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Batter White Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 packages of yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
  • 2 3/4 cups warm water (100 – 115 degrees)
  • 6 1/2 cups flour
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 teaspoons Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons soft shortening

Directions

Dissolve the yeast (2 packages or 4 1/2 teaspoons) in the warm water (2 3/4 cups). Add half the flour (3 1/4 cups), sugar (3 Tbsp), salt (3 tsp) and shortening (2 Tbsp). Blend at low speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes at medium speed. Mix in remaining flour. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 45 minutes).

Stir batter, beating hard for approximately 30 seconds. Spread into greased loaf pans. Let rise for 20 minutes or until doubled.

Bake at 325 degrees for 40-50 minutes.

Makes 2 loaves.

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Cast Iron Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients

  • pizza crust – See the recipe here
  • 8-10 Slices of mozzarella cheese
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. sausage
  • Pizza sauce
  • Shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Butter

Directions

Make the pizza dough. While it’s rising, start browning and seasoning the ground beef to your liking, brown the sausage and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Coat the entire inside of the cast iron skillet with butter. Place the pizza dough in the pan, making sure to go up the sides of the skillet with the dough. Using a fork, poke holes in the dough to help it not rise when you pre-cook it.

Cook the dough in a 400 degree oven for 5-8 minutes.

Take the dough out of the oven and place the mozzarella cheese slices in the pan completely covering the bottom of the pan. This helps to keep the crust crunchy. Next, spread the hamburger evenly over the cheese. Add some shredded mozzarella cheese next and top it with some pizza sauce. The sausage is spread out next with more mozzarella cheese on top of it. You can add more sauce if you like it saucy. Don’t worry if your ingredients are slightly over the top of the pan, it will reduce in height as it cooks.

Melt some butter and spread it anywhere you can see the dough. Place in the oven for about 10 minutes or until the dough starts to get golden brown. You can turn on the broiler at this point if you want the cheese done more.

This is the hardest part of the recipe. After pulling the pizza from the oven, let it sit for 5 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!

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Pizza Dough

Ingredients

  • 2 2/3 cups bread flour
  • 3/4 cup warm water (100 – 115 degrees)
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast (one packet)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

Place the yeast (2 1/4 tsp), Sugar (1/2 tsp), and warm water (3/4 cups) in a large bowl. Wait 5 minutes to make sure that the yeast starts to bubble. Once you know that your yeast is working, add the remaining ingredients: Oil (2 Tbs), Salt (1 tsp) and flour (2 cups of bread).

Add the flour slowly until everything is incorporated and you have a nice ball of dough. If the dough is shaggy, add a little extra water slowly until it pulls together into a cohesive ball. Pull the dough out of the bowl and oil the bowl (or use another bowl). Turn your dough ball over so that it gets equally covered with the oil. Cover the bowl with saran wrap for 30 minutes.

After the dough has risen, remove it from the bowl to a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough a few times until it starts to tighten up. If you are splitting the dough, now is the time to measure it and split it. Once split form nice dough balls and let sit for another 5-10 minutes. It’s ready to roll out, place your toppings and eat.


Note:You made need more flour according to the season and humidity. Add enough flour until your dough is not too sticky.
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Tom’s Not 2 Hawt Taco Sauce 3.0

Ingredients

  • 2 – 28 oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
  • 6 oz. Can of tomato paste
  • 2 Tablespoons of onion powder
  • 2 Tablespoons of garlic powder
  • 2 Tablespoons of smoked paprika (McCormick brand)
  • 2 teaspoons of cumin
  • 1/2 cup finely diced fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup finely diced fresh parsley (added for eye appeal, optional)
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup of finely diced anaheim pepper (green pepper)
  • 10 oz. Sweet chili sauce – Mae Ploy brand (Walmart has this)
  • Sambal Oelek – Huy Fong brand (Walmart has this)
  • Water

Directions

Mix everything thoroughly and slowly add the water last to obtain the consistency you want.

Mild: 12 oz. Sambal Oelek
Medium: 16 oz. Sambal Oelek
Hot: Keep adding until you like it

This recipe will yield approximately a 1/2 gallon. Can be frozen.

