Traditional Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

                                                                             

Oh so delicious Bread Pudding! Great with raisins or just leave them out! 

3 & 1/2 Cups stale bread cubed

8 Tablespoons Butter

2/3 Cups Sugar

1/4 Teaspoon Salt

3 Large Eggs use 4 if smaller

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

3 Teaspoons Cinnamon

4 Cups Whole Milk

1 Cup Raisins (optional)

Sanding Sugar Or Regular Sugar to sprinkle over the top!

 Butter a large deep casserole liberally using 1 tablespoon of the butter. Dump in the cubed bread & the raisins, stir just to combine the raisin throughout the bread evenly. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter & let cool. In a separate bowl beat the eggs & sugar well & I just use a heavy whisk for this. Now add the  salt, the vanilla, & 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon. Mix very well, just using the whisk or heavy spoon. Now whisk or stir in the milk & then the cooled butter. Once beaten well pour this over the bread cubes. Now dot the top with pieces of the remaining butter cut into 1/4 to 1/2 sized teaspoon sized pieces. Now Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of cinnamon over the top & then the sugar about 1 tablespoon of sugar! Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until pudding is puffed up and nicely browned. Insert a knife to test it should come out clean! Serve warm or cold. I love it both ways! 

Serves 6 generous portions!

A Nod To My Mom

                                                                           

My Mom who passed in 2019. She is my inspiration for all my recipes. She always made 10 types of cookies + candy + party mix at Christmas. 1 year she made over 300 dozen cookies. I carried on her tradition & learned at her feet helping her as soon as I could stand up as a child!

Apple Crumb Pie Surprise Muffins

                                                                              

Delicious Muffins with ooey gooey fresh Apple Pie filling inside & topped with sweet spicy crumbs! Yes, Apple Pie in a muffin! 

Apple Pie Filling:

4 Nice Sized Apples peeled cored & diced in small dice. Place diced apple pieces into 2 TBS lemon juice & toss.

3 Heaping & I mean heaping tablespoon of sugar

2 Heaping & I do mean heaping tablespoons of brown sugar

6 TBS Butter

1 Tsp Cinnamon

1 Dash of Salt

1/4 Cup Cold Water & stir in 2 TSP Cornstarch

Sautee apples in 3 TBS butter until soft. Add the sugar, cinnamon ,& salt, & cook. Once nicely combined add just enough of the water cornstarch mixture to thicken your filling. Stir & cook until bubbling & nicely thick. Now stir in 3 more TBS of butter & stir until bubbling & thick. Turn off the heat & let mixture cool until your muffin batter is ready!

MUFFIN BATTER:

1 Cup Sugar

2&1/2 Cup Flour

1 TBS Baking Powder

1 TSP Salt

1 TSP Cinnamon

2 Beaten Eggs

1/4 Vegetable Oil

1 Cup Plain Yogurt

1 TSP Vanilla

Stir all the dry together. Mix well. Now add all the wet ingredients at once to the dry mixture & stir with a heavy spoon until combined well.  Take your muffin/cupcake baking pan & spray the top well to prevent the muffin tops from sticking. Line with cupcake liners. Place 1 TBS of batter in the bottom of each lined well. Smooth out & try to put a dent in the middle of each muffin. Now divide your apple mixture among the 12 well you have the batter in & dented. You will have just enough for each muffin! Now cover each muffin with more batter spreading out over the apple filling to seal each edge. Now top with those luscious crumbs!

CRUMBS:

1 Cup Flour

1/3 Cup Sugar

1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

dash of salt

1 TSP Cinnamon

1 & 1/2 TBS Cold Butter cut into small pieces.

Stir all the dry ingredients together mixing well. Add the butter & cut it into the dry with a fork until you have fine crumbs. Now spoon those crumbs over each muffin pressing down lightly to help them stick.

BAKE in PREHEATED OVEN for 20 MINUTES. Let cool & DEVOUR! 

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White Pizza with Chicken, Spinach, & Mushrooms!

                                                                               

Delicious White Pizza made with Chicken, Spinach, & Mushrooms! This is easy because you cheat with a jar of bought Alfredo Sauce! Do not tell & nobody will know! ENJOY FOODIES! This makes 2 huge 18 inch pizzas!

Crust:

3 Cups Bread Flour

2 TSP Sugar

1 Packet Yeast = 2 & 1/4 TSP.

Mix all together. Stir in 1&1/3 Cup Cold Water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Now add 1TBS Olive Oil & 1 TSP Salt. Stir to combine. Turn out on a lightly floured board, be sure to use Bread Flour, & lightly knead adding more flour as needed. Lightly oil a deep bowl & place your dough, turn once to coat both sides with the oil. Cover & let rise until doubled about 1& 3/4 hours. Once risen punch down, lightly flour a flat surface, I do this right on my large baking sheets. Divide dough in half & roll out dough until it is about an 18 inch circle. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Position you oven racks to the second to lowest spot in your oven & the other in the middle spot! Once both pizzas are rolled out, pinch  the edges to get that nice pizza crust edge! Now top with the topping you choose! I used the following:

1 15 Ounce jar of Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce, divide between both pizzas,

Next top with diced or shredded cold boneless skinless cooked chicken, about 1/2 pound per pizza

1/4 Cup Spinach Fresh Or Frozen Spinach that has been thawed, per pizza

Sliced canned mushrooms drained, I divided 1, 15 ounce can between the 2 pizzas. Now top with 2 cups shredded Pizza Cheese, use your favorite! Sprinkle the top with Italian Seasonings. Bake 18 to 22 minutes place your oven rack to the second to lowest position to get a crisp browned bottom pizza. I usually place one pizza in the middle of the oven & then switch the 2 pizzas positions so each get that nicely browned crispy crust! Makes 2 huge 18 inch pizzas! Make both or freeze one for later! ENJOY! 

Raisin Bran Muffins

                                                                             

Yummy Raisin Bran Muffins! Moist full of flavor & Huge!

1Cup Sugar

1 & 1/2 Cups Flour

1 TBS Baking Powder

1 TSP Salt

2 TSP Cinnamon

2 Beaten Eggs

1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil

1 Cup Milk

2 TSP Vanilla

1 Cup Bran Flakes

1 Cup Raisins saved until the very last step!

Stir your flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon together in a large deep bowl, mix well. In a separate bowl mix the bran flakes in with the milk & let it sit until flakes are soft. Add the beaten eggs & combine well. Now dump this into your flour mixture, add the remaining ingredients. Stir very well. Now stir in 1 Cup of Raisins. Mix well. Divide batter between 12 muffin wells that you line with paper cupcake liners. Sprinkle tops with white dsanding sugar for extra crunch & sweetness. Bake in as preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes! ENJOY!

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