Lisa Marie's Kitchen

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Home-made & Old Fashioned Recipe's

Hi, m Lisa Marie and I enjoy cooking and baking. When I was growing up the smell of home-baked goods in the kitchen, and the cozy feeling sitting at the table in front of a good home-cooked meal was something I always looked forward to, my mother and grandmother busily moving about the kitchen in harmony. This is something the American family rarely see's anymore, but here are wonderful recipes I have brought with me from that time to now from the best cooks in the world; so enjoy them and remember, serving your family a nice hot meal is a honor and a joy.

Old fashioned Pancakes

2 c. Flour
4 tsp. Baking Powder
2 T. Pure Cane Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
2 Sprinkles of Cinnamon

(mix dry ingredients)
ADD:
1 Egg
1/3 c. Olive Oil
1/4 tsp. Vanilla
Add Milk to texture

Mix well. Fry rounds on hot griddle, turning once when edges begin to brown.

Makes aprox. 10 pancakes

Easy Make Biscuits

2 c. Flour
1 tsp. Salt
1 T. Baking Powder
(Mix dry ingredients well)

Add:
1/3 c. Butter (softened) or Olive oil
3/4 c. Milk

Preheat oven to 425

Mix all ingredients together, knead dough on floured surface, roll out to 1/2 in. thick. Cut out with glass rim and put onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 min.

Makes aprox. 12 Bisquits

Basic Yeast Rolls

1 Pkg. Active dry yeast
1/4 c. Warm water
1 c. Milk scalded
1/4 c. Pure Cane Sugar
1/4 c. Olive oil
1 tsp. Salt
3 1/2 c. Sifted All-Purpose flour
1 Egg

Directions
Soften yeast in the warm water.
Combine Milk, Sugar, Shortening, and Salt.
Cool to luke warm, add 1 1/2 c. of Flour, beat well.
Beat in Yeast and Egg.
Gradually add remaining flour to form soft dough, beating well.
Place in greased bowl turning once to grease surface.
Cover and let rise till double (1 1/2- 2 hrs.)
turn out on lightly floured surface and shape as desired. Cover and let rise in greased pans
(30-45 min.)Preheat oven to 400 and bake 12-15 min.

Makes aprox. 20 rolls

Sopapillas

6 c. Flour
1 T. Salt
1 tsp. Pure Cane Sugar
2 Level T. Baking powder
1/3 C. Olive Oil
1 Egg

Directions
Mix all dry ingredients. Add Olive oil, add Egg and warm water (as much as needed, not runny)Oil hands and knead dough. Roll with rolling pin and cut into triangles. Put into hot oil and deep-fry until fluffed up and golden brown. Serve with Organic powdered sugar or honey.

Makes aprox. 40-50 sopapillas

Tortillas

4 c. Flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
1.5 tsp. Salt
3/4 c. Olive oil

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt. Add shortening mixing well until mix looks crumbly. Add warm water to mix, (do not put to much, it should not be runny) mix well kneading for about 3-5 min. make little round balls, roll out dough on slightly flowered surface with rolling pin, cook on med-high heated griddle flipping when one side is cooked, serve and enjoy.

Makes aprox. 20 Tortillas

Pizza Crust

Pizza Veggie1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1 cup warm water

2 cups bread flour

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons white sugar

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups bread flour, salt, white sugar,olive oil and the yeast mixture; Mix well until soft,(but not runny) dough has formed. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Form dough into a round and roll out into desired crust shape. Cover with pizza sauce and toppings- bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 27 minutes.

Potato Latkes



shred potatoes (as many as needed)

onion- finely chopped (according to desired taste)

mix together with shredded potatoes, add 1 egg per 4 potatoes, add flour to mix to create a patty.

heat frying-pan with oil and fry adding salt for flavor, cook on one side until golden brown turn over and repeat,Serve and enjoy.

Scalloped Potatoes

Slice potatoes thin, butter dish, layer potatoes adding salt,pepper, dry parsley,dot with butter in between layers and sprinkle with flour, continue to layer.
Pour 1/3 C. Milk on top in pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1.5 hrs.

Red Chilie

2 Tbsp. Red chili powder
5 c. Water
(Mix together in separate bowl)

In Med. pot- put in oil and flour (according to desired thickness ) and stir on med./low heat ( texture should look pasty and smooth) stir in chili mix, bring to a boil stirring constantly. Season with salt and garlic powder to taste.

Add meat if desired.

Baked Salmon - WOW!

1 large Salmon fillet
finely chopped fresh garlic ( about 1 Tbsp.)
1/2 Tomato
1 jalapeno pepper sliced thin
sliced onion ( desired amount)
1 Tbsp. olive oil

Lay fillet in baking pan on foil (large piece so that you can make a pocket out of it to bake fish in)
cut small slits into fish, stuff garlic into them . rub with oil, and lay tomato, onion and peppers on top. Lightly salt top. Bring remaining foil over fish folding edges, and forming a pocket. Try not to touch foil to top of fish.
Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 min. unfold and enjoy!

