Li'l Cheddar Meat Loaves
Hi everybody :)
These little meat loaves were part of my dinner plan last night along with the Garlic-Ranch Buttermilk Kaiser Rolls. This recipe is from my cookbook collection and it can easily be doubled or tripled for entertaining or parties.
Look delicious doesn't it? Want to make it for dinner tonight? What are you waiting for, the clock ticking and dinner not going to make itself; so let's get it started...
Li'l Cheddar Meat Loaves adapted 2000 Taste Of Home Annual Recipes
Ingredients:
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound lean ground beef
2/3 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
Directions:
In a bowl, beat the egg and milk.
Stir in cheese, oats, onion and salt.
Add beef and mix well.
Shape into eight loaves; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. (I did seven loaves)
Combine ketchup, brown sugar and mustard; spoon over loaves. (I spooned the sauce on during the last 15 minutes of cooking time after I drained off the grease.)
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 8 servings.
What I Did and/or Think:
The only thing I did was make mine loaves a little bit bigger, I made seven, and I put the sauce on 15 minutes before taking them out the oven after draining off the fat.
The Taste: I LOVE the taste of these loaves, and the sauce was perfect! This is a REPEAT! Adult and kids would love these mini loaves. So the next time your in a fix and your family wants to know know what's for dinner tonight, you can tell them, "beef is what's for dinner".
P.S. Make extra sauce to serve with these loaves, you'll be glad you did.
Here's what I had for dinner: Li'l Cheddar Meat Loaves, Kaiser Rolls, Wheat Angel Hair Pasta with Pesto Sauce, Streamed Broccoli with Garlic Butter. What's your dinner plans?
ENJOY! Come again...
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Garlic-Ranch Buttermilk Kaiser Rolls
Hi everybody :)
I'm making bread again. This recipe come from Taste of Home Potluck!: 336 Crowd-Pleasing Favorites for Easy Entertaining. When I saw that it was a yeast bread recipe where you just add all the dry ingredients together and then add the liquids that what got my attention. The recipe also said the yield was 80 rolls, but I downsized it to fit my family. I wanted to learn how to shape a kaiser roll also, so after reading up on it. I thought these rolls would be good to practice my technique on. Plus I wanted garlic rolls for dinner tonight and bread dough for later usages. So, let's get it started...
Buttermilk Pan Rolls
Ingredients
4 1/2 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (It took me about 5 1/4 cups)
1/4 cup buttermilk blend powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 1/8 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups warm water (120° to 130°)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (not shown)
In large bowls, combine 3 cups flour, buttermilk powder, sugar, salt, yeast and baking soda
Add water and oil Beat until smooth Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes Place in a large greased bowl, turning once to grease top. (I used my kitchen-aid stand mixer to do this part)
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Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubted about 1-1/4 hours.
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Punch dough down. Divide into 20 pieces. Shape each into ball. Place in greased baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 375° for 20-30 minutes or until lightly browned Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm, yield. 20 very small rolls.
What I Did and/or Think:
The original recipe makes 80 rolls. I downsized the recipe into 1/4 for 20 servings, but I think the rolls have to have been very small because when I finished the dough looks like it could have made maybe 12 regular sized rolls and 20 very small rolls. I wanted BIG rolls like the kaiser rolls at the store. So here's what I did...
First I prepared the dough as stated above, then I divide the dough in half. I put away the 2nd half to use later in a future post. With the 1st half, I divide into 4 parts. To make them Garlic-Ranch Buttermilk Kaiser Rolls, with each part, I roll into 12" ropes,
knotted. and tuck into kaiser rolls.... Not bad for my first attempt, huh :)
Place them on greased pan. I used the topping below to sprinkle over rolls before baking,
For the Garlic-Ranch Topping:
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon ranch seasonings (powdered mix)
1/4 teaspoon Ms Dash and Onion Herb Seasoning
Combine and sprinkle over top of rolls before baking.
next covered and let rise for about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes
The Taste: I love the taste of these rolls, soft, tender, and fluffy. The recipe stated they are best warm, and they are! They would be great with any Italian dish or soup recipe. These are definitely go on my REPEAT list. I'll just had to remember to double the amount next time because with this I got 4 BIG Rolls. My small family are BIG bread eaters :)
P.S: Stay tune for what I do with the 2nd. part of the dough :)
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Chocolate, Caramel Peanut-Butter Toffee Rice Krispies Treats
Hi everybody :)
When I saw this recipe, one day while browsing the net, my first thought was, " oh my, layer of goodness in one bar!" And the best part about it is, no heating up the oven to make these. It has been pretty HOT here lately. I know the calendar says it's Fall, but I'll be really glad when that Fall weather kicks in over here. Alas..until then I bring you these no-bake treats. Lets get it started...
Chocolate, Caramel Peanut-Butter Rice Krispies Treats adapted here
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
10-ounce bag marshmallows or mini-marshmallows (6 cups)
1 tablespoon vanilla
7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
14-ounce bag unwrapped caramels
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 cups peanut butter, divided
12-ounce bag semisweet or dark chocolate (I used Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips)
1/2 cup toffee bits or peanut butter cup minis
Directions:
Butter a 9- by 13-inch pan and the pot and utensils you will be using to melt the marshmallows.
Place 3 tablespoons of butter and the marshmallows in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until melted.
When completely melted and smooth, stir in vanilla.
Turn off heat and stir in cereal until completely coated; the mixture will be sticky.
Pour into buttered pan. Coat hands with butter and press in mixture firmly.
Place in the refrigerator to chill. In another saucepan, place caramels and water over low heat, stirring frequently as caramels melt until smooth.
Add 1 cup of the peanut butter to the caramel and stir until completely blended.
Pour onto the chilled Rice Krispies mixture and spread to the edges.
Place pan back in the refrigerator.
Over low heat, melt the chocolate in a saucepan, stirring frequently and being careful not to scorch the chocolate. When melted, add in the remaining 1/2 cup of peanut butter, stirring until smooth.
Pour chocolate mixture over caramel layer, spreading to the edges in an even layer.
Sprinkle on toffee bits.
Place dessert in the refrigerator and allow to set up for about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm to the touch. Cut into squares or rectangles when firm.
Bars are easiest to cut when cold but are best eaten at room temperature or only slightly chilled. Yields: 14 servings
What I Did and/or Think: I'm a sucker for sweet, I know. I couldn't resist adding yet another layer of goodness to these bars, (like they needed another one..) I added a toffee layer, that was the only changes I made to the recipe.
The Taste: With all that goodness going on, these bars were deliciously sweet. Caramel, chocolate, peanut butter and toffee on top of rice krispies, what's not to love? That being said, these are meant to be shared. So go make some today and share the love :)
Oh by the way, I almost forgot... this is another great what... REPEAT!
ENJOY! Come again...
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