10804 fruitcake your relatives throw Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

melt-in-your-mouth cookies recipe, salted butter, real vanilla extract, brewed espresso coffee, heaping tbsp confectioners sugar , sifted, all-purpose flour , sifted, sea salt, toasted pine nuts, coarsely chopped, sugar

good beef stew meat , cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (or 2 lb cut up chuck or brisket), boneless pork cutlets or chops cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces., raw white or yellow onions, cut into large chunks, rotel brand chopped tomatoes and green chiles (or 1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained.), chili powder (or more to suit your taste), water, chopped garlic, tb. ground cumin, pinto beans, drained and rinsed with water, dark kidney beans, drained, rinsed, ground chil pepper (or 2 chopped jalepeno peppers) (or both), salt to taste, thickening : 2 tb masa flour mixed with 1/4 cup. water, sour cream, chopped onions of your choice, soda crackers or tortilla chips, a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese

low-sodium chicken broth, cider vinegar, light soy sauce, brown sugar, canola oil, boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, your favorite vegetables (broccoli cut into bite-size pieces, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red bell peppers, chopped onion or thin green beans), minced garlic, pineapple chunks , canned in juice, drained, optional, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water, cooked brown rice or whole-grain noodles

nonfat milk, vegetable oil, sugar, table salt, yeast , about 1 package, all-purpose flour, sifted, divided, unpacked brown sugar, dark corn syrup, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, orange zest, grated, raisins or 1/4 cup dried cherries or 1/4 cup cranberries

wheat flour, old fashioned oats, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, dried fruit (raisins, currants, cranberries, etc.) (optional), light butter or 1/4 cup margarine, buttermilk, half-and-half (optional), vanilla extract, extra sugar, buttermilk (for brushing )

white sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, eggs, vegetable oil, chopped pecans, apple pie filling

applesauce, rum, eggs, salad oil, brownie mix, sliced almonds, semisweet chocolate chips

ground beef, sweet corn, drained, mild, chunky salsa, sliced black olives, cooked egg noodles, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, taco sauce, taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce

warm water (110 degrees f/45degrees cup), white sugar, bread machine yeast (2-1/4 tsp), melted butter, oil (can use 4 tbsp of or melted butter), white bread flour, salt

powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, icing, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg white, salt, almond extract, sprinkles (optional), instead of doing the icing - before baking make a small holiday cutout in the center of your cookie (i.e. a star or christmas tree) and place 1 life saver in the cutout

apple pie filling (or any filling your prefer, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), ground cinnamon, butter, divided, crushed pecan shortbread cookies (as in pecan sandies)

course chili meat or ground beef, ground pork, ground italian sausage, mexican chorrizo sausage, shiner bock beer ( use what you like to drink) or 750ml zinfindel, jalapeno peppers chopped ( or more depending on where your are from ), chili powder, crushed garlic, chopped green onions, black pepper, dry oregano, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce ( your choice ), chopped green bell pepper

lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed, fresh breadcrumbs (for mixture ), minced green onions, chopped fresh parsley, lemon juice, milk (we used lite soy instead), hot sauce, salt, pepper, egg whites, fresh breadcrumbs (for dredging/coating), olive oil, divided

butter or 1/2 lb margarine, light brown sugar, lemon extract, eggs, molasses, peeled apples (cut into slices and cooked until soft in the microwave), flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt, pecans (chopped ), walnut halves, currants, dark raisin, golden raisin, dried sweetened cranberries, dried apricot (roughly chopped ), candied pineapple, candied red cherries, pecans, walnuts, candied cherry

butter (1 lb), brown sugar (1 lb), honey, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, allspice, cinnamon, light cream, lemon juice, apricot nectar, dried apricots, sliced, dried cherries, seedless golden raisin, pecans, brandy, grand marnier

water, tomato paste, brown sugar, prepared mustard, seasoning salt, cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon granules, short rib of beef, tomato, chopped, onion, chopped, cornstarch, cold water

angel hair coleslaw mix or 1 (10 oz) bag regular coleslaw mix, imported crushed tomatoes, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, grain white rice, raw, brown sugar, lemon juice, beef stock, salt, black pepper