Tuesday, April 3, 2007

The Original Devonshire Sandwich

Cream Sauce:
3/4 stick butter, melted
1 cup flour
1/4 pound Cheddar cheese, grated
1 pint chicken broth
1 pint hot milk
1 teaspoon salt

Melt butter in deep pan and add flour, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and then hot milk, stirring all the while. Add cheese and salt. Bring to boil, then cook slowly for 20 minutes, still stirring. Cool to lukewarm. Beat with wire whip until smooth before using. This makes enough sauce for 6 Devonshire sandwiches.

For each sandwich:
1 slice toast, crusts trimmed off
3 slices crisp bacon
5 thin slices cooked turkey breast

Cream Sauce, recipe above

Melted butter
Parmesan cheese and paprika

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

In each flat, individual oven-proof casserole dish, place 1 slice of toast and top with 3 slices bacon. Add 5 thin slices of cooked turkey breast. Cover completely with cream sauce. Sprinkle with a little melted butter, then with the combined Parmesan cheese and paprika. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake


This is a very rich coffee cake. It is awesome served warm with your morning coffee!


1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar

Cream together until very light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and beat well again.

Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl:

2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Alternate the dry ingredients and 1 pint (2 cups) sour cream into the creamed mixture until well blended.

Place half the batter in a lightly greased 9x13" pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon mixture on top and spoon remaining batter on the filling and spread evenly. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon mixture on top and pour over all of that 1 stick of melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes.

* Cinnamon mixture:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
You can add nuts to the top, diced apples (to center filling layer), raisins, chocolate chops, anything you like to add extra flavor!

Monday, April 2, 2007

Amish Macaroni Salad

1/2 lb macaroni or shell pasta, cooked and drained
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely grated or chopped carrots
1/8 cup finely chopped onion
3 hard boiled eggs, cooled and chopped

Once the macaroni is cooked and cooled, mix with all the above except the eggs. Set eggs aside until ready to add dressing.

Dressing:
1 cup miracle whip salad dressing (not mayonaise)
1 T brown mustard
1/3 cup sugar

Blend dressing well and fold into macaroni along with chopped eggs.

Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Line a pretty glass bowl with curly lettuce leaves and spoon salad in, garnish with sliced eggs or parsley. Sprinkle a gentle amount of paprika on top.