Homemade French Toast Sticks

Ingredients:
8 slices white Texas Toast bread
5 eggs
1 C heavy whipping cream
2 T milk
1 T vanilla extract
1 T sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 T butter
Powdered sugar
Maple syrup

Directions:
Cut each slice of bread into 4 equal strips.  Set aside.  In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, whipping cream, milk, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon.  In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.  After butter is melted, dip each piece of bread in egg mixture, let excess drip off and place in saucepan.  Don’t place too many pieces of bread in the pan so it is overcrowded.  Once one side is golden brown, flip over and cook the other side until golden brown and crispy on the outside.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with maple syrup. From Sixsistersstuff.com

In Nov 2014 SisteRSpeak.

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (thighs would be fine too)
Salt and pepper
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup diced onion
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (could also use olive oil or canola oil)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional - doesn't really add heat, just adds more flavor)
4 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 6 Tablespoons water
Sesame seeds

Directions:
Season both sides of chicken with lightly with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from crock pot, leave sauce. Dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot. Stir to combine with sauce. Replace lid and cook sauce on high for ten more minutes or until slightly thickened. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice or noodles. *You can also sprinkle more red pepper flakes on top if you want more heat.

Recipe from http://www.sixsistersstuff.com

From June 2012 SisteRSpeak.

Mini German Pancakes

Ingredients:
6 eggs
1 cup milk (you can use skim or low fat milk if you want)
1 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt

Toppings: Powdered sugar and lemon juice, or maple syrup

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425. Spray cupcake pans with no-stick cooking spray. Mix eggs, milk, flour and salt just enough to blend. (Do not over mix. Batter will be lumpy.) Pour batter in cupcake pans. Makes approx. 12-16 mini German pancakes. Bake 18-25 minutes depending on type of cupcake pan and the amount of batter in each cupcake tin. Remove from oven. Let cool for just a minute or two. Remove mini pancakes from pan. Drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with powdered sugar. You can also serve with maple syrup if you prefer instead of using lemon juice. Enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

http://momathonblog.typepad.com/momathon_blog/2008/07/recipe-mini-german-pancakes.html

In Nov 2012 SisteRSpeak.

Honey Baked Ham (Copycat)

About This Recipe
"Honey Baked Hams are basted in fruit juices and then glazed with a mixture of brown sugar and honey. Here is a copy cat recipe from Family Circle Magazine. Have to say, I love Honey Baked Hams. Makes 1 7 lb. ham."

Ingredients
0.5 (7 lb) spiral cut smoked ham ( about 7 lbs. fully cooked)
1/2 cup pear juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup honey

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place ham, cut end down, in a large baking pan.
3. Mix pear nectar and orange juice in a bowl.
4. Bake ham for 15 minutes basting frequently with juices.
5. Mix brown sugar and honey together in a small bowl.
6. Brush mixture over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140°F.
7. Honey Baked Ham corporation uses a butane torch to caramelize the glaze to a crust.
8. The ham is placed on top of a huge metal drum covered with foil and caramelized.

http://www.food.com/recipe/honey-baked-ham-copycat-45896

In March 2014 SisteRSpeak.

Oreo Chocolate Nummy Mess

Recipe:
1 pkg. Oreo Cookies
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
8 oz Cool Whip
2 chocolate Hershey Bars
1 little container of mini-Oreo Cookies (optional)
Some hot fudge or chocolate syrup for topping

Crush the Oreo Cookies and line them in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Soften ice cream slightly - slice and lay on top of the Oreos. Let it soften a little more so you can carefully spread it evenly over the Oreos. Freeze it. Then drizzle melted hot fudge or chocolate syrup over the ice cream. Freeze again. Cover with Cool Whip and sprinkle grated Hershey Bar over the top. Top each piece with a mini-Oreo.

sixsistersstuff.com

In June 2014 SisteRSpeak.

Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
2 C cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 C canola oil
1 1/3 C sugar
2 T lemon juice
1/2 C buttermilk
zest of 1 lemon
1 C grated zucchini

Glaze ingredients:
1 C powdered sugar
2 T lemon juice
1 T milk

Instructions
1. Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Then add oil and sugar until well blended. Add lemon juice, buttermilk, lemon zest to this mixture and blend all together.
3. Fold in zucchini until it is mixed well.
4. Add dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend all together until well combined.
5. Pour batter into greased 9x5 loaf pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
7. While still warm, make glaze and spoon over the bread. Let the glaze set up before cutting and serving.

