Oat Bran Bread

I got this recipe from Michelle Larsen and we love it!  It makes 4 loaves so being the RS president, this is the bread I make to take to people and everyone asks for the recipe but I haven't ever shared till now.  I always make it different everytime that is probably why, I grind regular oatmeal instead of quick oats and I add flax sometimes instead of oat bran.  I use honey instead of sugar and I always use 1/2 WW flour and then bread four. Here is the original recipe:

Bake 350 preheat oven
2 pkg yeast dissolved in 1/2 c warm water
Mix in mixer: 3/4 c oil
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c molasses
2 teas salt
1/4 c wheat germ
1/4 c oat bran
4 c warm water
Mix well and Add yeast,
2 c quick oats
3 c flour, WW and 2 c white flour ( total around 10 cups)
Beat till smooth and then add 5 more cups of flour, white
to make a soft smooth dough
let rise for 1 hour, shape into 4 loaves and let double ( 30 minutes ) then bake 30-35 minutes

Horton's Pancakes or Crepes

I can not believe I haven't put Bruce's pancake recipe on my blog.
Here it is.  I has become famous around our house as we have pancake parties for sleepovers.  We had blueberries, bananas and swirl cinammon  ( butter brown sugar and cinammon) while they are cooking.

2 C. flour
2T baking powder
1 t. salt
4 eggs
1/3c  sugar
2 C. milk or buttermilk
1/3 C. oil
Beat eggs, add milk, stir in oil, add dry ingredients.  Beat until smooth.  (If you’re using all dry powders, you can simply add all your dry ingredients, water, and oil.
For waffles, sepearate the egg whites, whip and fold in at the end. 


GERMAN PANCAKES
I am putting together recipe books for my girls and they want my German Pancake recipe, a sunday before or after church tradition.  I sprinkle with lemon and powdered sugar when come out of oven
Preheat oven to 450 degree
In a metal pan 8x11, add 1/4 c butter, sliced and place in oven till butter melts- watch so doesn't burn!
Mix  in a blender or mix with beater in a bowl till blended well, lots of air 
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
dash of salt
Remove pan from oven, coat with melted butter and immediately pour the egg mixture into pan and return to oven for 15-20 minutes.  Will form peaks and be slightly golden when done.  feeds 4-6

 to make individual or for 2
use a metal pie tin and 1T butter, melt in 450 degree oven- watch!
Blend
2 eggs
1/3 cup of milk
1/3 cup of flour
Pour into pie pan and bake for 10-15 minutes.

CREPES    makes 9-12 or serves 3-4.     I always double it for the family. 
3 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
dash salt
2 T butter melted
Mix together, cover and let stand for 1/2 hour (want the air out)
Heat up an 8"-10" skillet or crepe pan till really hot.   coat with non stick spray and pour 1/4c -1/3 c batter into pan and roll till thinly coats the bottom, cook over med high heat for 30 sec, till starts to bubble then then flip and cook 1 minute on the other side till barely golden.  Repeat!

White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chili

1 pound boneless chicken, cubed

1 medium onion

2 ½ t garlic powder

1T oil

In large sauce pan, Saute chicken, onion and garlic in oil till not pink.

Add:

2 can great white northern beans ( 15 oz can) drained and rinsed

1 can broth (14 oz)

2 can green chilis, diced ( 4 oz)

1 teas salt

½ t pepper

1 teas oregeno

¼ teas cayenne pepper

Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmer for 30 minutes

Remove from heat and stir in

1 cup sour cream

½ c cream I use fat free sourcream , a little less and fat free half n half it is not as thick

Serve!

Homemade Ice Cream

This summer, I bought a new ice cream freezer and took it to Rockville with us and we made ice cream every night!  Here are some of the recipes that we love... I ended up making plain vanilla everytime and then having a side bar of crushed up candy bars ( butterfinger, reeses and snickers) , oreos and fruit ( strawberries, rasp and bananas)  do people could mix in what they liked. 

Ice Cream recipes:

Coconut Ice Cream

I have gotten away from cooking the custard first so I left off the cornstarch and didn't cook it.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup half-and-half (or I used evaporated milk because I had it on hand)
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the coconut on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Place in the hot oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the coconut turns a light brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the eggs with a hand held mixer (or wire whisk) until thickened and pale yellow. Beat in the cornstarch and salt. Set aside.

Combine the half-and-half with the coconut milk in a heavy medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and slowly beat the hot liquid into the eggs and sugar.

Then stir in the toasted coconut, heavy cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until cold (about 5 hours) or overnight.

