Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Recipe : Amish Sourdough Pancakes

Ingredients
2 cups buttermilk pancake mix
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter

Directions
Place the pancake mix in a large bowl. Add the water and Amish Friendship Bread Starter and stir until well combined.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Recipe : Banbury Tarts

Ingredients
1 cup chopped raisins
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons milk

Directions
In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Stir in walnuts if desired. Roll out pastry to 1/8-in. thickness; cut into 48 3-in. circles; moisten edges with water. Put 1-1/2 teaspoons filling on half of each circle. Fold other half over the filling; press edges together with a fork to seal. Cut a slit in top of each tart. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Combine sugar and milk; drizzle over cooled tarts.

Recipe : Amy's Triple Decker Turkey Bacon Sandwich

Ingredients
2 slices white bread
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3 lettuce leaves
1 tomato, thinly sliced
3 slices turkey bacon
3 slices Cheddar cheese

Directions
Toast the bread slices.
Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on each slice. Layer bottom slice with lettuce, tomato, turkey bacon, and cheese. Spread another thin layer of mayonnaise on the cheese; repeat layers twice. Top with second slice of bread. Heat in microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until cheese is melted.

Recipe : Barbecued Pork Kebabs

Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
10 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Directions
Whisk the sugar, soy sauce, onion, garlic and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add the pork and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Overnight is best if possible.
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
Thread the pork onto the soaked skewers. Cook on the preheated grill until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Recipe : Absolutely Delicious Stuffed Calamari

Ingredients
12 calamari tubes
2 green onions, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 pound chopped cooked shrimp meat
1/2 pound cooked crabmeat, diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 cup butter
12 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups milk
10 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 pinch ground black pepper
3/4 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
1 (8 ounce) package linguine pasta

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse the calamari tubes and pat dry.
In a large bowl, stir together the onions, 6 cloves of the garlic, shrimp, crabmeat and lemon juice. Spoon some of this mixture into each squid tube and seal the ends by 'sewing' with a toothpick. Arrange in a single layer in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cream cheese and 2 cloves of garlic. Cook and stir until cream cheese has melted. Gradually whisk in the milk. Cook until heated through and then remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and pepper. Pour over all of the calamari tubes in the baking dish. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of Romano cheese on top of each one.
Bake uncovered until the cheese is browned and sauce is bubbly. While the calamari is baking, Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Serve the stuffed calamari and sauce over a bed of linguine.