Dessert/ Sweets

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

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Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • ¼ c butter
  • ½ c boiling water
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 1 c flour
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ c sour cream
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

1

Combine chocolate, butter, and boiling water and stir until chocolate and butter are melted.

2

Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add chocolate mixture and blend well.

3

Add egg, sour cream, and vanilla; beat 1 minute on medium speed.

4

Grease and flour 8” or 9” square pan and pour batter in. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

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Lefse

Lefse

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 c mashed potatoes
  • 2 tablespoon cream
  • 1/2 c flour
  • 1/4 tsps Butter
  • 1/4 tsps Salt

Instructions

1

Mix all ingredients together.

2

Divide into 1/4 - cup balls. Roll out in flour and fry on a griddle until there are light brown spots.

3

Spread with butter, sprinkle with sugar, and roll up.

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Coffee Cakes

Coffee Cakes

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Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 T flour
  • 2 T butter, melted
  • 1/2 c chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/2 c flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 c sugar
  • 1/4 c shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 c milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1

In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and walnuts.

2

In a different bowl, sift flour, baking power, salt, and sugar. Cut in shortening.

3

Beat egg and mix with milk; add the liquid to the dry ingredients.

4

Spread half the batter in a greased 8x8 pan. Sprinkle with half the nut mixture. Add remaining batter and remaining nutty filling.

5

Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.

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Potato Dough Cinnamon Rolls

Potato Dough Cinnamon Rolls

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By Prep Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 1 T salt
  • ½ c butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 ½ c flour
  • ½ c warm water
  • 2 T yeast
  • 2 T sugar
  • -----Filling:-----
  • 2 ⅔ c brown sugar
  • 2 ½ T cinnamon
  • 3 T flour
  • 9 T butter, room temperature
  • -----Glaze:-----
  • 2 c powdered sugar
  • ¼ c butter, melted
  • 2 T milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ⅛ tsp salt

Instructions

1

Peel potatoes and cut into 2-inch pieces. Boil with 2 c water and 1 T salt until very tender. Mash with water in pan – don’t drain. Add butter and mash until melted. Whisk in eggs, then 1 c flour, and mash until very smooth. Let stand until barely lukewarm, about 10 minutes.

2

Meanwhile, combine warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand about 10 minutes. Add potato mixture to yeast mixture, then add about 3 c flour (1 c at a time) and knead 8 minutes. Proof for an hour in a buttered bowl covered with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.

3

Combine all filling ingredients. Roll out dough to a 24 x 16-inch rectangle and sprinkle filling over dough. Roll up and cut into 12 pieces. Place about ¾ inch apart on baking sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until double, about 20 minutes.

4

Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees. Cool for 10 minutes. Whisk together ingredients for glaze (add more milk if too thick) and spread over warm rolls.

Notes

Source: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/yukon-gold-cinnamon-rolls

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Big Crumb Coffee Cake with Rhubarb

Big Crumb Coffee Cake with Rhubarb

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By Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • ----RHUBARB FILLING----
  • 1/2 pound rhubarb trimmed
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ----CRUMBS----
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 butter melted
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • ----CAKE----
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons softened butter cut into 8 pieces.

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 325°-f degrees. Grease an 8-inch-square baking pan.

2

To make filling, slice rhubarb 1/2 inch thick and toss with sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Set aside.

3

To make crumbs, in a large bowl, whisk sugars, spices and salt into melted butter until smooth. Then, add flour with a spatula or wooden spoon. It will look and feel like a solid dough. Leave it pressed together in the bottom of the bowl and set aside.

4

To prepare cake, in a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add butter and a spoonful of sour cream mixture and mix on medium speed until flour is moistened. Increase speed and beat for 30 seconds. Add remaining sour cream mixture in two batches, beating for 20 seconds after each addition, and scraping down the sides of bowl with a spatula. Scoop out about 1/2 cup batter and set aside.

5

Scrape remaining batter into prepared pan. Spoon rhubarb over batter. Dollop set-aside batter over rhubarb; it does not have to be even.

6

Using your fingers, break topping mixture into big crumbs, about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch in size. They do not have to be uniform, but make sure most are around that size. Sprinkle over cake. Bake cake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean of batter (it might be moist from rhubarb), 45 to 55 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

Notes

Source: https://www.jamhands.net/2013/06/big-crumb-coffee-cake-with-rhubarb.html#recipe

Sides/ Vegetable

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

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Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 qt green beans
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup Velveeta; grated
  • 1 can french fried onions

Instructions

1

Gently stir together beans, soup, and cheese.

2

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.

3

Just before serving put onion rings over the top and bake a few minutes longer.

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Bean Mushroom Medley

Bean Mushroom Medley

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Prep Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 oz green beans; or 1 pint canned
  • 2 carrots; or 1 pint canned
  • 1/2 c onion; sliced
  • 8 oz mushrooms; sliced
  • 1/4 c butter or bacon grease
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

1

If using fresh beans and carrots, steam them for 4-5 minutes.

2

Cook and stir onion and mushrooms in butter over medium heat until almost tender, about 5 minutes.

3

Stir in beans, carrots, salt, garlic salt, and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

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Maple Cake

Maple Cake

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Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 c cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1 tsps Salt
  • 1/2 c unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoon Shortening
  • 2 c maple syrup
  • 3 egg yolk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 c whole milk
  • 1 c walnut; toasted and chopped
  • 3 c powdered sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 c unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

1

To make the cake, grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans. Beat softened butter and shortening; add maple syrup and beat until smooth. Add egg yolks and egg one at a time, beating after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add alternately with milk. Fold in walnuts. Bake 50 to 55 minutes at 325.

2

Cool in pans on racks 20 minutes. Invert and cool completely before frosting. Frost with Maple Syrup Frosting (unless using a sugar-free frosting instead). Decorate with walnut halves around the top edge.

3

To make the Maple Syrup Frosting, beat softened cream cheese and butter; add powdered sugar and maple syrup and beat just until smooth.

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Arkansas Green Beans

Arkansas Green Beans

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By Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 pint green beans; drained
  • 7 slices bacon
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 7 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

Instructions

1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the drained green beans in a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2

Cook bacon in a microwave on microwave-safe plate for 2 minutes until slightly cooked. Lay the bacon on top of the green beans.

3

Combine the brown sugar, melted butter, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Pour the butter mixture over the green beans and bacon. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.

Notes

Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/199983/arkansas-green-beans/

Cookies/ Snacks/ Sweets

Candy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies

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Prep Time: 50 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c butter
  • 1/2 c shortening
  • 1 c powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp red food coloring
  • 1/2 c crushed peppermint candy
  • 1/2 c sugar

Instructions

1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix butter, shortening, powdered sugar, egg, and flavorings. Blend in flour and salt. Divide dough in half; blend food coloring into one half.

2

Take 1 teaspoon of dough from each color. Roll each piece into a 4-inch rope. Place ropes side by side and twist together. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and turn the top down to form a candy cane shape. Bake 9 minutes. Mix together crushed candy and granulated sugar. Sprinkle cookies with candy mixture immediately after baking.