Saturday, January 7, 2012

Quick and Easy Cinammon Rolls

1 - 10 count can biscuits
Butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. sugar
GLAZE/ICING:
Mix with fork until blended:
3/4 c. powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. butter, melted
1/8 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. - 1 tbsp. milk (add a little at a time until all sugar is absorbed, consistency should be thick, but spreadable)
Separate biscuits. Pat each one with heal of hand into a 4 inch circle. Mix cinnamon and sugar together. Sprinkle over biscuit. Place a small pat of butter in center of each biscuit. Fold biscuit in half and seal edges with a fork. Place biscuits in a 9 inch round cake or pie pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and top with glaze while hot. Serve warm.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

the BEST playdough!

1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/4 cup salt
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp cream of tarter
food coloring

Mix over stove until the right consistency!

Banana Boats

peeled bananas
chocolate chips (semi sweet or dark)
marshmallows

Slice banana long ways to open it up. Add chocolate chips then top with marshmallows.
Put in a tin foil "boat" and bake in the oven until melted or put on bbq grill.
DELISH! :)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Baked Pork Chops

Ingredients

  • 6 pork chops
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 2 egg, beaten
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup white wine

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with garlic powder and seasoning salt to taste. Place the beaten eggs in a small bowl. Dredge the pork chops lightly in flour, dip in the egg, and coat liberally with bread crumbs.
  3. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the pork chops 5 minutes per side, or until the breading appears well browned. Transfer the chops to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and cover with foil.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. While baking, combine the cream of mushroom soup, milk and white wine in a medium bowl. After the pork chops have baked for an hour, cover them with the soup mixture. Replace foil, and bake for another 30 minutes.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Grandmom Carroll's Cinnamon Bun

1 Box Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix
1 Bottle Karo Dark syrup
Cinnamon (2-3 tsp)
1 egg
3 Tbs soft butter
1/4 cup sugar
raisins (1/4 cup)
pecans (1/2 cup)
flour

Mix flour and yeast packet in large bowl. Add 1 cup hot water and 1 egg. Stir with fork until the dough holds together.  Pour out on floured surface. Using a little additional flour, knead dough for 5 minutes. Put back in bowl and cover with towel.  Place in warm place.  Let rise 30-35 min.  Meanwhile prepare bundt pan.  Pour 3/4 bottle of Karo in bundt pan. Put some raisins in. (about 15) Then put pecan halves in (about 12).
After the dough rises, pour it out on a floured surface and shape into a rectangle. Spread soft butter over rectangle generously. Sprinkle cinnamon generously over butter. Sprinkle sugar generously over cinnamon. Put some raisins on top.
To make the rolls, make a roll of the rectangle by sealing the edges and shaping it into a long log. Make 8 marks on roll and then with a sharp knife, slice into rolls. Place each roll into the syrup until they are all in.  Cover with towel and place in warm place. Let rise again for 30 minutes.
Bake at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes.  Immediately loosen edges with knife after it comes out of the oven. Place a large piece of tin foil on a baking sheet. Turn baking sheet and foil on top of bun and turn over.  Gently loosen bun with knife.  Life edges of foil over bun. Wrap and freeze.

Gingerbread Boys

1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
1 pkg instant butterscotch pudding
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda

Mix egg, shortening and brown sugar together first. Add other ingredients.
Bake for 10 min at 350