Cookies/ Snacks/ Sweets

Grandpa Krahn’s Favorite Oatmeal Cookies

Grandpa Krahn's Favorite Oatmeal Cookies

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Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs; well beaten
  • 1/2 c Shortening
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1/4 tsps Salt
  • 1 tsps baking soda
  • 2 c oatmeal
  • 2 c flour
  • 14 tablespoon milk
  • 1 c raisins

Instructions

1

Mix eggs, butter, and sugar.

2

Add dry ingredients and milk alternately.

3

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Main Dish/ Sides/ Soup

Potato Soup

Potato Soup

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Prep Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 potatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 1/2 bay leaf
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 c cream
  • 2 T butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 T milk
  • chopped cooked ham (optional)

Instructions

1

Put diced potatoes in salt water with parsley, bay leaf, and onion. Bring to a boil.

2

For dumplings, mix together egg, salt, and milk, and then add enough flour to make a stiff dough.

3

When the potatoes start to boil, add dumplings, and boil for 10 minutes.

4

Add cream and butter and ham.

Appetizer/ Bread/ Sides

Pizza Hut Style Breadsticks

Pizza Hut Style Breadsticks

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

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 c warm water
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 4 c flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 3 T milk
  • 1 T yeast
  • 1 T parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 T garlic powder
  • 1/2 T garlic salt
  • 1/2 T onion powder
  • 1/2 T oregano
  • 1/8 c olive oil

Instructions

1

Mix together the water, olive oil, flour, salt, oregano, milk, and yeast like bread dough. Allow it to rise.

2

Roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thickness on a greased pizza pan or baking sheet. With a pizza cutter, cut into strips that are one inch wide. Allow the dough to rise again.

3

Stir together the parmesan, garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder, and oregano.

4

Brush breadsticks with oil and sprinkle them with the seasoning mixture.

5

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Cookies/ Sweets

Melted Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Melted Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 c butter melted
  • 1 1/2 c brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 c chocolate chips

Instructions

1

Combine flour and baking soda. Set aside. Combine melted butter with brown sugar. Mix well. Add egg and vanilla and mix until well blended. Add flour mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

2

Drop by tablespoons two and a half inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 11 minutes.

Main Dish/ Pasta

Chana Masala

Chana Masala

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By Prep Time: 90 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • cooked rice or naan
  • 10 sprigs cilantro
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 can (14 oz) tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tsps paprika
  • 1 tsps cumin
  • 1/2 tsps turmeric
  • 1/2 tsps ginger
  • 1/2 tsps fennel seeds
  • 2 can (15 oz) chick peas
  • 1.5 tsps garam masala
  • 1/2 tsps Salt

Instructions

1

Separate cilantro leaves and stems. Use a chef's knife to chop the leaves; set aside. Cut stems into 1-inch pieces.

2

Add cilantro stems, onion, and garlic to food processor and process until finely chopped, about 10 seconds. Remove from food processor and scrape the mixture into a large saucepan.

3

Process tomatoes with their liquid in the food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds.

4

Add oil to the onion mixture in the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes, until the onions are softened and beginning to brown.

5

Add paprika, cumin, turmeric, ginger, and fennel seeds. Cook and stir for one minute.

6

Stir in chickpeas and their liquid along with the processed tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

7

Stir in garam masala and salt. Cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes, until sauce thickens.

8

Serve with rice or naan and sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

Main Dish

Rodeo Dinner

Rodeo Dinner

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Prep Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg macaroni and cheese
  • 1 lb hamburger
  • 1/2 c chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 c chopped onion
  • 16 oz tomato sauce
  • 1/2 c water
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1

Brown ground beef. Add pepper and onion and cook until tender.

2

Add tomato sauce, water, and seasonings. Simmer uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes.

3

Cook macaroni and add it along with the cheese packet.

Bread/ Sides/ Snacks/ Sweets

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

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By Prep Time: 1 hour, plus 1 1/2 to 2 hours rise time Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 c milk
  • 3 T unsalted butter
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 3 T brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 c flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 egg yolks

Instructions

1

Heat milk and 3 T butter until butter is melted. Let it cool about 20 minutes.

2

Whisk together sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Put 3 T of this mixture into a large mixing bowl; set the remaining mixture aside.

3

Whisk flour, yeast, and salt into the 3 T cinnamon sugar mixture.

4

Add egg yolks to the cooled milk, and then mix the liquid into the dry ingredients. Knead about 8 minutes and form the dough into a smooth ball. Let rise in a greased bowl, covered with plastic wrap, for 60 to 90 minutes (until doubled).

5

Grease a loaf pan. Pat the dough into an 18-by-7-inch rectangle. Brush dough with water and sprinkle with 1/2 c of the reserved cinnamon sugar, leaving a 2-inch border along one short end. Roll up into a log, ending with the border end and pinching the seam and ends closed. Place loaf seam-side-down in the greased pan.

6

Cover loaf pan loosely with greased plastic and let the loaf rise at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes, until the dough is level with the top edge of the pan.

7

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

8

Melt 1 T butter and brush on top of the loaf. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.

9

Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

10

Allow bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove and cool completely, about 2 hours.

Appetizer/ Bread/ Sides

Walnut-Crusted Wheat Loaf

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Prep Time: 40 minutes, plus 95 minutes rising Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
  • 1 to 1 1/2 c flour
  • 3/8 c wheat germ
  • 2 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 c water
  • 1/4 c honey
  • 1/6 c shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 c walnuts; chopped
  • 1/8 c sugar
  • 1/8 c water
  • 1/8 c walnuts; chopped

Instructions

1

Combine the wheat flour, 1 1/4 c flour, wheat germ, yeast, and salt.

2

In a small saucepan,heat the water, honey, and shortening. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg; beat until smooth. Stir in 1/2 c walnuts and enough flour to make a kneadable dough. Knead 5-6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and turn once to grease the top. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.

3

Punch dough down and shape into a ball. Flatten slightly and place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 35 minutes.

4

In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Brush over top of loaf. Sprinkle with 1/8 c walnuts. Bake 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees.

Cookies/ Sweets

Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles

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Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 1/2 cups flour
  • 4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 Tablespoons sugar
  • 4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter, shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly.

2

Sift flour before measuring. Blend flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together, and then stir them into the butter mixture.

3

Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into one-inch balls and roll each ball in the cinnamon mixture. Place cookies two inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

4

Bake for eight to ten minutes.

Notes

These cookies puff up at first and flatten out when they cool.

Sweets

Terrific Truffles

Terrific Truffles

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Prep Time: 20 minutes + 1 hour to chill

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3 c powdered sugar
  • 12 oz semisweet chocolate
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 c crushed peppermint candy, flaked coconut, or ground nuts

Instructions

1

Beat cream cheese; add powdered sugar gradually.

2

Melt chocolate and stir until smooth.

3

Add chocolate and vanilla to cream cheese. Refrigerate one hour.

4

Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in peppermint, coconut, or nuts.