Old-Fashioned Potato Candy

 

INGREDIENTS

6 cups powdered sugar, plus more if needed

1/2 cup russet potato, mashed and cooled (about 1 large potato)

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

PREPARATION

In a large bowl, beat mashed potato, milk, vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Mix in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until a dough has formed Once you’ve added in 6 cups, if you need more, add in 1 tablespoon increments. Dough should be thick, slightly thicker than cookie dough.

Form dough into a ball and dust with powdered sugar. On a sheet of wax or parchment paper, roll dough into 1/8-inch thick rectangle. Trim to 10×12-inches.

Generously sprinkle powdered sugar over top of dough and place another piece of parchment paper over it. Invert the rectangle of dough and discard the paper that is now on top (the one you used to roll out the dough).

Spread peanut butter evenly over dough. Roll dough tightly long-side to long-side using parchment paper to guide it, jelly-roll style. Wrap in parchment and freeze for 1 hour. Cut into 1/4-inch thick slices and serve. Enjoy! Leftover candy should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Brown Sugar Caramel Pound Cake

 

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups butter softened

2 cups light brown sugar, packed

1 cup granulated sugar

5 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup whole milk

1 8oz bag toffee chips (I use Heath)

1 cup pecans, chopped

Caramel Drizzle:

1 – 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 spray a 12 cup Bundt pan with cooking spray or grease and dust with flour

Beat butter until creamy. Add sugars beating until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mix to batter alternately with milk, beat until just combined. Stir in toffee chips and pecans. Spoon batter into pan and bake 85 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean. To prevent excess browning, cover cake with foil while baking.

Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Spoon caramel drizzle over cooled cake.

EASY CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

 

Ingredients

1 loaf of ciabatta bread or oval bread loaf

1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese

1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1/2 tbs of dried parsley

3 large garlic cloves, crushed

1/3 cup butter

Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Cut half-way through the bread, making diagonal slices, then create diagonal slices in the other direction – so effectively you make diamond shapes across the top of the loaf.

Mix the butter and garlic together until soft and easy to spread. Crack a little salt and pepper into the butter-garlic mixture and mix through.

Open up each little bread slice, and butter the inside of the slices. Add in a little cheese to each slice.

Sprinkle the top with parsley.

Wrap in tin foil and bake at 180C for 15 minutes and then remove the foil and grill for 5 minutes until the top of the loaf has browned nicely

Philly Cheese Steak Casserole

 

Ingrеdіеntѕ:

1 1/2 роundѕ lеаn grоund bееf

2 bеll рерреrѕ

1/2 уеllоw оnіоn

1 сlоvе gаrlіс

1 teaspoon ѕеаѕоnеd salt (Lawry’s or Mortons)

4 ѕlісеѕ Prоvоlоnе cheese

4 lаrgе eggs

1/4 сuр hеаvу сrеаm

1 tеаѕрооn hоt ѕаuсе

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven tо 350 dеgrееѕ. Sрrау a 9×9 baking dish with nоn-ѕtісk ѕрrау.

Dісе the рерреrѕ and оnіоnѕ іntо bіtе-ѕіzеd pieces. Mіnсе the gаrlіс.

Add the ground bееf tо a ѕkіllеt and сооk оvеr mеdіum heat, сrumblіng as іt cooks.

When bееf is broken apart, but ѕtіll pink, аdd thе рерреrѕ, оnіоn, garlic, аnd seasoned salt. Cоntіnuе сооkіng, stirring often, untіl bееf is cooked through and vеgеtаblеѕ hаvе ѕоftеnеd a bіt.

Drain grеаѕе from thе ѕkіllеt and роur mixture into thе рrераrеd bаkіng dіѕh.

Tеаr thе cheese іntо ѕmаll pieces and place оvеr the beef mixture. (I like it cheesy so I actually use more Provolone)

Add the eggs, cream, hоt ѕаuсе, and Worcestershire sauce tо a mixing bоwl аnd whisk wеll to combine.

Pour the egg mixture оvеr thе bееf аnd рlасе thе dіѕh іn thе oven. Bаkе fоr 35 mіnutеѕ оr untіl thе eggs аrе ѕеt.

Lеt ѕіt 5 mіnutеѕ bеfоrе ѕlісіng and serving

Banana Banana Bread

 

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Directions

Prep : 15 m Cook : 1 h 5 m Ready In : 1 h 20 m

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack

Pecan Pie Balls

 

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 c pecans, toasted and chopped1 c graham crackers, crushed (vanilla wafers, Oreos can be subbed if you do not like graham crackers)

1 c brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 tsp salt (if you can not handle the sodium, don’t use it!)

2 Tbsp maple syrup

1/4 c bourbon, brandy or spiced rum. non alcoholic version: use almond extract, rum extract, or any other that may suit your taste. add a little water/juice to equal the liquid amount.

1 tsp vanilla

7 oz dark chocolate bark. If you prefer white chocolate…go for it!

1 tsp coarse sea salt (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.

2. Add maple syrup, bourbon, and vanilla.

3. Use your hands to make sure all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Almond extract can be subbed for non-alcohol version… add water to equal liquid amount. You can also try non-alcohol rum flavoring.

4. Form balls by scooping a tablespoon size amount of mixture.

5. Roll in hands to form balls.

6. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place cookie sheet in the freezer for 2 hrs. Tip: After all balls are made, roll balls again with slightly water damped hands. This will make balls smooth before dipping in chocolate.

7. Melt chocolate bark in a double boiler or microwave per directions on package.

8. Dip frozen balls into chocolate.

9. Then place on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

10. Optional: Sprinkle a few grains of coarse sea salt on balls before the chocolate sets.

11. These freeze well. Take out of the freezer and let sit for 15 minutes. They are also good frozen!

HOMEMADE CHICAGO STYLE DEEP DISH PIZZA

 

INGREDIENTS:

For the Dough:

3¼ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup yellow cornmeal

1½ teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons sugar

2¼ teaspoons instant yeast

1¼ cups water, room temperature

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

1 teaspoon + 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided

For the Sauce:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

¼ cup grated onion

¼ teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon salt

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

¼ teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon olive oil

Freshly ground black pepper

For the Toppings:

1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 4 cups)

(Pepperoni)

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions :

Make the Dough: Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl.

Add water and melted butter and mix on low speed, using a dough hook, until fully combined, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping sides and bottom of bowl occasionally. Increase speed to medium and knead until the dough is glossy and smooth and pulls away from sides of the bowl, 4 to 5 minutes. (You can easily make this by hand, mixing in the water and butter with a spatula and then kneading by hand.)

Coat a large bowl with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Using a greased spatula, transfer the dough to the bowl, turning to coat the dough in oil; cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until nearly doubled in volume, 45 to 60 minutes.

Make the Sauce: While dough rises, heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until melted. Add onion, oregano, and salt; cook, stirring occasionally until liquid has evaporated and onion is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Stir in tomatoes and sugar, increase heat to high, and bring to a simmer. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to about 2½ cups, 25 to 30 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the basil and olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.

Laminate the Dough: Turn the dough out onto dry work surface and roll into a 15×12-inch rectangle. Using an offset spatula, spread the softened butter over the surface of the dough, leaving a ½-inch border along the edges. Starting at the short end, roll the dough into a tight cylinder. With seam side down, flatten the cylinder into an 18×4-inch rectangle.