Twice Baked Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is a fall vegetable that can be used in so many ways. Native to North America, manly eaten by the indians, but was forgotten about by the Americans until the early 20th century. Now the butternut squash is the most produced squash world wide out of any other squashes. This twice baked squash has a resemblance of a twice baked potato but with way more nutrients.

Ingredients:

1 butternut squash

1 C. sour cream

olive oil

salt and pepper

1/2 tsp. sage

1 onion

3 cloves or garlic

1/2 C. Bread crumbs and Grated Parmesan cheese

1 C. Water

Poached Pear

This is my version of a very simple and healthy dessert. This dessert has hardly any added sugar, and almost fat free except from the sliced almonds.

Ingredients:

1 pear

6 strawberries

6 cranberries

sliced almonds

honey to taste

"S" Cake

So my uncle and grandpa both approached me asking if i would make some of my great grandmas desserts for thanksgiving, because the miss having them at the holidays, and of corse I said yes. So, I started to google recipes for "S" cake and found nothing, so I had to go to my sources and talk to my grandma. I got the original recipe of the dessert and here I am going to share it with y'all.

The crust you'll need 

1 stick of butter

1C. Flour

pinch of of salt

1T. Water

In a food processor pulse flour salt and butter till crumbly add water till forms a ball

The batter 

1 C. Water

1 stick flour

1/4 C. Sugar

1 C. Flour

3 eggs

Heat the water and butter together till butter is melted

mix in sugar and flour then the eggs

bake in preheated oven at 425 then lower to 400 and bake for 30 min.

after 30 min. turn oven off and let sit in oven to 10 more minutes

The frosting

2 C. Powder sugar

1 stick of butter

1 T. Milk

1 tsp vanilla

Melt the butter and whisk in the powder sugar, milk, and vanilla

Top with sliced almonds 

ENJOY

Cranberry and Orange Cornish Hen

This is a very simple flavorful dish that is quick enough to make at any night of the week. The tartness of the cranberries balances very well with the flavor of the the hen. This recipe and be doubled for a chicken, or quadrupled for a turkey.

1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 zest of orange
1 clove garlic
1/4 stalk celery
1/4 C.carrot
1/2-1/4 onion
6 halved cranberries
1/4 C. Red wine
1/2 C. Chicken stock
1/4 C. Orange juice
one Cornish hen

ENJOY

Rustic Rye Bread

This simple old world bread that had a dark rich flavor and a lightly corse texture from the stone ground rye flour. With the addition of coco make the rye bred taste make like rye bread (if that makes sense). what the coco dose is enhance the flavor, but it does not taste like chocolate at all. Rye Bread was first made in the middle ages in Germany, and rye grains where easer to grow and harvest the wheat.

Recipe:
1 1/2 C. Rye flour
1 1/2 C. Ap flour
1 C. Warm water
3/4 tsp salt
1 packet yeast
1/4 C. Brown sugar
 2 T. Coco powder

In a bowl mix water sugar and yeast together and let sit for 10 min.
In your stand mixer put in both flours, salt, and coco
After 10 min. pour butter and water mixture into your stand mixer
Knead for 5 min, and spray bowl and let sit covered till dubbed in size
Then punch down and shape into your pan and cover till double in size
Bake at 350 for 35-45 min.

Lemon Loaf Cake

This lemon loaf has a light and airy texture, with a creamy glaze on top. This loaf is great for breakfast, snacks, or even a light dessert. 

Recipe:
1 1/2 C. Flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. of salt and baking soda
3 eggs
1 C. Sugar
1 tsp lemon extract
1/3C. Lemon juice
1/2 C. Oil

Makes your eggs with sugar till combine
Then add in your lemon extract lemon juice and oil and mix together
Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl
Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix until smooth
Pour into desired pan and bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes if its a 9x5 pan or small pans 20-25 min.

Glaze
1 C. Powder sugar
1 T. 2tsp. Milk
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
Makes all ingredients together

One loaf is slightly cool pour glaze over it

Vanilla Wafer Cookies

What is a classic all American cookie? Of course, the Vanilla Wafer Cookie, just like the Oreo. The Wafer cookie was invented around 1965 and patented in 1967 by the Nabisco company. Who knew this simple cookie could bring so much joy to people?  If you love the classic cookie that you buy at the store, you will really love this one! The taste of real vanilla and butter makes this little cookie have so much flavor, with a crispy texture, and a golden brown color.

Wafer Cookie Recipe:
1 stick of butter
1 1/4 C. Flour
1/4 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp of baking powder and salt
1 tsp Vanilla

Beat the sugars with your butters for about 2 min
Then add your egg and vanilla
Mix all your dry ingredients together
Slowly add dry mixture in to your wet batter
Put batter in plastic bag
Pipe out the size of a Hershey kiss
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 325 for 10-15 min.