Yummy Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

Cake:
1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer.  Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.  Prepare Filling
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. 
Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well.  Spread over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.  Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.


I have even done this with Pumpkin. And I also like to add whip cream on top. It is sooo Good.

 I got this recipe from a friend in Maryland, Joanie. But when I looked it up online, Paula Deen has this recipe. So now you have a professional cook saying how good this is too.

Yummy chocolate chip cookie dough

I found this recipe and just LOVED it. Who doesn't like to eat cookie dough and now you don't have to worry about the eggs. The recipe is made for eating raw, no cooking.

I chopped them up and put it in ice cream. Ahh. I never have to go to dairy queen again. They are soo good. I am making them again with McKayla and some little girls to have fun dipping them and I think I will add other toppings they can roll them in after like cocoanut or chopped nuts or sprinkles. I will add a picture of that when we are done. Fun fun.

Navajo Tacos

So this is one of mt favorite meals. First you make your dough and let start to rise while you make your chili. You can use canned chili of course but the way I  make it is the cheating way and doesn't take all day.  Then when your dough is ready you make them into scones used oil in a fry pan. Then add on as many toppings as you like Chili, cheese, lettuce, sweet onion, tomatoes, olives, salsa, sour cream and  guacamole.

Bread dough recipe

1 1/2 cups warm water
2 tsp. yeast
2 Tbls sugar
2 Tbls Oil
Combine these ingredients let sit 10 mins add oil at the end

3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt.

Mix all ingredients adding flour slowly until not sticky. Let rise until double in size. I put it in my warmer to go a little faster. 20-30 mins

Should make 6 good size scones starting with a hand full amount. Or make them a little smaller and flatten out thinner to make more. We like ours thick.

Makes just enough for our family to all have a navajo taco and then a treat too with honey butter and powered sugar.

Chili recipe

Ingredients

•   2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
•   5teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper or 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
• 2 tablespoon dried minced onion and 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried, minced garlic and 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 3 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

I take 1 pound ground beef/turkey this last batch I did half and half because that is what I had.  Brown it with an onion and bell pepper. Sprinkle with garlic salt. Add 1 can Tomato sauce when its cooked all the way. Add 1 can of diced tomatoes (it's fun to try different kinds this time I used fire roasted tomatoes) Then add 2 cans of beans which ever you like. I used red kidney beans and chili beans with the flavoring in it. Add the seasoning mixture a little at a time and taste as you go. I end up using it ALL when I DON'T use all the other favored ingredients. When the tomatoes and are justed diced tomatoes and the beans are just kidney beans. It is soo yummy.

This way is cheating because usually you cook your beans ahead of time. Turns out great this way and then you have plenty left over for the rest of the week.

Make chili potatoes
or taco salad
or Chili cheese hot dogs
or chili pop overs
or just a bowl with cheese

Enjoy!

Snickerdoodles

These are my favorite cookies to make. And Now I will make them a lot more now that I found this new recipe. It is a sugar cookie recipe and I just added the cinnamon and sugar to it. My other recipe asks for half butter and half shortening.  So I was happy to find this one.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
3. Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir.
4. Form dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Don't flatten. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and just turning color.

Bran Muffins

I made the Zucchini Bisque again and this time I made some bran muffins to eat with it. I have to say they complimented each other really well.  My hubby like to put honey on muffins, I didn't think they needed it, but try it that way too.

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!  

Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks

**Warning**These are addictive. I make them at least once a every month sometimes more.

Makes 12 bread sticks 1 inch think 2 inches high and 8 inches long.

400 degrees for 12-15 mins

3 1/2 C. Flour
1 T. Dry active Yeast
2 T. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 C. Warm Water
1/4 or half cube butter
Parmesan Cheese
Oregino
Garlic Salt

Mix 2 1/2 Cups of Flour with yeast, sugar, salt and then add water after. Then add the rest of the flour until not sticky. Let rise until double in size about 30 mins. Or do like I do and out it in your warmer to cut that time in half. Then poor dough on clean surface with a little more flour to roll out on. Press dough out until you have a rectangle and can cut 12 inch strips with a pizza cutter.

Then melt butter in a flat bowl. Take a strip and fold in half, dip both sides in butter and then twist the dough and repeat. Then sprinkle on top Parmesan, garlic salt and oregano.

Let rise another 10 mins in warmer. and then cook for 15 mins until golden brown.


You'll be making these in place of every bread from now on. At least I do. Oh and for one horrible secret of mine. I buy individual nacho cheese sauce to dip the bread into. YUM YUM!! 

Summer time

Sorry for all the recipes so far. But I am trying out recipes that I can use all these summer veggies with. I know soup isn't very summery so you can always grate your veggies and freeze them for later.