86-Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 9, 1998
Build A Better Breakfast
(Continued from Pago B 2)
CRUNCH CEREAL
12 cups quick or rolled oats
6 cups coconut or less
6 cups wheat germ or bran
3 cups brown sugar
3 teaspoons salt
1 pint oil
1 pint cream or milk
3 tablespoons vanilla
Mix together dry ingredients.
Mix liquids and add to the dry. Stir
well.
Bake in flat pans at 300 degrees
until lightly browned, stirring
occasionally, approximately one
hour or more. Store in airtight
container.
Sesame seeds, raisins, etc., can
be added. May add more oats in
place of coconut or bran.
This is delicious and does not
last long at our house. It is a spe
cial treat since it lakes so long to
bake I usually triple the recipe.
Alverna Martin
Wellsboro
FRENCH TOAST
HAM SANDWICHES
12 slices bread
6 slices cooked ham
Mustard, if desired
2 eggs, slightly beaten
cup milk
teaspoon salt
Remove bread crusts. Place ham
slices on bread, spread slightly
with mustard and cover with
remaining slices of bread. Blend
eggs, milk, and salt. Dip sandwi
ches quickly into egg mixture.
Saute sandwich in butter in a skil
let, turning to brown both sides.
Serve hot with real maple syrup.
Saves 6.
Eileen Murphy
Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess
SOUR CREAM
COFFEE CAKE
l/icups sugar
V* cup butter, softened
V/i teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
3 cups flour
l'/i teaspoons baking powder
I'A teaspoon baking soda
% teaspoon salt
154 cups dairy sour cream
Cream sugar, butter, vanilla,
and eggs in large bowl. Beat 2
minutes. Add flour, baking pow
der, baking soda, and salt alter
nately with sour cream. Spread
'A batter in bundt pan. Add
'A filling. Repeat twice. Bake until
toothpick comes out clean, about
one hour at 325 degrees. Cool 20
minutes and then remove from
pan. Drizzle with glaze.
Apple Nut Filling:
Cook over medium heat and stir
until apples are tender:
VA cups chopped apples
1 tablespoon flour
V i teaspoon nutmeg
'/i cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons butter
/% teaspoon salt
When cooked, add 'A cup finely
chopped nuts.
Eileen Murphy
Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess
WAFFLES WITH
VARIATIONS
2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, separated
114 cups milk
S tablespoons melted shortening
Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Beat egg whites. Beat egg yolks
and gradually add milk and shor
tening to egg yolks. Pour into dry
ingredients and mix until smooth.
Fold in egg whites, pour into
waffle iron and bake until
browned. Makes 6 waffles.
Variations:
■Apple—Add VA cup chopped
uncooked apples, X A teaspoon cin
namon, and 1 tablespoon sugar to
batter before folding in egg whites.
• Bacon Sprinkle crumbled
bacon over batter after it has been
poured on the iron.
• Bananas Add 1 tablespoon
sugar and 1 cup thinly sliced bana
nas to batter before folding in egg
whites.
• Cheese Add 1 cup grated
Cheddar cheese to batter before
folding in egg whites.
• Coconut Add 1 cup shred
ded coconut and 1 tablespoon
sugar to batter before folding in
egg whites.
• Ham Add 'A cup finely
chopped ham to batter before fold
ing in egg whites.
Lemon or orange—Add 2 teas
poons zest to batter before folding
in egg whites.
• Nut Add V* cup chopped
nuts, any flavor, before folding in
egg whites.
BRUNCH CASSEROLE
Butter a large baking dish, layer
in the following order
5-ounces dried beef, shredded
8 slices bread, cubed with no
crust
'A -pound shredded sharp
cheese
Slightly beat together
8 eggs
3 cups milk
Pour egg mixture over the mix
ture in the baking dish. Refrigerate
for 24 hours.
Mix together and sprinkle on top
of casserole:
'A cup butter, melted
2 cups crushed com flakes
Bake at 325 degrees for one
hour.
Eileen Murphy
Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess
COUNTRY BREAKFAST
CEREAL
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups milk
'A cup raisins, dales, or prunes
1 tablespoon butter (optional)
'/«teaspoon salt
Combine ingredients in pan,
bring to a boil, stir once or twice.
Reduce heat to medium low, cov
er, and simmer 8-10 minutes until
thickened. Serves 6.
Helene Hertzlcr
Morgantown
SHRIMP OMELET
5 large eggs
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons melted butter
A cup chopped onion
'A cup minced cooked shrimp
Butter or oil for Crying pan
Beat eggs well, add soy sauce,
and butter, stir in onions.
Heat pan over low heat, pour
half of egg mixture into pan.
