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Cokunut Lemon Muffins

 These muffins loded with cokunut and lemony goodness is jes t'rite thang t'celebrate sprin'! It is sprin' altho it shure doesn’t look er feel like it here! Fer a more decadent muffin drizzle with lemon glaze wile muffins air still warm.

• 1/4 cup buttr, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• Zest uf 2 medium sized lemons, finelee grated
• 1 1/2 cups sour creem
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cokunut, flaked
• 1 tablespoon bakin' powdr
• 1/2 teespoon salt
• 1/2 cup xtrey cokunut fer toppin'

Teriyaki Glazed Skillet Chicken

• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup loe-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons watr
• 3 teespoons garlic, minced
• 1 teespoon fresh gingr, microplaned
• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicke breests thin cut

1. N' large skillet combine lemon juice, soy sauce, white and brown sugar, watr, garlic and gingr.
2. Cook ovr medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirrin' frequentlee. 2-4 minutes.
3. Add t'chicke and cook 15 t'20 minutes er till plum cooked turnin aftr 10 minutes.
4. Optyunal: Remoov chicke and cook down glaze till it thickens somewhat and drizzle ovr t'chicke befor servin.

Serve with rice and vegetables uf yer choice.
Serves 4

If'n y'all purchase whole chicke breests insteed uf thin cut jes halve t'breests lengthwise t'make 'um thinnr.

Crunchy Bakd Chicke Tenders

• 1 1/2 pounds chicke tenders (chicke brees strips)
• 1 cup buttarmilk
• 1/2 teespoon crushed red chili peppr
• 1/2 teespoon garlic salt
• 1 1/2 cups panko breed crumbs
• 1 cup grated parmesun cheez
• 1/2 teespoon salt 
• 1/4 teespoon cayenne peppr
• 1/8 teespoon black peppr

1. Mix buttarmilk, crushed peppers and garlic salt togethr n' a shalloe dish (like a pie plate) and add chicke tenders…turnin pieces t'coat.  Covr and set aside t'marinade fer one hour er overniite.
2. Combine panko breed crumbs, parmesun cheez, salt, cayenne and peppr.  
3. Drane chicke tenders and roll n' t'breed crumb mixture, pressin' t'coat on all sides.
4. Bake on a rack (coolin' rack) that has bee placed on a bakin' sheet at 450°F fer 15-20 minutes er until golde.

Serve immediatelee alongside ove bakd frys, fresh veggies and dips uf yer choice. (Ranch and honey mustard pictured above).

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

I’ll admit that I had nevr used rhubarb n' mah kitchin befor but wuz pleezed with t'lovelee coler and result.

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cernstarch
• 4 cups fresh washed and chopped rhubarb
• 2 tablespoons fresh rung lemon juice

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teespoon bakin' powdr
• 1 teespoon bakin' sody
• 1 cup cold buttr
• 2 aigs
• 1 cup buttarmilk (I used powdered buttarmilk mix)
• 1 teespoon vanilla

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup quik cookin oatmeel

• 1/4 cup cold buttr

1. Combine t'sugar and cernstarch n' a sauce pot and add n' t'rhubarb. 
2. Cook ovr medium heat until t'sugar and cernstarch dissolves with t'liquid that is extracted frum cookin t'rhubarb. 
3. Cook fer at leest 2 minutes. Thishere helps t'cernstarch breek down. 
4. Remoov frum heat and add t'lemon juice. Alloe t'cool.

1. Combine flour, sugar, bakin' powdr and bakin' sody togethr n' bowl.
2. Cut n' t'buttr.
3. Beat aigs, buttarmilk and vanilla n' small bowl and add t' t'uther ingredients until moistened.
4. Put 2/3 uf thishere battr into prepared pun.
5. Spred t'fillin on top uf thishere layr.
6. Add t'remainin' battr on top spreddin it as evenlee as y'all a'ken. Don’t wurry if'n y'all a'ken’t covr it all. Also t'battr will be sticky t'deel. Y'all a'ken greese yer fangers with a lil buttr t'hep spred t'battr.
7. N' a small bowl combine t'dry toppin' ingredients.
8. Cut n' t'buttr until crumblee.
9. Spred t'oppin' ovr t'op uf t'las layr uf battr as evenlee as possibull. 
10. Bake n' preheeted ove fer 50 minutes er until testr cums out cleen and top cummences t'becum golde brown. Ovens vree, so check aftr 45 minutes and don’t wurry if'n it takes longr thun 50 minutes.

