Monday, May 2, 2011

Recipe : A Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
4 cups buttermilk
1 cup barbeque sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon steak sauce
1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
2 cups oil for frying

Directions
In a large shallow dish, mix together flour, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, then whisk in buttermilk, barbeque sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and steak sauce.
Dredge chicken in milk mixture, then in seasoned flour, alternating in each at least twice. Heat oil in a large, deep-sided skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes each side.

Recipe : Blueberry Waffles with Fast Blueberry Sauce

Ingredients
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 2/3 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup melted butter
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
2/3 cup blueberries
1 1/2 cups blueberries
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions
In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in butter, and set mixture aside for about 30 minutes.
Preheat a lightly greased waffle iron.
Fold egg whites and 2/3 cup blueberries into the mixture. Scoop portions of the mixture into the prepared waffle iron, and cook until golden brown.
To prepare the sauce, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix 1 1/2 cups blueberries, honey and 1/4 cup orange juice. Bring to a boil. Mix remaining orange juice and cornstarch in a small bowl, and stir into the blueberry mixture. Stir constantly until thickened. Serve warm over waffles.

Recipe : Angel's Chunky Chicken Salad

Ingredients
1 cooked, boneless chicken breast half, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 onion, finely diced
2 dill pickles, chopped
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Combine the chicken, celery, mayonnaise, onion and pickle; mix well.
Season with the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Serve with lettuce on fresh crusty bread or bun.

Recipe : Bishop's Bread II

Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved
2 (12 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate chips
2 (8 ounce) packages chopped pitted dates
1 cup flaked coconut
2 cups chopped pecans

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. In a third bowl, combine the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract and maraschino cherry juice.
Stir the milk mixture and flour mixture alternately into the egg mixture until a soft batter is formed. Fold in cherries, chocolate chips, dates, coconut and pecans. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 90 to 120 minutes, until loaves are firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean.

Recipe : Barbara Bush's Chocolate Chips

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons hot water
1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and egg until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in hot water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour, baking soda, and salt, until well blended and smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop dough by well-rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minute, or until golden. Cool cookie sheet on a wire rack for 1 minutes, then remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.