Caramel Syrup

 

 1 cup Brown sugar
 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
 1 cup Light Karo Syrup.

 Blend together and heat on stovetop until sugar is smooth. Serve warm.

Sugar Cookies (Swig Like)

5½ cup + 2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon cream of tarter
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
¾ cup canola or vegetable oil
1¼ cup sugar
¾ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tarter. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream butter and sugars together for 2 minutes.
4. Slowly stream in the oil while beating.
5. Add the water and vanilla and then beat in the eggs one at a time until combined.
6. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients a little at a time, mixing until combined (scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed).
7. Roll dough into 2 inch balls.
8. Place ¼ cup sugar in a small dish with a pinch of salt.
9. Place balls of dough on a baking sheet about 3 inches apart to allow for spreading.
10. Take a drinking glass and dip it into sugar (you may need to press it into some dough first in order for the sugar to stick to the glass).
11. Press the glass into a ball of dough until it is ½ inch thick (the dough will form a jagged edge and spill past the edge of the glass).

 

Bake for 8 minutes only.  You do not want to over bake these. Gently remove cookies from pan onto a cooling rack and let them cool completely. Place them in an air tight container in the fridge.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Sour Cream Icing:

5 tablespoons butter, softened
⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon sour cream
¼ teaspoon salt
2-3 tablespoons milk
3.5 to 4.5 cups powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla
1 drop red food coloring

1. Cream butter, sour cream, and salt together.
2. Add powdered sugar a little at a time, alternating with adding the milk.
3. Add extra milk or powdered sugar if needed to reach desired consistency.
4. Add food coloring and vanilla and mix until combined.
5. Spread over cold cookies with the back of a spoon and serve immediately or let the icing dry and then store in an air-tight container in the fridge.

Grandma Jones' Famous Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup margarine
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 package vanilla pudding (instant small)
12oz Chocolate Chips
1 cup nuts (optional)

Combine: margarine-sugar-brown sugar- vanilla-eggs.
Add pudding mix well then add dry ingredients.
Once mixed well stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

Bake 375 for 8-10 minutes,

Chicken Lomardy

Just like Chicken Marsala only better!!!!

8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoon butter – melted
6 skinned and boned chicken breasts
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup Marsala Wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

2 green onions chopped

 
Preparation:

• Cook mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat – stirring constantly for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat – set aside.
• Cut each chicken breast in half lengthwise – Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap – flatten to 1/8 inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• Dredge chicken pieces in flour – Cook chicken in batches in 1 to 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden.
• Place chicken in a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish, overlapping edges – Repeat procedure with remaining chicken and butter. Reserving pan drippings in skillet. Sprinkle mushrooms evenly over chicken.
• Add wine and broth to skillet – Bring to a boil – reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken. Combine cheeses and green onions; sprinkle over chicken.
• Bake uncovered, at 450 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes until cheese melts – Enjoy

This is the Marsala Wine we like....

Cinnamon Honey Butter

 

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter (room temperature)
• 1 Cup powdered sugar
• 1 Cup honey
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together to a smooth consistency and enjoy!

 

1/2 cup Salted Butter

1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar

3/4 cup Light Corn Syrup

1 can (14oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

 

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk, stirring to combine. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a light bubbly boil.  Remove from heat right away and add the vanilla. Stir to combine. Serve warm or at room temperature with apple slices and pretzels or drizzle over ice cream.

Notes

Don't let the caramel come to a full, rolling boil. Just let it get nice and bubbly and then take it off the heat. It will get too hard and thick to scoop if you cook it too long

 

2 cups warm water

2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

1/2 TB sugar

1/4 cup melted butter

1 TB salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup evaporated milk

5-7 cups of bread flour, white or wheat will work too (can use more if needed)

1 TB shortening

1 TB butter (to top bread)

Directions:

1. Place the yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Pour the warm water (not too hot) over the yeast mixture and let it sit for 15-20 minutes, or until nice and bubbly.
2. Combine melted butter, sugar, evaporated milk and salt into a large mixing bowl. When your yeast mixture is ready add them together and mix.
3. If you are using a stand mixer put on your bread hook and then pour in 3 cups of flour. If not you can stir/kneed it as well. Then add in 1 cup of flour at a time and mix. When you get to 5 cups of flour in the bowl, add in 1/2 cup more of flour at a time until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides. You'll know it's ready when your fingers no longer stick to the dough.
4. Then cover the ball of dough and sides of the bowl with shortening and cover the bowl with a warm towel. Set by the window and allow it to rise (approx 1.5 hours). When it has risen over the bowl punch it down and place on a floured service.
5. Kneed the dough for 2-3 minutes.
6. Cut dough into two pieces and roll them out into a rectangle. Roll the dough up and place into 2 greased bread pans.
7. Let the bread rise again, and when it looks like a good loaf of bread place them in the oven at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. When the bread is done, coat the top with butter and remove onto cooling rack.