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Breads & Rolls Breakfast Recipes with Pictures

Easy Homemade Donuts (Doughnuts)

I was craving donuts one evening, so I started “Googling” different donut recipes. I’m not a big fan of spending hours in the kitchen, especially in the summer. So, I modified my search to “Easy Donuts” and toppled upon this recipe. I ran to the store the next morning and picked up a few tubes of buttermilk biscuits – as the recipe calls for – and in no time we had delicious donuts. It’s as easy as the title says. My wife said they used to make these all the time as kids and they used the cap from the vanilla bottle to cut out the centers.

Donuts with toppings - ready to eat

Tube(s) of buttermilk biscuits
Oil
Toppings

  • powdered sugar
  • cinnamon and sugar
  • chocolate
  • chopped nuts
  • caramel
  • sprinkles
  • whatever you want

Directions

  1. Pour oil into a large pan, enough to cover the bottom about a half an inch
  2. Heat oil on medium
  3. Cut a hole in the middle of each biscuit (I used a cap from a vanilla bottle)
  4. Once you have all the biscuits ready and the oil is hot, drop the biscuits into the oil
  5. They should fry quickly on the first side and then you can flip them over with tongs
  6. Once the second side is brown remove from oil and drain on paper towels
  7. The biscuits will puff up to look like donuts. Do the same for the holes that you cut out
  8. Once the donuts are drained add your favorite toppings

One tube makes 10 donuts and 10 small donut holes.

Buttermilk Biscuit Tubes

Buiscuits ready for the deep fry

Donuts frying - finished on one side

Donuts frying - ready to be taken out

Donuts with toppings - ready to eat

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Bars Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

We got this recipe from our neighbor’s parents. Our kids call them Grandma Lynn  and Grandpa Tom. They dropped a plate of these babies off one day and we devoured them. The combination of flavors make these delicious!

Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

2 1/3 C. all-purpose flour
2/3 C. packed light brown sugar
3/4 C. (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 C. (12 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
1 C. coarsely chopped nuts
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 3/4 C. (10 oz. pkg.) SKOR English Toffee Bits, divided

  1. Heat oven to 350º
  2. Grease 13x9x2″ baking pan
  3. In large bowl, stir together flour and brown sugar
  4. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
  5. Add egg; mix well
  6. Stir in 1 1/2 C. chocolate chip and nuts
  7. Reserve 1 1/2 C. mixture
  8. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan
  9. Bake 10 minutes
  10. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over hot crust; top with 1 1/2 C. toffee bits
  11. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and remaining 1/2 C. chips over top
  12. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown
  13. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 C. toffee bits

Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes about 48 bars.

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Breads & Rolls Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Rhubarb Bread

A friend of mine surprised me with a loaf of this TASTY rhubarb bread. He and his wife have replaced the rhubarb with apples and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon as a recipe alternative. He brought in a couple slices to share and that too was excellent. I asked him for the recipe he handed me a print-out from the All Recipes.com website. Enjoy!

Rhubarb Bread

1 C. milk
1 T. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 C. brown sugar
2/3 C. vegetable oil
1 egg
2 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 C. chopped rhubarb
1/2 C. chopped walnuts

TOPPING:
1/4 brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 T. butter, melted

  1. Preheat oven to 340º F.
  2. Lightly grease two 9×5″ loaf pans
  3. In a small bowl, stir together milk, lemon juice, and vanilla; let stand for 10 minutes
  4. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, oil and egg. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda, stir into sugar mixture alternately with the milk mixture just until combined. Fold rhubarb and nuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
  5. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. Sprinkle this mixture over the unbaked loaves.
  6. Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.
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Bars Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Rocky Road Squares

I first tried these at my cousin Gina’s house. The recipe is so easy, her kids made them before our annual Twins vs. Brewers weekend. They were sooo tasty. I think I ate half a pan. YIKES!

Rocky Road Squares

1 – 12 oz. pkg semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 – 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 T. margarine
2 C. dry roasted peanuts
1 – 10 oz. pkg miniature marshmallows

  1. Melt chocolate morsels, margarine and condensed milk in a double boiler or over low heat.
  2. Remove from heat and fold peanuts and marshmallows into chocolate mixture until evenly coated.
  3. Spread into a wax paper lined 9×13 pan.
  4. Chill until firm.
  5. Remove from pan and peel off wax paper.
  6. Cut into squares.
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Beef Main Dishes Pasta Recipes with Pictures

Spaghetti Hotdish

A friend of ours from church shared this delicious recipe with us. I am not a big leftover fan, but this dish was excellent heated up the next day, and the day after that!!!

