Famous Mint Brownies-tastykitchen.com

FOR THE BROWNIES:

1 cup Melted Butter

½ cups Cocoa Powder

2 cups Sugar

4 whole Eggs Beaten

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

½ teaspoons Salt

1½ cup Flour

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FOR THE MINT FROSTING:

½ cups Butter, Softened

2 Tablespoons Milk

2 cups Powdered Sugar

1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract

5 drops Green Food Coloring

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FOR THE GANACHE TOPPING:

½ cups Butter

1½ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2) For the brownies, whisk together melted butter and cocoa powder. Then add sugar, beaten eggs, vanilla, and salt. Mix well and then add sifted flour. Stir in by hand. Do not over mix.

3) Pour into a 9×13 pan sprayed with cooking spray.

4) Bake at 350 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Cool for a few minutes and then place in the freezer for 20 minutes.

5) While brownies are in the freezer make the first layer of topping. Mix the mint frosting ingredients thoroughly. Evenly frost brownies and put back in the freezer for 20 minutes.

6) Make the chocolate ganache top layer. Melt the butter and chocolate and whisk together. (I melt them together in a Pyrex measuring bowl in the microwave for one minute. Be careful not to overheat. It won’t look melted but once whisked, it will.)

7) Drizzle warm chocolate over brownies and spread smooth with a spatula. Put back in the freezer for another 20 minutes.

Perfect Pie Crust

**Yields 2 pie crusts

1 cup butter flavored shortening (I use the sticks because it's easier)

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup cold water

1) Using a pastry cutter, blend shortening, flour, and salt until crumbly.

2) Add in cold water and combine using a fork. Keep combining until the dough forms a ball.

3) Divide into 2 balls.

Peach Cream Pie-AllRecipes

1 cup white sugar

1/3 cup butter

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups fresh peaches - pitted, skinned, and sliced

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

*1 beaten egg to baste onto crust before adding peaches

1) Line a 9 inch pie pan with crust. Beat 1 egg, and brush onto the bottom and sides of the pie crust.

2) Place peaches in the unbaked pie shell.

3) Cream together the sugar and butter. Add the egg, flour, and vanilla; mix together completely. Spread this mixture over the top of the peaches.

4) Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then 325 degrees for 40 minutes.

PERFECT Pizza Dough

3 cups flour

1 TBSP yeast

1 tsp sugar

1 TBSP vegetable oil

1 cup really warm water (I just let the tap water get warm to the touch)

1/2 tsp. salt

1) Put all ingredients in a stand mixer bowl in order EXCEPT salt.

2) Start mixing with dough hook, THEN add salt.

3) Let mix for 7 minutes.

4) Preheat oven to LOWEST setting, let it warm up, then turn heat off.

5) Take dough and place into a greased bowl. Flip dough so that both sides have "grease" on them. Cover bowl with towel.

6) Let dough rise for 1 hour in warm oven. Remove dough and punch it down.

7) Use olive oil OR corn meal on the bottom of the pizza pan(s). Add toppings. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes.

**This is a single recipe and it's enough dough for 1 large size cookie sheet, just for reference.

Super Burritos with Sauce

MMM! One of my favorites from growing up!

FILLING:

1 pound ground beef

1 cup onion, chopped

1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup water

1 TBSP chili powder

1/4 tsp cumin

1 cup cooked rice

1 4-ounce can green peppers, drained AND divided

8 10-inch tortillas

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1) In a large skillet/electric frying pan cook ground been, onion, garlic, and green pepper till the meat is brown. Drain off fat, and return to skillet. Add water, chili powder, and cumin. Cook for about 5 minutes until most of the water has evaporated.

2) Turn off heat and add cooked rice and HALF of the chili peppers (the remained chili peppers will be used in the sauce).

3) Assembly: warm tortillas; add 1/2 of filling into center of tortilla, then sprinkle cheese over filling. Fold the bottom of the tortilla over the filling, then the top, then each side until it forms a square. You can secure it with a toothpick if you'd like.

4) Arrange burritos on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes, until the tortillas start to brown they're heated through.

BURRITO SAUCE:

2 TBSP butter

3 TBSP flour, DIVIDED

1 cup chicken broth

8 oz. sour cream

remaining chili peppers

--Melt butter in saucepan, then stir in 1 TBSP of flour. Mix well. Whisk in chicken broth all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, then cook and stir 1 minutes more.

--Combine sour cream with the remaining 2 TBSP of flour. Add sour cream mixture and remaining green chili peppers into the sauce. Cook and stir for about 1 minute until warm and combined.

*Pour over the burritos.

Molasses Cookies

**These cookies are SOOOO good! I always get rave reviews when I make them**

3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening (NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!)

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups flour

1 egg

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

-Beat shortening, sugar, and egg together really well. Add remaining items, one at a time. Drop

by teaspoonful on UNgreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, until soft and brown.

**I use my large cookie scoop for bigger cookies, and they have to bake for about 11 1/2 mins.

Grilled Sour Cream Hamburgers

1 pound ground beef

1/3 cup sour cream

1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs

1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 tsp kosher salt

1) Mix everything together, and form into patties (this made 4 regular sized burgers)

2) GRILL to perfection (however you like it)!! These burgers DO fall apart easily, so move them as little as possible.

**We grilled the buns for a few minutes and that really made it yummy. Incredible. MOIST. Delish. We'll never do burgers any other way!