Ever Wonder

Ever wonder what to do with the remaining loaf of bread that you have sitting on your counter that is starting to go stale?
Well I have a couple things that I will do with it so that I do not have to throw it away. I have a hard time throwing any type of food away.
I will either make Bread Pudding (look for this recipe on the blog) or I will dry the bread out then put it through my food processor and crumble it to bread crumbs that can be used for many things. I store the bread crumbs in a food saver canister, that way all air is out of canister and I have fresh bread crumbs at my finger tips whenever I need them. Then you do not have to buy them at the store, a money saving tip.

Bread Pudding

4 - 6 cups bread, cubed
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Mix cubed bread, sugar, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg.
Stir in milk.
Add eggs.

Pour into a 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Serve warm with a little sugar & milk on top.

Homemade Caramels

1 cup Butter
1 cup Light Corn Syrup
2 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
Dash of salt

Melt butter in saucepan. Add sugar & salt.
Stir in corn syrup & mix well.
Gradually add sweetened condensed milk.
Cook and stir over medium heat to firm ball stage (245°), about 12 - 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
Pour into buttered 9 x 9 x 2 pan.
Cool & cut into small squares. Wrap in parchment paper.

Maple Fudge

1 stick Butter
4 cups Brown Sugar, packed
1 can Carnation Evaporated Milk

Bring to boil and cook to 238° (softball stage).
Remove from heat, add
1 large jar Marshmallow Creme
1 Tsp Maple Flavoring
Stir until marshmallow creme is mixed in thoroughly.

Pour into 9 x 13 cake pan lined with parchment paper.
Let cool until set.

Lasagna

12 Lasagna Noodles
1 pound hamburger
1 medium onion
Pepper
12 oz Cottage Cheese
8 oz Sour Cream
2 cans Tomato Sauce
1 pkg (2cups) Mozzerella Cheese, shredded

Brown Hamburger in pan with onion (chopped or sliced), salt & pepper.

Boil water in large kettle. After water comes to boil, add lasagna noodles. Only cook the noodles half way (they will finish cooking in the oven).
When noodles are half way cooked, drain the water off. Put cottage cheese and sour cream in large kettle and mix together. Add noodles and stir until noodles are covered.
Line a lasagna pan or cake pan with 4 noodles, put half of meat sauce on noodles. Re peat with noodles and meat sauce. When you have the third layer of noodles in pan cover with the shredded mozzerella cheese.
Cover pan with foil, poke holes in foil with a fork.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Dried Beef Dip

8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
3 Tbsp Milk
1/2 jar dried beef (per 8 oz of cream cheese)
1/2 tsp onion powder

Shredd beef in mini food processor & combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.

Great with chips or pretzels.

Powedered Sugar Frosting

1/3 cup Butter, softened
3 cups Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 tsp Milk

Blend sugar & butter. stir in vanilla and milk.
Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.

Gingerbread Men Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 cup light Molasses1
2 Tbsp Vinegar
4 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 Tbsp Ginger
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Cloves
1/2 tsp Salt

Cream together: Butter, gradually adding sugar. Beat until light & fluffy. Add egg. Blend in molasses & vinegar. Sift dry ingredients together, gradually adding to creamed mixture.
Chill at least 3 hours.

Rool out & cut.
Bake at 350 for 6 - 7 minutes
Makes about 8 dozen

Frost when cooled.

Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

6 oz Chocolate Chips
6 oz Butterscotch or Peanut Butter Chips
13 oz pkg Chow Mein Noodles

Melt chips in double boiler. Put noodles into a large bowl. When chips are melted pour over noodles and mix well.
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper or parchment paper. Let cool until set.


I listed either Butterscotch or Peanut Butter chips because depending on how sweet you would like these cookies to be would determine which type of chips you use.

Chocolate Frosting

6 Tbsp Butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 Tbsp Milk
1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Boil butter, sugar & milk for 30 seconds. Turn stove off. Add milk chocolate chips and stir until
melted. Let set until spreading consistency forms, stirring ocassionally.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 6 oz pkg Cream Cheese
3/4 stick of Butter
1 Tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
4 cups Powdered Sugar

Beat cream cheese, butter , vanilla & milk. Add powdered sugar and beat until of spreading consistency.

Chocolate Drop Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
4 - 5 Tbsp cocoa
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

Cream together: shortening and sugar. Add eggs, buttermilk & vanilla and mix well.
Add cocoa, flour & baking soda. Mix well, the batter will be thick.
Drop by spoonful onto cookies sheets.

Bake at 400 until done, cookie will brown around edges closest to cookie sheet. Do not over bake.

Frost when completely cooled.