. sprinkle streusel on top. bake the loaves for about 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheets to promote even browning, until the bread is a deep golden brown.

mexican brownies

Ingredients

  • Servings: 30
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons ground mexican cinnamon (canela)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pequin chile pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a 12x15-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving about 3 inches of paper overhanging 2 sides to use as handles.
  • place the butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook on medium until the butter is about half melted, about 1 minute. mash the butter with sugar until well combined, and stir in eggs one at a time, incorporating each one before adding the next. mix in vanilla extract.
  • sift the cocoa, flour, cinnamon, pequin pepper, salt, and baking powder into a bowl. sprinkle in any salt caught in the sifter. mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture, stirring to blend well, and pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
  • bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs, 20 to 25 minutes. let cool in the pan, and use parchment paper handles to remove the brownies for slicing.

Hogs And Kisses

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins

  • cut bacon in half. place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30 second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. dip all but the last inch of each strip of bacon in the melted chocolate. place bacon on waxed paper and allow to cool and harden before serving.