Thursday, January 29, 2015

New Gluten Free Flour

Ran out of potato starch so modified my traditional recipe - this one is great! Used it in bagels

3 c Yield:

1 cup sorghum flour
1 1/3 cup tapioca starch
2/3 cup arrowroot starch
2 t. xanthan gum

9 c Yield:
3 cups sorghum flour
4 cup tapioca starch
2 cup arrowroot starch
6 t. xanthan gum

12 c Yield:
4 cup sorghum flour
5 1/3 cup tapioca
2 2/3 cup arrowroot starch
8 t. xantham gum

15c Yield:
5 cup sorghum flour
6 2/3 cup tapioca
3 1/3 cup arrowroot starch
10 t. xantham gum

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies


INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup cream cheese
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used my gluten free mix)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks (I used one bag of chunks)

Mix butter, cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.

Mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.

Add dry to wet.

Add chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 for 8-9 minutes.


Wednesday, January 21, 2015

http://www.chef-in-training.com/2014/10/homemade-meaty-spaghetti-sauce/

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Chex Parmesan Chicken Tenders

1 lb chicken breast

3 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon garlic powder

Gluten free flour for dipping (1/2 cup or so)

2 eggs

1. Shallow plate with flour
2. Coat each piece of chicken with flour
3. Dip in egg
4. Put it into the Chex mix blend

Cook at 400 for 9 minutes. Flip and cook for 8.

Best served with Coops Honey Mustard Sauce or Jalapeno Ketchup.

I found the original Chex recipe to be too buttery and the crumb mix didn't stick well. But for reference, the original Chex recipe:  http://www.chex.com/recipes/favorite-chicken-nuggets/2df9caa8-191a-4e4a-a93a-252c226a3a68

Kristyn's Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups butter (4 sticks)
3 eggs
2(ish) Tablespoons vanilla extract
6 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat to 375


1. Cream room temp butter and sugar
2. Crack in 1 egg at a time
3. Add vanilla extract
4. Combine dry ingredients in bowl
5. Mid in dry ingredients 1 cup at a time
6. Refrigerate 4 hours
7. Roll 1 inch balls and flatten using the bottom of a glass cup
8. Place on cookie sheet (parchment paper)
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown on edges

Frosting
Royal Icing

2 lbs powdered sugar
1/3 cup meringue powder (Wilton)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup water

1. Mix sugar and meringue powder with mixer on low speed
2. Add water and mix 1-2 min on med speed
3. Add vanilla extract and mix 1-2 min
4. Mix on high 2-3 min until forms peaks

Should be honey consistency*
Outline before-Add 1 Tablespoon water - honey texture - then fill in outline


Sunday, January 4, 2015

Egg Muffins


Ingredients

  1/2 pound Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Sausage Roll - We used Hot Italian Sausage
  12 eggs
  1/2 cup chopped onion
  1/4 cup chopped green pepper (plus a little red pepper)
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  1/4 teaspoon pepper
  1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese


Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add onion, green pepper, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Stir in sausage and cheese.
  3. Spoon by 1/3 cupfuls into muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 1 dozen.
Recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/scrambled-egg-muffins#ixzz3NsYMNxXk