Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tea Biscuits

1 cup flour
1 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup margarine
6 Tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 425 F. Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Stir together. Cut in margarine until crumbly. Pour in milk. Stir quickly to combine. Dough should be soft. Turn out on lightly floured surface. Knead gently 8-10 times. Roll or pat 1/2-1/4 inch thick (or 1/2 the thickness you want the baked product to be). cut with small round cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet.

If desired, brush with milk before baking.
Bake at 425 F for 12-15 min.

Hot Rhubarb Pudding

2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups diced rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unbleached flour
whipping cream

Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs. Whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla and flour. Stir in rhubarb. Grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish and pour in mixture. Bake for 40 min or until pudding is firm. Serve warm with whipped cream.

Serves 4

Grandma K's Chocolate Dessert

This is comfort food for me! My grandma would make this for me every time I would go to her house for supper. I absolutely LOVE this warm, chocolately dessert. Scrumptious!

1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cocoa

Mix together and make a well.  Pour in 1/2 cup milk, 2 Tbsp melted butter and a dash of vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Pour into a greased baking dish.

Mix together:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sugar brown sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa

Sift over batter in the dish. Pour 1 cup cold water over the top. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 F.

Brownies

1 cup margarine
2 cups brown sugar
4 Tbsp cocoa
2 eggs
1 cup flour
2 tsp vanilla

Cream margarine and brown sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Bake in greased 9x13 pan for 20-30 min at 350F. While cooking make icing.

Icing:
2 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp cocoa
4 Tbsp boiling water
2 cups icing sugar
3 tsp vanilla

Combine and ice while hot.

Barbeque Chicken (Crockpot)

1 frying chicken, cut up
3/4 cups chopped onions
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp thyme
1 can tomato soup
1/4 cup vinegar
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp sweet basil

Place chicken in crockpot. Combine all other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover tightly and cook on Low for 6-8 hours.

Makes 4 servings.

Maple-Nut Oatmeal

3 1/2 cups skim milk
1 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups old fashioned oats
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup chopped, unpeeled apple

Bring milk to a low boil; stir in oats. Add butter and salt and cook for about 5 minutes over med heat, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and add syrup, raisins, walnuts and apple.

Serve with warm milk and a Tbsp of maple syrup or brown sugar.

New recipes...

I have been decluttering like a mad woman and so I came across some loose papers with recipes on them.  I have no idea if they are on here all ready or not so... these could be repeats and...I have no idea who or where to give credit for these.