Lemon Honey Ice Cream

 ref: https://www.justshortofcrazy.com/lemon-honey-ice-cream/

Delicious!

Heat in 1' increments in microwave while stirring in between until honey dissolves

• 1/2 c milk (I generally use nut milk)
• 1/2 c honey

Then add while stirring

• 1 c milk
• 1/4 c sweet white wine or 1 T vodka (optional)

Once mixture is cool add

• juice and zest from 2 lemons* (Make sure to add slowly and stir briskly to avoid forming curd.)

Process according to ice cream maker instructions.

*Can also use juice and zest from 1 lemon and 2 limes. Yummy!

** Fresh pineapple + juice ground in ninja blender for part of liquid. Still added 1 lemon. Didn't write down so don't remember exactly what I did.

Mint Sorbet

 ref: https://www.thespruceeats.com/mint-sorbet-recipe-1375786

I cut the sugar in half because it seemed like too much sugar. Also skipped the stove top part. It's too hot to use the stove in summer.

Mix together

• 1 cup finely chopped packed fresh mint leaves
• 3/4 c sugar

Then mix in 

• 1 cup boiling water

Sugar should dissolve. Cover and let steep till cool. (Kind of like making mint tea.)

Strain out mint leaves.

Then add while stirring

• 1/2 c liquid (if you add milk then it's sherbert)
• 1/4 c sweet wine wine (perhaps could use a tablespoon of vodka instead?)
• juice and zest from one lemon (about 1/2 c usually)

Churn in ice cream maker per manufacturer's directions.

Toaster pastries

 Modified from last weeks Freeman newspaper.

25-30' at 350F until lightly browned. Parchment lined cookie sheet.

Filling

Wisk together

• 1 T water
• 1 T cornstarch

Combine with

• 3/4 c Jam

Heat in 30" bursts in microwave to thicken, about 2 minutes total till it bubbles good, then let cool

Pastry Crust

Wisk together 

• 2 c flour
• 1 T sugar
• 1 t salt

Cut in until it is the size of peas and holds together

• 2 c butter (cold and cubed)

Wisk together, then add to dough and mix until it combines. Knead briefly if needed.

• 1 egg
• 2T milk

Split dough in half. Turn out onto floured pastry mat or flexible cutting board. Roll out to a rectangle about 9.5 x 12.5 or so.  Then cut in 4 rectangles. Take rectangles and put on parchment lined cookie sheet. 

Egg Wash

Combine the following and brush onto dough rectangles

• 1 egg
• 1 T milk

Then put about a tablespoon of filling on half of rectangle. Fold the other half over the filling. Press the edges with first your finger and then gently with a fork.

Repeat with other half of dough.

Put in refridgerator for about 30' and preheat oven. Then put in oven and bake 25-30' at 350F until lightly browned.

Might want to brush tops with egg wash to help them brown.

Icing (optional) Spread once pastries cool. Glaze will harden in about an hour.

Wisk together until it reaches easy spreading consistency of a somewhat thick glaze.

• 3/4 c powdered sugar
• 1 T milk (or so to get right thickness)
• 1/4 t. vanilla extract

Jerry's Beef Jerky 3/11/23

 Jerry’s Beef Jerky 230311

Makes enough for 2-3 point roasts (about 6 lbs of meat?)

Slices fit in a big 10 tray dryer. If using a smaller dryer can cut recipe in half or run batches.

Marinade meat in marinade bag 24 hours minimum in refrigerator. However, meat in marinade can marinate in refrigerator for 2-3 days before putting in the dryer.

1. Use a really big bowl to mix everything together by hand to dissolve any salt, etc. Always taste some on your finger. But only before adding meat.

Dry Ingredients

• 1 T. Chili powder
• 1 t. Garlic powder
• 1 t. Onion powder
• 1 T. Cayenne pepper
• 1 T. Ancho pepper
• 2 T. Black pepper - coarsely ground

1

Wet Ingredients - 8 cups total liquid, water + sauce

·        1 c Worchester or Teriyaki sauce (Get the good stuff)

·        7 c Water

·        4 T Liquid smoke

·        1 t Habanero tabasco (optional)

Fresh Ingredients (These do not go in dryer. Cut in chunks so they are easy to knock off meat slices.)

