Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Grandma Sheen's Lemon Cheesecake

Best when made the day prior to serving to give time to set properly

Crumb 25 graham crackers (or use packaged graham cracker crushed crust)
1/2 cube butter
4 T powdered sugar
Mix and line bottom of pan with 2/3 of the mixture (save 1/3 mixture for topping)

Mix 1 pkg Lemon Jello (3 oz)
1 C hot water   (Do not add COLD water)
Cool to gel stage

Whip:
8 oz pkg Phil Cream Cheese (Room Temperature)
1 C sugar
2 tsp Vanilla

Whip 1 can evaporated milk (chilled for at least one hour)
Then add:
1/2 C sugar
4 T lemon juice

Fold together three previous wet mixtures and pour into dish
sprinkle remaining crumbs on top

To Serve:  Top with raspberries (crushed or whole or canned- that will give you a thick filling)
**Strawberry, blueberry would also be good fruit topping

** Grandma likes to triple the recipe and use a large cake pan or casserole dish

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Poppy Seed Bread

Heat oven to 350*

Beat together:
3 eggs
1 1/8 Cup oil
2 1/4 Cup sugar

Sift together:
3 Cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Alternate adding flour mixture & 1 1/2 Cup milk to first egg mixture


Then add:
1 1/2  tsp almond extract
1 1/2 tsp butter flavor extract
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2-4 T  poppy seeds

Spray & flour bundt pan
Bake   35-40 minutes

Monday, December 24, 2012

zuccini bread

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
  • 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
  • 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter two 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.
2 In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter.
3 Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and stir it in. Add the flour, a third at a time, stirring after each incorporation. Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg over the batter and mix. Fold in the nuts and dried cranberries or raisins if using.
4 Divide the batter equally between the loaf pans. Bake for 55 minutes (check for doneness at 50 minutes) or until a wooden pick inserted in to the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool thoroughly.
Yield: Makes 2 loaves.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_bread/
 

Snickerdoodles

1 1/2    cups sugar                              
1/2       cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2       cup shortening                                     
2          eggs
2 3/4   cups all-purpose or unbleached flour
2         teaspoons cream of tartar
1         teaspoon baking soda
1/4      teaspoon salt
1/4      cup sugar
2         teaspoons ground cinnamon


  • 1 Heat oven to 400ºF.
  • 2 Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  • 3 Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
 
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Zuccini Bread


Paula Dean Zuccini Bread Recipe

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/zucchini-bread-recipe/index.html

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Fruit Crisp

Place a mixture of fruit in bottom of baking dish with deep sides.
Pour white sugar over mixture - just enough to lightly cover fruit (or as much as you desire as this is the step that will make the crisp sweet or tart.)
Let sit 30-60 minutes, then add oatmeal mixture below:


Mix together in bowl:
1/2 C oats
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1/4 C flour
1/4 C softened butter
dash of cinnamon

place spoonfuls of mixture over the top of fruit mixture.

Bake at 400* for about 30 minutes (until fruit is bubbly and oatmeal mixture is slightly browned
Let sit to cool slightly. 
Eat alone or topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, or pour on a bit of milk.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Chicken Enchiladas

1 chicken (cooked and cut into small pieces) OR about 3 skinless, boneless chix breast

1 can cream of chicken soup

16 oz. sour cream

2 cups shredded monterray jack cheese ( can use colby/jack blend)


Mix above together


Assembly:

glass 9x13 pan, spray with cooking spray

Take 10 burrito size soft flour torillas and 1 16oz jar of salsa

dip both sides of a tortilla in the salsa, then place in pan. Add a heaping spoonful of the above mixture toward one end of the torilla, then roll it up and push to end of pan

Repeat until you havedone all 10 and paced them side by side

Take any remaining filling mixtrue and spread it over the top of the enchiladas, and do the same with the salsa. Top with sliced olives, and green onions.

Top with a little more cheese


Cover with foil and bake 45 min at 350