Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Easiest Quiche Ever



I am always on the lookout for super easy recipes that require very few ingredients, are inexpensive, and can be changes around a little for variety. This quiche recipe has it all!







Ingredients:

3 eggs
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup shredded cheese of your choice
1 prepared pie crust.

Directions:
Roll piecrust into a 9" pie pan, Mix all ingredients well and pour into pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.

That's it! It's super easy. Some of the variations I like to make are:

Add 1 can of well drained asparagus, 1 can of well drained chicken breasts, and use Monterey Jack Cheese.

Add 1 well drained can of diced tomatoes with green chiles, 1 can of well drained spinach (or 2 1/2 cups of fresh spinach), and use pepper jack cheese.

The options are limitless!

Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Cranberry Orange Bread

I made up this recipe last week, and the loaf disappeared. Literally. It didn't last 24 hours. I used my bread maker, but I will post directions for a conventional oven. The finished product is FANTASTIC used for French Toast.

Ingredients:

•2 teaspoons yeast
•3 cups all purpose flour
•1 1/2 teaspoons salt
•3/4 cup plain yogurt
•3 teaspoons butter
•3 tablespoons honey (I used Missouri Wildflower honey from Femme Osage Apiary)
•1/2 cup warm water
•1 teaspoon orange oil (I found mine at Dollar Tree, but I'm sure any grocery store has it.)
•1 cup dried cranberries

Directions: In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes, or until it is slightly foamy. In mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour and the salt. Add yogurt, butter, orange oil and honey. Mix well. Add cranberries and fully incorporate. Continue adding the remaining flour until a soft dough forms. It should not be sticky. Kneed on floured surface for about 3 minutes.

Cover and let dough rise about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake dough in loaf pan until a knife inserted in center of loaf comes out clean & crust is lightly golden.