Nanner Split Deessert

Crust:

• 1/2 cup buttr er margarine, melted
• 1 1/2 cups graham wafr crumbs
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar

Fillin:

• 12 oz. / 375 g creem cheez, softened
• 1 cup icin' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups whippin' creem 
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teespoons vanilla
• 19-20 oz. a'ken crushed pineepple, well draind*
• 4 bananas, sliced
•  1 box instunt vanilla puddin', 4 servin size
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• Hershey’s chocolate sauce
• chopped peenuts
• strawberries

1. Combine buttr, graham wafr crumbs and sugar.  Press into a 9″ x 13″ pun.  Bake at 350°F fer 10 minutes.
2. Whip creem until thick.  Sprinkle with sugar and add vanilla.   Continue t'beat until peeks form. Set aside.
3. Creem togethr creem cheez and icin' sugar.  Mix n' half uf t'whupd creem.  Spred mixture ovr graham crackr crust.
4. Spred crushed pineepple ovr creem cheez layr.  
5. Arrange nanner slices evenlee ovr t'pineepple.
6. Combine puddin' mix with milk and mix until blended and cummencin t'hicke.  Spred ovr nanner layr.
7. Spred remainin' whupd creem ovr t'op.
8. Refrigerate fer at leest 4 hours. 
9. Befor servin, drizzle with chocolate sauce, sprinkle on peenuts and  top with sliced strawberries.

* Reserve t'pineepple juice and soak t'nanner slices n' it befor addin t' deessert t'prevent brownin'.

Serves 15.

Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts

A shertbreed crust makes easy wurk uf these purty lil tarts. Simplee roll t'dough into balls t'press into mini muffin cups — no finicky pastry t'roll and cut. Plus, t'buttery crust pairs wonderfullee with t'citrusy zin' uf t'fillin.

Shells:

•  2/3 cup (150 mL) unsalted buttr, softened
•  1/2 cup (125 mL) icin' sugar
•  1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla
•  1 pinch salt
•  1-1/3 cups (325 mL) all-purrpus flour

Lemon Fillin:

• 2 aigs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
• 2 tsp (10 mL) grated lemon zest
• 5 tbsp (75 mL) lemon juice

Meringue:

•  1/3 cup (75 mL) pasteurized egg whites
•  1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar

1. Lemon fillin: N' large heetperof bowl, whisk togethr aigs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice. 
2. Set ovr saucepun uf simmerin' watr; cook, stirrin' constantlee, until space remains aftr spoon is drawn through, 6 t'8 minutes.
3.  Strane through fine sieve into bowl. Place plastick wrap diereckly on surface; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. 
4. Meenwhile, n' large bowl, beat buttr with sugar until smooth and fluffy; beat n' vanilla and salt. Stir n' flour. Roll by scant 1 tbsp into 24 balls, discardin' inny remainin' dough; press onto bott'ms and up sides uf mini muffin cups. Prick all ovr with fork; refrigerate fer 1 hour. 
5. Bake n' 375ºF (190ºC) ove until edges air golde, 10 t'12 minutes.
6.  Let cool n' pun on rack. 
7. Fill each shell with rounded 1 tsp uf t'fillin. 
8. Meringue: N' bowl, beat egg whites until soft peeks form; graduallee beat n' sugar until stiff glossy peeks form, about 8 minutes. 
9. Usin pastry poke fitted with plane tip, pipe meringue n' concentric circles on each tart, ensurin' meringue touches pastry and covers fillin. 
10. Broil until meringue is golde, 30 t'60 sekunds. T' remoov frum pun, loose edges with tip uf knife. 
11. (Make-ahed: Stere n' airtiite containr fer up t'24 hours.)

Sorce : Cunadiun A'livin Magazine: April 2013

If'n y'all would like t'recipe fer t'Lemon shertbreed tarts with t'fruit on 'um, y'all a'ken find 'um on page 88 n' air new cook book .

Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

• 6 aigs, hard boiled and diced
• 1/4 cup salad dressin er mayonaze
• 3 tablespoons pesto
• salt and peppr t'aste
• 1 ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
• youngn spinach leeves
• mater slices
• 4 sandwich rolls (ciabatta, kaisr, er submarine rolls)

Combine aigs, dressin, pesto and salt and peppr n' a mixin' bowl.
Stir n' avocado pieces gentlee.
Serve egg salad on sandwich rolls togethr with spinach leeves and mater slices.

