Cream Puffs!

It's been a while since I've made these and today I had such a big craving for them. YUM is all I can say, messy to eat but so worth it. I can't remember where I got the recipe from, it's been SO long, a few years at least. 

 

Cream Puffs

 

1 cup flour 

1 tsp white sugar 

1/2 tsp salt 

1/2 cup butter 

 1 cup water 

 4 large eggs 

Yields 18 med size puffs 

 

 

Boil water and butter till butter is melted, mix flour, sugar and salt in a small bowl and add all at one time stirring constantly till mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat.

Scrape into mixing bowl and beat for a few min on low to release steam from dough. 

 

Let sit for a few more min then add slightly beaten eggs and beat till dough is a thick and smooth paste.

 

Spoon on pan a couple of inches apart and place in preheated 400 oven for 15 min and then lower heat to 350 for another 30 min.

Turn oven off and with oven door slightly ajar let puffs dry out for another 10 min. Remove from oven and cool.

When cool cut them in half, putting a good dollop of whipped cream on the bottom half, add peaches or strawberries and cover with top half. Dust with icing sugar. 

 

 

Menu Plan Monday October 13

Hey Ladies, come on into my kitchen and see what I'm cooking this week.

MENU PLAN

Monday 13th

B: Pumpkin Pancakes
L: Grilled Jalapeno Cheese Sandwiches
D: Portuguese Pork Chops and Potatoes

Tuesday 14th

B: Oatmeal, Juice
L: Shrimp & Pork Egg Rolls
D: Meatballs w/ Pasta

Wednesday 15th

B: Cinnamon Toast, Milk
L: Sub Sandwich, Chips
D: Veggie Lasagna

Thursday 16th

B: Apple Turnovers
L: Tuna Salad
D: Beef Stew w/ potato dumplings

Friday 17th

B: Mini Pancakes w/ Apple Butter, Juice
L: Leftovers
D: Dijon-crusted Chicken Breasts

Saturday 18th

B: Out for the day, will grab something
L: Will be out and will have late breakfast
D: Mexican Potato Casserole


Sunday 19th

B: Bacon, Sausages, Biscuits and Gravy
L: Pizza
D: Beef Curry

Cinnamon Rolls!

Who doesn't like a hot out of the oven gooey cinnamon roll drizzled in maple icing or vanilla, whichever you like? That's what was for breakfast today and oh does my house smell like Fall..... 

 

 

CINNAMON ROLLS

 

1 loaf frozen white bread dough, thawed in refrigerator 

flour, for dusting surface 

 

Filling: 

1 cup packed brown sugar 

1 tbls ground cinnamon 

2/3 stick butter 

 

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to form a 15-in. x 7-inch rectangle. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Spread 2/3 cup softened butter over dough and then evenly sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. 

 

 

Starting at the long side, roll up dough as for a jelly roll. Cut roll into slices and divide among greased round baking pans. Set aside in a warm place and allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Depending on how thick you cut the slices, you should get around 16 to 24 rolls. I got 24 out of mine this morning but sometimes I get less. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top. Glaze: 1 cup powered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract (I use Maple extract on mine) 1-2 tablespoons cold water (if you want it thinner use more water) Mix sugar, vanilla and water. Drizzle over warm rolls.

Cream Cheese Icing:  

1 stick unsalted butter,softened 

1 cup powdered sugar 

1/2 cup cream cheese 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

 

Mix ingredients with an electric mixer. Spread evenly over warm rolls.

Such gooey yumminess.....boy were these good. Thank you Mrs H. for such a great recipe. 

 

 

Oven Baked Country Ribs

 

1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup vinegar

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

1/2 tablespoon mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1 1/2 - 2 pounds pork ribs

 

 

 Combine ketchup, water, brown sugar, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and pepper.

 

Heat a large lightly oiled skillet over medium-high heat. Add ribs and sear until browned. Place ribs in a single layer in a baking pan or casserole dish. Pour half of the sauce over the ribs, reserve remainder.

Bake ribs at 350° for 2-3 hours. Turn and baste meat every 30 minutes with remaining sauce.

Pumpkin Cake Roll!

One of my favorites and so easy to make. If you're scared of trying your hand at Cake Rolls, you have nothing to worry about, they are actually pretty easy to make once you get the hang of it. 

 

Pumpkin Cake Roll

 

3 eggs 

3/4 cup sugar 

2/3 cup canned or cooked pumpkin 

1/2 teaspoon almond extract OR lemon juice if you prefer 

3/4 cup all purpose flour 

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

1 teaspoon ground ginger 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 tablespoon plus 1 cup confectioner's sugar, divided 

6 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, cubed 

1 teaspoon butter 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 

 

 

Line a 15-in. x 10-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Coat the paper with cooking spray and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in pumpkin and extract. 

 

  

Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt;fold into pumpkin mixture. (I cheated and just added everything without mixing together first..still worked) 

 

Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. 

Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.

For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and remaining confectioner's sugar until fluffly. 

Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges.  Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.