Three Recipes to Cure your After-the-Holidays “Sweet-Tooth”
• After-the-holidays Rasin Cookies
Serves: 24 servings or 4 dozen
1 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled or quick-cook oats
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
• After-the-holidays Sour Cream Cheesecake
Serves: 16
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 pkg. (8-oz. each) cream cheese, divided
1 container (16-oz.) sour cream, divided
4 eggs
2 cups strawberries, sliced
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 13×9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over the sides of the pan. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 tbs of the sugar; press firmly onto the bottom of the prepared pan.
Beat the cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 tsp. of the vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well incorporated. Add 1 cup of the sour cream; mix well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each one is added. Pour over crust.
Bake 40-50 minutes, or until the center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream, 2 tbs. sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla until well blended. Carefully spread over the cheesecake. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Cool. COver and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight would be best. Lift cheesecake from pan, using the foil handles. Top with strawberries and serve.
• After-the-holidays Indoor S’mores
Serves: 4
4 graham crackers, broken in half (8 squares)
2 (1.55 oz.) chocolate bars, each broken in half
4 marshmallows
Top each of 4 of the graham squares with 1 chocolate piece and 1 untoasted marshmallows. Place on microwaveable plate. Microwave on HIGH 15 to 20 seconds or until marshmallows puff. Watch carefully because the marshmallows will get out of control quickly. Cover each with a second graham square to make a sandwich.
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Earthly Eating Recipe:
Smokey Burgers
Serves: 4
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup “GOOD” barbecue sauce
1 medium red onion, cut into 4 slices (you can grill the red onion on the grill as well by poking a wooden skewer through the side of the onion and through the whole entire onion slice)
1/4 cup Italian dressing, divided
4 cheese slices
4 lettuce leaves
4 sliced tomato
4 hamburger. split, grilled
Prehat grill to medium-high heat. Mix meat and barbecue sauce; shape into 4 patties. Bruch onion slices with 2 tbs. of the dressing.
Grill patties and onions 5 minutes on each side or until the patties are cooked through (160°F) and onions are tender, brushing onions occasionally with remaining 2 tbs. dressing. Top each patty with cheese slice, grill an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until the cheese begins to melt.
Place 1 lettuce leaf, 1 tomato slice and burger on bottom half of each bun. Cover with onions and tops of buns.
Happy Eating!
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