Recipe Exchange

[Queen K]

Anyone here make their own HP sauce?

I got a jar of homemade HP sauce that has blown me away. Here's the recipe.

4 lbs apples, chopped
4 lbs prune plums, chopped
2 Large onions, chopped
3 pints apple cider vingar
2 tsp ginger
2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp allspice
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 c salt
2 lbs sugar ( I know, that's alot of sugar)

Boil fruit and onions in enough water to prevent scorching. Press through seive.
To the pulp add the vinager, seasons and sugar. Boil til thick.

Seal in hot sterilized jars. Let sit for couple of months. It's unbelievable.

[grammafreddy]

Yale Hotel Doukhobor Borsch

12 cups water
1½ tbsp salt
1 cup finely chopped carrots
½ cup finely chopped green pepper
1 stalk finely chopped celery
1 small beet
1 cup canned tomatoes (mashed)
6 medium potatoes (quartered)

2/3 lbs butter plus 2 tbsp
1 cup finely chopped cooking onion
3 cups canned tomatoes
6 cups finely shredded green cabbage
½ cup sweet cream (whipping cream)
1½ cups diced potatoes
½ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup fresh or dried dill weed
Black pepper

METHOD: (Don’t skip any steps or it won’t taste like the Yale’s)

1. Boil the first eight ingredients until the potatoes are tender. Remove the beet and discard it. Remove the potatoes from the pot (the potato water becomes the soup broth base) and mash them with the 2 tbsp butter and ½ cup cream. Mix well and set aside.
2. In a large frying pan, melt the 2/3 lb butter. Add the 1 cup chopped onions and cook until tender but not browned. Add the 3 cups tomatoes and let simmer with the onions and butter until a thick sauce. Take out 1 cup of the sauce and set aside. Add 3 cups shredded cabbage to the sauce and fry.
3. Add the 1 cup of reserved onion/tomato sauce and the raw diced potatoes to the stock. When the diced potatoes are tender, add the remainder of the raw shredded cabbage. Bring to the boiling point but do not allow to boil.
4. Put the tomato sauce mixture from the frying pan into the stock pot. Add the mashed potato mixture. Add the green pepper and the dill weed and a pinch of black pepper to taste. Heat through but don’t boil.

Some Doukhobors add a dash of cayenne pepper to their borsch bowl at the table.

Serve hot with generous slices of homemade bread and butter.

Large quantities of borsch can be made ahead and canned or frozen for later.

[grammafreddy]

While I am into the Doukhobor cookbook, here's my all-time favourite cookie recipe. Wonderful with coffee!

KALACHI (Doukhobor Cinnamon Cookies)

These cookies have the texture of a soft baking powder biscuit and the flavour of a cinnamon bun.

¾ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1½ cup sour cream
3 cups white flour
3 tsp baking powder
¼ cup butter
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
cinnamon

1. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
2. Add baking soda to sour cream and combine with the first mixture.
3. Sift baking powder and flour together and add to above. Do not overmix.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and pat down to 1-inch thickness.
5. Spread with softened butter.
6. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
7. Fold or roll into a log and cut into 1-inch “wheels”.
8. Bake on a cookie sheet 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.

[strwbrrydvl]

I've played around with many Greek potato recipes and here's my creation.

Greek Potatoes

*all measurements are approximate

10-12 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tsp lemon zest
sea salt (to taste)
coarse black pepper (to taste)

Preheat to 425*f
Place potatoes in a large baking dish
Whisk together all other ingredients and pour over top potatoes (potatoes should almost be covered)
Put potatoes in the oven for 30 mins, turn them and add another cup of water.
Cook for another 30 mins.
Enjoy!

[>jim<]

QLR - Quinoa, Lentils and Rice - my kitchen staple... gluten free, vegan, non-dairy, hypoallergenic and cheap cheap cheap.

In the rice cooker
-4 cups purified water
1 cup organic long grain brown rice (25 lb bag at bulk foods on springfield - $54)
1 cup organic french green lentils (5kg/~12 lb bag at bulk foods - $28ish)
1/2 cup organic quinoa (lil more pricey - 5kg/12lb at bulk foods - $80ish)

Push the cook button and walk away. 30-40 minutes and you've got a meal for 4-6 depending on how big your stomachs are. Mixes with everything, tastes nice and neutral with a texture not unlike ground beef.

Excellent balance of protein and carbohydrates for optimal energy levels, muscle growth, and balanced insulin response. Haven't met someone who didn't enjoy it when they tried it

[DeepEnd]

I was asked on another thread about a "round almost english muffin things" recipe.

get out your pens and pencils.

I cup whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water to start

mix and add additional water to make very, very thick pancake batter.

Heat pan to medium and oil and dry.

Spoon heaping tablespoon into center of pan. Spiral outward with back of spoon to make circle 4" across.

Cook 30 seconds to a minute and flip. Cook another minute.

You can add any flavours you want to the dough.

We use for hamburger buns or egg on toast or with stew or .....


For quesadilla (parantha)

Take the same basic recipe without extra water and add a teaspoon or to of oil, mix to dough stage, roll out to 8" circles and flop into medium heat pan. Cook thirty seconds a side for burrito wrap or cook on side for a couple of minutes max and flip. Charred bits are good.




whole wheat Yorkshires puddings


four Eggs
1c whole wheat flour
1c milk

1/2 tsp salt
oil for pans

Muffin tins

Beat WELL first 4 ingredients together to form a smooth batter. let sit 30 mins at room temp.

