Sunday, August 3, 2008

Kate's Rolled Pizza

Kate fixed this delicious meal for us as the first dinner in our new house in North Kansas City. Yummmmm.

Dough
1 1/2 c water
1/2 c olive oil
1 pkg. yeast-active dry
4 c bread flour
1 t salt
2 med. garlic cloves/minced garlic

Warm water/olive oil in mixing bowl. Add yeast - whisk until dissolved. Whisk cup of flour. Cover with dam towel and let sit in a warm place for 1/2 hour until small bubbles appear. Stir in the rest of the flour, salt and garlic. Kneed for 8 - 10 minutes. Grease bowl. Let dough rise in bowl covered with a warm towel for 1 1/2 - 2 hours till it is doubled in volume.

Pizza
3 pieces Italian sausage
20 slices peperoni - 1/4 cup
10 oz frozen spinach
4 oz grated Parmesan cheese
2 c mozzarella cheese
1 T garlic
1 t oregano
1 egg white

Thaw/drain spinach (squeeze out excess water). Remove casing from sausage. Mince pepperoni. Saute sausage and pepperoni and garlic over medium heat until brown. Add spinach and oregano until heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and add Parmesan. Mix together and cool. Mix in mozzarella.

Divide dough into two pieces and roll out. Divide pizza mixture unto each piece of rolled out dough and roll up like a jelly roll. Brush with egg white and place on cookie sheet and bake at 450 for 12 - 15 minutes.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Rhubarb Pie

4 c Rhubarb, cut in 1-inch slices
1 2/3 c sugar
1/3 c flour
Dash salt

Combine and let stand for 20 minutes.

Put in crest and dot with 2 T butter. Cover with crust, cut slits, bake 50 minutes at 400.

Dinette Spice Cake

I've been looking for this recipe for 4 years. I thought it was in a cookbook, and maybe it once was. But I finally found it in a pile of miscellaneous recipes. Great easy quick cake...

1 1/2 c flour
1 c sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/3 c shortening
2/3 c milk
1 t vanilla
1 egg
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t cloves

Heat oven to 350. Stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and spices together. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed on mixer. Add egg. Beat 2 more minutes. Pour into greased and floured square pan, 9 x 9. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick stuck into center comes out clean.

Easy Penuche Icing
1/3 c butter
2/3 c brown sugar (packed)
3 T milk
1 to 1 1/2 c sifted powdered sugar

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in brown sugar. Boil and stir over low heat 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar. Place pan in ice water and stir until thick enough to spread. For 9" square cake.

Lemonade Cake

1 pkg lemon cake mix
1 pkg (4 serving size) lemon flavor instant pudding & pie filling
4 eggs
1 c water
1/4 c oil

Lemon glaze:
6 oz can lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 c powdered sugar

Combind cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in large mixer bowl. Blend well; then beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan (or any shape you want). Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes until pick comes out clean. Cook in pan 5 minutes, then thoroughly prick with take tester or wooden pick (if baking in a bundt pan, turn it out first). Slowly spoon lemon glaze over until completely absorbed.

Apricot Cream Cheese Delight

1 3 oz pkg apricot gelatin
10 oz can crushed pineapple
1/3 cup sugar
1 small jar strained baby food apricots
4 oz pkg cream cheese (softened)
1 small can evaporated milk

Combine jello and pineapple (including juice). Heat until mixture simmers. Add sugar, apricots and cream cheese, continue heating, stirring occasionally until cheese melts. Remove from heat and whip evaporate milk until stiff peaks form, fold into apricot mixture and pour into 9 x 13 pan. Chill until firm. Top with chopped nuts. Yield 8 servings

Crock Pot Applesauce

8 to 10 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced or cut in chunks
1/2 c water
1 t cinnamon
1/2 to 1 cup sugar

Put all ingredients into Crock Pot. Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10 hours. (High: 3 to 4 horus). Serve warm with or without cream.

Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

No oven to heat up.

Prick potatoes with fork and wrap in foil. Fill the crock pot with 6 to 12 potatoes. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. (High 2 1/2 to 4). Do not add water.