Saturday, June 16, 2018


Apple Cake Squares
3
cups
flour
2
Tbsp
baking powder
¾
cup
sugar
¾
cup
butter or margarine melted
4
large
egg, slightly beaten
3
Tbsp
sour cream
1
Tbsp
grated lemon peel


For the filling:
5
large
apple, chopped
¾
cup
brown sugar
1
tsp
cinnamon
1
Tbsp
lemon juice, freshly squeezed


salt to taste
1
Blend butter with flour and all dry ingredients.
2
Add grated lemon, eggs, sour cream and mix together.
3
Make soft dough and put in refrigerator to chill
4
Roll out half of the dough I/4" inch thick and put in a 12" x 13" baking pan,
5
Dough should line the pan fully, even going up the sides.
6
Peel and shred the apples using a cheese shredder
7
Sprinkle with lemon juice to stop the apples turning brown. Let stand for at least 15 minutes.
8
Taking handful of the shredded apples squeeze out the juice then spread the apples over the bottom layer of the pastry.
9
Sprinkle with the sugar, lemon peels and some cinnamon evenly over the apples.
10
 Roll out the second pastry circle, place on top of the filling making sure the whole pan is covered.
11
Seal side by rolling folding bottom pastry over the top on the edges.
12
 Press tight with fingers.
13
 Brush egg wash on top to cover the whole sheet.
14
 Sprinkle with sugar and with optional chopped walnuts
15
Pierce with fork on several places (to release the steams).
16
 Bake on 350*F for 35-45 minutes or until light golden brown.
17
 After baking let the pastry cool then slice into squares to serve.
18
 Enjoy!
Servings: 25
Yield: 25
Degree of Difficulty
Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/25 of a recipe (4 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. One of the recipe's ingredients was not linked. This ingredient is not included in the recipe nutrition data.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
237.34
Calories From Fat (44%)
105.05
% Daily Value
Total Fat 11.95g
18%
Saturated Fat 6.96g
35%
Cholesterol 58.75mg
20%
Sodium 76.58mg
3%
Potassium 115.03mg
3%
Total Carbohydrates 30.43g
10%
Fiber 1.48g
6%
Sugar 17.28g
 
Protein 3.3g
7%

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Chicken Paprika's with Dumplings
1 small chicken - cut in to 8 pieces and skin removed
1 large onion, minced
2 tsp Hungarian paprika
1 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup sour cream
1 each bay leaves
1 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
4 large eggs
1 cup flour
1 Tbs unsalted butter
11/2 cup milk
1 can (15 oz) tomato peeled and cut into chunks
1 large green bell pepper seeded and sliced
Salt and black pepper to taste
1, Cut up and season both sides of chicken pieces with salt and pepper and let sit while you sauté the onions.
2, Place the butter and chopped onion in a big pot. Cook over medium/high heat until translucent, lower the heat, and add the paprika, mix well. (Careful not to burn the paprika)
3, Put chicken parts in the pot and brown slightly with the onion and paprika mixture.
4, Add bay leaves, garlic, cayenne pepper and broth to almost cover the chicken.
5, Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 25 -30 minutes.
6, When the chicken is done, remove the chicken pieces to a plate to cool,
7, Using a spoon, draw some of the chicken sauce into a small
8, bowl and slowly mix the sour cream and 11/4 tbsp. flour.
9, Stirring constantly incorporate the mixture into the broth (there
10, should be no flour or sour cream chunks in the mixture).
11, FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
12, Set a large pot of water on to boil for the dumplings.
13, Combine eggs, milk, water, flour, and salt and mix together to form dough.
14, When water is boiling scrape the dough into the water a spoonful at a time.
15, Occasionally dip the spoon onto the boiling water so the dough
16, will not stick to the spoon.
17, Raise heat and boil dumplings for about 7 minutes. When they rise to the surface they are done.
18, Drain the water from the dumplings.
19, Serve up the dumplings, and pour sauce over them. Serve with the whole chicken pieces.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Entire recipe (107.2 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. 2 of the recipe's ingredients were not linked. These ingredients are not included in the recipe nutrition data.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3256.86
Calories From Fat (49%) 1600.82
% Daily Value
Total Fat 179.19g 276%
Saturated Fat 70.89g 354%
Cholesterol 1620.41mg 540%
Sodium 2138.04mg 89%
Potassium 5108.48mg 146%
Total Carbohydrates 195.81g 65%
Fiber 14.1g 56%
Sugar 84.93g
Protein 210.18g 420%