Sunday, March 21, 2010

Shower Recipes

This post is long over due but here are the two recipes that I made for Mal Pal's shower.

Curry Chicken Salad - Paula Deen

Ingredients

  • 1 large roasted chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes (I use four chicken breasts instead.)
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 (8-ounce) can sliced or chopped water chestnuts, drained
  • 2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
  • 1 (2-ounce) package slivered almonds

Dressing:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mango chutney
  • Salt

Directions

Gently combine the chicken, celery, water chestnuts, grapes, and almonds in a large glass bowl. Combine the dressing ingredients and mix well. Add to the chicken mixture and stir gently to combine. Season with salt, to taste.


Yogurt Marmalade Cake - The Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

  • 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 cup (heaping) Plain Yogurt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 whole Zest Of Lemon
  • ½ cups Canola Oil (I completely forgot to put the oil in for the two I made for the shower and they were the best ones I ever made, you can taste the lemon so much more and the cake is still super moist. When I got back to Idaho I made one with and one without just to make sure and the results were the same. So what I'm saying is leave out the oil.)
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  • ORANGE GLAZE:
  • ½ cups Prepared Orange Marmelade
  • ¼ cups Yogurt

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a loaf pan with non-stick baking spray (or grease and flour it if it makes your skirt fly up). Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of yogurt, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, and canola oil until just combined. Pour over dry ingredients and mix until just combined; do not over beat.

Pour into a loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.(I find that you have to bake it about 10-15 minutes longer than she recommends, but I always start with 45 minutes and then check it and add five minutes and check until done. Use a toothpick in the center to test for doneness.) Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Remove from pan. While cake is cooling, pour marmalade into a sauce pan. Heat it on low until melted, stirring occasionally. Add 1/4 cup of yogurt to the pan and turn off heat. Stir to combine, then pour slowly over the top of the cake, allowing icing to pool around the sides.


Saturday, March 13, 2010

caramel brownie bars

Made these this afternoon. You should, too.

Caramel Bars

1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
2 egg
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 pan with Pam or lightly grease and flour.

In a bowl mix the butter, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. With a spatula smooth the mixture (it will be thick) into the prepared pan. Bake for 26-28 minutes, don't over bake. Remove and cool.

Caramel Frosting

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar