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Pizza Dough

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Ingredients:

4 ½ cups of flour

1 packet yeast

3 tsp salt

4 tbsp of sugar

½ tsp of garlic powder

½ tsp onion powder

2 cups of warm water

¼ cup of olive oil

 

Directions:

1. Place all of the ingredients in a mixer.

2. Mix on high for 10 minutes.

3. Divide dough into personal pan sections (I can get 8, 9 inch pizzas from this recipe).

4. Place each section on an oiled pan.

5. Let rise 1 hour.

6. Place dough sections onto parchment paper and very lightly, using your fingers, spread out to desired size.

7. Top with favorite toppings.

8. Transfer pizza (and parchment paper) onto a baking sheet.

9. Bake in preheated oven at 500 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

10. Remove and let cool before cutting. Enjoy!

 

 

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients:

2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
¾ cup of sour cream
1 stick of melted butter
1 cup of water
1 tsp salt
1 ¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
2 eggs
12 tbsps of cocoa

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Oil pan (2 -9inch pans or 1 -9×13)
3. Beat ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides.
4. Beat on high for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Pour into pans.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.
7. Cool, frost and enjoy!

Soft Flour Tortillas

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You’re going to love these simple, soft, and delicious flour tortillas. Perfect for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or just plain. The best part, it only takes 4 ingredients to make!

Ingredients:

2 cups of flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
½ cup cold water

Directions:

1. Mix together flour, sugar and salt.
2. Add the water and mix together with a fork.
3. Knead with a wooden spoon after a simple dough forms. Knead for 5 minutes.
4. Divide into 12 balls, roughly the same size.
5. Roll out using a rolling pin until you have a thin disc that looks like a tortilla.
6. In a hot cast iron pan, cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. Flip when small bubbles form on the top and when light brown on the bottom.
7. Enjoy!

Unleavened Bread

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Ingredients:

1 ½ cups of flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
¾ cup of water

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and knead until smooth.
2. Roll out to a quarter of an inch thick.
3. Place on a lined baking sheet. Poke tops with a fork and slice into squares.
4. Bake in the oven on 300 for 30 to 40 minutes.
5. Break apart and serve.

Parmesan Baked Potato Wedges

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Ingredients:
6 potatoes, cut into wedges with skin on
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp Italian Seasoning

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425. Line baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Place potato wedges in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
3. Add parmesan and other spices to potatoes. Toss well to coat evenly.
4. Place potato wedges on the lined baking pan in a single layer. Bake for 25 minutes until tender, crusted, and golden brown.
5. Serve and Enjoy!

Potato Salad

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Ingredients:
6 medium potatoes (cut into bite sized chunks)
1 cup of broccoli, chopped
1 small carrot, chopped
½ cup chopped onion
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1 cup of mayo
½ cup of sour cream
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp pickle relish
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp onion powder

Directions:
1. Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes then add in carrots and broccoli. Boil for an additional 5 minutes until tender. Drain.
2. In a large bowl mix mayo, sour cream, mustard, chopped onions, pickle relish, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
3. Add in potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and boiled eggs. Mix gently.
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Enjoy!

 

Veggie Egg Frittata

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Ingredients:

6 eggs
1 cup broccoli, chopped and sautéed
1 cup mushrooms, chopped and sautéed
¼ cup green and red peppers, chopped and sautéed
½ cup shredded cheese
¼ cup sour cream
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp butter

Directions:

1. Lightly sauté veggies and allow to cool.
2. Mix eggs with sour cream.
3. Add veggies to eggs. Salt and pepper.
4. Preheat oven to 350.
5. On the stovetop heat butter in the frying pan. Pour in egg mixture and cook on low until edges look slightly done.
6. Put into oven and bake for 10 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and top with shredded cheese.
8. Return to the oven, turn to low broil for an additional 2 minutes.
9. Remove once more from the oven. Allow to cool slightly.
10. Slice, serve and enjoy!

 

Fudge Drop Cookies

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Ingredients:

4 tbsp butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
½ water or milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter

1. In a large pot, bring to a boil butter, sugar, cocoa, water or milk. Allow to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2. Turn off heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
3. Slowly add in peanut butter.
4. Spoon out onto parchment paper and allow to cool and harden.
5. Enjoy!

Parmesan Garlic Breadsticks

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Ingredients:

Breadsticks
1 ½ cups of warm water
1 packet of yeast
2 tbsp sugar
4 cups of flour
2 tsp salt
4 tbsp of butter
Butter Sauce
4 tbsp butter
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ cup parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. In a small bowl mix together yeast, 1 tsp sugar and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
2. Meanwhile in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the dry ingredients, starting with 3 cups of flour.
3. Next add the butter.
4. Then add the yeast mixture.
5. Mix until well combined, adding a little flour as needed until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
6. Knead 5 minutes.
7. Slightly oil the bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
8. Punch down the dough and flatten into a 13×18 baking sheet. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut 1 inch by 6 inch strips.
9. Let rise for another 45 minutes.
10. Preheat oven to 400.
11. Bake for 12 minutes.
12. Remove from the oven. Brush with the butter sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Enjoy!

Simple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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Ingredients:
1 cup of softened butter, divided
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup of sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:
1. Beat ½ cup of butter and 1 ½ of sugar until creamy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. In another bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
4. Beat in vanilla.
5. In a small bowl, mix chopped nuts (optional), sugar and cinnamon.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Prepare a Bundt pan by oiling and lightly dusting with flour.
8. Pour in 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with ½ of cinnamon mixture.
9. Pour an additional 1/3 of the batter, smooth with a spatula. Then sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
10. Pour the rest of the batter and smooth it out.
11. Bake for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 1 hour.

Enjoy!