Saturday, May 30, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

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DIRECTIONS:

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.

In electric mixer, beat butter, shortening, granulated sugar, and 1 cup light-brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully combined between each addition. Add vanilla, and beat to combine. Gradually add dry ingredients, and mix on low speed until fully combined. Remove from mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1-2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, using a rubber spatula, stir together peanut butter and remaining 1/4 cup light-brown sugar.

Using a 1 1/4-inch scoop or heaping tablespoon, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Make a thumbprint in the center of each cookie. Fill thumbprint with 1 teaspoon peanut-butter mixture. Top with a second scoop of dough, and carefully mold dough to cover "surprise."

Bake until firm, about 12 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to racks.

Caesar Pockets



Sunday, February 15, 2009

Pizza and Breadsticks

INGREDIENTS:

2 T yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 T sugar

1/2 cup milk
3 cup very warm water
3 T oil or melted butter
3 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar

11-12 cups of flour

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DIRECTIONS:

Mix first three ingredients in a bowl. Set aside. Mix next 5 ingredients in electric mixer. Add first mixture, mix. Add flour and kneed for approximately 5 minutes. Take dough out, and put in a greased bowl. Put towel over the bowl and let dough raise until it has doubled, around an hour. Divide into 4 pieces for 4 full sized pizza's.


Classic Pepperoni Pizza:
Spread tomato sauce over pizza. Sprinkle basil and garlic powder, or Italian seasoning. Top with mozzarella cheese. Spread with Pepperoni.
Healthy Pizza:
Spread french onion dip over pizza. Sprinkle basil and garlic powder, or Italian seasoning. Cover entire pizza with one layer of spinach. Then add chopped green peppers, sliced mushrooms, and top with Canadian bacon.

Breadsticks:
Roll dough out 1/4 inch thick. Slice with pizza cutter to desired length. Take two pieces and wrap one around the other. Brush on a generous amount of melted butter. Sprinkle garlic powder.

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OPTIONS:


Divide dough into 6-8 pieces for smaller individual pizzas.
Make pizzas and then freeze.

Bake fresh at 425 for 15 minutes. For frozen pizzas, bake for 20-25 minutes.