8 not your ball Recipes

sugar (10x), butter, softened (not margarine), chopped pecans, bourbon (use your favorite , i ve used several different brands), milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, paraffin wax, shaved finely (gulf wax), shortening

ball park frank (or your favorite kind ), crushed pineapple, drained, bacon, use the regular length kind, not the 12 oz size, condiments , of your choice, hot dog bun

at the time when christianity was accepted in serbia , many families were baptised and chose their own saint. this is why saint nicholas is celebrated by so many families on the 19th of december. for the orthodox families st. nicholas is a special day with special rituals and prayers, to others it only means a day to be with your family and enjoy lots of food., this st. nicholas bread is traditionally made in orthodox families for the feast of st. nicholas. i heard that in other families a coin is put in the bread and the person who gets the piece with the coin will be rich in the future. i do not believe that this is part of a religious ritual, but i can be wrong., ingredients for the bread, sugar, fresh yeast or 1 package dry yeast (7 g), lukewarm milk, kilo flour (all purpose), salt, sugar, butter, egg yolks, grated lemon peel and some lemon juice, ingredients for the braid, flour, water, little bit salt, how to make the bread, put the (fresh ) yeast in a small bowl together with a tsp sugar and a little bit lukewarm milk. mix and set aside so the yeast can start to work. yeast usually activates between 25 and 28 degrees celsius., take another bowl and beat the egg yolks, add the rest of the milk and stir well., put the flour , sugar, salt, lemon peel and a bit of lemon juice together in a bowl. add the softened butter in small pieces and knead until the mixture has a fine texture., mix the yeast mixture with the milk/egg mixture and add it to the flour. knead everything well until the dough becomes a ball (leaving the bowl clean). put the dough into another bowl, cover it with a damp cloth and put it on a warm place. let the dough rise for 2 hours., after these two hours knead the dough again (shortly) on a floured surface. make a ball again and let the dough rise again for 1 hour., form a round bread and put it on a greased baking tray or use greased baking paper. you can also use a round baking pan, don tsp forget to grease it, make the dough for the braid by mixing 250 g flour, 180 ml water and a pinch of salt together in a bowl. make a soft dough, divide it in three pieces and form 3 rolls. make a braid twice the diameter of the bread. cut the braid in half and form a cross on the bread, use a water/egg mixture to glue it on the bread., bake the st. nicholas bread in a preheated oven on 180 degrees celsius for about 60 minutes.

neufchatel cheese, softened, plain nonfat yogurt, shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, minced onion, prepared horseradish, dijon mustard, ground red pepper, toasted wheat cereal, chopped fresh parsley, fat-free crackers

ingredients topping, tub margarine (not light ) softened, brown sugar, flour, rolled oats, ground cinnamon, chopped walnuts, method topping, in a medium bowl, combine the margarine, brown sugar, flour, rolled oats, cinnamon and walnuts using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal; set aside., ingredients glaze, egg, milk, method glaze, in a small dish , whisk together the egg and milk to make a glaze; set aside., ingredients pie dough: (pate brisee ), flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, softened, canola oil, cold water, method pie dough, in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt with a pastry blender., blend in butter and oil until mixture resembles coarse meal., add 2tsp cold water and blend ; add more water, 1 t at a time until mixture holds together (do not over mix)., form dough into a ball ; flatten in to a disc shape., wrap in wax paper and chill, at least, 1 hour., on a lightly floured surface , roll out refrigerated dough to a 1/4-inch thickness circle, about 14 inches in diameter., drape dough over a 10-inch pie plate ; trim edges; set aside excess dough., crimp edges with a fork or your fingers., refrigerate pie plate for about 30 minutes (while assembling fruit filling)., ingredients fruit filling, fresh cranberries, fresh or frozen peeled, pitted peaches , cut into 1 slices, lemon juice, sugar, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cornstarch

chunky chocolate cookie mix in a jar, dark brown sugar, sugar, cocoa powder (clean inside of jar with dry paper towel after this layer), chopped pecans, jumbo chocolate chip morsels, flour mixed with 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. baking powder and 1/4 tsp. salt, layer ingredients, in serving, in a 1 quart wide mouth canning jar. make sure you pack all down firmly before adding the flour mixture - it will be a tight fit., instructions to attach to jar, empty jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl. use your hands to thoroughly blend mix., add : 1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine, softened at room temperature; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1 tsp. vanilla, mix until completely blended. the dough is sticky. you will need to finish mixing with your hands., shape into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets, do not use waxed paper, bake at 350of for 11 to 13 minutes. cool 5 minutes on baking sheet., racks to finish cooling. makes 3 dozen cookies