Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Cinnamon Sugar Bread

2 cups flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup white sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup sugar.
Add egg, milk, and oil to flour mixture.  Stir until just moistened.
Pour half of the batter into pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar.  Cover with remaining batter.  Top with more cinnamon and sugar if desired.  Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.  Let sit overnight & enjoy for breakfast!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Buttered Potatoes

3 medium potatoes, pared and thinly sliced
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3 T. butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease a casserole dish (be sure it has a tight fitting lid).  Gently toss the potatoes with salt and pepper and place in dish.  Dot with butter.  Cover and bake for 45 - 50 minutes.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

No Bake Peanut Butter & Chocolate Bars

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups peanut butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Place all ingredients except the chocolate chips in a large microwave safe bowl.  Microwave until butter and peanut butter are melted. (1 - 2 minutes)
Remove from microwave and stir ingredients until mixed well.  Pat into a 9x13 pan.
Pour chocolate chips into another microwave safe bowl and microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until completely melted.  Spoon over top of peanut butter mixture and spread evenly.
Allow to cool completely until chocolate hardens.

K-Dog's Manwiches

1 lb. Italian sausage
1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
30 oz. pizza sauce
french bread or sub buns
mozzarella cheese slices

Brown sausage and ground beef together.  Drain.

Mix the salt, pepper, garlic powder and pepper flakes into the pizza sauce.  Put the browned meat and the seasoned sauce in the crock pot and stir to combine.  Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 1-2, stirring once or twice  during cooking.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Cut french bread into smaller buns or use buns.  Pull a small amount of bread out of the bottom of the buns to make a bowl for the meat.  Fill the bowl with meat mixture.  Cover the meat with a mozzarella cheese slice.  Place the top of bun onto sandwich and wrap the entire thing in foil.  Bake for 15 minutes in the oven and serve.