Sprinkle minced shrimp over the
egg then add the remaining egg
mixture.
Cook over low heat until set
Serves 4 or 5.
CREAM OF WHEAT
ALTERNATIVE
For an inexpensive alternative
to cream of wheat, look for fine
wheat germ in the bulk food aisle.
To make approximately 4-5 serv
ings, combine 2 cups milk, 2 cups
water, several dashes salt. Heat to
scalding, add 1 cup fine wheat
gam. Continue cooking a few
more hours until thickened. Serve
with sweetner and more milk.
Helene Hertzler
Morgantown
OVEN FRENCH TOAST
2 beaten eggs
'A teaspoon salt
Vi cup milk
Dip bread in mixture. Arrange
on well-greased cookie sheet.
Bake 5 minutes at 500 degrees.
Turn over and bake 5 minutes.
Serve immediately.
B. Light
Lebanon
Eileen Murphy
Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess
DENVER (Lancaster Co.)
Remember the state police rodeos
held at the Pennsylvania Farm
Show? Again and again people
recall that it was one of their favo
rite parts of the farm show.
“It was the highlight of the day,”
said Anna Martin who remembers
Anna Martin’s fondest farm
show memories are of police
rodeos and her son’s accep
tance of the Keystone Farmer
Degree.
For a wildly delicious brunch, try the Wild Rice Asparagus Quiche.
This traditional quiche gets a unique twist—its wild rice crust takes the
place of a fatty pastry crust creating a more healthful quiche.t
Wild and delicious egg recipes highlighting the ease of preparation
and versatility of eggs and wild rice are free when sending a self
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B. Light
Lebanon
In medium bowl, beat one egg. Stir in wild rice until well blended.
To form crust, press rice mixture onto bottom and up sides of lightly
greased 9-inch quiche dish or pie plate. Spoon asparagus onto bottom
of crust. Beat together remaining eggs, milk, mayonnaise, lemon juice,
and dill weed until well blended. Pour into prepared crust Bake in pre
heated 350 degree oven until puffed in center and knife inserted near
center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes
before serving. 6 servings.
In a 13x9-inch baking pan,
layer
10 slices bread, cubed
'A pound sharp cheese, grated
6-8 slices bacon cooked,
drained, crumbled
In a bowl, mix together;
6 eggs
2'Acups milk
Pour egg mixture over bread
mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45
minutes.
Our student council serves this
casserole to the faculty every year
for teacher appreciation week. We
have substituted chopped ham for
bacon with good results.
Eileen Murphy
Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess
Farm Show Stirs
Special Memories
sitting in the large arena waiting
for the rodeo to begin.
The police rodeo is no longer
held.
Anna has been attending the
state farm show since she was 12
years old. Looking back over the
40 years she has attended, Anna
said that her fondest memory was
when her son Dale received the
Keystone Farmer Degree in 1984,
At that time, the degrees were bes
towed in the state forum. A shuttle
Q, Is there a difference in
cooking with aluminum foil
using the shiny side or the
dull sign?
A. When aluminum foil is used
in cooking, the dull side absorbs
slightly more heat than the
shiny side. If you want optimum
browning of a food product, have
the dull side facing out.
Featured Recipe
WILD RICE ASPARAGUS QUICHE
6 eggs, divided
I'A cups cooked wild rice
10-ounces frozen chopped asparagus, thawed
'A cup skim milk
'A cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 tablespoon lemon juice
V* teaspoon dill weed
baked eggs
Cooking Tips
EGGSTRATA
12 slices day-old bread
8 well-beaten eggs
1 cup chopped onion
4 cups milk
2 cups cubed ham
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 teapsoon salt
'A teaspoon pepper
Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish
and place the bread cubes evenly
over the bottom. On top of bread,
layer the ham, onions, and cheese.
Beat eggs, milk, salt, and pepper
together and pour over the ingre
dients in the baking dish. Let stand
for IS minutes and then bake at
350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
Kristina Pardoe
Sullivan Co. Dairy Princes!
bus transported parents from the
Farm Show Arena to the forum. “It
was a real honor,” Anna said of
watching her son receive the stale
award.
Anna plans to attend the Farm
Show this year in a different capac
ity. She will assist in taking stu
dents from the Ephrata Middle
School multi-disability class to the
show. Anna works as a full-time
aide with the multi-disability class.
• Use a hot oven temperature
(425°) for the first 15 minutes of
baking.
•A glass or dull aluminum
pan cooks the bottom crust better
than a shiny metal pan.
•Chill pastry for an hour
before adding filling.
•Avoid cracks or holes in pas
try which allows filling to seep
into or under crust.
•Bake on the shelf nearest the
bottom of the oven.