Monday, November 21, 2016

Buttermilk pie + lemon chess pie

Since they sell pie shells in packs of 2 :) 
Bake 9” pie shells at 425° for 7 minutes or until light golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Bake both the pies at 350° for 40-60 min or till firm in center.

BUTTERMILK

1.5 cups sugar
3 Tbsp flour
3 eggs
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 to 3 Tbsp lemon juice

Combine sugar and flour, then rest of ingredients. Pour into 9” pie shell.

LEMON CHESS

1.5 cups sugar
1 Tbsp cornmeal
4 eggs
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup lemon juice
1 Tbsp lemon zest

Cream the butter and sugar; add rest of ingredients just until blended. Pour into 9” pie shell. 

Monday, October 10, 2016

Sausage-egg "muffins"

Possibly the laaaaziest of Lazy Chef recipes! This is the super-lazy version of this perfectly reputable recipe.


1/2 lb sausage
12 eggs


Cook the sausage until evenly brown; set aside and drain.
Beat the eggs; add the crumbled sausage.
Pour into greased muffin tin. (Makes 12 in my pan)


Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.


To freeze for future breakfasts:

Let the muffin tin cool, then pop it straight in the freezer for about 20 min. Pop out the individual "muffins," double-wrap each in plastic to avoid freezer burn, put them in a plastic bag with the air squished out, and freeze up to 3 months (that's because of the sausage; eggs alone could freeze 6 months to a year).

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Easy boudin kolaches

Just had the best start to a workday I'll have in a long time -- a dear colleague brought us boudin kolaches. I quote her:

"They are SUPER easy – it’s just 2 boudain links taken out of the casing (DJ’s is my favorite, but Zumo’s is also delicious!), two cans of crescent rolls, and if you want to add it, cheese!"

Preheat oven to 375 
Cook boudin in a pan over medium heat until done, about 8 min
While the sausage is cooking, open the crescent roll can and spread pieces out in a sheet pan
Put a large spoon-sized amount of boudin on each roll, wrap dough over it 

Bake 11-13 min

Carry to tailgate and trade for beer!