[H.M. Murdock]

Sourdough doughnuts

Sift together and set aside
4 cups sifted flour
1 tablespoon backing powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Beat in rotary beater until thick and piled softly
2 eggs
Add gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition
1 cup sugar
Mix in
2 tablespoons melted shortening
Blend in dry ingredients alternately with
1 cup buttermilk or soured milk
Stir lightly until well blended. Dough will be soft. If it seems very sticky, measure
1/2 cup sifted flour
Add enough of this flour to make an easily handled but soft dough. Save remainder of flour for rolling process. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Handling very lightly, roll dough 1/2" thick and cut with a lightly floured doughnut cutter.

Deep-fry doughnuts and "holes" in heated fat, oil, etc. (350-365 degrees). Deep-fry only as many doughnuts at one time as will float uncrowded in the fryer. When doughnuts rise to surface, turn with fork or tongs. Do not pierce. Turn doughnuts often. Deep-fry 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Drain doughnuts and "holes" over fat for a second before removing to absorbent paper. Serve plain or shake 2 or 3 warm doughnuts at a time in a plastic bag containing 1/2 cup confectioners' (powdered, that is) or granulated sugar.
Makes roughly 24 doughnuts and holes.
These doughnuts will not be the light, fluffy glazes that you're used to eating at Krispy Kreme. Krispy Kremes are disgusting anyway. Instead they are solid and rather like a cake doughnut, but with an interesting tang to them. Delicious.

[MtlMom]

Zwieback

2 c milk
1 c butter
2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
1 cup lukewarm water
2 eggs, beaten
8-10 cups all purpose flour

1. Scald milk. Add butter, salt and sugar. Cool to lukewarm.

2. Combine yeast, 2 tsp. sugar, and warm water in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in warm place until foamy.

3. Add yeast mixture and beaten eggs to lukewarm milk mixture. Mix well and gradually stir in flour, 1 cup at a time. Knead until very soft and smooth

4. Place dough in greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.

5. Pinch off balls of dough about the size of a golf ball and arrange two inches apart on a greased baking sheet. Put a smaller ball on top of each of the bottom balls. Press down with thumb. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

About 3 dozen zwieback
Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.

Old German Breadmaking Blessing

Der Herr hat es uns gegeben,
Ohne Brot ist kein Leben.
Solang ein Brot im Kasten
Brauchen wir nicht zu fasten.
Herr segne unser Brot,
Dann haben wir keine Not.
Der Vater, der Sohn, und der Heilige Geist.

The Lord has given us bread.
Without it there is no life,
As long as bread is in the cupboard,
We need not fast.
Lord, bless our bread,
For then we have no need.
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Wedel

[MtlMom]

I'm switching countries here, but this soup would be great with zwieback!

Minestrone Soup

4 cloves of garlic, chopped
½ cup onion, chopped
olive oil

2 small zucchini
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
1 cup frozen green beans

8 cups water
1 can diced tomatoes ( 28 oz)
1 small can tomato paste
1 Tbsp dried basil
1 tsp. ground oregano
1 tsp salt
½ tsp. black pepper

3 cups pasta shells


Saute garlic and onion in olive oil in a large pot for about 2 minutes. Add vegetables and cook for 5 minutes. Add water and remaining ingredients except pasta, heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Return to a boil and add pasta,then reduce heat again and simmer 15 minutes uncovered until pasta is al dente.

[Mara's Mom]

Tortellini Soup
This is a pretty soup!

1 T. olive oil
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 large carrots, finely diced
1 tsp. basil

1 c. canned diced tomato
1 zucchini, quartered and sliced
5-6 c. chicken broth
2 t. parsley

9 oz. pkg fresh cheese tortellini

Saute garlic, onion, carrot and basil until soft with a little color. Place tomatoes, zucchini, broth, sauteed vegetables, parsley to small stock pot. Heat to boiling and add fresh pasta. Stir frequently, cooking until pasta and zucchini are tender. Season with S & P.

