Monday, April 13, 2009

Unleavened Pizza Crust

1 c. flour
dash of salt
dash of pepper
2 eggs
2/3 c. milk

Lightly grease and dust with flour a 10 x 15 inch cookie sheet. Prepare batter and pour into the pan, spread around whole pan so batter covers bottom.

Bake on the lowest rack in a 425 degree oven for 25 - 30 minutes.

Put on tomatoe sauce and pizza ingrediants and cover with mozzarella cheese (or just cover with cheese) and bake for another 10 - 15 minutes.

Submitted by Brenda Webb-UCG Houston North

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Almond Bread

4 eggs
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. oil or butter (I use veg. or canola oil)
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/3 c. slivered or sliced almonds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
Spray mini muffin pan or regular muffin pan with cooking spray.

Mix eggs, sugar plus 1 c. of the flour. Stir completely.
Add Oil and the remaining 2 c. of flour. Stir completely.
Add vanilla and almond extract. Stir completely.

Spoon to top of each of the mini muffin pan or fill 1/2 of each of the regular muffin pan.

Bake for 10 mins for mini muffin pan or 15 minutes for regular muffin pan.

Submitted by: Brenda Webb - UCG Houston North

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Banana Cream Pie

Crust
2 cups granola
1/4 cup butter

Crush granola. Add melted butter. Press into 9-inch pie pan.
Bake at 350 for 5 min. Cool before adding filling.

Filling
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour or 3 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp butter

In saucepan, combine sugar, flour or cornstarch, and salt; gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium-high heat till bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir a moderate amount hot mixture into yolks; immediately return to hot mixture; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Slice 1-2 bananas into cooled baked crust. Pour filling over sliced bananas. Refrigerate.

Submitted by: Linda Radcliff - UCG Houston North

German Pancakes

1 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups milk

Mix flour, sugar and salt. Stir in remaining ingredients. Beat until smooth. Lightly butter 8" skillet. Heat over medium heat until bubbly. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto skillet. Immediately rotate skillet while cooking. Cook until light brown; turn and cook the other side. Stack and keep covered.


Submitted by: Terry Benton

Best Unleavened Bread

4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp butter
2 egg yolks
2 tsp oil
1 1/4 cups milk

Preheat oven to 400
Mix flour and salt. Cut butter into flour and salt mixture.
In another bowl, heat egg yolks and oil together, add milk in slowly and heat.
Stir the two mixtures together with a fork until it forms a ball. Knead lightly,
divide in half. Roll out thin on ungreased cookie sheets and prick with a fork.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Cut in squares. Re-heats well
in the microwave for soft warm bread.


Submitted by: Geraldine Saha

Unleavened Brownies

1/2 cup margarine
2 - 1 oz squares of chocolate
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sifted flour
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup nuts
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 325 . Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Beat
in eggs. Blend in melted chocolate squares. Stir in flour and nuts.
Place in 8 x 8 greased pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes.


Submitted by: Cissy Hudson

Cheese Bread

1/2 lb cheddar cheese
3 eggs
1/2 lb Monterey jack
1 1/3 cups milk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp salt


Grate cheese, mix with other ingredients. Spray or grease a 13"
rectangular cake pan for baking. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.


Submitted by: Carol Newsom and Maureen Harrison

Unleavened Bread

3 cups flour
2 tbsp oil or butter
3 large whole eggs
1 1/2 cups water or milk
1 tsp salt
Sesame seeds (optional)


Combine flour and salt. In another bowl combine eggs and oil, beat. Add the egg mixture to the flour and add water. Beat hard for 1 or 3 minutes. Pour into greased cookie sheet or (3) 8" square pans.

Bake at 450 for 20 minutes.

Can sprinkle sesame seeds over the top before baking.


Submitted by: Regina Orsak

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

3/4 lb butter
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 tsp butter flavoring
3 cups sugar
3 cups all purpose flour
6 eggs


Cream together in large bowl, butter and cheese; blend in sugar
with electric mixer on medium. Add eggs one at a time and
continue to blend. Add flavorings. Blend in flour very well until
batter is smooth. Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan or 2 loaf pans.

Bake in preheated 325 oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cake is golden brown.


Submitted by: Geraldine Saha

Pecan Tarts

Dough

3 oz pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
dash of salt


Filling

1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup chopped pecans


Combine ingredients for dough. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Combine all ingredients for filling. Pour in sauce pan and warm over
low heat. Shape dough in small balls and press in muffin pan
forming shell. Fill shell with filling. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.


Submitted by: Pat Bell

My Favorite Almond Bread

4 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 tsp almond extract
3/4 cup oil or butter
1 small bag slivered almonds
3 cups flour

Mix sugar, eggs and 1 c flour. Mix well and add oil or butter. Add
remaining ingredients. Pour into 2 bread pans. Bake at 350 for
30 min. Remove from pans and slice as needed.


Submitted by: Caryl Newsom

Unleavened Parmesan Crescents

3/4 cup soft butter
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pint small curd cottage cheese
2 cups flour


Blend butter and cottage cheese. Add flour and blend. Refrigerate
until cold enough to roll out. Divide dough and roll out into small
circles. Cut each round circle into 8 pie shaped pieces.

Sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese. Roll into crescents. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes about 3 dozen.

Submitted by: Jeanette Treybig

Old Fashioned Swiss Steak

1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp all purpose flour, divided
2 cups chopped celery
2 tsp salt, divided
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 tsp pepper, divided
1 cup beef broth
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 lb boneless round steak, cut into serving size pieces
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp cooking oil
1/4 cup cold water
1 garlic clove, minced


In a large plastic bag, combine 1/2 c flour, 1 t salt 1/2 t pepper and garlic salt. Add beef and toss to coat.

Remove meat from bag and pound with a mallet to tenderize. Heat oil in a Dutch oven; brown the meat.

Add garlic, celery, and onion; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, broth, soy sauce and remaining salt and pepper.

Cover and bake at 325 for 2 hours. Remove from the oven and return to stovetop. In a small bowl, combine water and remaining flour; stir into juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.

Makes 6-8 servings.


Submitted by: Diane Krispinsky

Norwegian Flat Bread

2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cups oil or butter
2 tsp salt
1/2 - 3/4 cup water
2 cups rolled oats

Sift flour and salt. Combine with oats. Combine oil and water.
Add all at once to dry ingredients. Roll out to a rectangle
about 1/8" thickness. Cut into squares. Bake at 375 for
15-20 min. Turn if desired 1/2 way through.

Submitted by: Frances DeHart - UCG Houston North