Breakfast Brioche Buns

Super yummy!

Buns:

1.5 cup whole milk warmed to 100 to 110 degrees F

4 tsp active dry yeast

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large egg

5 cups bread flour (or all purpose) plus more if needed

2 tsp salt

6 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature

For the Custard Filling:

10 oz cream cheese room temperature

2-3 tbsp heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

½-3/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix well.

Crumble:

1.5 T butter, melted

1/4 c flour

1/4 c sugar 

Lemon zest

(Alternately you can do brown sugar and some cinnamon)

Mix well and set aside.

Fruit Compote (approx)

1/2 c fruit 

3 T sugar

Mix in a pot and cook until thickened.

Bloom the yeast in the milk and half sugar.  Then add in remaining ingredients, leaving flour to last and adding slowly.  Mix and knead.  Cover and let rise.  (If finishing the next day, put in fridge half way thru rise, then pull out a half hour to rest before working)

Divide into 24.  Roll into balls and place on 2 cookie sheets covered with parchment paper.  Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press hard and indent into each bun.

Fill each bun with custard, and compote and top with stressed.  Bake at 375 for 20 mins, turning halfway.  Let cool then top with drizzle or powdered sugar.

Snickerdoodle Blondies

 

▢1 C butter, softened

▢1 C granulated sugar

▢1 C light brown sugar

▢2 large eggs

▢1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

▢1/2 tsp salt

▢1 tsp baking powder

▢1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

▢2 1/2 C all purpose flour

Topping:

▢1/4 C granulated sugar

▢1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper. 

Cream together butter and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla, followed by dry ingredients. Mix until smooth and no streaks remain. Press mixture into an even layer in prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar topping mixture.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Steak and Shrimp Pasta

Soo good!  Serve 4-6 people

1 large steak or 2 smaller steaks

Butter

Salt and pepper

1 bag shrimp, raw

Olive oil

Salt

Paprika

3/4 lb Fettuccine 

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 T paprika

2 t dried parsley

1.5 t garlic powder

3/4 t Italian seasoning

1/2-3/4 t red pepper flakes

1 c cream

1 c milk

1 T flour

Cook pasta.

Cook the steak in butter after tenderizing and seasoning with salt and pepper.

Pat shrimp dry, then seasoning with salt and paprika.  Cook on high heat.  Once cooked, sear in the pan you cooked the steak in.

In the shrimp pan, add oil, onion and garlic.  Caramelized.  Add seasonings.  Then add cream and milk.  Whisk on high heat.  Sprinkle in flour when about half thickened.  Keep whisking.  Once thickened, toss in noodles.  Plate up shrimp and steak, sliced into strips, on top of pasta.  Enjoy!

Basic Creami Protein Ice Cream

Base recipe

8 oz liquid.  Fairlife is best

1 scoop protein powder

2 T Splenda

1 T flavoring

1/3 package sugar free pudding powder

Add-ins as desired

Note, if add ins are fruit, reduce liquid slightly.

Turkey Marinade

Best marinade.  For one turkey, spatchcocked and smoked.

    1 cup olive oil

    1/2 cup soy sauce

    1/2 cup lemon juice

    1/4 cup mustard

    1/4 cup minced fresh chives

    2 T dried oregano

    2 T dried parsley

    1 T dried thyme

    1 clove garlic, minced

    1 tablespoon paprika

2 T coarsely salt

    1 medium apple, coarsely chopped

    1 medium orange, peeled and coarsely chopped

    1/2-1 medium sweet onion, peeled and coarsely chopped

1 qt apple cider vinegar

Water to cover turkey

Molasses Pecan Pie

Soo yummy

1 pie crust

3 c pecan (halves and pieces)

3 eggs

1/3 c brown sugar

2 T molasses

4 T butter (soft, almost melted)

1/2 t salt

2 t vanilla

Roll pie crust into pie Pan.

Mix together all ingredients except pecans.  Whisk well.  Stir in pecans.  Pour into pie shell.

Bake 425 for 15 mins, then turn down and bake at 350 for 45 mins.  (Cover or tent to protect crust if desired).

Pudding Bread

1 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour

2 Large Eggs

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter melted

1/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

3/4 Cup White Sugar

2/3 Cup 2% Milk

1 Package any flavor Pudding Mix (99g)

Dash sugar

Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare a greased (oil or butter) loaf pan.

In a large mixing bowl, add your sugar, eggs, and butter and mix well together.

Next, add in your milk, butterscotch pudding mix, baking powder, and salt and mix together again.

Lastly, slowly add in your flour and fold the batter one last time. Once everything is mixed well and there are no clumps of flour. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.

Bake in the oven for 45-65 minutes or until when you poke a toothpick in the middle of the loaf, it comes out clean!

Red Beans and Rice

 Sooo good!

1 package smoked sausage, cut into small pieces

1/2 c diced onion (approx)

1 T tomato sauce

1 jalepeno (diced small)

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

1-2 T mustard powder

1/4 c red wine vinegar

2-3 cans red beans (don't drain)

salt

pepper

cayenne

1-2 c water

1/2 c milk or cream

White rice, cooked

In a pan with some oil, fry up the onion and smoked sausage until browning.  Add in sauce, jalepeno, garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and vinegar.  Cook on medium for a couple minutes, then add in beans and water.  Cook on medium to low for 10-30 minutes, covered but stirring.  Add milk/cream and more water if needed.  Keep an eye on it, stirring and checking consistency until desired doneness.

Serve with cooked white rice.

Best Cinnamon Rolls

Dough

▢1 1/6 cup warm water

▢1/3 cup granulated sugar, divided

▢1 Tablespoon active dry yeast

▢1 large eggs

▢2 egg yolks

▢1/4 cup salted butter, melted

▢1 teaspoon salt

▢4 to 4 1/2 cups flour - BREAD flour

Chorizo Corn Chowder

So, I got this recipe from my brother and tweaked it a little, only to find out he had never made it before!  Oh well, it's delicious!

1 lb ground chorizo

1 T flour

4 cobs of corn 

Peppers (whatever kind and heat you like)

6-12 Red potatoes

4 c chicken broth

1.5 c cream

Cumin

Paprika

Salt and pepper

Serve with sour cream, hot sauce, lime juice

Brown chorizo in soup pan, breaking it up as you go.  Meanwhile dice potatoes and cut corn off the cob.  (Bonus points if you grill the corn first.  Negative point if you use the equivalent in frozen or canned corn).  Once the meat us cooked, stin in flour, then add potatoes, corn, and broth.  Cook 5-10 mins until potatoes are tender.

Once tender, add cream and seasoning.  Stir well and cook.  Add in corn starch if needed.  Squish some of the potatoes.

Serve warm, with lime juice (a must!), and sour cream abd/or hot sauce, as desired.