Flaky buttery Biscuits:
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
6 tbsp chilled unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
3/4 cups milk
***Cooks Note: For softer, cakier biscuits, add more milk and spoon the mixture onto baking sheet. Firmer biscuits require less milk and should be rolled and cut out***
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 450 degrees
-Butter or line baking sheet
-For softer biscuits; drop 2 tbsp of dough onto lined baking sheet. For firmer biscuits, turn the dough out onto a clean surface and gently knead just to bring the dough together. Carefully roll out the foight about 3/4 inch thick.
-Using biscuit cutters or sturdy glass, cut about 12 biscuits re-rolling any scraps. Place on lined baking sheet.
-Bake buscuits 13-15 mins or until golden brown
Sugar Cookies:
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
-Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder, set aside.
-Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, vanilla and mix together until well combined.
-Slowly add flour mixture to wet mixture until well combined.
-Transfer dough to work on surface. Shape into 2 disks, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hr.
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Roll dough 1/8 thickness, cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
-Bake for 10 mins or until lightly brown.
Icing:
Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners sugar
3 tbsp milk
2 tsp light corn syrup (or 2 tsp honey)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
food coloring
Directions:
-Using a whisk; mix sugar and milk until no dry sugar remains.
-Add corn syrup, extract and coloring to mix
-Spread on baked cookie (thickness spread on how you would like it)
Scalloped Potatoes:
Ingredients:
4 cups thinly sliced potatoes
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp salt
a dash of cayenne pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese (to sprinkle on top)
a dash of paprika on top
Directions:
-In a small sauce pan melt butter and blend flour.
-Let sit for a min.
-Add all of cold milk, stirring with a whisk.
-Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
-Cook sauce on low until smooth and boiling, stirring occasionally with a whisk.
--Reduce heat and stir in cheese.
-Place 1/2 of the sliced potatoes in a lightly greased dish.
-Pour half of the cheese sauce over potatoes.
-Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
-Top with paprika for color.
-Bake uncovered for 1hr at 350 degrees
Cranberry Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 bag (12oz) fresh cranberries (about 3 1/2 cups)
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Directions:
-Place cranberries in a strainer, rinse with cool water and remove any stems and blemished berries.
- In a 3 quart sauce pan heat sugar and water to a boil over medium heat. Stirring occasionally.
-Boil about 5 mins. Stir occasionally until cranberries start to pop.
-Cover and refrigerate for about 3hrs or until chilled.
Homemade Chocolate Fudge:
Ingredients:
2tbsp butter
2/3 cups evaporated milk
1 2/3 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
-Combine butter, milk and brown sugar in saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
-Cook 4-5 mins stirring constantly.
-Remove from heat
-Stir in Chocolate chips and vanilla
-Beat about 1 min or until mixture is thoroughly combined
-Put wax or aluminum foil in an 8x8 pan (I butter pan so the wax paper stays better before lining with wax paper). Pour mixture into pan. Cool for about 15 mins. Put in fridge for about 2 hrs. Cut fudge into squares and enjoy!!
**Ive done numerous different recipes with epic fudge fails, this one works really well and the one I am sticking with!
So I have decided to add recipes to another site as well. I am trying to keep up with this one, but maybe joining an actual cooking site it will give me more of an incentive to post more frequently.
You can follow my other recipes on:
http://www.justapinch.com/me/feistymomma82
My friend got me into it, cause shes very much a part of that website and gets a lot of her recipes from there and even shares some of her own. Its easy to navigate around and simple to understand (even for me, things get so confusing for me very fast).
I hope you will check it out and enjoy, as I have just started it today. Thank you :D
Chocolate chip Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup canola oil (or 3/4 cup melted butter)
**As many chocolate chips as you desire**
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Mix together in a large bowl; flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda
- In another bowl beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin and canola oil, until ingredients are combined
- Pour wet ingredients into dry, mix until smooth
- Fold in chocolate chips
- Pour pumpkin mixture into greased loaf pan
- Bake for 60-70 mins
Enjoy!! This was an absolute BIG hit with my family. I am going to have to make two loaves next time!!
