Thursday, August 9, 2012

Brownie Marshmallow Cookies

Cookies
1 cup butter
1 2/3 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
2 1/3 cup cake flour*

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla and mix until blended well.  Add dry ingredients and mix.  Cookies can be rolled, formed into drop cookies, or pressed into a 9*13 pan (double recipe and bake time).  Roll and form cookies and bake at 350' for 10-12 minutes.  cookies are done when top is slightly cracked and no longer looks wet.

Marshmallow Creme
3 eggs
2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbs vanilla

Combine egg whites, corn syrup, and salt.  Beat on high for 10 minutes or until thick.  Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until blended.  Add vanilla and blend.  May be frozen for later use.

Chocolate Frosting
1 cup butter
4-5 cups powdered sugar
milk
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla

Beat soft butter, cocoa, and powdered sugar together until smooth.  Add a splash of milk and vanilla, blend well. 

Spread cooled cookies with about 1 Tbs of marshmallow creme.  Top the creme with frosting. 

Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Cupcakes (Gluten Free)

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup gluten free brown rice flour
1/2 Tsp baking powder
1/2 Tsp baking soda
1/4 Tsp pumpkin pie spice
Dash salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 package cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 Tbs butter, softened
1 Tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 375'
Beat eggs and sugar together.  Add Pumpkin, flour, baking powder, soda, and spices.  Pour into muffin cups.  Bake 13-15 minutes.  Cool.
Whip together cream cheese frosting.  Spread onto cooled cupcakes.  Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice.

Country Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew ™

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.

Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown

French Dip Sandwiches

1 2.5-3 lb. beef roast (you can use a frozen roast if you want)

2 Tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
2 1-ounce packages dry onion soup mix
2 c. water
2 cans beef broth
6-8 large buns (or more…6 would be VERY generous servings!)
Swiss, provolone, or mozzarella cheese, shredded or sliced.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and rub roast with salt and pepper.

When very hot, carefully place roast in pan and sear on all sides. You’re not cooking the meat, you’re just browning it quickly on all sides to add flavor and seal in the juices.
Place in crockpot and sprinkle with onions soup mix. Pour water and beef broth over roast

Cook 8-10 hours on low or cook 4-5 hours on high and another 3-4 hours on low.
Place meat in crusty rolls. Top with cheese and broil open-faced in the oven or toaster oven for a few minutes, until bread is golden and cheese is melty.

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

3-4 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
Large can of cream of chicken soup
Medium sized container of sour cream

Mix together in a pot, season with seasoning salt, pepper, and chili powder to taste. Simmer for 10-15 min.

Heat oven to 350*

In casserole dish, rip up tortillas and layer tortillas, chicken mixture, cheese, tortillas, chicken, cheese, bake until bubbly and cheese is melted.

Strawberry Spinich Salad Dressing

1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon minced onions
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 Cup Canola Oil
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon poppy seed

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Gluten-Free Peach Dump Cake

I LOVE peaches in the summertime - this was a hit!  We haven't tried this as a dutch oven - but I think it would work!!!

6 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 15-oz package gluten-free yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter (for dairy free I used Best Life)

Preheat oven to 325' place peaches in 9*13 inch pan.  Sprinkle with sugar and drizzle with orange juice; mix and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out the juices. 

Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the peaches.  Spoon the melted butter evenly over the cake mix.  Bake for about 50 minutes or until top is golden brown, peaches are tender, and filling is bubbling around the edges.  Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt (for dairy free we use Soy Ice Cream).  Refrigerate any leftovers.