Finnish Pancake

Finnish Pancake (Pannukakku) Ingredients: 6 Tablespoons butter 5 eggs room temperature 1-1/4 cups milk 1-1/4 cups flour Powdered sugar Nutmeg 1 cup plain yogurt

Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees for 10 minutes. Put 1-1/2 Tablespoons butter each in four 6-inch cast-iron frying pans and heat pans in oven while you mix batter. Break eggs into blender, blend, and then slowly add milk while continuing to blend. Gradually add flour 1/4 cup at a time; blend 2 minutes. Butter should now be brown and bubbly. Carefully remove pans from oven and put a scant cup of batter in each pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes. Carefully remove pancakes from oven to plates and sprinkle with powdered sugar and nutmeg. Serve with Apricot Sausage Compote and plain yogurt. Serves: 4 This recipe was located on 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook. (www.virtualcities.com)

Crock Pot Rustic Beef Stew

Crock Pot Rustic Beef Stew

Ingredients:
1-1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 2 inch chunks
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 onions, cut into chunks
4 medium - large potatoes, cut in quarters
2 carrots, cut into chunks
Note: During the last 1/2 hour of cooking, you can add 1 leek that has been thoroughly rinsed and roughly chopped.
1 cup beef broth or water
Note: You can also add 1/3 cup of red wine
2 - 3 tablespoons A1 or Heinz 57 sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

Directions:
Sprinkle beef with pepper, paprika and garlic powder.
Place in a crock pot with the onion, potato and carrots.
Add beef broth / water and steak sauce.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 - 9 hours or until tender.
Turn to HIGH.
Dissolve cornstarch in water and add to the meat mixture.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes or until slightly thickened.

I'm Giving You 'Muffin' For Christmas

I'm Giving You 'Muffin' For Christmas

Needed:
1 dishtowel
1 package muffin mix & gift tag
1 wooden spoon


To do:
Fold dishtowel & place wooden spoon on folded towel. Place muffin mix package on utensil.Tie all together with a ribbon or raffia and attach a tag.
The gift tag should read:

"I'm Giving You 'Muffin' For Christmas"

Jello Cake Mix in a Mug - Gift Idea

Jello Cake Mix in a Mug

1/3 cup any flavour cake mix
1 Tbsp. any flavour Jell-o
Measure the above ingredients into small Ziploc baggie, seal & shake to combine.
Combine the following into a small baggie & label as Glaze Mix:
2 Tbsp. confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp. Jell-o
Place in a mug lined with tissue/parchment paper & attach a tag & small wire whisk with ribbon.

Attach Tag:

Empty mix into mug and add 2 tsp. oil, 1 Tbsp. Water & 1 egg white. Whisk WELL.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes. In the meantime, mix glaze while cake is cooking by adding a couple drops of water to the glaze mix (mix it right in the bag!) snip off a corner and squeeze gently onto your cake.