German Pancakes

¼ cup of butter

1/2 cup of all-purpose flour

1/2 cup milk

4 eggs

3 tablespoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon of salt

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt butter in a 9 inch cast iron skillet.

2.       In a medium bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs and salt. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

3.       Bake on center rack in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.

Tres Leches Cake

Cake:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

5 large eggs, separated

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Tres Leches Mixture:

1 cup half and half

One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

One 12-ounce can evaporated milk

Icing:

1 pint heavy cream, for whipping

3 tablespoons sugar

1.       For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9- by 13-inch cake pan.

2.       Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

3.       Separate the eggs. Beat the egg yolks with 3/4 cup of the sugar on high speed until the yolks are pale yellow. Stir in the milk and vanilla. Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.

4.       Beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until the egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold the egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Spoon into the prepared pan and spread to even out the surface.

5.       Bake until the cake is done, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan, and then turn out (upside down) onto a rimmed platter.

6.       For the tres leches: Combine the heavy cream, evaporated milk and condensed milk in a small pitcher. Pierce the surface of the cake with a fork several times. Drizzle the milk mixture over the top and allow the cake to sit and absorb the milk mixture. Don't worry about totally soaking the cake! That's what you want.

7.       For the icing: Whip the cream with the sugar. Spread it evenly over the top and sides of the soaked cake and decorate with maraschino cherries.

8.       Refrigerate until ready to serve. Several hours is fine. The cooler the cake, the better!

Salisbury Steak

Salisbury Steak

 INGREDIENTS

SERVINGS 6 UNITS US
1 (10 1/2 ounce) cancampbells French onion soup
1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 egg
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cup ketchup
1 -3 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, to taste
1⁄2 teaspoon mustard powder
1⁄4 cup water
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DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, mix together 1/3 cup condensed French onion soup with ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and black pepper.
Shape into 6 oval patties.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown both sides of patties.
Pour off excess fat.
In a small bowl, blend flour and remaining soup until smooth.
Mix in ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder.
Pour over meat in skillet.
Cover, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings ~the easy way

1 (8 ounce) can Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls (The Croissant Kind)
2 baking apple
1⁄2 cup butter
3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar (or light brown sugar)
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 cup water
juice of one lemon

Preheat oven to 350.

On a surface dusted w/ flour, unfold the Crescent Rolls. Cut them out with along the dotted line.
Place an apple wedge on the wide edge of each dough triangle and roll up maintaining the croissant shape as much as possible
Place the dumplings in an 8 in baking dish.
In a saucepan, melt the butter, sugar and cinnamon over medium heat. Stir in water and lemon juice. Pour mixture over the dumplings. Sprinkle on more cinnamon.
Cover the pan with foil and bake for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, uncover the pan and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

I know people who add a few cinnamon red hots to add a little color. I will buy some and keep them in a jar for occasions like this in the future.

* Since living semi alone again (I have the boys 4 nights a week) I cook for one a lot. I made 2 of the crescent rolls for my breakfast. the remaining 6 were made into dumplings

I love recipes that use a premade ingredient i.e. a tube of rolls or a box of cake mix.

Cornbread Casserole

Cornbread Casserole
1 (8 ounce) box Jiffy cornbread mix
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn (not drained)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup melted butter

350 - 60 min

I doubled this recipe in a 9x13" pyrex dish for the church chili dinner Halloween trunk or treat. It was a hit and I took an empty dish home. The boys liked it enough to ask me to make it again.

Queso Fundido

Queso Fundido

1 lb Chorizo
1 lb Ground Turkey
1 whole Medium Onion, Finely Diced
4 whole  Bell Peppers One Red, Green, Yellow, & orange Seeded And Finely Diced
2 pounds Stringy Melting Cheese
3 whole Roma Tomatoes, Diced
1 Bunch Cilantro, Chopped
 Tortilla Chips or soft taco shells For Serving

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