Canned apple sauce

I warmed my jars in my oven. My lids in a pot of water set to low heat and got the water boiling in my canner.  I quartered the apples and put them in my juicer until soft.  I drained the juice and froze it in ice cream buckets.   We ran the mushed up apples through the food mill then once I filled 1/2 my pot (10-12 cups) I added 1 cup sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon and warmed it on medium heat then filled my 7 500 ml jars and processed them in a water bath for 20 minutes.

Zucchini relish

Soak

20 cups grated zucchini

6 cups grated onions

8 red bell peppers (I used yellow, orange & red)

10 tbsp salt

I ran all the ingredients through the grater in my food processor and then soaked them in my fridge for 6 hours in my big popcorn bowl.

Then prepare the following:

6 cups sugar

2 tbsp corn starch

2 tsp tumeric

6 cups vinegar 

2 tbsp mustard

2 tsp pepper

2 tsp celery seed

Combine all ingredients and boil for 30 minutes then boil in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.

This recipe makes 12 500ml jars of relish.

The recipe I adapted came originally from food.com

Corndog muffins

These little guys turned out super delicious!  Use the cornbread recipe found earlier on the blog then spoon into a mini muffin pan.  Slice up some defrosted hotdogs and put one piece in each mini muffin.  Bake at 375 for 13 min.  I used 6 large hotdogs.

Balsamic Chicken

3 chicken breasts

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

2 cloves garlic (2 tsp powder)

Salt and pepper to taste 

2 tbsp butter

6 tbsp honey 

I melted the butter and honey together then mixed all the ingredients sliced up the chicken and let it marinate for 30 min. Then I poured it all in my wok and let it cook until done. I served this with rice.  It would be delicious as a stir fry with vegetables as well.

Butterhorns

2 cups scalded and then cooled milk

1 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp salt

1/2 cup water with 2 tbsp yeast and 2 tsp sugar

3 beaten eggs

3 1/2 cups flour

Only make 1 batch. 1 batch makes 4 dozen.

Mix ingredients together then add 3 1/2 more cups flour and mix.  Allow to rise and when doubled form into balls and place on a greased pan. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool and then ice.

Icing recipe:

1 cup butter with a little milk

1 tsp vanilla

4-5 cups icing sugar

Garlic aioli sauce

Today I made garlic aioli sauce to drizzle on our Vietnamese pizza.

3/4 cup mayo

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp garlic powder 

2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Mix and let it sit in the fridge for 30 min before serving.

Hummus pitas

Use the hummus recipe on this blog.

Cook 1 lb ground meat with 1 can drained black beans.  Spread meat/bean mixture on the pita on top of the hummus.  Then sprinkle with cheese and bake for 5-7 min.  This is delicious served with sour cream.