Thanks Tube, I know the boss will have better leftovers than most restaurants serve on the menu.. :)
Too good to describe... Yummmmmm...
Artichoke Mashed Potatoes
4 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 can artichoke hearts (non-marinated)
3 T butter
1/4 cup milk
salt & pepper to taste
1) Boil potatoes for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Drain.
2) In a large mixing bowl, pureé artichoke hearts with half the butter and milk, using a hand blender or mixer.
3) Add potatoes and remaining butter and milk and mix until smooth.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 6 half cup servings
Banana Bread
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs; beaten
3 Bananas; ripe
1 tsp Baking soda
2 c Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
4 tsp Sour milk (add a smidge of vinegar to milk to make sour milk)
1) Cream shortening; add sugar and beat well.
2) Beat eggs and mash bananas (very fun for the kids) and add them to the above.
3) Sift flour, salt and baking soda, add alternately with sour milk and beat until smooth.
4) Bake in a greased pan at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until it’s done.
Cool well before slicing.
Banana Spice Loaf Cake
A tasty and easy snack cake with bananas (if your family is like mine, I always have bananas that the kids won’t eat with the spots begin to appear) and raisins, along with chopped pecans and spices.
6 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
1) In a medium bowl, mash bananas and pour vegetable oil over them; set aside while making cake.
2) Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3) Stir in banana and oil mixture; mix well.
Speaking of bananas...
This is a recipe for a dinner roll...best darn dinner roll ever to go with a baked ham or an Easter crabcake :
1/2 C warm water
1/4 C sugar
3 Tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp salt
3 C all-purpose flour
1 packet or 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast
1 egg
1 mashed banana
1/4 tsp nutmeg
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For finishing :
2 tsp melted butter
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Put the first 9 ingredients in a bread machine in that order. [Or just wing it if you don’t have one & use a mixer... or your hands and a countertop, in which case you’ll want to start with the dry ingredients first]
Set the dough cycle on the machine and let it knead the dough and raise it. If instead you do it by mixer or by hand knead it until it is smooth and elastic, put it in a oiled bowl and oil the dough, cover it with a damp towel and put it in a warm place to rise until doubled and an indention remains when you poke it with your finger. Then punch it down and divide it into 12 portions [one for each apostle, lol.]If it is too sticky to shape well you can use up to 1/2 c additional flour.
After the bread machine runs through the rise cycle punch the dough down, remove it and divide it into 12 portions, using up to 1/2 c of additional flour if the dough is too sticky.
Now, shape each portion into an oval or egg shape and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Take your last 2 tsp of melted butter and brush the rolls, then mix the sugar and connamon and sprinkle it on the rolls. Cover and allow to rise about 1/2 hour or so until nearly double.
While they rise, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and put the rolls in when it is ready, baking them for 15 minutes.
They look simple and innocent enough on the table but the delicate banana flavor and light texture is a good suprise in a dinner roll.