Chicken Pot Pie

Awesome for leftover turkey and mashed potatoes! (Thanks Jana for sending the recipe to me in Germany!!)

Chicken Pot Pie
1/2 c butter
1/2 c flour
1/2 c chopped onion
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 c milk
2 c water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1and 1/2 c frozen peas and carrots
2-3 red potatoes, cashed(?) and thinly sliced
2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly Remove from heat and stir in milk, water, and bouillon. Heat to boiling stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Add pease and carrots, potatoes and chicken. Roll "super easy pi crust" pastry into 11x14 inch rectangle. Pour chicken mixture into 9x11 inch pan on the bottom crust. Place pastry over top and flute edges. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden.

Super Easy Pie Crust

1/2 c butter
2/3 c Crisco shortening
1 T. sugar
1 T nonfat dry milk
1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
3 c unsifted flour
1/2 c cold water

Pumpkin Bisque from Mormon Cookbook- SO GOOD!

1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups canned pumpkin (I used 2 butternut squashes and a leftover mini deco=-pumpkin)
2/3 cup sour cream
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups light cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Sour cream, for garnishing
Chives, for garnishing

Sautee onion in butter. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine pumpkin, sour cream, chicken broth, cream, brown sugar, and salt.
Beat mixture until smooth.
Add onions and butter.
Cover and chill. (I stopped here and just ate it, but you can chill it)
When ready to serve, garnish with dollops of addt'l sour cream and chives.
If serving hot, warm slowly over low heat.
DO NOT BOIL.
Makes 6-8 servings.

*** My note: Tastes amAZing with German RYE bread (Roggenbrot) MMMMMM!!

Sweet Chili

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 pounds 95% lean ground beef (If you leave it out, it's practically unnoticeable!)
3/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste (Tomaten Mark auf Deutsch)
2 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons dried sweet basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (or the real stuff)
1 dash ground cloves
1 dash baking soda

DIRECTIONS:
1. Brown ground beef
2. Drain and return to pan
3. Add bell pepper, parsley, onion and celery
4. Saute until onion is clear, approx 5 minutes
5. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours

Add cheese?
Eat with cornbread?
YUM!!!

Apfel Streudel (APPLE STREUDEL)

Bust out an apple corer.
Core yourself 6 apples. I left the peels on. Mmmm.
Sautee em in about a half a stick of butter, lid on, till they're soft. I used a hamburger masher to break into smaller pieces.
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Make a sauce to pour over the apples. It's the sauce I use for peach cobbler.
3/4 c. sugar
2 T. Flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
---- mash in 1 T. Butter-----
then add:
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. juice (apple juice from a jug is great)


Make a bread dough from Jan's "Fruit Filled Rolls" recipe:
2 c. sour cream, warmed
1/2 c. warm water
3 T. yeast dissolved in warm water
2/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/4 c. margarine
6 c. flour

Mix together, then divide into four balls.
Let rise until double.
Roll into oblong pieces- then lay two on a cookie sheet (fills 2 cookie sheets)
Fill each one with 1 cup filling.
Make 1 inch slits in sides of dough, about 1 inch apart from each other, on the long sides of dough.
Fold in ends then "braid" sides (cross or overlap).

Let rise again. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 mins.

Eat with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream :)
SO GOOD!

APPLE MUFFINS-

Jan Walker's Awesome Recipe


Stir together:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
1 cup grated apple

Blend dry ingredients:
3 c. flour
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 c. chopped nuts

Stir just til flour is moistened.
Fill muffin tins 2/3 full.
Sprinkle w/ topping just before baking.
Bake at 400 for 12-15 mins.
Makes about 18+ muffins.

Waffles without Waffle Iron

The Waffle Recipe is simple-
2c flour (feel free to do half wheat/half white or bread flour)
3tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
3 eggs, SEPARATED-
(save whites and food processor or blender them till peaks form)

Fold in egg whites

1 & 1/4 c. Milk
1/2 c. shortening

No waffle iron? Use a sandwich maker!

Easy baking powder biscuits

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
5 TBSP butter
1 (scant) cup milk

Combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until largest crumbs are the size of a pea. Add milk, toss with a fork to make a dough. Fold it over itself a few times, not really "kneading", just combining. You want to maintain the layers of butter and flour to get a light, flaky biscuit.

Break off chunks into circles or squares or whatever shapes and slap on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 425 degrees approximately 15 minutes.

I use whole wheat flour, and like the flavor. Remember, handling biscuit dough for too long makes dense, hard biscuits, so if you don't mind an "ugly" biscuit it will taste better for the less handling.