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Recipes Oatmeal Bread

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bread Recipe

How to Make Oatmeal Bread Recipe

This is a warm and hearty old-fashioned oatmeal bread recipe that is perfect for cold days. Try serving it warm with butter, or your favorite jelly.

Yield: 2 loaves

Today’s Quote: “I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.” – – Queen Latifah

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bread Ingredients

2 cups milk

2 cups quick rolled oats, uncooked

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 Tablespoon salt

2 tablespoons shortening

1 package active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water (110 – 115 degrees)

5cups flour

1 egg white, beaten

1 tablespoon water

Rolled oats

How to Make Oatmeal Bread Directions

Scald milk.
Stir in 2 cups oats, brown sugar, salt, and shortening.
Allow to cool to lukewarm.
Pour water into a large bowl and sprinkle in the yeast. Mix until dissolved.
Stir together milk and oats mixture, yeast mixture, and 2 cups flour.
Beat in a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Continue to add and mix in the remaining flour, a little at a time. Mix in with your hands when the dough gets too hard for the mixer.
Stop adding flour when the dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured board. Knead until smooth.
Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
Place dough into a greased bowl, and turn it to grease the entire dough.
Cover and let rise until about double in size.
Punch down, cover, and let rise again until almost double in size.
Turn the dough back onto a board and divide into 2 equal parts. Cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes.
Shape dough into loaves, and place in greased 9X5X3″ loaf pans.
Let rise until almost doubled.
Brush the tops of loaves with egg whites, and sprinkle with rolled oats.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cover tops of loaves with aluminum foil for the last 15 minutes of baking, if necessary to avoid over-browning.
Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack.
Serve warm or cold.

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Recipes Mint Julep

How to Make Mint Julep Recipe

Below is the Old Forester Mint Julep Recipe. It is the official beverage of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition. So, it is important to use this exact recipe for your Kentucky Derby party.

Did You Know? Approximately 125,000 Mint Juleps are served during the two-day Kentucky Derby event. And, 60,000 pounds of ice are used.

Today’s Quote: “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” – – Napoleon Bonaparte

Mint Julep Ingredients

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

Sprigs of fresh mint

Crushed ice

Old Forester Straight Bourbon Whisky

Silver Julep Cups

How to Make Old Forester Mint Julep Recipe Directions

Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon of mint syrup and two ounces of Old Forester Kentucky Whisky.
Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Now you are ready to enjoy the race!

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Old Forester Mint Juleps go perfectly with these holidays and events:

Kentucky Derby Day

Mint Julep Day

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Recipes Mincemeat Pie

Mincemeat Pie Recipe

How to Make Mincemeat Pie Recipe

This mincemeat pie recipe makes a tasty old-fashioned pie. Many people will fondly remember Grandma making it. I do! Mincemeat pie is popular at Thanksgiving and other holiday meals.

Yield: 1 pie

From the Kitchen of: Grandma

Today’s Quote: “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – – Audrey Hepburn

Mincemeat Pie Ingredients

Pie Crust for two 9-inch pies (Grandma would make this from scratch)

2 cups (or 28-ounce can) of mincemeat

1 cup tart apples, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup lemon juice

How to Make Mincemeat Pie Directions

Preheat oven to 450° F.
Mix mincemeat, apples, and lemon juice in a bowl.
Line pie pastry in a 9-inch pie pan.
Pour the mixture into the pie.
Cover with top crust.
Seal and crimp edges.
Cut slits in the top to vent.
Cover the edge of the crust with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning. Then, remove it in the final 15 minutes of baking.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
Serve warm.

Suggestion: Top with whipped cream when serving.

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Recipes Mince Meat Cookies

Mince Meat Cookies Recipe

How to Make Mince Meat Cookies Recipe

This Mince Meat Cookies recipe is pretty old-fashioned. Chances are your kids and grandkids have no idea what mincemeat is. Sounds like it is time to introduce them to the wonderful pleasure of mince meat! So, here’s how to make mince meat cookies:

From the Kitchen of: Beverly Hicks, Greenwood, S.C.

