Kentucky Popover Old Time Recipe

Kentucky Popover Old Time Recipe
updated version, oven temps listed

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbl butter, melted
2 cups milk
4 eggs, separated and beaten

Beat together flour, salt, melted butter and milk until smooth.
Add eggs, slowly one at a time, do not overbeat.
Grease your custard cups or large muffin pan generously.

Fill half full with batter.
Don't put any more or any less or popovers won't rise right.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes -leave your popovers in the oven;
Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 15 more minutes.

Serve with :
butter or
honey butter or
maple syrup or
molasses



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Old Recipe for Crunchy Top Apple Muffins

Crunchy Top Apple Muffins Recipe

In a large bowl sift together:

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup sugar

Add 4 Tbls soft shortening
1 egg
1 cup milk
Mix together with mixer just until blended.
{Do not overmix}

Fold in 1 cup finely chopped and pared apples

Fill a greased or lined muffin pan 2/3 full with muffin mixture.

Before baking:
Sprinkle the tops with an additional 1/2 cup finely chopped apple
and a simple cinnamon sugar mixture-
To make the cinnamon & sugar mixture:
mix together 1/2 tsp cinnamon &
1/4 cup sugar

Bake 400 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes.
about 12 muffins


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BRANDIED PEACHES PEACH MUFFIN RECIPES

Hello Friends,
Today I am sharing more of my Peachy Keen recipes with you
;)


BRANDIED PEACH RECIPE

3- 4 med sized ripe peaches
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups brandy

Peel & Dice peaches and place in a sterilized 1 quart Mason jar.
(see easy peeling directions in yesterdays blog)

In a saucepan bring the sugar and water to a boil over low heat
until the sugar is dissolved.
Simmer the syrup for 3 minutes.
Remove the syrup from the heat.
Add 1/2 cup brandy,
2 tablespoons at a time, stirring constantly.
After cooling,
stir in 1 additional cup of brandy.

Pour the cooled syrup over the diced peaches.
Add more brandy to the jar if necessary to cover completely.
Seal the jar with a lid and ring.
Store in a cool place for at least 1 month.

This recipe yields 1 quart of brandied peaches

Serve over Ice Cream cake or both.
Also can be used over ham or chicken.



^^

Peaches are sometimes referred to as “stone” fruit due to their pits.


^^

PEACH MUFFIN RECIPE

4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 tsps baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups milk
2 peaches, peeled and diced

Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar,
brown sugar, and spices.
Slowly add the eggs, oil, and milk.
Mix well.
Stir in the diced peaches right before filling muffin tins.
Fill greased muffin tins 1/2 full.

Bake in a preheated 400° oven
25-30 minutes.

Makes from 1 1/2 to 2 dozen muffins depending on how full you fill your tin.


^^

There are over 700 varieties of peaches.

^^






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CAJUN CHICKEN GREEN BEANS & CREAMY CORN MUFFINS

Good Sunday Morning !

Today's menu:

-Cajun Chicken topped with
Fried Bacon strips and Colby Jack cheese
-Green beans
-Sweet Creamy cornbread
-Tossed salad
-Sweet tea


CAJUN CHICKEN RECIPE

4 boneless chicken breasts
small amt of oil for frying
Cajun seasoning
( you can use pre-made, I found it at the dollar store for 2/ $1 )
1 small bottle of italian dressing


OR
Home made Cajun seasoning:

3 tb Salt
1 tb Paprika
1 tb Onion powder
1 tb Garlic powder
1 tb Cayene pepper
1/2 ts White pepper
1 1/2 ts Whole thyme
3/4 ts Black pepper
1/2 ts Whole oregano


4 boneless chicken breasts


Directions:
Place chicken breasts in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat,
cover and allow to marinate at least 30 minutes or overnight in refrigerator.

When you are ready to cook:
-Place marinated chicken in a lightly oiled pre-heated skillet,
(I use olive oil)
Fry until almost done.

*Be careful, the Italian dressing will pop at you.
I keep it covered for the first little while of cooking time.

About 10 minutes before being done
-sprinkle chicken freely with cajun seasoning.
Turn and season the other side.
cook until chicken is done, turning occasionally.

