German Cheesecake

Crust

1. One stick of butter (or margarine)

2. One half cup sugar                                                                         

3. One egg

4. One cup of flour

5. 1/4 tea spoon of baking powder


Mix all ingredients together and cover bottom of spring form.                     


Filling

1.  Three packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese                                

2.  One half liter milk

3. 200 grams of sugar

4. One package of vanilla pudding

5. three eggs

6.  shot of oil (lid full)


Separate the 3 egg whites and yolks.  Beat the egg whites.
In mixer, start with the cream cheese.  Slowly add some milk;
mix until cream cheese is smooth. Add sugar,pudding and the three egg yolks.
Then add the rest of the milk slowly.

Add shot of oil. Fold in egg whites.

Pour in spring form and cook 350 for 30 minutes; then turn oven down to 275 about 40 minutes or until golden brown. You may want to place a bowl of water in the oven to help prevent cracking.

Gumbo

 

Ingredients

• 3 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• Salt and pepper                                                                                                  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil                                                                         
• 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons margarine
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 cloves garlic minced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 3 stalks celery chopped
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 bunch flat leaf parsley, stems and leaves, coarsely chopped, plus chopped leaves for garnish
• 4 cups hot water
• 5 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 (14-ounce can) stewed tomatoes with juice
• 2 cups frozen sliced okra
• 4 green onions, sliced, white and green parts
• 1/2 pound small shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked

Directions

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned on both sides and remove. Add the sausage and cook until browned, then remove. Sprinkle the flour over the oil, add 2 tablespoons of margarine and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until brown, about 10 minutes. Let the roux cool.

Return the Dutch oven to low heat and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons margarine. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery and cook for 10 minutes. Add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, to taste and the 1/4 bunch parsley. Cook, while stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Add 4 cups hot water and bouillon cubes, whisking constantly. Add the chicken and sausage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Add tomatoes and okra. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Just before serving add the green onions, shrimp and chopped parsley.
SERVES 8; Calories: 330; Total Fat 17 grams; Saturated Fat: 3 grams; Protein: 27 grams; Total carbohydrates: 18 grams; Sugar: 6 grams Fiber 3 grams; Cholesterol: 89 milligrams; Sodium: 1,486 milligrams

German Hot Potato Salad

German Hot Potato Salad


2 lbs Potatoes
salt
4-6 oz Bacon-more if you like
1 onion

1 tbs Butter                                                               
Beef broth
4 tbs vinegar/4 tbs oil
salt/pepper
parsley  



Cook potatoes in saltwater until done. Peel, slice and add to big bowl.
Dice bacon and onions. Heat butter in frying pan; add bacon and onions; fry for few minutes or until onions are glazed; pour bacon and onions over potatoes; add hot beef broth, oil and vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Might need to add extra beef broth and/or vinegar to taste. Last add chopped parsley.

Red Onion Jam

Red Onion Jam

 

 

3 red onions, halved and thinly sliced                                                 

1C. Red Wine

1Tsp. Sherry Vinegar 

3/4 C. brown sugar

Salt& Pepper to taste                                                      

 

 

 

Heat a little oil in a sauce pot over medium heat.  Add the onions and sweat until tender and translucent.  Deglaze with red wine and reduce the wine by half.  Add the sherry vinegar and brown sugar.  Cook down to jam consistency.

     

Recipes

Recipes

   
Poppy Seed Cake

3C. flour                               

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder                                                              

3 eggs

1 1/2 c. milk

2 1/4 c. sugar                                                                             

1 1/8 c.oil

1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp. butter flavoring                                                                 
1 1/2 tsp.vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Mix all ingredients with mixer.  Pour into greased and floured bundt cake pan.
Cook at 350 for 1 1/2 hours (convection 60 minutes)
Cool 5 minutes and pour frosting over cake while in pan. Cool additional 5 minutes then remove from pan.

Frosting:
1 sm. can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 c. sugar
1/2tsp. almond flavoring
1/2 tsp. butter flavoring
1/2 tsp. vanilla.