Pour 1 tsp of oil into each muffin tin and place into hot oven 425 degrees until very hot - almost smoking. Poor batter into the tins about 3/4 full, bake 10-15 mins until golden brown and have puffed right up.

Eat hot with roast beef and gravy or cold with jam or honey.

[WeatherWoman]

For quesadilla (parantha)

Take the same basic recipe without extra water and add a teaspoon or to of oil, mix to dough stage, roll out to 8" circles and flop into medium heat pan. Cook thirty seconds a side for burrito wrap or cook on side for a couple of minutes max and flip. Charred bits are good

Do you think I could make a bunch and freeze them?

[DeepEnd]

Do you think I could make a bunch and freeze them?

I don't see why not but we are too used to making them fresh.

Last night we used the same dough (left over from the fridge)and the left over filling (curried potato and peas) and ground beef to make 4 inch curry shepperd pies. We freeze the extras we make for about two weeks.

[Captain Awesome]

I'm making my own Ice Capp in order to put Tim Hortons out of business.

Anybody got a recipe for it? Got coffee, ice cubes, milk - but not sure about proportions.

[oneh2obabe]

Copycat Tim Hortons Iced Cap Recipe
2 oz. boiling water
2 tablespoons instant coffee (regular or decaf)
2 heaping tablespoons sugar (or sugar substitute Equal)
4-6 ice cubes
1/3 cup 15% cream (or chocolate milk...or regular milk)

Mix first 3 ingredients together to make a syrup, put into blender. Add ice cubes and blend until slushy. Add cream and blend until frothy.

[mwill]

Copycat Tim Hortons Iced Cap Recipe
2 oz. boiling water
2 tablespoons instant coffee (regular or decaf)
2 heaping tablespoons sugar (or sugar substitute Equal)
4-6 ice cubes
1/3 cup 15% cream (or chocolate milk...or regular milk)

Mix first 3 ingredients together to make a syrup, put into blender. Add ice cubes and blend until slushy. Add cream and blend until frothy.

Next step: Book an angioplasty.

[CorkSoaker]

A spicy and savory Asian inspired dish that is perfect on a cool autumn evening or serve to your friends. It will not fail to impress.

Chilli beef fry

Ingredients:

-600g beef fillet
-1 tsp hot chilli powder
-Pinch of chilli flakes
-1 tsp dried mango powder
-3cm ginger, peeled and grated
-Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
-1 tsp coconut oil (optional)
-Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
-1 large onion, peeled and very finely chopped
-2 dried red chillies
-1 tsp caster sugar
-Juice of 2 limes
-3 tbsp rice or corn flour
-1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced

1. Cut the beef into thin strips and put it into a large dish with half the chilli powder, the chilli flakes, dried mango powder, ginger and some seasoning. Add the coconut oil, if using, and mix well. Let the meat marinate for 15-20 minutes before cooking.

2. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and add the onion, chillies, remaining chilli powder and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring every now and then, for 5-6 minutes until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the sugar and fry for a few more minutes until the onion begins to caramelise. Add the lime juice and take the pan off the heat.

3. Heat 5cm of oil in a deep pan until hot. Toss the beef in the flour until evenly coated then deep-fry in batches for 2-3 minutes until brown and crisp. Drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper. When all the beef has been cooked, toss the strips with the onion mixture and sliced chilli. Transfer to a warm plate and serve immediately.

[buddyyy]

Stuffed Pork Loin

Take a pork loin and cut it with a very sharp knife in a Z cut, so that it is cut flat evenly.
Use a premade stuffing mix pouch. Add a chopped up apple, 3/4 cup of raisins, 3/4 cup of
dried cranberries and add another teaspoon of sage as well. Cook the amended stuffing mix in the
microwave. Spread the mix on the laid out pork.... leaving the last 1.5" without any stuffing,
so it doesn't fall out of the edges. Use thin string to tie up the loin so that it cooks neatly with the
stuffing inside it. Cook at 350 degrees for 40 minutes in a shallow pan with 2 cups of water in it.
Best to cover the loin with tin foil as well. Cut the loin into thick "coins"
and put pork gravy on top of it.
MMMM it is good

[blackpanther]

~~**Whipped Shortbread Cookies***~~

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1/4 cup red maraschino cherries
1/4 cup green maraschino cherries

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency.

Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart.

Cut maraschino cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.

Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, DO NOT OVERBAKE.

Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.

Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.

[blackpanther]

Kringle.......Christmas Pretzel Rings....INGREDIENTS

1 bag of pretzel rings
1 package Hershey’s Kisses
1 package holiday M&M’s
Red and green sugar crystals
DIRECTIONS

Using a lined cookie sheet place the pretzel rings flat.
Place 1 Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each pretzel ring.
Bake at 275 degrees F for approximately 3 minutes—just enough to soften chocolate, not melt it.
Remove from oven. Place a single M&M in the center of each Kiss, pressing down gently so the softened Kiss spreads and fills the center of the pretzel ring.
Sprinkle warm rings with red and green sugars crystals for additional color. Refrigerate for 5-10 minutes (or until chocolate is firm), and serve.