Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Baked Stuffed Chicken with Sausage Cornbread

4 oz  ground sausage cooked & crumbled
TT crumbled cornbread (recipe below)
1 chix breast pounded thin
TT chix base (to moisten stuffing b4 baking)
TT spinach  TT onion diced TT smashed garlic
TT grated parm cheese
CornBread













1/2 cup of corn meal
1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
1/8 cup of sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking power
1 egg
3/4 cup of buttermilk

5 tbsp of melted  butter salted
425° oven for 25 minutes.


Mix dry ingredients,  whip eggs then milk, mix with dry and add melted butter pour into oval baking dish cook in 400* convection oven till top is nicely browned  cool then mix in sausage
Chix Procedure

After pounding place TT spinach  TT onion diced TT garlic in breast, add sausage stuffing and roll, bake in oven till golden brown and cooked fully inside to at least *165, let cool a bit and then slice and arrange on bed of rice or pasta of your choice 
top with melted butter dash of lemon & white wine!!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Lasagna Rolls





4 0z ground beef cooked and seasoned
CHEESE MIXTURE:
½ cup TUBS RICCOTA CHEESE
3 EGGS BEATEN
TT  PARMESAN CHEESE
TT    SALT & PEPPER
TT  DRIED PARSELY FLAKES or Fresh
5 oz chopped beef flavored with garlic, DICED ONIONS, basil & oregano (sauted)

COOKED LASAGNA NOODLES THEN SHOCKED
GRATED MOZZARELLA
MARINARA SAUCE
ADD TOUCH OF HEAVY CREAM 

TAKE A LASANGA NOODLE AND PLACE ABOUT 2 TBLS OF CHEESE MIXTURE IN IT, add meat, then ADD SOME MOZZ AND SAUCE AND ROLL IT UP
PLACE IN CERAMIC DISH WITH SAUCE ON BOTTOM, TOP WITH PARM AND MOZZ & GRATED ASIAGO CHEESE, @ 2-3 ROLLS PER DISH

350* OVEN TILL MELTED TOP WITH FRESH PARLEY

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Roast Sausage Focaccia


Double recipe to make 2 breads!

1/2 cup lukewarm water
 1 tablespoons olive oil
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1 teaspoons chopped garlic
 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary (optional)
 1.5 cups bread flour
 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast


 TT Sliced roasted sausage
 2 tablespoons olive oil, TT butter & chopped garlic oregano salt & pepper
TT Parm and mozzarella
  
 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary (optional)
Directions
Place water, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, garlic, 1 tablespoon rosemary, bread flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle; press Start.
Remove dough from bread machine when cycle is complete. Pat dough into either a 9x13 inch baking pan or 12 inch pizza pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough every inch or so. Brush with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining rosemary.  Add 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.   Cover focaccia with plastic wrap while oven preheats.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Bake in oven *450 till golden brown

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Dijon Honey Roasted Chicken




Ingredients:  
For Marinade


TT olive oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
TT dried oregano
TT Dijon mustard
TT seasoning salt
TT Black or white pepper
TT honey
1 Whole Roaster Cleaned cut into 1/8’s
Place in marinade and let sit for  a good 30 mins (overnight would be better!)
Roast in *350 oven basting while roasting, cooked till juices run clear

Serve with starch and vegetable of your choice
(shown here with lemon potatoes & broccoli raube) 

Monday, February 10, 2014

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

KOULOURIA--GREEK Sesame & Cumin Rings


KOULOURIA--GREEK Sesame & Cumin Rings


1 cup warm water
2 ts sugar
2  ts of dry yeast
3.5 cups all purpose flour
1  ts salt
2 egg lightly beaten
1 TS VANILLA EXTRACT
1 TBLS GRATED ORANGE ZEST
EGG WASH 1 EGG DASH OF WATER
(egg wash)
TT sesame seeds
1 tbls cumin
OVEN PRE HEATED TO *375

PROCEDURE:

  • MIX1/4 CUP WATER &SUGAR IN SMALL BOWL - ADD YEAST MIX AND SIT FOR 5-10 MINS
  • PLACE FLOUR & SALT IN A MEDIUM SIZED BOWL AD YEAST MIXTURE,EGGS, ZESTS & VANILLA & REMAINING 3/4 CUP OF WATER - MIX WITH HANDS AND WORK DOUGH TILL IT CAN BE GATHERED INTO A STICKY BALL. TRANSFER TO LIGHTHLY FLOURED SURFACE AND KNEAD TILL SMOOTH AND NO LONGER STICKY WILL TAKE ABOUT 5 MINS OF WORKING WITH
  • CUT DOUGH IN HALFCUT EACH 1/2 AGAIN TILL THERE ARE 16 PIECES OF DOUGH!
  • ROLL OUT 10" LONG & 3/4" THICK FORM ROPE INTO A CIRCLE AND PLACE ON FULL SHEET PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER AND LET SIT IN WARM AREA FOR 5-10 MINS TO RISE A BIT
  • BRUSH EACH RING WITH EGG WASH, AND SPRINKLE WITH SESAME & CUMIN BAKE TILL GOLDEN 15 - 20 MINS
  • LET COOL FOR 10 MINS BEFORE EATING-THEY WILL KEEP, WRAPPED IN PLASTIC OR TINS FOR SEVERAL DAYS