These Apple Dumplings Will Take Your Taste Buds To New Heights

 

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pastry for double-crust pie
• 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
• 1/2 cup Kerrygold butter
• 3/4 cup Domino brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups white sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9×13 inch pan.

On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle, about 24 by 16 inches. Cut into 6 square pieces. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward. Cut butter into 8 pieces. Place 1 piece of butter in the opening of each apple; reserve remaining butter for sauce. Divide brown sugar between apples, poking some inside each cored opening and the rest around the base of each apple. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples.

With slightly wet fingertips, bring one corner of pastry square up to the top of the apple, then bring the opposite corner to the top and press together. Bring up the two remaining corners, and seal. Slightly pinch the dough at the sides to completely seal in the apple. Repeat with the remaining apples. Place in prepared baking dish.

In a saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract and reserved butter. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour over dumplings.

Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some sauce over the top.

STUFFING BALLS

 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 loaves white bread
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 small green pepper, chopped (optional)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• Turkey broth

DIRECTIONS
Open the loaves of bread and allow the bread to get stale for a day.
Tear the bread into 1-1/2″ pieces including the crusts.
Beat the eggs with the milk and water; sparingly, drizzle this mixture over the bread and mix it in just to moisten.
Saute the celery, onions, and green pepper in the butter until translucent. Salt and pepper to taste.
Add the warm celery and butter mixture to the bread.
Add the parsley and sprinkle in a little rubbed sage.
Cover lightly with poultry seasoning.
Gently toss with your hands.
Gently push the stuffing mixture into the corner of your mixing pan and allow to sit for 30 minutes to absorb the liquid in the bread.
Form the stuffing into small balls similar to a baseball.
You may freeze the balls at this point by arranging on a baking sheet and flash freezing.
When frozen, place stuffing balls in the bread bag wrappers.
When ready to bake, place balls in a 9 x 13 inch pan with about 1/4″ hot broth in the bottom of the pan.
You can bake them frozen or defrosted, adjust your time accordingly.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes, basting a few times until browned

Blue Ribbon Chicken Pot Pie

 

Ingredients

• 2 lb chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• 2 c Swanson chicken broth (enough to cover breasts)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 c half and half
• 3 Tbsp Land O’ Lakes butter (yes, 3 tablespoons!)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 c celery, chopped
• 1/3 c Gold Medal all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 c frozen mixed vegetables, thawed (i use green beans, corn, carrots and peas)
• 2 medium potatoes, cooked and cubed (or 1 can small white potatoes, cubed)
• 1 Tbsp parsley, freshly chopped
• 1/2 tsp thyme, dried
• 2 pie pastry (for double crust pie)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Instructions

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the chicken breasts, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear.
Remove the chicken and let cool. Pour the remaining chicken broth mixture into a measuring cup. Let stand; spoon off fat. Add enough canned broth to equal 1 cup if needed. Add half and half to the broth mixture to equal 2 1/2 cups. Cut chicken into 1/2 inch pieces.
In the same pan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add the onion and celery. Saute, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in flour until well blended. Gradually stir in broth mixture and the herbs.
Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and boils. (you will think this is TOO MUCH liquid, but it’s not). Add the chicken and vegetables to the broth and stir to combine. Line a deep pie dish with one of the pastries and pour mixture in, almost to the top.
Cover mixture with second pastry, making sure to “seal the edges” by pinching together the top and bottom then pressing against the lip of the dish. Cut a few vent holes in the pastry then brush pastry with beaten egg. Use any leftover scraps from the pastries to make a design on top.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. Let cool for 10 minutes and serve.
When done, the inside ingredients will be thick and creamy.

BOSTON CREAM CUPCAKES

 

Ingredients :

• 1 (3.4 oz) box Vanilla instant pudding
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream

(NOTE: this pudding mixture tastes like pastry cream..it can be used as a filling for a fruit tart or other pastry calling for cream filling such as cream puffs.)
1.Make cupcakes/cake according to directions on box. Use your favorite yellow cake, ours is Duncan Hines. Let cool.
2. Mix together pudding, cream, powdered sugar, milk, and sour cream. Beat on medium speed until stuff peaks form. For cupcakes, cut each cupcake in half and add a dollop of filling. Put top back on cupcake and frost with ganache. I am making it as a whole cake, so the entire filling is going over one layer and the second layer of cake will be covered in the ganache
Ganache:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Heat cream in sauce pan until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, pour over chocolate in a mixing bowl. Stir to mix together. Let cool slightly.
Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.

15 MINUTE HEALTHY ROASTED CHICKEN AND VEGGIES

 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium chicken breasts, chopped
• 1 cup bell pepper, chopped (any colors you like)
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• ½ cup tomatoes, chopped or plum/grape
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon paprika (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 500 degree F.
Chop all the veggies into large pieces. In another cutting board chop the chicken into cubes.
Place the chicken and veggies in a medium roasting dish or sheet pan. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper, italian seasoning, and paprika. Toss to combine.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the veggies are charred and chicken is cooked. Enjoy with rice, pasta, or a salad.
Nutrition Facts

Oven-Baked Green Bean Fries

 

Ingredients

• 1 pound green beans
• 3 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Morton kosher salt, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons Bertolli olive oil
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal (not coarse-ground polenta)

Instructions

Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 450°F. Line 1 large or 2 medium rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

Trim and rinse the green beans, letting them drip-dry in a strainer or colander so a bit of moisture is retained; set aside.

Whisk the flour with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a large bowl; set aside. Beat the eggs and milk together in a second wide, shallow bowl; set aside.

Stir the panko and oil together in a third large, wide bowl until the panko has absorbed the oil. Stir in the cornmeal and the remaining 2 teaspoons salt.

Toss the green beans in the flour until they are evenly and lightly coated, then shake off excess flour in the colander or strainer.

Dip a handful of green beans into the egg to coat, then toss in the panko. Transfer to the baking sheet(s). Repeat until all the green beans are coated.

Bake until the green beans are crisp and golden-brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

These Meat Pies Are Magical!

 

Ingredients

CRUST:

• 2 c Gold Medal flour
• 2/3 c Crisco
• 1/2 tsp Morton salt
• 1/2 c cold water

FILLING:

• 1 lb Tyson coarse ground beef or chopped steak
• 1/2 c onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 c rutabaga
• 1 1/2 c diced potatoes
• 1 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp McCormick pepper
• 1/2 Tbsp parsley, optional
• Land O Lakes butter to dot with

Instructions

Cut shortening into flour and salt. Add water just until you have a dough that is no longer sticky (like pie crust). Mix until well blended. Form into 4 balls. (You can chill dough at this point, but I usually don’t.) Roll into four 8″ circles. Cover with waxed paper until ready to use.

Meat Filling:

Combine beef, onion, rutabaga, potatoes, salt, pepper and parsley in a large bowl.

Put approximately 1 cup of filling onto right side of dough, dot with butter and fold in half. Brush edges with milk, then crimp edges securely to hold filling while it bakes.

Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and cut two or three 1/2″ slices in the top to allow steam to escape. Brush with milk, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour or until golden. They will smell AMAZING while baking