This is a compilation of recipes from the gals in the Brigham City Ward and Sunset Ward, Winslow Arizona Stake. Here you'll find good friends, good feelings, and most of all GOOD FOOD! Enjoy our recipes, and share them with everyone you know and love.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Apple and Pear Crisp

Ingredients:
-2 lbs of ripe pears (about 4)
-2 lbs of apples (about 6)
-2 T. orange juice
-2 T. lemon juice
-1/2 c. sugar
-1/4 c. flour
-1 t. cinnamon

Topping:
-1 1/2 c. flour
-3/4 c. sugar
-3/4 c. brown sugar
-1/2 t. salt
-1 c. old-fashioned oatmeal
-1/2 lb cold unsalted butter, diced (2 sticks)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Peel, core, and cut the pears and apples into large chunks. Place the fruit in a large bowl and add the juices, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Pour into a 9x13x2 inch oval baking dish.

For the topping:
Combine the flour, sugars, salts, oatmeal, and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, until the mixture is in crumbles (don't over mix). Sprinkle evenly over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.

Place the baking dich on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm. YUM!!!!!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Bar-b-que Pork Salad

From: Kim McCrary, my Aunt

Place a 3-4 lb. pork roast (the inexpensive picnic pork roasts or country style boneless ribs work best) in crock pot with a 20 oz. can of coke. Cook on high for 1-2 hours, then turn to low for several hours or until tender. (I put mine in the crock pot in the evening and cook overnight or in the morning and cook it all day--super tender!)

Shred pork with two forks and add:
1 teaspoon garlic salt
¼ cup bar-b-que sauce
¾ cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar


SALAD
Layer the following:
Romaine lettuce
bar-b-que pork
black or pinto beans
cheese
tomatoes or pico de gallo
dressing, sour cream and/or guacamole
tortilla strips or Fritos


Stephanie’s Dressing: so fresh and tasty!
Pulse in blender until mixed thoroughly:
1 cup mayo
1 cup milk
1 package ranch dressing mix
2 tomatillas
1 serrano pepper
½ bunch cilantro

Double-Crusted Chocolate Covered Sweet Surprise Cheesecake

I made this cheesecake for Terri's birthday the 24th of September. Don't ask her how old she is...it's a touchy subject. LOL! Just kidding.
This recipe seems hard with lots of instructions, but it's super easy, I promise. It's just written out to make it easy to understand and prepare, so it looks long. And you don't need a springform pan, a PYREX 9-inch round would be fine.

Ganache Topping:
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vanilla

Oatmeal-Pretzel Crust:
½ cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups oats (I used instant)
1 ½ cups pretzels (crushed coarsely)
1 ½ sticks butter (melted)

Filling:
2 blocks cream cheese (at room temperature)
1 ½ cups plain yogurt
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 bag (10 ounce) miniature Snickers bars

Directions
1. Make Ganache: Put chocolate chips in a glass or steel bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream and butter to a boil and pour it over the chocolate chips. Leave chocolate and cream alone for 5 minutes, then stir to combine; mix in vanilla. At room temperature the ganache is the perfect consistency to "frost" the cheesecake.

2. Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Use a fork to combine all ingredients for the crust. Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with butter. Pour half crust mixture (2 1/2 cups) into greased cheesecake pan and reserve other half of crust mixture for later. Use a glass to help you firmly press the mixture down evenly. Bake crust for 8 minutes. Once the crust is out of the oven, turn the oven down to 325°F.

3. Chop candy bars into bite-sized pieces. Use a mixer to blend together cream cheese and yogurt; once they’re fully incorporated, mix in one egg at a time; add sugar and vanilla and mix until everything is just incorporated. Fold in chopped candy and pour mixture into pre-baked crust. Bake for 40 minutes, then remove cheesecake from the oven and evenly sprinkle remaining crust mixture on the top; bake for another 20 minutes.

4. Allow cheesecake to cool completely, then refrigerate for 2 hours. Pour the room-temperature ganache over the cooled cheesecake and spread it out in an even layer (some chocolate will drip down the sides of the cheesecake, but don't worry about spreading it evenly over the sides). Refrigerate for another 2 hours.

Original recipe from www.delish.com