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Recipes from Bluesbaby

Have you ever found a great recipe online and then later when you wanted it, you just couldn't remember where it was located? This is my method of hanging on to our family recipes and others too good to lose. You may have to scroll all the way down for the archives and link sections.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Fruit Dump Cake

Ingredients

3 cans (15.25oz.each) Peaches in heavy syrup (or any fruit)

1 pkg. Betty Crocker yellow cake mix

½ cups butter, melted



Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a 13×9-inch or other shallow 3-qt. baking dish, dump 2 cans of peaches and syrup. Drain the third can and add only the peaches to the baking dish.
Top peaches with dry cake mix; spread it out evenly across the entire surface of peaches.
Drizzle cake mix with butter.
Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour or until top is deep golden brown and fruit is bubbly. Dust with powdered sugar or top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream before serving, if desired.

Quick Tip: Give this variation a try: For PRALINE PECAN PEACH COBBLER DUMP CAKE, in a small bowl, combine ¼ cup melted butter, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1½ cups chopped pecans; sprinkle over butter before baking.

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Million Dollar Chicken

Ingredients

8 pieces of chicken

250 ml mayonnaise (1 cup)

125 ml chutney (1/2 cup)

10 ml mustard (1 tablespoon)

65 ml apricot jam (1/4 cup)

187 ml water (3/4 cup)

1 packet Lipton onion soup powder (55g)

Instructions

Place chicken pieces in a casserole.

Mix all of the other ingredients together.

Pour over chicken.

Bake for 60 minutes at an oven of 160 degrees celsius (320 – 375 deg F).

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Crockpot Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

2 lbs. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups tomato juice (or Spicy V8, if you want a little kick)
2-3 carrots, sliced
2-3 ribs celery, sliced
half a green pepper, chopped
10 oz. frozen corn
10 oz. frozen green beans
2 medium potatoes, cubed (or substitute with one cup of barley)
2 cups water (or if you want it extra beefy, use one cup water and one cup of beef broth)
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (I used Lea & Perrins original)
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
dash of hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix, or 1 beef bouillon cube
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper  (Salt and pepper can be adjusted to taste. Feel free to add a little hot sauce, such as Tabasco, if you want it extra spicy.)

Directions
(1) Brown meat and onions in saucepan. Drain. Stir in garlic and tomato juice. Heat to boiling.

(2) Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

(3) Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

Variation: Use 1 c. barley in place of potatoes.

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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Apple Pie Bake

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4–6

2 packs cinnamon roll dough with icing
4 eggs
½ cup milk
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter
2 granny smith apples, diced
1 cup brown sugar, packed
Vanilla ice cream

PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 375°C.
Cut the cinnamon roll dough into 3 even strips, then cut those strip in 3 pieces, making 9 pieces total per cinnamon roll. Set aside the icing.
In a medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, cinnamon, and extract, stirring until smooth. Set aside.
In a pan over medium heat, combine butter, apples, and brown sugar, cooking until sugar starts to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Sprinkle the cinnamon roll dough pieces evenly in a 9×9 baking tray. Pour the egg mixture on top, followed by the apples. Drizzle the reserved icing on top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until golden brown. Serve with ice cream!

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Thursday, September 08, 2016

Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients
4 medium potatoes, washed and sliced into ¼ inch slices

½ cup chopped onion

Morton salt and McCormick pepper to taste

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes butter

3 tablespoons Gold Medal flour

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups TruMoo milk

8 ounces Kraft mild cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an 8X8 casserole with cooking spray.
Layer ½ of potatoes into prepared dish. Top with onions.
Top with remaining potatoes and salt and pepper to taste.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and stir in flour.
Add salt and stir constantly with whisk for one minute.
Slowly stir in milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, for approximately 5 minutes or until milk is hot and slightly thickened.
Remove from heat and add shredded cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.
Pour over the potatoes and cover with foil.
Bake for 1 and ½ hours in oven.

Found here http://reciperoost.com/2016/08/18/charm-pants-off-dinner-guests-scalloped-potatoes/2/

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Magic Custard Cakes

Ingredients

4 eggs (whites separated from yolks), room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup sugar
8 Tablespoons butter, melted (I used Land O’Lakes unsalted butter)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk lukewarm
powdered sugar for dusting cake

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 F degrees. Grease and Line 8 inch x 8 inch baking dish with parchment.
Separate eggs and add the egg whites to a mixer and beat egg whites stiff. Place egg whites in a bowl and set aside.
Beat the egg yolks & sugar until light. Add butter and vanilla. Beat for two mins. Add the flour and mix it in until fully incorporated.
Slowly start adding the milk and beat until everything is well mixed together. Add the egg whites, a third at a time and gently fold them in using a spatula, repeat until all egg whites are folded in. Pour batter into baking dish

Found here: http://hugsandcookiesxoxo.com/2014/04/magic-custard-cake.html

Chocolate version

Ingredients

4 eggs (whites separated from yolks), room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup sugar
8 Tablespoons butter, melted
¾ cup all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
2 cups milk lukewarm
powdered sugar for dusting cake

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 F degrees.
Line 8 inch x 8 inch baking dish with parchment.
Separate eggs and add the egg whites to a mixer and beat egg whites stiff. Place egg whites in a bowl and set aside.
Beat the egg yolks & sugar until light. Add butter and vanilla. Beat for two mins.
Add the cocoa and flour and mix it in until fully incorporated.
Slowly start adding the milk and beat until everything is well mixed together.
Add the egg whites, a third at a time and gently fold them in using a spatula, repeat until all egg whites are folded in.
It will be hard to fold them, but just keep trying until you no longer have large egg white clumps. Pour batter into baking dish and bake for approx 60 minutes or until the top is lightly golden.
Cool to room temp and then chill.
Dust heavily with powdered sugar.
Enjoy this spectacular and magical treat!

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