Bread Pudding-Lea H.

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Ingredients:

1 can 13.5 oz coconut milk
1 can 12 oz evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
2 sticks of butter (room temperature)
3 large eggs
1 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1 loaf of bread

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350* F
Spray a 9 by 13 in pan with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, add all the wet ingredients (coconut milk, evaporated milk, vanilla extract.)
Add 3 large eggs to the mixture.
Mix in softened butter.
Add 1 cup of sugar to mixture
Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to mixture
Whisk all the ingredients together in large bowl until mixture is smooth.
Break up pieces of bread and add to your greased pan.
Slowly pour mixture over the bread.
Now with clean hands, squish the bread and mixture until you get a mushy feel, and smooth out the top .
Sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon.
Bake for 35-40 minutes!
 

Tips: whisk well, butter may be very clumpy
Use smaller pieces of bread, unless you want very clumpy pudding.
Use a ladle ( not all mixture will be used depending on bread size)
If you want it more moist, add more mixture.
Sprinkle a little powdered sugar before serving.

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Last meeting of 2013!

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Chinese Pretzels-Clarisse

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Ingredients-
4 eggs
1 cup milk
2-3/4 cups water
1-1/4 cups sugar
2-1/2 cups flour
1 box cornstarch (16-oz)
oil for deep frying

Heat oil in electric skillet to 350 degrees. Heat rosette iron in hot oil. In large bowl, beat eggs with whisk. Add milk, water, and sugar; mix together. Add flour gradually; blend. Add cornstarch; mix until all ingredients are blended and free of lumps (to be sure, pour batter through large sieve into another large bowl to clear all lumps.) Dip hot iron into batter, covering 3/4 of the form. Return to hot oil and fry until rosette comes off iron. Turn rosette over ad cook until light brown. Flip over once more and continue cooking until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towel.

Note: Use 2 rosette irons so that one is heating up while the other is being used.

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Broken Glass Jello

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Ingredients-

4- 3 oz. boxes of jello-any flavors

1- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

2 envelopes Knox unflavored gelatin

Directions-

In separate containers, dissolve each box of jello with one cup of boiling water.  Chill until firm.  Cut into small blocks and move jello blocks into larger 9 x 13 pan.

Sprinkle 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin into 1/2 cup cold water.  Mix.  Add 1 1/2 cups boiling water until dissolved.  Add condensed milk and mix thoroughly.  Allow to cool.

Pour cooled mixture over blocks of jello and even out surface.  Chill overnight.  Cut into squares and present bottom side up if surface is not smooth.

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Beef Penne Pasta Casserole- Jade

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Ingredients:

1 pound dried penne pasta, prepared according to package directions

8 ounces lean ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

2 cups water

2 6-ounces cans tomato paste

1/3 cup red wine or water

1 tablespoon MAGGI Instant Beef Flavor Bouillon

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese

 

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350° F.

COOK beef and onion in large saucepan, stirring occasionally, until beef is no longer pink. Add water, tomato paste, wine/water and bouillon; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes or until flavors are blended.

LAYER the ingredients in ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking dish: 1/2 pasta, 1/2 sauce and 1/2 cheese. Repeat layers; cover (with foil).

BAKE for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Season with salt.

Tips: Add around 1 teaspoon  garlic powder for flavor. Crush the bouillon before adding. Use a mix of cheese if wanted.

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Butter Mochi-Taylor

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INGREDIENTS:

1 pound mochiko flour (glutinous rice flour)            3 cups milk

2 ½ cups white sugar                                           5 eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder                                           1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup butter, melted                                                      ½ cup sweetened, flaked coconut

Directions-

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease 9×13 inch baking dish.

In medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla and milk.  In a separate larger bowl, stir together the rice flour, sugar, and baking powder.  Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir to blend.  Mix melted butter and coconut.  Pour into the pan.

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven.  Cool completely, then cut into squares and serve.

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Tophats- Kai’u

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  • 2- 8oz Cream Cheese
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • 2 pkg. Chocolate Pudding Mix
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 12oz Cool Whip
  • 30 Foil-lined Cups
  • 30 Oreo cookies
  • 2 ½ cups of Milk

Directions-

Mix together cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Set aside. Mix together instant chocolate pudding and milk until thickened. Fold in 4oz. of Cool Whip. Set aside. Place 1 Oreo cookie into bottom of foil lined cups. Place cream cheese mixture over Oreos (about 1 tablespoon.) Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until set. Cool. Top with pudding mixture and additional Cool Whip.  Enjoy!

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Cheese Quesadillas-Jenna

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Ingredients-

Cheese

Tortillas

Directions-

Add cheese to tortillas. Fold in half. Microwave one minute.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies-Lia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 ½ cups sugar

1 egg

Jelly

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Add peanut butter
  3. Add egg
  4. Add sugar
  5. Mix ingredients
  6. Use scooper to scoop into hand
  7. Roll into ball
  8. Put sugar in small plate
  9. Roll ball around on plate
  10. 10.  Place ball on pan with wax paper on it

11. Press about half way down

12. Scoop jelly into small whole

13. Bake in oven for 10 minutes

Tips: Be sure to switch the pans around so they don’t burn

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Mini Potato and Sausage Frittatas-Melissa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 eggs

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

½ cup milk

shredded cheese (optional)

3 potatoes, peeled and chopped

2 small or 1 large Portuguese sausage (I used Italian sausage also)

1 onion, chopped

Directions-

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Sauté sausage, onions and potatoes until cooked through.

Spray muffin pan with Pam or spread vegetable oil. (Can make 18 mini frittatas)

Press potato mixture into bottom of each muffin cup ½ of the way.

Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour over potato mixture and fill 2/3 of the way.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until set.

Serve and enjoy!

 

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