Thursday, June 23, 2011

Recipe : Best Screwdriver

Ingredients
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger good quality vodka
6 fluid ounces pulp-free pure premium orange juice
ice cubes

Directions
Pour the orange juice into a glass with ice, then pour in the shot of vodka. Stir and serve.

Recipe : Buttermilk Syrup

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions
In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup, and baking soda. Bring to a boil, and cook for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the vanilla.

Recipe : Beau Monde™ Dip

Ingredients
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 teaspoon Beau Monde ™ seasoning
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 teaspoon dried parsley

Directions
In a small mixing bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, onion, Beau Monde ™ seasoning, dill, and dried parsley. Chill before serving.

Recipe : Apricot Walnut Bread

Ingredients
4 egg whites
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup oat bran hot cereal, uncooked
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in oat bran and apricots. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and soda; stir into apricot mixture just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into a greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to wire rack.

Recipe : Blueberry Anadama Bread

Ingredients
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon margarine
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg, beaten
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups frozen blueberries, dry pack

Directions
Stir cornmeal into boiling water. Stir in butter, molasses, and egg.
Dissolve yeast in warm water (110 degrees F).
When cornmeal mixture is lukewarm, stir in dissolved yeast. Beat in flour until a stiff dough is formed. Knead dough on a heavily floured board until smooth and elastic. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
Punch down and roll dough into a 10" square. Sprinkle blueberries over dough, pressing them into the dough. Roll up like a jelly roll. Tuck ends of roll under to seal ends and place seam-side down into a well-greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45-50 minutes. Turn out and cool on a rack. Cool thoroughly before cutting.