Made From Scratch

[ChristiRose 4GCplus1]

What are your favorite made-from-scratch recipes? This could be anything at all.

Lately I've been experimenting more and more with these kinds of recipes and it's been fun! It's more work, but I'm finding the flavor is worth the effort.

[ChristiRose 4GCplus1]

Cornbread or Corn Muffins

1 cup flour
2 ½ tsp baking powder
1/3 tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
½ cup cornmeal
¼ cup butter
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup honey
¾ cup cold milk
1 egg yolk
1 egg white

Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and sugar. Add cornmeal to flour mixture. In a separate bowl, combine honey and milk. Melt butter and add to milk mixture. Add yolk to milk mixture. Stir the wet ingredients together, making sure to break up the yolk well. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir only enough to dampen. Beat egg white until stiff and fold into batter. Pour batter into greased muffin cups or baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-14 minutes for muffins or slightly longer for cornbread.

Yield: about 12 muffins or an 8x8 or 7x11 pan of bread.

[Sarah]

Refried beans
Granola
Breads
Cakes
Salad Dressings
Etc

Check out this page! http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/homemadeconveniencefoods.htm

[MRS. STEIN]

Cheesecake

Crust Ingredients:

1/3 c. powdered sugar
4 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs


Directions for crust:

1. Melt butter and add to graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar. Line the bottom of a spring form pan to form bottom and sides of crust.


Filling and Topping Ingredients:

3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup heavy cream
4 eggs
1 pint sour cream mixed with 1 Tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla


Directions for filling:

1. Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

2. Pour mixture into springform pan. Bake at 350F for approximately 50 minutes. Do not turn off the oven.

3. Remove the cheesecake and spread the sour cream mixture on top. Return to the oven for another 5 minutes.

4. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen. Remove side of springform pan and refrigerate.