It is normal for the chicken to look a little
blackened. The first time I tried the basic recipe,
from the looks, I thought I had burned up all my chicken.
I had never used italian dressing to marinate before.
:)
This recipe is very simple, yet dee-lish-us


Italian dressing is a great marinade for chicken when you grill out too~~


tried and true variations:
-I have made it with fried sliced onions

After chicken is done -
-can be topped with 2 slices of fried bacon & a slice of colby jack cheese
-can be topped whole with monteray jack cheese
-can be cut into strips and placed over pasta
-can be cut into strips and dipped with a sauce.
-can be cut into 3/4 pieces and used in chicken quesadillas
-can be used for chicken salad sandwiches
-can be used as a topping for a salad



STORE BOUGHT GREEN BEANS

1 can of green beans (drained)
1 small onion, diced
1 cube of beef bullion
1/4 tsp of seasoned pepper
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 to 1 Cup of water
1 strip of bacon ( cut up in small pieces )

Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
Heat on medium until boiling.
Turn heat down and simmer until onions are tender.
I usually start the green beans first.

When using store bought veggies,
I almost NEVER use the liquid from the can.


CREAMY KENTUCKY CORN MUFFINS
version 2

2 pkgs. "JIFFY" Corn Muffin Mix
2 eggs
1 can (12 oz.) cream style corn
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup shredded pizza blend cheese

Preheat oven to 375°.
Grease one large muffin pan well, or use paper liners.
Mix all ingredients together, blending well.
Pour into prepared muffin pan, filling about 1/2 full.
Bake for 22-28 minutes.

app~ 18 large muffins



picture of my Creamy Kentucky Corn Muffins


Tomorrow Pork chops....




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QUICK BANANA BREAD MUFFIN RECIPE

Good Afternoon Dear Ones,

Bananas are a great source of Potassium.
I buy them when I can for my honey and myself.
If you have a problem with leg cramps, charlie horses -
I would recommend eating at least one banana a day.
It can't hurt to try...
unless, you're allergic to bananas
:o)

You can just peel and eat.
You can Cut one up on your cereal or oatmeal.
Slice one up in a small fruit salad or
My favorite way is in
Banana bread or banana muffins.

I like to sprinkle or break up a few pecans and place on top
of the mixture just before they go into the oven.
Chopped course or chopped fine, pecans are fine, of course ;o)
It depends on your personal preference.


Ok,
lets talk Banana Bread.
I will be sharing lots of recipes with you in the upcoming year
Since I have been 'under the weather' lately, I have been using
a lot of quick meal ideas.


Looks like they need 1 more day to r i p e n...






This recipe is for my Quick banana bread recipe.
It uses one box of regular inexpensive yellow cake mix.

QUICK BANANA BREAD RECIPE


1 box of yellow cake mix
3 beaten eggs
4 or so over ripe bananas (mashed well)
be sure and peel the bananas first
;)
nuts
i sure feel like it some days...
sorry,
nuts (optional)
walnuts or pecans


Combine eggs and bananas.
Stir in cake mix.
Blend on low till moist.
Beat 3 minutes on medium.
Mix a few nuts in the mixture and
sprinkle on top of batter right
before placing in a hot oven.




BANANA LOAF BREAD:
Pour batter in 2 greased loaf pans
or
MUFFINS:
pour in greased muffin pans or use paper liners
sprinkle a few nuts on top.

Bake for 45-50 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree oven.

Great with a smear of cream cheese or
with just a dot or two of butter.
To store:
I remove the bread from the loaf pan
after it has completely cooled,
wrap it in saran wrap and place it back in a clean loaf pan.

If you would rather, you can slice your bread and
store it in a airtight container.


UPDATE:

I made the banana bread loaves today.
I wanted to share some pics of my bread.
I added a few shakes of cinnamon,
next time -
I'm going to add 1 or 2 tablespoons
:)




You can really see the pecans in this one,
I leave a few pecans very coarse cause, I like the way
it makes the finished bread look.





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ORANGE MUFFIN RECIPE

ORANGE MUFFIN RECIPE

2 1/4 C flour
3/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 large egg
1/2 C yogurt
6 Tbl melted & cooled butter
1 Tbl grated orange zest
3/4 C orange juice
1/4 C milk

Whisk together all dry ingredients in medium sized bowl.
Whisk together all liquid ingredients till smooth, use separate bowl.

Combine the two and stir only until mixture is moistened.
Fill paper liner or sprayed muffin pans 3/4 full and bake in
preheated 400° oven for 20 minutes.
Let Cool for 10 minutes before removing pan.

Makes app ~ 12 muffins

Try this one with butter , orange marmalade and

a big glass or milk or a cup of hot coffee
:)

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