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Texas Roadhouse Seasoning

Ingredients

  • 6 T kosher salt
  • 8 t brown sugar or (2T and 2t)
  • 1 t cornstarch
  • 1 t garlic powder
  • 1 t garlic salt
  • 1 t onion powder
  • 1 t turmeric
  • 2 t paprika
  • 2 t chili powder
  • 4 t black pepper

Directions

Mix the spices and grind in a coffee grinder if available.

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BBQ Rub

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3 TBS paprika
  • 1 TBS black pepper
  • 2 TBS Salt
  • 2 TBS chili powder
  • 2 TBS garlic powder
  • 2 TBS onion powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions

Mix the spices and grind in a coffee grinder if available.

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Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

  • 6 pieces of bacon
  • 1/3 cups of butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 1/3 cup of all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of chicken broth
  • 2/3 cups of milk
  • 2 – 12.5oz cans of precooked chicken
  • frozen vegetables
  • pie crusts (2)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400.

Cut up the bacon (6 pieces) into pieces and cook it. Remove it from the pan.
Add the onions (1/2 cup chopped) to the bacon grease. Add the butter (1/3 cup) to the bacon grease and onions. Cook the onions until they are soft.
Add the flour (1/3 cup), poultry seasoning (1/2 tsp), salt (1 tsp) and pepper (1/2 tsp) to the pan and stir to incorporate all of the ingredients.
Slowly add the chicken broth (1 1/2 cups) and milk (2/3 cups) cooking and stirring until the mixture starts to thicken.
Stir in the chicken (2 cans) and frozen vegetables (to desired mixture).

Line the pie pan with one of the crusts. Once the bottom is covered start spooning in the mixture. Once the pie tin is filled cover the pie with the remaining pie crust.
Cut a couple of slits in the pie crust and place in the over for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes remove the pie and place aluminum foil around the crust. Cook for another 15 minutes.

Let the pie cool for 15 minutes and enjoy.

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Mary’s

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (Campbell’s)
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Hamburger buns
  • Shredded cheese

Directions

Cook the ground beef and break up into small pieces.

Drain the ground beef and add ketchup (1/4 cup), can of cream of mushroom soup and worcestershire sauce (2 Tbsp). Cook until heated throughout.

Place buns on a cookie sheet, separating the tops and bottoms. Scoop the meat mixture on each bun and cover with cheese.

Place under the oven broiler until the cheese melts.


This recipe makes 8 buns (4 tops and bottoms).
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Shakshuka

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp olive Oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 clove of garlic (more to taste)
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 28oz crushed tomatoes
  • 1 14oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 tomato paste (half a small can)
  • Sausage links (if you don’t need it to be Kosher)
  • 6 eggs

Spices

  • 1.5 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • .5 Tbsp parsley
  • To taste: Salt, Pepper and cayenne pepper for spicier taste.

Directions

Heat the oil (1 Tablespoon) and add chopped onions (medium diced onion).

Once the onions start to soften add garlic (1 clove or more to taste). Sauté until you can start to smell the garlic.

Add the bell peppers (1 red pepper) and sauté for 5-7 minutes

Add crushed tomatoes (28 oz), diced (14oz), tomato paste (half of a small can) and the sausage links if you are using them. If using sausage links I recommend cutting them into smaller pieces so they’re easier to eat. Stir thoroughly until bubbly and then turn down heat to start simmering.

Add spices and mix thoroughly. Continue to simmer for 5-7 more minutes.

Crack the eggs into the mixture, spacing them evenly.

Cover the pan and allow to simmer for 10-15 more minutes. (10 minutes for less done eggs)


Great to serve challah bread to be dipped into the mixture.

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Chili

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 large red pepper, chopped
  • 1-2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 2 cans (15-16 oz each) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
    1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • ¼ cup chili powder (or more to taste)
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 can Ro-tel
  • 1 can black beans, drain juice
  • 2 can red beans, including juice

Directions

Cook and stir meat, onion, and garlic in pan until meat is light brown, then drain.
Stir in remaining ingredients. Add chili powder as needed.

Slow Cooker: Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
Instant Pot: High pressure for 30 minutes.
Conventional Oven: Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer until the beans are done.