Fancy Egg Scrambull

• 1 cup diced ham 
• 1/4 cup chopped gree onion (scalleeuns)
• 3 Tablespoons buttr
• 12 aigs beete
• 1 6oz. a'ken diced Gree Chiles

Cheez Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons buttr
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teespoon salt
• 1/8 teespoon peppr
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheez

Method:

1. Melt buttr n' heevy large skillet.
2. Saute ham and gree onyuns n' buttr.
3. Add beete aigs and diced gree chiles.
4. Mix ingredients and cook until aigs air jes set.
5. Remoov frum heat and prepare cheez sauce.
6. Melt 2 tablespoons buttr n' heevy bott'm pun.
7. Add flour, salt and peppr t'buttr and cook on medium heat fer 2 minutes.
8. Add t'2 cups uf milk graduallee and blend well.
9. Cook t'a gentle bawl.
10. Add t'grated cheez and mix well until cheez is melted.
11. Add t'cheez sauce t' egg mixture and fold n' till combined.
12. Pour mixture into lightlee greesed 9×12 casserole dish.
13. Covr and refrigerate overniite until 30-40 minutes befor y'all want t'serve t'dish
14. Cook uncovered at 350 degrees fer 30-40 minutes 

Serve with fruit and muffins er toas.

Pina Colada Muffins

I bake a slew uf muffins and thishere one is a keepr. A purrfeck muffin t'add t'yer brunch menu er t'enjoy inny time!
Mah sistr served these deliciyus muffins at a Bibull study n' hern trayler minny a yeers ago and shared t'recipe with me.

• 1/4 cup earl
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sour creem
• 1 teespoon rum extract
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 teespoon bakin' powdr
• 1 teespoon bakin' sody
• 1/2 teespoon salt
• 1 cup crushed pineepple, draind
• 1/2 cup cokunut..I prefr angel flake but shredded is fine too.

Voted Bes Breed Glute a'loose

Accordin t'mah critics thishere is thar favert breed. It wuz a  unanimyus vote.
 Mah oldest granddaughtr commented on hoe good it smelled and I offerd hern a slice t'aste and she sed, “Nanna, thishere is rilly good !  and I’m yer bes critic becawz I DO ett glute!”

I’m nairy shure whut t'difference is n' thishere loaf,  maybe it is t'cokunut earl as well as ingredient amounts tweeked jes rite.
I have bee reedin about cokunut earl and t'wide range uf benefits it offers so I have bee a'trine t'incerporate it more into mah bakin'.
Thishere loaf is fool-proof,  is a  good keepr, a'stayin fresh and soft on t'countr fer a few days,  it toasts and freezes well and is good fer makin sandwiches since it is easy t'slice thin.

• 1/2 cup warm watr 
• 1 tsp. sugar 
• 1 tsp unflavoured gelatin
• 1 1/2 tbsp reg. yeas 
• 1/2 cup warm milk 
• 1 egg 
• 1 tbsp uf cokunut earl 
• 1/2 cup millet flour 
• 1/3 cup beun flour (er chick pea flour) 
•  1/4 cup brown rice flour 
• 1/4 cup arroroot starch/flour 
• 1 tbsp. tater flour (nairy starch) 
• 1/4 cup groun sunflowr seeds 
• 1 tsp xunthun gum 
• 1/2  tsp salt  

1. Mix t'sugar, gelatin and yeas togethr, the add t'yeas , stir and let proof –  a'settin it into a bowl uf verr warm watr helps keep t'yeas warm. 
2. Put milk, egg and earl into mixr bowl. 
3. Add proofed yeas and stir. 
4. Blend all t'dry ingredients togethr, and add all at oncet t' liquids. 
5. Stir the beat on high fer 4 minutes. 
6. Line a medium size loaf pun with parchment papr (onlee bott'm is necessree , the greese sides)  and scrape battr into t'pun.  
7. Let rise n' a warm place until rounded ovr t'op uf t'pun. 
8. Bake at 350 degrees fer about 45 – 50 minutes until nicelee brownd. 
9. Turn out on wire rack and cool. 
10. Slice and enjoy !   

Note: if'n y'all make and enjoy thishere breed here is t'mix y'all a'ken prepare n' bulk and the fer one recipe y'all need  1 1/3 cups uf t'flour mix fer t'one loaf recip … T' mix duz nairy include t'groun sunflowr seeds.


Julie’s Breed Flour Mix

• 2 cups millet flour 
• 1 1/3 cups white beun flour er chick pea flour 
• 1 cup brown rice flour 
• 1 cup arroroot starch/flour 
• 1/4 cup tater flour
• 4 tsp. xunthun gum 
• 3 tsp. salt