Tonight I doubled the recipe and used a 19 oz. bag of dried tortellini. I cooked it according to package directions first and then added to soup. I was a little hesitant to use it at first, but it turned out really well. I also added one can of rinsed Cannelini beans to make it a little heartier. It was good.

[MtlMom]

Souper Easy Broccoli Soup

1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon oil
2 pound broccoli, chopped (bow to Dana Carvey)
5 cups vegetable stock
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add broccoli and stock. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. Season, and serve.

[Adri]

I tried the Zwieback recipe of yours Mrs. M. Thanks!
Oooh. Would anyone happen to make their own vegetable stock?

[Mara's Mom]

I have to post this recipe. It's really good.

Black Bean Soup

2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1-2 T. olive oil
4 cloves garlic
2 T. chili powder
2 t. cumin
1 t. red pepper
pepper, to taste
4 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can corn
2 cans stewed tomatoes or Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 c. chicken broth

Saute vegetables in oil for about 5 minutes in a medium stockpot. Add spices and garlic and cook for a few minutes more. In a separate bowl, puree two cans of the black beans and the tomatoes. Add the remaining two cans of beans, corn and broth to the stockpot. Bring to a boil. Add the pureed beans and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with warm tortillas.

You can simplify this a bit by substituting a large can of refried beans and crushed tomatoes. That way you can skip the pureeing.

[MtlMom]

I'm going to make the bean soup this weekend. Here's a meaty soup for Mr. D.

Cheesy Meatball Soup

4 cups beef broth
1 cup corn whole kernel
1 cup potato chopped
1 cup celery chopped
1/2 cup carrot sliced
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce
4 oz mozzarella cheese, grated

meatballs:
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Meatballs: mix ingredients together thoroughly. Shape into medium size
meatballs. Place uncooked meatballs and all other ingredients, except cheese, in electric slow cooker. Stir gently. Cover and cook on setting # 2 (low)
for 8 to 10 hours. Before serving add cheese, stirring gently until well
blended.

[Lilith.]

I picked up this recipe in Honduras, and I thought I would share it.

Tres Leches

Biscocho (I’m assuming this means “cake”):

4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla

Beat eggs until light and frothy. Gradually add one cup sugar. Mix in remaining ingredients and pour into an ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.

Next, blend one large can of evaporated milk, one large can of condensed milk, and one can of whole milk (I fill up the empty condensed milk can with regular milk) in the blender. Poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick. Slowly pour blended milks over the cake (make sure the cake is cool).

Beat two cups whipping cream until thick. Add one tablespoon sugar and one teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over cake.

[passinthru]

There are a couple soup recipes on here from Mara's Mom that require chicken broth...can I substitute beef or veggies broth? I'm allergic to chicken.

[MtlMom]

I think you could substitute vegetable broth easily. Beef broth might be too rich.

[hapa_angel]

Does anyone happen to know of a good, relatively simple recipie for Spanish rice? I made some from a package last night and found that, while not bad for the cheap price, it was sorely lacking.

[MtlMom]

Easy Spanish Rice

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 large garlic clove, minced
¼ tsp crushed red pepper
1 1/2 cup long grain white rice
1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes with liquid
2 cups chicken broth or water
salt and pepper

Directions:

(You need a sauce pan with a fairly tight fitting lid)

In a large sauce pan over medium heat, heat oil and saute onion until transparent. Add garlic and cook briefly – don’t let the garlic brown. Stir in raw rice and peppers. Cook, stirring constantly for about 1 minute until rice turns light brown. Add tomatoes with liquid, broth (or water) and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes until rice has absorbed the liquid and is tender.

[hapa_angel]

W00t! Mrs. Mom to the rescue!

Thankey kindly.

[LabyrinthChick]

Cajun Chicken

Time: 8-10 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 & 1/2 pounds of chicken cut into strips
2 tablespoons of margin/butter, which can also be substituted with olive oil

With the exception of the butter, mix all of the ingredients into a ziploc
bag and mix together. Use the butter in a skillet or frying pan and cook for about ten minutes (until all of the pink in the chicken is gone).