Bread Machine ½ Whole Wheat Honey Bread

This doesn’t last long in our house – kids prefer this over white bread!

1 C + 2 Tbsp water
1/3 C honey (or a little more)
1 ½ Tbsp shortening
1 ½ C whole wheat flour
1 ½ C white flour
1 ½ tsp salt
1 Tbsp dry milk
1 ½ tsp active dry yeast

Place ingredients in bread machine with wet ingredients first.  Put the yeast in last in a small depression made by your thumb or spoon (to keep the yeast dry until the mixing starts).  Select whole wheat setting (probably best on the lightest color setting) and press start.

Amy’s (no boil) Lasagna

1 pkg. lasagna noodles
1 lb. gr. Beef
1 Qt. spaghetti sauce
1-2 C. water
8 oz. ricotta cheese
1 C. parmesan cheese (+xtra)
1 egg
½ - 1 C. water
Approx. 4 C. mozzarella
1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
Dash nutmeg
Salt & pepper to taste

Brown beef and add spaghetti sauce & 1 C. water.  Let simmer till the rest is ready.

Beat egg in a medium mixing bowl.  Add ricotta, parmesan cheese, ½ C. water, 3-4 C. mozzarella, parsley, nutmeg, salt & pepper and mix.  (If it’s difficult to stir, add more water).

Preheat oven to 350.  Pour 2 C. of sauce mix into bottom of 9x13 pan.  Rinse lasagna noodles in hot water.  Place first layer of noodles in pan then add half of the cheese mixture spread out on noodles.  Pour approx. 1 ½ C. sauce over cheese.  Add another layer of noodles and repeat cheese then sauce directions.  Add last layer of noodles and pour remaining sauce on top.  Sprinkle parmesan cheese and mozzarella on top (I like A LOT).  Cover and bake 40 minutes.  Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes.  IMPORTANT:  Let stand for 10 minutes before serving (or noodles will not cook all the way through).

Amy's Manicotti

I lost the original recipe for this so I am going from memory...

1 package of manicotti
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 egg
8 oz. ricotta cheese
3 C mozzarella cheese
About 2 C parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp parsley flakes
Dash of nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste

Start the water boiling while making the cheese for the inside.  Beat egg in medium mixing bowl.  Add ricotta cheese, 2 Cups of mozzarella cheese,  1 Cup of parmesan cheese, parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper  (You can add water if it is difficult to stir). 

Boil the noodles for the recommended boiling time.  Rinse in cold water.  Preheat the oven to 350.  Using a 9X13 pan, pour spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom of the pan.  Fill noodles 2/3 full and place in pan.  Lightly cover with spaghetti sauce and sprinkle remaining parmesan and mozzarella cheese on top. 

Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 min.

Stefani's German Apple Pancakes

The original recipe fills one 9 inch or so pie plate.  If you double it, it's good for a 9x13 pan.  I have used all different kinds of apples- pretty much whatever is cheapest (except not red delicious).  Good eating!



Original:
1/4 c butter or margarine

1 1/2 c milk

3/4 c flour, unsifted

1/3 c sugar

3 eggs

1/4 t salt


3 apples peeled and sliced thinly

1 1/2 t lemon juice

3 T brown sugar

1/2 t cinnamon

3 T butter



Preheat oven to 400. Put butter in glass 9" pie plate.  Bake 5 min or
until butter melts and bubbles.  Adjust heat to 450.  Put milk, flour,
sugar, eggs and salt into blender.  Mix on med. speed until smooth.
remove pie plate from oven.  Immediately pour in mixture all at once.
Return to oven.  Back for 20 min at 450.  Lower heat to 350.  Bake
8-10 min more (until edges are puffed and browned).  A well will form
in the middle.  Meanwhile, make filling.  Toss apple slices in lemon
juice.  Set aside.  Mix brown sugar and cinnamon.  Set aside.  Melt
butter.  Stir in apples.  Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.  Simmer
for 15-20 min.(until apples are just barely tender).  Spoon into
pancake.

Cheri's Hot Chocolate Mix

This is the "family" recipe I got from Cheri when we canned these together.  Obviously, you'll need to adjust the amounts if you aren't canning #10 cans full of this delicious stuff!

20 qt. instant dry milk
2 lbs. Quick
24 oz.  cremora
2 lbs.  powdered sugar
2   8 oz. jars French vanilla cremora or coffeemate