Spaghetti Hotdish

12 oz. spaghetti, cooked and drained
1 – 1 1/2 lb. hamburger
16 oz. sour cream
Large jar spaghetti sauce
2 C. Mozzarella cheese
3/4 C. Parmesan cheese
2 eggs

  1. Spray 9×13″ pan
  2. Put spaghetti in pan
  3. Mix eggs and Parmesan cheese
  4. Pour egg and Parmesan cheese mixture into spaghetti
  5. Layer hamburger, sour cream and then spaghetti sauce
  6. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese on top

Bake 350º for 30-40 minutes.

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Main Dishes Pasta Recipes with Pictures Vegetarian

Tortellini with Peas and Tarragon

I got this recipe in the magazine Real Simple. It was fabulous!

Tortellini With Peas and Tarragon

1 lb. frozen cheese tortellini
2 T. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 T. unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 C. frozen peas
Kosher salt and pepper
2 T. chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 C. grated Parmesan

Cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 6 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add the butter and cook until it turns golden brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, peas, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tortellini, tarragon, and half the Parmesan and toss. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.

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Cookies Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Malted Milk Ball Cookies

This recipe was submitted to the Better Homes and Gardens magazine by Marilyn Schmid. My kids loved to “help” make these by smashing up the Whoppers!

Malted Milk Ball Cookies

3/4 C. butter, softened
1 1/4 C. packed brown sugar
1 C. granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 salt
3 eggs
1/4 C. cooking oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 C. whole bran cereal
3 C. malted milk balls, crushed (12 ounces)

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a 4-quart mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
  2. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat until well combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
  3. Beat in eggs, oil, and vanilla.
  4. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour and the cereal.
  5. Reserve 1/2 cup crushed malted milk ball candies to sprinkle on top. Stir remaining candies into dough. (Sharon’s note: I didn’t do this- I just put everything into the bowl)
  6. Shape dough in 1 1/2 inch balls. (Sharon’s note: I used a scoop)
  7. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. (Sharon’s note: I had to place them 3 inches apart or they’d run together)
  8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
  9. Place cookie sheet on wire rack. Immediately sprinkle tops of warm cookies with reserved crushed candies.
  10. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack. Cool completely.

Makes about 60 cookies.

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Bars Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Milky Way Bars

A co-worker of mine brought these beauties into work.  They’re like Special K Bars with a more chocolaty-caramel flavor from the Milky Way bars.  They were really good!

Milky Way Bars

6 C. Rice Krispies or Special K
8 large (2.05 oz.) Milky Way bars
1 C butter
12 oz. bag milk chocolate chips

Melt butter and Milky Way bars over LOW heat. Stir in cereal and spread in 9×13 inch pan. Melt chips and spread over top.

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Cookies Desserts Recipes with Pictures

Krumkake

I got this recipe from Jean, a friend of mine at work. She brought these in to honor Syttende Mai, Norweigan Constitution Day (May 17). I asked her to write a little bit about the recipe and posted her comments below:

“This is grandma’s recipe for Krumkake. It is a Norwegian treat made mostly at Christmas and for Syttende Mai (May 17), which is Norway’s Constitution Day. I keep the cookies stored in a shoe box or larger cardboard box, not in Tupperware. Cookies go soggy in humidity. The old-fashioned Krumkake griddles are used on the burner of an electric stove. New-fangled griddles are electric and make two cookies at a time, but aren’t nearly as good. Check grandma’s cupboard for her old griddle. It might be discolored from use, but will work well. No need to grease the griddle as previous use has seasoned it. Enjoy! “

Krumkake Krumkake

1/2 C. butter (1 stick)
1 C. sugar
2 eggs
1 C. milk
1 C. flour (maybe more if batter is thin)
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar and then add vanilla. Beat eggs with milk. Alternately add egg mixture and flour mixture to butter/sugar. May be done with an electric mixer.

Heat Krumkake griddle to medium heat. Put about a generous tablespoon of batter on griddle. Close lid and cook for about 1 minute. Flip griddle and cook another 30 seconds. Cookie should be thin and barely starting to brown. Quickly remove from griddle with a knife and roll cookie around a shaping cone or wooden spoon handle. Remove when crisp. Eat as is or pipe whipped cream into cookie. Yum!

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Recipes with Pictures Salads Side Dishes Vegetables Vegetarian

Veggie Pasta Salad

This recipe comes to you from my neighbors. We often stop by and see if we can catch them right before dessert. This time we caught them just before dinner and this veggie pasta salad was sitting on the counter. It tastes as good as it looks.

Veggie Pasta Salad

1 box of Rotini noodles
1 bottle Italian dressing
broccoli
cauliflower
grape tomatoes
carrots
black olives
peppers
(or whatever other veggies you wish)

Cook and drain pasta. Cut veggies (i.e. broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) to the size of your liking. Mix cooked pasta and veggies together. Pour Italian dressing over all. My neighbors used about 3/4 bottle. Mix and let marinate overnight, turning container over periodically during marinating.