Shabbat Challah

1.5 c. Water
1/4 c. Sugar or Honey
3 tsp. Salt
1/3 c. Butter, Margarine (or) Olive oil
2 Envelopes Active dry yeast
3 Eggs
7.5 c. All-purpose Flour (unbleached)
1 Tbsp. Water
1/2 c. Very warm water

Combine water, sugar (or honey), salt and butter (or margarine) in small sauce pan. Heat slowly until butter melts; cool to lukewarm. Beat eggs in a small bowl. reserve 2 Tbsp. for later. Sprinkle yeast into very warm water in large bowl. Stir until the yeast dissolves, then stir in the water mixture and the eggs. Beat in 4 c. flour until smooth. Beat in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.Knead until smooth and elastic ( about 5 min.), using only as much flour as needed to keep dough from sticking. Place in a greased large bowl, turn to coat all over with shortening; cover with a clean towel.
Let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, 1.5 hours or until dough doubles in size.
Punch down. Let rise for 30 min. or until almost double in size. Punch dough down again, and turn out onto floured surface, knead a few times; divide dough into 6 even pieces. Roll out each piece into a rope about 15 inches long. Place 3 ropes onto one greased cookie sheet and 3 on another. Braid the ropes and turn under and fasten securely at each end. Let rise again in a warm place 1 hr. or until doubled in size. combine the reserved 2 Tbsp. of egg and the 1 Tbsp. of water, brush over the bread; Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 30 min. or until braids are golden and sound hollow when tapped. Place Challahs on wire racks to cool.

Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies

1 C. Margarine or Butter (softened)
1 C. Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C. Pure Cane sugar
2 Eggs
1tsp. Vanilla
1.5 C. All purpose flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
3 C. Oats (uncooked)
1 C. Raisins
Set oven to 350 degrees. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy, add eggs and Vanilla, beating well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; Mix well.Stir in oats and raisins (mixing well). Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet with spoon. Bake 10-12 min. or until golden brown.
Serve and enjoy!

Hamantashen

2/3 C. Margarine soft
1/2 C.Pure Cane Sugar
1/4 C.Orange juice
1 C. White flour
1 C. Wheat flour
( Pie filling)

Blend together sugar and butter thoroughly
Add Flour and Orange juice (Alternating)
Refrigerate for about 3-4 Hrs.
Roll out dough thin
Cut out circles with top of glass 3-4 in. each
put 1 Tbsp. filling in middle of circle and fold up sides to make a triangle, filling should show in the middle.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 min.

Banana Muffins

banana muffins

3/4 C. of Flour


1/2 C. Pure Cane Sugar


1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda


2 Ripe Bananas, (mashed with fork)


1 Egg


1/4 C. of Butter (melted)


 


Pre-heat oven to 400 and grease muffin pan.


Combine flour,sugar,and baking soda in a large bowl with a whisk.


Mix mashed bananas,egg, and melted butter together, with a spoon.


Add to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.


Fill the muffin pan with batter and bake for 13-15 min.

Easy Make Doughnuts!

Doughnuts

1 Egg, 1C. Pure Cane Sugar, 2 Tbsp. (melted) Butter, or Olive Oil, Beat together until creamy
Add 1 C. milk, Pinch of Salt, 2 Tsp. Baking Powder. ( set aside)
2 C. flour, 1/2 Tsp. of Ginger, and 1/4 Tsp. nutmeg (Mix together)
Topping (Powdered sugar)

Combine all ingredients mixing well, roll out using extra flour to surface until dough forms.
Roll out about 1/4 in. thick and cut out. Fry in hot oil on (med.-med. high heat) when a shade darker than golden brown, remove and set aside,(aprox. 10 min.) when cooled, turn in powdered sugar or frost and enjoy!

Applesauce Spice Cake

1 and 3/4 C. Sifted Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1 and 1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. All Spice
1 Tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 Tsp. Clove
1/2 C. Olive oil
1 C. Sugar
1 Egg Beaten
1 C. un-sweetened Apple Sauce

Mix together Flour,Soda,Salt and Spices.
Cream Olive oil,Egg and Sugar together until fluffy.
Add Applesauce to mixture.
Add all Ingredients together (Mixing until just combined)
Grease and flour pan, set oven to 350 and bake 40-45 min.

Sprinkle with Powdered sugar when cooled and enjoy!

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  • orange3 Nov 7, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Looks delicious! Thanks for the recipes.
  • sukkran Nov 6, 2011 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    some great recipes here. going to try banana muffins and hamantashen. thanks.

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