Lemon Pudding Yummies
¾ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
2 (3 ¾ oz.) packages of instant lemon pudding (dry)
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the shortening, sugar and dry pudding mix, using an electric mixer and blending until creamy. Add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add flour, baking soda, salt and milk. Mix until well blended.
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Store in a covered container. Yield: about 4 dozen
So very moist, these are especially nice for those first few tender days. Serve with a glass of milk for an afternoon (or midnight!) snack.
Twisty Soft Pretzels
Just like the ones you get at the mall…these are big and soft. Get them while they’re hot!
¾ cup warm water
½ envelope yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
Pinches of salt or cinnamon-sugar
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, stir together warm water, yeast and sugar. In a large bowl, mix salt and flour with a large spoon. After 5 minutes, stir yeast mix into flour mix.
With well-floured hands, shape dough into 6-inch rods, initials, animals or traditional twisted pretzel shapes. Brush them with the beaten egg and place on a greased cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle them with the extra salt or cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes.
Crustless Quiche
Never again will the task of making piecrust stop you from enjoying classic quiche. This super quick recipe combines just six ingredients all mixed together, yet it produces a beautifully sliceable egg and cheese quiche. Pre-shredded cheese and a packaged biscuit mix make it extra easy but very light.
3 eggs
½ cup packaged biscuit mix (or make your own---see *recipe below)
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1 cup diced ham
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray a 10” pie pan or quiche dish. In a large bowl, with a whisk, beat the eggs, biscuit mix, vegetable oil and milk. Pour mixture into pan; it will be lumpy. Sprinkle on the cheese and ham. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
A nice variation substitutes Swiss cheese for the cheddar and 6 oz. crab or bacon bits for the ham. Both versions freeze well. Serves six to eight.
* Make Your Own Biscuit Mix
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat dry powdered milk
2 Tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
In a large bowl combine all ingredients with a pastry cutter or fork. Makes a generous 3 cups of biscuit mix. Keep any extra mix refrigerated in a sealed bowl or bag. It will keep for a few weeks.
Recipes taken from The Braces Cookbook