Tyropittakia (cheese Pies)
Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Feta cheese 2 oz Gruyere cheese or cottage Cheese (see note) 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) – 2 tb Fresh mint or dill, finely Chopped 8 To 10 sheets of fillo pastry 3 oz Melted butter Oil for greasing Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C/ gas mark 4. To make the filling, drain the feta of its salty water and crumble into a bowl with a fork or fingers. Add the Gruyere/cottage cheese, eggs and dill/mint to the Feta and mix well. Cut the whole stack of fillo pastry into 3/4 long strips about 3 inches wide. Brush each sheet with melted butter, place a (quite heaped) teaspoon of filling at one end (in the corner). Fold over diagonally to cover and keep folding into triangular pies – making sure that all sides have as many layers as possible to avoid spillage. Place the pies on an oiled baking sheet, brush the tops with butter and bake for 20 minutes or until crisp and light golden. Good when warm – can keep for a few days in an airtight container. You could also use more spinach instead of the herbs and decrease the amount of cheese used proportionally. (note: Here in the UK Feta is saltier than in Greece so this is why these ingredients are added) Time: 50 minutes Yields 25 Pies
Super Pita Bread Sandwich
Ingredients & Directions Cucumber; chopped 2 tb Super sesame sauce (see Tomato; chopped -recipe) Onion; chopped Whole wheat pita pocket Alfalfa sprouts Trim top 1/4 of pita bread for easy splitting. Soften for 10 seconds in microwave and spread with Super Sesame sauce. Stuff with chopped veggies. From Deeanne’s recipe files Yields 1 servings
Hot Jalapeno Bread
Ingredients & Directions -FGGT98B 1 tb Monterey cheese;shredded 1 pk (5/16-oz) yeast 1 tb Sugar 1 c Unbleached flour 1 ts Salt 1 c Bread flour 7/8 c Water 2 tb Or less Jalepeno peppers* *Chopped WARNING! THIS BREAD IS REALLY HOT!!! Put all ingredients, in the order given, into the bread pan, select WHITE bread and push Start. WARNING–THIS BREAD IS REALLY HOT! Use fewer jalapenos for a milder bread. It makes deliciously unusual sandwiches. The wild, spicy flavor contrasts well with cheese and cucumbers, cold roast beef, and chicken. Have a pitcher of iced tea handy! Makes 1 loaf, 8 slices. Each slice: 138 calories; less than 1 gm dietary fiber, less than 1 gm soluble fiber; 23 gr carbohydrates; 5 gm protein; 2 gm fat (16% calories from fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 314 mg sodium; 44 mg potassium; 59 mg calcium. Yields 1 servings
Sourdough Starter #3
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached Flour 1 x Warm Milk To Make Thick Bat. This starter is the same as starter #2 but uses warm Milk instead of water. Use the same instructions. Yields 1 servings
Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Ingredients & Directions 3 oz Cream cheese 1/4 c Butter 2 c Bisquick 1/4 c Sugar 3 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt Egg; beaten 1 c Milk 1/4 c Oil Partially thaw frozen raspberries. Do not completely thaw. In a medium mix bowl stir together flour, bran, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center. In a small mixing bowl combine egg, milk and oil; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Fold raspberries. Grease bottoms of muffin cups or line with paper bake cups. F 2/3 full. Bake in a 400 degree oven about 20 mins or until done. Remove from pan. Cool slightly on wire racks. Makes 12. Yields 8 Servings
Bacon Potato Pie
Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Bacon; thick-sliced and lean 1 Onion 1 lb Baking potatoes 1/2 lb Cheddar cheese 8 Eggs Cut the bacon slices into square pieces. Fry the pieces until well-cooked, then drain on paper towels. Peel the potatoes, then grate them. To prevent the grated potatoes from discoloring while you prepare the other ingredients, you can put them into a bowl of cold water. When you’re ready to use them, be sure to drain well and squeeze them dry. Grate the cheese. Mince the onion. Butter a 9×13 inch shallow baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients and stir. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature. NOTES: * A brunch casserole with potatoes, eggs, bacon and cheese — This is a very easy brunch dish, similar to a fritatta in texture, but full of traditional breakfast ingredients. The recipe comes from a cookbook published by the _Contra Costa (California) Times_ newspaper, called “Tastes of the Times.” Yield: Serves 4-6. * It really does make a difference if you use good meaty bacon for this. I find the best bacon at my local butcher shop. * You can prepare part of this ahead. I think egg dishes are better if they haven’t been refrigerated. So if you want to work ahead, you can cook the bacon, grate the cheese and potatoes and mince the onion the night before. Store all these things separately in the refrigerator, covering the potatoes with water. Then in the morning just mix it all up and bake it. : Difficulty: moderate (tedious). : Time: 30 minutes preparation, 1 hour baking and cooling. : Precision: approximate measurement OK. : Vicki O’Day : Hewlett Packard Laboratories : oday@hplabs.hp.com : Yields 4 Servings
Hot Milk Sponge Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 4 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Sugar 1 c Milk 2 tb Butter ~Sift flour, baking powder & salt together. ~Beat eggs and vanilla together; then gradually add sugar and continue beating until mixture becomes light and lemon coloured. ~Blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Bring milk and butter to the boiling point; then quickly stir into batter. Blend well. ~Pour quickly into a 13x9x2″ baking pan — greased & floured on the bottom only. Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes { Yields 1 Servings
