Flavored Butter(s) & More...

Homemade Butter
Two ways...
First either use for a butter milk replacement in recipes or after letting it form use
a screen strainer to drain off liquid and what is left if butter

Buttermilk
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon distilled vinegar or lemon juice

Second is take a good whipping cream and beat it past the point of
making whipped cream till butter forms.
I like to put mine, from either method, in cheese cloth and roll it out into one inch logs
then chill and remove from cheese cloth and wrap tightly in plasctic wrap till ready to use.

To make flavored butter follow one of the below listed recipes
Directions
Combine all ingredients blending well with a fork
Store in a airtight container in refrigerator

Gramma Bee Honey Butter
Ingredients
1/4 cup honey
1 cup butter room temp
1/4 cup confectioners sugar


Cinnamon Butter Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Orange Butter
1/2 cup butter room temp
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
1 TB orange zest

Maple Butter
1 cup butter room temp
1/2 cup pure maple syrup

Onion Parmesan Butter

1/2 cup butter or room temp
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons finely chopped green onions

Chocolate Butter
1/2 cup butter room temp
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar sifted
Combine all ingredients and until smooth and well blended
Place in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes until firm and cold



Chocolate Nut Butter
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup butter room temp
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate
Grind nuts in coffee grinder or spice grinder until finely ground
Cover; blend or process until finely ground then mix into half of the butter
Transfer to bowl
Heat remaining butter and chocolate pieces over low heat until melted
Stir melted chocolate into nut mixture.
To serve let stand at room temperature for 1 hour


Clarified Butter
1 pound butter
Cut a pound of butter into tablespoon-size pieces and place in a small saucepan
Melt the butter very slowly over low heat
The water in the butter will evaporate and milk solids will sink to the bottom of the saucepan
Skim off the foam that rises to the surface and pour the clear yellow melted butter off the milk solids at the bottom of the saucepan and into a glass container then discard the milk solids

Applesauce Muffins

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups applesauce

Instructions


Heat the oven to 375 degrees
Lightly grease 12-cup muffin tin
In a small microwave-safe bowl melt the butter on high for about 30 to 60 seconds then set aside to cool slightly
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a large mixing bowl
In another bowl whisk together the eggs and brown sugar then stir in the applesauce and melted butter
until the mixture is smooth
Pour the apple mixture over the flour mixture
Mix with a wooden spoon just until the flour disappears
Fill the bake cups about two-thirds full with batter
Bake for 20 minutes or until light brown
Test for doneness by inserting a knife in the middle of one muffin if it comes out clean the muffins are
ready to eat
Makes 12

   ENJOY!!!

Apple Bread

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tbs buttermilk (or add a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice to regular milk)
2 eggs
1 1/2 tbsp vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 tbsp baking soda
1/4 tbsp salt
1 cup chopped apples (place in water with 1 tbs lemon juice before use)
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F
Grease the bottom and sides of a bread pan
Combine the shortening, sugar, sour milk and eggs in a large bowl and beat well with an hand mixer
Then add the vanilla, sifted flour, baking soda and salt
Beat on low until mixed thoroughly
Stir the chopped apples into the batter then immediatly pour the batter into the greased pan
Mix the sugar and cinnamon then sprinkle over the top
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour checking doneness after 45 minutes by inserting a toothpick in the center of the loaf
If it comes out clean the bread is done if not bake 5 minutes longer then check again
Remove bread from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes while still in the pan
Then remove from the pan and allow it to cool completely on a cooling rack
      ENJOY!!!

Pumpkin Bread

Recipe makes 1 loaf

Ingredients
                     
Water                      3 TB
Pumpkin, canned     2/3 cup  
Vegetable Oil          2 TB  
Egg                         1  
Bread Flour             2 1/4 cups  
Salt                         1 tsp  
Brown Sugar           2 TB  
Ground cloves         1/4 tsp  
Ground nutmeg       1/2 tsp  
Dried ginger            1/4 tsp  
Ground cinnamon    1 1/2 tsp  
Active Dry Yeast    1 1/4 tsp  
Pecan                     1/3 cup Crushed

Directions

Combine dry mixture (make sure at room temp) and liquid ingredients (80 degrees) in mixing bowl
on low speed
Beat 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed then add eggs and beat 1 minute
By hand, stir pecans and enough remaining bread flour to make a firm dough
Knead on floured surface 5 to 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic using additional flour if necessary

Placed dough in lightly oiled bowl and turn to grease top
Cover and let rise until dough tests ripe
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and punch down to remove air bubbles
Roll into a rectangle then starting with shorter side roll up tightly pressing dough as you go
Pinch edges and ends to seal then place in greased loaf pan then cover let

rise until indentation remains after touching
Bake in preheated 375º F oven 30 to 40 minutes
Remove from pan and cool

  ENJOY!!!

Fried Apples

Ingredients
2 Apples (cooking apples)
1 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Cinnamon to taste

Preparation

 In a large skillet heat butter until it is bubbling DO NOT BURN
Peel the apples and remove the cores and cut into 1/2" thick slices then
 add the apple slices to the skillet and cook over medium high heat for approximately 5 minutes or until tender crisp and beginning to brown turning several times to brown evenly
Add the brown sugar, cinnamon and continue to cook until sugar has melted and started to caramelize
Apple slices should be tender
Serve as a side dish while still warm or scoop vanilla ice cream on top
ENJOY!!!

Fudge Cookies

Ingredients

Cooking spray
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons butter
7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°
Spray your baking sheets with cooking spray
Mix flour, soda and salt in small bowl
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium, heat do not burn, remove from heat then stir in cocoa, granulated sugar and brown sugar
Then add yogurt and vanilla stirring
Add flour mixture stirring until moist
Drop level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto pre-sprayed baking sheets
Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until almost set
Cool on pans 2 to 3 minutes until firm
Remove cookies from pans cool on a wire rack
ENJOY!!!

Triple Chocolate Delight

Ingredients

   Cooking spray
   1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
   1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
   2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
   1 1/2 tablespoons butter
   1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
   5 tablespoons all-purpose flour (sift after measuring)
   1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
   1/8 teaspoon salt
   1 large egg white
   8 teaspoons semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

     Preheat oven to 350°
  Lightly coat 4 sections of a muffin pan with cooking spray then sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon sugar into each shaking and turning to coat each section one at a time
  Mix 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, milk and cocoa in a small saucepan stirring
well with a whisk while bringing to a boil over medium heat
 Cook until sugar dissolves about 2-3 minutes stirring constantly
 Remove from heat add butter and 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate stir until the chocolate melts and mixture is smooth then cool chocolate mixture 10 minutes
 Add flour, vanilla, salt, and egg white to chocolate mixture stirring with a whisk just
until blended
 Spoon 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture into each prepared section of your muffin pan and top each with 2 teaspoons chocolate chips
 Divide the remaining chocolate mixture evenly spreading to cover the chocolate chips  Bake at 350° for 20 minutes until barely set
 Cool for 10 minutes then invert onto dessert plates
 Serve warm
         

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       ENJOY!!!