·        2 stalks chunked celery

·        3-4 Jalapeños (chunked in ½)

2. Cut fat slab off meat. Now make 2 slabs out of one roast. Slice slab across the grain to make slices. Thinner slices cook faster but take up more spaces in the drier. Try to make all slices the same thickness so they cook equally and are done at the same time. Put meat slices in marinade as you slice them so they don’t clump together and all meat surfaces see the marinade.

Meat

·        2-3 Two Pound Point Roasts

3. Transfer meat and marinade to 2.5 gallon ziplock bags with slider. Double bag marinade and meat.

4. Put in refrigerator for 24 hours minimum. Flip the bag whenever you go in there.

5. After marinating, drain meat slices in colander. (Don’t need to pat dry.)

6. Put in dryer for until desired dryness is reached. Heavy duty driers like Cabellas 10 tray drier takes about 8 hours. My light duty round drier took 12 hours. This makes the house smell great.

Chocolate ice milk

Modified from https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-sorbet-recipe/ by putting in cashew or other nutmilk in place of water.

Prepare the night before or at least a couple of hours to allow mixture to cool.

Blend together well, then heat in microwave until sugar dissolves in 20-30 second increments for maybe about a 2 minute total. It won't feel gritty once sugar dissolves.

• 1 c. sugar
• 3/4 c. cocoa
• 1 c liquid, *water, nutmilk, regular milk.....

Then add, stir, and microwave until chocolate bits melt if you are using them. They really aren't necessary. The chocolate flavor is good without them.

• 1/8 t. salt
• 6 oz chocolate bits optional.

Then add and blend

• 1 T vodka or maybe other alcohol, optional but helps keeps ice milk soft in freezer.
• 1/4 t. vanilla

Then add and blend

• 1 1/3 c liquid of your choice* (see above)

When making ice milk can also add ground or chopped nuts.

I added while ice cream maker was mixing

• about 1/4 - 1/2 c ground hazel nuts

Or you can add some fruit but when I did that the fruit was icey. So maybe I should soak the fruit in some vodka or chop it up finer?

Let cool overnight and follow ice cream maker instructions.

I have a 1.5 qt. green life scoop express ice cream maker. 

It is very important to start the blade mixing before adding the ice milk mixer or you get too much build up on the sides and the ice cream blade will not turn. Also add liquid slowly through pour chute. After the mixture starts to thicken slightly add the nuts and/or fruit if you are adding them. Depending on the temperature of the liquid it can take 15-30 minutes for the mixture to freeze and the blade to stop turning in winter in a 65 F house. May take more time in summer?

Breadmaker Pumpernickel

Regal Breadmaker K6725 (This is half the recipe from Regal. We like smaller loafs.)

Put in breadmaker per breadmaker instructions. Once mixing watch and adjust dough as needed. Takes a while for rye flour to wet in. Dough will be sticky. Watch mix and rise for optimum loaf. 

• 5 oz dark beer (guiness stout)
• 1 T molasses
• 1 T butter (butter paddle well) cut in pieces
• 1/2 c rye flour
• 1  1/4c bread flour
• 3/4 t salt
• 1 T buttermilk powder
• 1 T cocoa
• 1/2 t onion powder
• 3/4 t caraway seed
• 1 1/8t active dry yeast (on top of flour away from salt)

Dough cycle once or twice. Then light bake.

Creamy yogurt cake

 ref: https://kirbiecravings.com/3-ingredient-creamy-yogurt-cake/ I just have plain yogurt so added sugar. 

12 lined cupcake tins, 30minutes? at 350F or 2 parchment lined mini-loaf pans. Just oiling or buttering doesn't work.

Full recipe

Blend together

• 1 2/3 cups nonfat yogurt
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1 t. vanilla (Optional, I keep forgetting)
• 4 T cornstarch
• 4 large lightly beaten eggs

Fill cupcake tins half full. Cook until no longer jiggly, cake puffs up, and lightly browns. While cooling cake will deflate and may wrinkle. Store in fridge.

Half recipe for 1 parchment lined mini-loaf pan. 

Blend together

• 1/2 c +1/3 c yogurt
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/2 t. vanilla (optional)
• 2 T cornstarch
• 2 lightly beaten eggs

Chocolate version. 12 lined cupcake tins filled 1/2 full. Oven stopped working so don't know if this recipe will work. 

Blend together

• 3/4 c yogurt
• 1/4 c sugar
• 3 T cocoa
• 2 T cornstarch
• 2 lightly beaten eggs