Sunday, August 22, 2010

Apple Pie (2 crust)


6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
2 pie crusts

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, sprinkle sliced apples with lemon juice. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apples and toss together.

Place the bottom crust in a pie pan. Pour in apple slices. Cut up the butter and dot it on top of the apples. Cover with top crust and seal the edges together. Cut slices in the top crust to let out steam. Sprinkle the top with sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. You may need to cover the edges of the pie with foil to keep it from browning too much.

Eye of Round Beef Roast (High Temperature)

1 (3 pound) beef eye of round roast
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Season the roast with salt and pepper and place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Do not add water.

Place the roast in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Roast for 15 minutes, then turn off the oven and let the roast sit for 2 hours. Keep oven door closed.

Remove the roast from the oven, the internal temperature should have reached at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Carve at an angle, across the grain into thin slices.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Deviled Eggs


6 medium hard-cooked eggs
2 Tbl. mayonnaise
1 tsp. honey mustard
salt and pepper
paprika

Slice a small sliver off the end of each egg then cut each in half crosswise. Scoop out the yolks and mash with the remaining ingredients.

Set each half on end and refill with yolk mixture. Garnish with a sprinkle of paprika.

Serves 6

Friday, August 13, 2010

Butter or Cheese Kuchen

Recipe makes 2 9" kuchens.

Kuchen:
1/2 c. milk
4 Tbls. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. warm water
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. flour


Butter Topping:
1 stick butter, (1/2 c.) softened
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Cheese Topping:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon


Mix together milk, butter, sugar and salt. Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Add yeast mixture to the milk mixture. Beat in eggs and then beat in flour.

Cover and put in a warm place for one to 1 1/2 hours. Turn out on a floured board and roll to fit a large greased cookie sheet or two greased 9" cake pans. Pinch the edges to form sides.

Put in a warm place again for 45 minutes to one hour. Meanwhile, choose either topping. Mix the topping ingredients well and pour on crust after the second rising. Bake at 350 degrees fro 25 to 30 minutes

Triple Fudge Cake from Fox41

Recipe Name: Triple Fudge Cake

Prep Time and Total Time: 5 min, 35 min in oven

Ingredient List and Recipe Steps:

Cook one package chocolate pudding according to directions.
Pour one dry chocolate cake mix into it, and mix well.
Put in 9x13 pan sprinkle top with chocolate chips {and nuts if desired}
Bake 350 for 30 min or tests done.
May combine any flavor pudding and cake mix, or may bake in 10x15 pan and cut into cookie bars

Servings: 12 generous pieces of cake

Comments: Easy to carry somewhere since no frosting to stick, nice and moist