Stir the chilled custard, then freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions. (The mixture should be about 1 quart) When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 3 hours. (We froze ours overnight and had perfect, scoopable ice cream the next day.)

Chicken Brocoli Bake/ Chicken Dijon

One of our favorites from a recipe in the Heritage cookbook, I double it for my family and serve with rice or if I am taking a meal to someone or freezing it, I add 2-4 cups cooked rice on the bottom of pan. 

4 Chicken Breast, cooked and cut up in strips*
Fresh broccoli spears,  cooked till tender or use 1 10oz pkg frozen, cooked an drained.
1 cup  milk
1 8oz pkg cream cheese , can use low fat
1/2 teas salt
1/4 teas garlic powder
1/2 c Parmesan cheese

In a sauce pan, mix milk, soft cream cheese, slat and garlic and 1/2 parmesan cheese.  Stir and cook till thick.
In bottom of 9x9 greased with butter pan, 9x 13 if doubled,  Put (rice then ) broccoli then chicken breast and pour sauce over.  Sprinkle with rest of parmesan cheese.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.  4 servings



 *I use the breast meat off a Costco chicken cut up or 3- 4 boneless skinless breast, thawed and grilled or bake in the oven at 400 till brown, usually 15 minutes. Recipes calls for 3-4 chicken breast with skins and bones, simmer for 45 minutes in 2 cups water and 1 teas celery salt, discard liquid, cool and skin and bone chicken.

Chicken Dijon- very simiar, but tastier, my kids don't like it but I do!
4 large chicken breast or whole chicken, cooked and diced
2 packages of frozen broccoli, 10 oz , cooked,  I use fresh...
Make sauce :
2 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup  mayo
1 lemon, juiced
1t curry
Layer chicken and broccoli and pour sauce over and top with
1/2c cheese, grated
Bake a 350 for 25-30 minutes
Serve with rice

4 large

Potato Cheese Soup

This has been a staple in our home for years.  My friend Shelley Kruger brought this for dinner one night in Las Vegas and everyone loved it.  Seem like a lot of steps, they are easy and worth it. 

3-4 large Potatos  (5-6 small)
1/4-12c diced onions ( I use dried 1-2T )
3-4 cups Chicken Broth
1/2 c butter ( I have used 1/4c- just add 1/2 of the flour with the cream cheese)
1/2 c flour
1 brick of low fat cream cheese- fat free doesn't work as well
2-4 cups of Milk
1-2 c shredded cheese
bacon bits  or fresh bacon crumbled
 

-Peel and dice 4 large potatos and place in large pot with  diced onions
-Cover with Chicken Broth 3-4 cups ( I always use homemade or 1-2 cans swanson) and boil till tender.
-In a smaller pan melt butter and add flour to make roux.  Add cream cheese brick and slighty melt adding 2 cups of milk blending till becomes thick. 
-Immediately add to potatos and stir with wisk till blended. Let heat till thick, do not boil, add salt and pepper to taste, amont of salt depends on your broth
-Add 1-2 more cups of milk if needed to thin out

Serve with Shredded cheese, diced bacon or even coooked brocoli/ carrots.

Casey's Coconut Cake/ homemade condensed milk

Over spring break, Megan had a friend from Texas come visit to go on College tours in Colorado.   They have a tradition of breaking a coconut and making a cake with it.  I found this recipe and it was a big hit- alot like tres leches cake... of course we used freshly grated coconut!

 Ingredients:
1 white cake prepared- use egg whites only
1 13 oz can coconut milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk- see recipe below or use ff
1 cup milk- I left this out so  and was glad I did-
1 bag of shredded coconut
butter
Whipped Topping
fruit toppings
Instructions:
1.  Prepare your white cake
2.  While it is baking, mix the 3 milks together and set aside
3.  When the cake comes out of the oven, pierce it all over with a fork to create holes for the liquid to seep into
4.  Slowly pour the milk all over the cake
5.  Refrigerate the cake until chilled through
6.  Mix 1 small container of whipped topping with 1 cup of shredded coconut.  Spread over top of cake.
7.  In a pan, melt 1 T butter.  Add remaining coconut and stay close, stirring frequently, while the coconut toasts.  Remove when you have a light toast and sprinkle all over the top of the cake.
8.  Top with your fruit of choice.

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk (like Eagle Brand)...never buy it again!

1/2 cup cold water,

1-1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder,

3/4 cup sugar,

1 teaspoon vanilla.

Directions: Stir milk into cold water.

Microwave on high 45 seconds to 1 minute until steaming, stir in sugar & vanilla. Refrigerate till cool before using...makes 1-1/3 cups (1 can).