Brownies

Ingredients:
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 sticks butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 AP flour

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9" x 13" pan.
2. Beat the eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla in a mixing bowl for about 4 minutes.
3. Melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan and then add the sugar and stir to combine and continue heating until the sugar is dissolved and the mix becomes shiny.
4. Add the hot butter/sugar mixture to the egg/cocoa mixture, stirring until smooth.
5. Add the flour and stir until smooth.
6. Spoon batter into the pan and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the pan. Cool and serve or even frost with chocolate butter cream frosting.

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2-3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa
2-3 tablespoons milk

Combine ingredients with a hand mixer and adjust milk/powdered sugar to achieve the desired consistency.

Sopapilla Cheesecake

Ingredients:
2 cans (8 oz) Pillsbury crescent roll sheets
2 packages (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Methods:
Heat oven to 350.
Unroll 1 can of dough. Place in the bottom of ungreased 13 x 9" glass baking dish. Stretch to cover bottom of dish.
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup of the sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Spread over dough in baking dish.
Unroll second can of dough. Carefully place on top of cream cheese layer.
Pour melted butter evenly over top. Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle evenly over butter.
Bake 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool slightly, about 20 minutes. Refrigerate for easy cutting. Cover and refrigerate any remaining bars.

KitchenAid Bread Recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons butter
4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
5 to 6 cups of bread four

Methods:
Heat milk, sugar, salt, and butter in a small sauce pan over low heat until the butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl. Add milk mixture and 571 grams (4.5 cups) of flour. Turn to speed 2 and mix for about 1 minute.

Continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour (192 grams) slowly and mix until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl, about 2 minutes. Knead on speed 2 about 2 minutes longer, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough will be slightly sticky to the touch.

Place dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.

Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape each half into a loaf and place in greased loaf pans. Cover. Let rise in warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

Bake at 400 until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire rack.

Energy Bites

Ingredients:
1 cup dry oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup Grape Nuts
1/3 cup honey
3/4 cup chopped almonds
1 tsp vanilla
Dash of cinnamon

Methods:
Mix all ingredients together and form 1" balls.
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.

Dump Cake

Ingredients
2 cans of pie filling (apple, cherry, blueberry, etc)
1 box of cake mix (yellow cake works best, or spice cake)
2 sticks butter, melted

Methods
In a greased 9x13" cake pan, layer the filling then cake mix.
Pour melted butter all over the top.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

BBQ Meatballs

Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef (or substitute one pound of sausage or ground chicken)
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 (18 oz) BBQ sauce

Methods:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine meat, bread crumbs, milk, salt, and eggs.
Mix and then shape into 1-2" meatballs, and place in a 9x13" baking dish.
Bake at 375 for 30 mins. Pour BBQ sauce over the meatballs and bake for an additional 35 minutes.

Homemade Bread

Ingredients:
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
3 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp oil
6-7 cups all-purpose flour

Methods:
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, oil, and 3 cups of flour.
Beat until smooth. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic; about 8-10 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch dough down. Turn onto lightly floured surface; divide dough in half.
Shape each into a loaf. Place in two greased 9" x 5" loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Chicken and Noodles

Ingredients:
A store bought rotisserie chicken or 2 pounds cooked chicken breast/thighs
24 oz frozen homemade egg noodles
2-32oz cartons of chicken broth
Poultry seasoning
1 Tbsp Dry chicken broth base/seasoning
1 tsp dried thyme
Salt and Pepper to taste
5 oz can of evaporated milk
2 Tbsp cornstarch

Methods:
In a large stock pot, bring broth and seasoning to a boil, add noodles and cook.
Combine evaporated milk and cornstarch to make a slurry, mix until smooth.
Add the slurry to the broth.
Add bite-sized pieces of chicken.
Simmer 5-10 mins, or until desired thickness is achieved.
Enjoy!