From SisteRSpeak August 2014

Dutch Oven Chicken and Cheese Doritos Casserole

 3 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded
1 cup sour cream
1 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1 10 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 14 oz can petite cut zesty tomatoes with jalapenos, drained
1 15 oz can corn, drained
2 cups Mexican blend cheese, shredded and divided
1 11 oz bag Nacho Cheese Doritos, crushed

Lightly oil or spray 12 inch dutch oven. Completely cover bottom of dutch oven with crushed Doritos.  In large bowl, combine chicken, sour cream, mushroom soup, chicken soup, tomatoes, corn and 1 cup cheese until well blended. Spoon chicken mixture evenly over crushed Doritos. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of cheese. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until cheese has melted. Makes 6 servings.

http://www.everydaydutchoven.com

Shared in SisteRSpeak July 2014

Davidson's Sticky Popcorn

Put 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a glass dish and microwave for two minutes.  Stir in 1 cup mini marshmallows. Microwave for one minute. Stir again. Pour mixture over 2 quarts (or 2 bags) popcorn in a large bowl and mix in 2 more cups mini marshmallows.

Yum!!

This was from a "Favorite FHE Desserts Recipes" booklet the Primary Presidency put together for an activity in 2004. (Brianna Davidson submitted this as her favorite.)

Serbian Quiche

(This was served at our 2014 Stake Women’s Conference. It's quickly becoming one of our family favorites!)   

6 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
1 lb. small curd cottage cheese
1 cup Bisquick
1 lb. cheese, grated
1 cube butter, melted
1 cup chopped ham (optional)

Mix all together. Bake in 9x13 pan at 350° for approx.45 minutes or until golden brown. Test for doneness. This is a very versatile dish.You can change the cheese, add bacon bits or sausage, leave the meat out, add different herbs, the combinations are endless.

Yummy Fruit Dip

(Great recipe that we used at Girls' Camp 2012 that we got from previous cooks- either Donna Evans or Cathy Cooley - SO good!)

1 big cool whip

1 C orange juice “premade without pulp”

1 box Jello cheesecake pudding (the powder)

Mix together, and serve alongside sliced fruit.

Linda Wernli's BIG PAN Brownies

(Used this for Girls' Camp 2012 - it makes a HUGE pan of brownies, like 60 or 80 squares! Linda has the pan. Thanks, Linda!)

2 3/4 cups shortening
5 squares unsweetened chocolate  (I just convert this to cocoa & shortening)
5 1/2 cups sugar
12 eggs
3/4 tsp. salt (cut down)
1 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla
5 cups flour (heaping)
2 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Melt shortening and chocolate together. Mix sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla
in a mixing bowl. Add shortening and chocolate mixture and mix. Add flour
and nuts, mix together for a couple of minutes. Pour into a greased and
floured pan. Bake at 350 for approx. 30 minutes.

German Scones (deep fried)

(Here's the scone recipe Brooke Cannon found for girls' camp 2012. Scones and honey butter are a long standing tradition there. We had to serve them with Mary McKenna's FAMOUS honey butter recipe of course!)

Ingredients

·         2 packages dry yeast (roughly 2 tablespoons)

·         1/2 cup water

·         1 tablespoon sugar

·         1/2 cup sugar

·         1 cup boiling water

·         1/2 cup margarine or butter

·         2 teaspoons salt

·         3 eggs, beaten

·         4 1/2 cups flour

Directions

1.  Dissolve yeast in warm water.

2.  Add the 1 tablespoon sugar, and set aside.

3.  Pour boiling water over the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the margarine, and salt.

4.  Add eggs, and stir well.

5.  Then add in the yeast mixture, and 2 cups of the flour.

6.  Beat with mixer until smooth.

7.  Add the rest of the flour (2 1/2 cups).

8.  Let rise for one hour, then refrigerate until cold. (Note: can be refigerated overnight)

9.  Roll out very thin (about 1/4-inch) on floured surface, and cut into 3-inch squares.

10.  Fry in hot oil until golden brown and puffy.

Serve with honey butter. Makes 2-3 dozen

Find Mary McKenna's FAMOUS honey butter recipe here.

Mary McKenna’s Famous Honey Butter

(Another famous Girls' Camp tradition is scones with this incredible honey butter! Makes ahead nicely.)

1 lb butter

¼ C honey

1 t vanilla extract

1 t ground cinnamon

(Take Rhodes rolls out to thaw in time for rolling out for scones, or here's a recipe that Brooke Cannon found for Scones.)

Lemon Lime Slush

This is the famous recipe used multiple times at Girls' Camp - Easy, yummy and oh so refreshing!

1 can frozen limeade

2 C sugar

8 C water

2 drops green food coloring

1 2 liter lemon/lime soda (Sprite)

Mix all but the soda. Freeze overnight. Take out 30 minutes before serving. Then add the soda and limes of desired.

10-15 servings.

Mexicaliwaii Frozen Drink

Served at our Ward Mexicaliwaii activity in February 2014 - mmmmmm!!!

1 large pkg lime Jell-O
2 C boiling water
3 C sugar
8 C milk
7-Up
Lime or lemon juice to taste

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water. Add sugar to dissolve. Add milk and mix well and freeze. When ready to serve, soften and mix in 7-Up to desired consistency. Add lemon or lime juice to taste. You can also add a little lemon or lime zest for extra flavor. Enjoy!!