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Homemade Pizza/Calzone recipe my 10 y/o son will eat Mix in a small bowl and let sit/proof/bubble for 5 minutes or so : ¼ C hot water 1 TBSP yeast 1 TBSP sugar Then put these things in your mixer: 3 ½ C Flour 2 TBSP Oregano (crush/roll between hands before you put it in) 1 tsp garlic salt 2 TBSP garlic ¼  C olive oil ¼ C Parmesan  cheese Next add the yeast mixture and another  ¾ C. warm water.  Then I just let it mix for 5-10 minutes.  If it's sticky, I add more flour in until it isn't. This recipe will make 2 pizza crusts if you use regular size cookie sheets.  We use a jelly roll pan + a round pizza stone.  Son gets the stone pizza.  We roll them out pretty thin, because while I LOVE deep dish, it doesn't work well with my post gastric bypass stomach.  Hubs is on a diet, and son prefers thinner crust on homemade. So we spread the crusts out on their respective pans, and put in 425 ° oven for 7-10 mins.  Then w...

I got this recipe from The Homesick Texan , and intend to try it tonight. As long as my Kupcake stays asleep a little longer. Texas Flour Tortillas (adapted from The Border Cookbook by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison) Ingredients: Two cups of all-purpose flour (can make them whole wheat by substituting one cup of whole-wheat flour for white flour) 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil 3/4 cups of warm milk Method: Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and oil. Slowly add the warm milk. Stir until a loose, sticky ball is formed. Knead for two minutes on a floured surface. Dough should be firm and soft. Place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap for 20 minutes. After the dough has rested, break off eight sections, roll them into balls in your hands, place on a plate (make sure they aren’t touching) and then cover balls with damp cloth or plastic wrap for 10 minutes. (It’s very ...

Made mine with strawberry preserves, and fresh strawberries on top.  Substituted cottage cheese for ricotta- they were FABULOUS and looked like this:   Red Velvet Crepes with Raspberry and Sweet Cream Cheese Filling Yield: 12 large or 16 small I found this recipe, basically, here Tidy Mom's Blog .  I changed a couple of things, and decided it sounds like a fabulous breakfast for Valentine's Day!  Dball thinks it would also be good for dinner tonight, or any time really. :) Ingredients 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 1 cup milk 1/2 cup water pinch salt 3 Tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon sugar dash of vanilla 1 cup all-purpose flour 1½ Tablespoon Cocoa Powder red food color extra butter to cook with Raspberry Preserves Sweet Cream Cheese Filling Chocolate Sweet Cream Cheese Filling 16 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ tsp lemon juice 2 cups powdered sugar 1/ 2 cup ricotta 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions Combine 2...

My sweet 10 y/o requested these for his Birthday Breakfast :) Found this on all recipes... This recipe was supposed to made in a bread machine part of the way, but reading the notes of other users I'm converting it for not using a bread machine, and keeping in the fridge overnight to bake in the morning! Ingredients 1 cup warm milk (110 ° F/45 ° C) 2 eggs, room temperature 1/3 cup butter melted 4 1/2 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup white sugar 1 Tablespoon bread machine yeast Filling: 1 cup brown sugar, packed 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, softened Icing: 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup butter, softened ...

I LOVE Greek yogurt. That's my confession. I'd eat it 3-4 times a day if it wasn't almost $1/cup. Hubs is NOT impressed with the price, but I need the protein because of the bypass, and I STRONGLY DISLIKE regular yogurt. It's just nasty, and also doesn't have enough protein anyway. So I found this delightful blog about freezer meals (which I also want to spend some time learning to do- I've wanted to for years, and I've decided I just have to MAKE time to do it- the time will not be presenting itself any time soon). Anyway, the link to her blog is here: Freezer Meals for Us . Perusing through there I found her recipe and ideas for homemade yogurt. I knew you could make regular yogurt- but I'm ECSTATIC to find out you can make the Greek version as well! Greek Yogurt 8 cups low fat milk 1 cup dry powdered milk 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt Add 1 cup dry powdered milk to 8 cups low fat milk in a saucepan on high heat. Bring to almost...

I've searched for this recipe for literally years. They used to give to away at Monterey House in Dickinson, TX. I've made countless pans of what usually turns into semi-burnt caramel. I did find this exact candy at Las Palmas here in Springdale, but they seldom have it. They don't have a recipe. They claim they GO TO MEXICO and buy it from someone there, and bring it back?! Seriously useless. But here it is- someone from Dickinson gave out this recipe and I'm going to try it. You may all get some for Christmas this year if it works out. And if you don't absolutely LOVE it, please just send it back and I will eat it- somehow. NEVER LET IT GO TO WASTE!!! 5 pounds sugar 4 12-oz cans evaporated milk 1 12-oz can evaporated goat’s milk (or substitute evaporated milk) 2 cups light corn syrup 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon Mexican vanilla extract 4 tablespoons butter I N S T R U C T I O N S Put sugar, evaporated milk, evaporated goat’s milk, corn syrup and sa...

Vanilla Tres Leche Cake Cake: 6 large eggs, separated 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream topping: 1 14-ounce can evaporated milk 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup heavy cream To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and set aside. (I used a smaller rectangle pan & a muffin tin, b/c I wanted individual cakes for presentation) In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg whites on low speed until soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually with the mixer running and peak to stiff peaks. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after the addition of each. Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. (Do this quickly so the batter does not lose volume.) Add the vanilla. Bake until golden, 25 minutes. To make the cream topping: In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, cond...