Note: To some people, it’s “mince meat”. Others spell it “mincemeat”. Whatever way you spell it, this cookie has the same great taste.

Today’s Quote: “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” – – Lucille Ball

Mince Meat Cookie Ingredients

3 eggs
1 1/3 cups mincemeat
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions How to Make Mince Meat Cookies

First, preheat the oven to 375° F.
Then, in a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients,
Next, in a separate mixing bowl, beat the shortening and sugar together.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat it together well.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients.
Mix in mincemeat.
Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a cookie sheet.
Bake them in the oven for 7 to 8 minutes.
Lastly, remove the cookies from the oven and place them on a cooling rack.

Kitchen Cleaning Tip

Are your baking sheets looking a bit grungy? You can restore them with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.

Sprinkle the sheet with baking soda. Then, lightly spray it with hydrogen peroxide. Next, sprinkle a little more baking soda on top.

Let it sit for an hour or two. Finally, wash the sheet off and see the difference!

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Holiday Recipes and Seasonal Recipes

About Our Holiday Recipes and Seasonal Recipes

Life is what you bake it. So, let’s get baking!! We’ve got holiday recipes and seasonal recipes for all sorts of holidays, events, and parities. While many of them are suggested for a specific day or season, you can enjoy them any time of the year.

Here is our growing collection of holiday and seasonal recipes for your enjoyment.

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Holiday Recipes and Seasonal Recipes A thru N

Holiday Recipes and Seasonal Recipes O thru Z

Pumpkin Mints – great for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas
Puppy Chow Holiday Snack
Quick Chocolate Mousse
Reuben Grill
Rocky Road Squares
Seafood Cocktail Sauce
Shamrock Salad
Shoo-Fly Cake
Shrimp Scampi
St. Patrick’s Day Jello Shots
Steamed Crabs, Lobster, Seafood
Stuffed Mushrooms
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Drop Cookies
Sugar ‘N Spice Holiday Cookies
Summer Sun Tea
Sweet Macaroni Salad
Taco Dip

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Recipes Mexican Goulash

Mexican Goulash Recipe / Chili Pasta Recipe

How to Make Mexican Goulash Recipe

This Mexican Goulash recipe makes a good main course meal. Also called Chili Pasta, we serve it at parties, most notably at Super Bowl parties. It’s great for holidays like Cinco de Mayo, and National Tequila Day. This meal is warm, hearty, and tastes delicious!

Note: This recipe is mild. You can spice it up by adding hot peppers if desired.

From the Kitchen of: Debbie M., Rochester, NY.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Today’s Quote: “Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.” – – Paramahansa Yogananda

Mexican Goulash Ingredients

1/2 pound elbow macaroni

1 pound ground beef

1 onion, chopped

2 – 15 1/2 ounce cans of chili starter with beans

1 – 14 1/2 ounce can of diced tomatoes

1 4 1/2 ounce can chopped green chilies

4 cups (16 ounces) of Mexican cheese, shredded

How to Make Mexican Goulash Directions

Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot.
Cook the macaroni.
Drain and rinse.
While the macaroni is cooking, pre-heat oven to 350° F.
Coat a 9″X13″ glass baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and chopped onions.
Drain off fat.
Add chili starter and diced tomatoes.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a large bowl, put cook elbow macaroni, ground beef mixture, green chilies, and 3 cups of Mexican cheese.
Mix well. Then, pour it into the baking dish.
Top goulash with the remaining cup of cheese.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the goulash is hot and the cheese on top has melted.
Serve hot with salsa and corn chips on the side.

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Recipes Marshmallow Fudge

Marshmallow Fudge Recipe

How to Make Marshmallow Fudge Recipe

There must be hundreds of marshmallow fudge recipes. What makes this recipe so different, and therefore taste best, is that it was made by Grandma.

