Wednesday, December 22, 2010

And a lil bit of chicken fried....

 K... SO here we go! This is pretty darn simple start out with Chicken breast you will want it boneless and skinless other than that it does not matter what brand.
1 Package Chicken breast
Panko bread crumbs (or you can get away with crunched up rice crispies)
Garlic powder
pepper
pepperika
salt
3eggs
milk
oil
You are going to want the chicken fully defrosted:
 Prep your bread crumbs by putting them in a bowl (or dish) and add 1tsp of garlic pepper and pepperika
 then take your eggs and add 1/8th a cup of milk and take a fork and whisk WELL.
 hmm well there are the spices... yup!!
 AHHH the oil.. you will want to eat that up in the pan. On med high ok?
 set up should be about so:
 stab the chircken (yes chircken) with a fork and dip in the eggwash fully cover it and then let drip for a bit
 then drop it into the bread crumbs and press it into the crumbs turning it over to coat alllll sides
 wala...
Finished!!! Put them on a plate that is covered with either napkins or paper towels to drain off the excess oil.
 
Btw the chicken freezes well so..... MAKE AHEAD!!! :-D Save on some work! Pop it into the oven for a few mins to dethaw and heat up. And your one day that you cooked ahead pays off.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

cinnamon oat pancakes

Ok so these are the BEST pancakes EVER.  Also they are very healthy... there are 1/2 as many calories and all that good stuff! Oh they also freeze amazingly. Make a few batches, stick them in freezer bags in portions that you know you will eat and Wala!!  Any who......
Makes 20
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (orrrr 2 cups of wheat flour)
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • butter for pan
  • Also... if you want to add cut up bannanas or frozen blueberries it is super yummy....

Directions

  1. In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and  oats and pulse a few times to coarsely grind oats. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and oil. Add dry ingredients and whisk just until moistened.
  2. Heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast-iron) or griddle over medium. Lightly butter pan or skillet. Using 2 to 3 tablespoons (or more) for each pancake, drop batter in skillet and cook until a few bubbles have burst,(on the surface of the pancake batter) 1 to 2 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until browned on undersides, 1 to 2 minutes more. Repeat with more butter and batter.


Monday, March 16, 2009

Funnel cakes!!!!!!




Ingredients:
1 egg 2/3 cup milk 2 tbsp. sugar 1 1/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1tsp vanilla extract About 1/2 cup of powdered sugar for dusting. Optional fruit and cinnamon.
Directions:
1. In a deep skillet, heat about two cups of oil over medium-high heat until hot. (start heating the oil before mixing the ingredients) Test the temperature by dropping a pinch of flour into the hot oil. If it sizzles right away without smoking, it's perfect.
2. Beat egg and milk. Mix all other ingredients in a separate bowl and slowly add to the egg mixture, beating until smooth.
3. Using a funnel, drop into hot oil working from center outwards in a web pattern. (You can use a gallon sized freezer bag instead of a funnel by pouring the batter into the bag, snipping off a small corner of it, and squeezing the batter into the oil.) If the mixture seems too thick just add some more milk.
4. Cook for about 2-3 minutes per side (or until golden brown) flip to the other side then, remove from the oil when golden brown and crispy. It is alot like a pancake........Pour cook flip cook remove. When you take it out place it on a plate that has paper towels on top. This will let the excess oil drain onto the towel and then you can dust the funnel cake. The time between taking the cake out of the pan and dusting it should be relatively short.
5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Twists: add some fruit(apple pie, blueberries, strawberries) for topping.(fresh, canned or pie filling) Add about a teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter before frying for a delicious additive.
By the way this is REALLY easy! The recipie makes about 5 or 6 cakes and they are delicious! Have fun and let me know if you tried it and how it went!