Friday, April 22, 2011

Sour Cream Noodle Bake!

I made this a few weeks ago for my family. Its super yummy!
I can just taste it looking at the picture! 
You should give it a try :)


Ingredients

  • 1-¼ pound Ground Chuck
  • 1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • Ground Red Pepper
  • 8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
  • ½ cups Sour Cream
  • 1-¼ cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese
  • ½ cups Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste)
  • 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown hamburger in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
Cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir.
To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Make sure you add plenty of Ground Red Pepper...it makes it sooo much better! :)   ~Megan~

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Bread

It's not fancy, but I finally have a recipe to make good bread in Wayan.  I don't know how all the elevation stuff works ( we are at about 6500 ft.), but this is the best for me.

1/3 cup yeast
6 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
combine and let the yeast start working

1 cup canola oil
1 cup powdered milk
3 T. salt
warm the oil & then add the milk & salt

Combine them both in my Bosch mixer & add flour until the dough pulls away from the edge of the bowl.  It is anywhere from 12-15 cups.  I let it rise several times - more if we have scones, which is 90% of the time.  I have to keep chasing the boys around home away from the dough.  Bake @ 325 for 40 min.

Looks like this right out of the oven,

then we butter the top - because mom always did it - right?

slice it up,

...and even more butter - Yum!