Contributed By: From Grandma Hanley’s Cookbook Collection

Yield: 20 pieces

For the Record: In 2010, the Northwest Fudge Factory in Ontario, Canada made the world’s largest slab of fudge. It contained 705 pounds of butter, 2800 pounds of chocolate, and 305 gallons of condensed milk.

Marshmallow Fudge Ingredients

2 squares of unsweetened chocolate

1 package (3oz.) cream cheese

2 cups confectioner’s sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

dash of salt

16 marshmallows, cut into small pieces

How to Make Marshmallow Fudge Directions

Melt the chocolate squares.
Cream the cheese until soft and smooth.
Add sugar to cream cheese, and mix well.
Mix in melted chocolate.
Add vanilla and salt, mixing well.
Arrange marshmallow pieces on the bottom of a greased 9 X 5-inch pan.
Pour the fudge mixture over the marshmallows.
Press the fudge evenly into the pan.
Chill in the refrigerator, until firm.
Cut into squares.

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Recipes Marshmallow Applesauce Cake

Marshmallow Applesauce Cake Recipe

How to Make Marshmallow Applesauce Cake Recipe

Description: This marshmallow applesauce cake recipe is one of our family favorites. It’s destined to become one of your family favorites, too. It goes very fast.

From the Kitchen of: Debbie M., Rochester, NY.

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Marshmallow Applesauce Cake Ingredients

2 3/4 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 cups unsweetened applesauce

20 large marshmallows

Directions How to Make Marshmallow Applesauce Cake

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Sift dry ingredients together. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together shortening, eggs, and applesauce.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Beat until smooth and well blended.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 13″ X 9″ cake pan.
Press whole marshmallows into the batter and to the bottom of the pan. The 20 marshmallows are placed in four rows of five each.
During baking, the marshmallows will melt and rise to the top, making a frosting.
Bake for about 50 minutes.

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Recipes Jello Shots Drink

How to Make Jello Shots Drink Recipe

About this Jello Shots Drink Recipe

Description: Everyone with a sweet tooth loves this Jello Shots drink recipe. Also called Jello Shooters, they are wildly popular. They are easy to make. You simply combine your favorite jello flavors with your favorite alcoholic beverage. Then, allow it to set in the refrigerator. It makes a sweet, enjoyable “drink”.

This recipe is as easy as making Jell-O. In general, substitute 1/2 of the cold water in the jello recipe with the alcohol you have chosen to use. Popular liquors include rum, vodka, and tequila. But, the choice is just about unlimited.

Jello shooters are most popular as a summertime “cooler”. You’ll also find them served all year long, especially during holidays and events.

Remember: Jello shots contain alcohol and should be consumed wisely.

Today’s Quote: “Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.” – – Hosea Ballou

Jello Shots Drink Ingredients

3 oz. Jell-O (any flavor)

6 oz. boiling water

6 oz. vodka

How to Make Jello Shots Directions

Select the jello flavor you want to use.
Follow the direction on the jello package for making the jello.
In the final step, substitute 1/2 of the COLD water with the alcohol of your choice.
Pour into shot glasses or containers.
Place in the refrigerator to cool and gel.

Important: Do not add more alcohol than recommended above. Alcohol has a different (lower) freezing point than water. If you add too much alcohol, the jello will not gel. With some combinations, you may need to use a little less alcohol. In general, liquor with a higher alcohol content, and gels at a lower temperature. In this case, a little less alcohol is used.

Jello Shot Glasses and Containers

Jello shooters are most often served from disposable plastic shot glasses (we think this becomes a little pricey). However, these plastic cups with lids make them portable.

If you are serving jello shooters at a party, or consuming them at home, you can use any kind of bowl or small glass. Or, you can mold it in a cake pan, and cut small cubes. Arrange the cubes on a plate, and you have an instant success.

We suggest you be creative. You can make jello shots in a wide variety of jello molds on the market. This is very popular during holidays. The most popular mold is an Eyeball jello mold, as it’s just about the perfect serving size.

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