Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Batter:

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 egg, beaten

4 tsp baking powder (fresh, not old)

1/2 tsp salt

2 1/3 cup flour

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Topping:

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup butter, softened

Mix topping and sprinkle over batter in muffin pan.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cupcake tin with liners (paper, aluminum or silicone)

Cream butter and sugar in mixer until fluffy.  Add egg, and mix well.  Add baking powder and salt.  Add flour and milk alternately and then vanilla.  Don't over mix.  Add blueberries.

Fill muffin tins 2/3 full so there is room for the topping.

Bake 25-30 minutes.

Amish White Bread

2 cups warm water (not hot or it will kill the yeast)

2/3 cup white sugar

1 1/2 Tbl yeast

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup vegetable oil

6 cups bread flour

melted butter to brush over while baking

1) Place sugar and water in bowl.

2) Sprinkle with yeast.  Let dissolve and work 5-15 minutes.  The yeast should start to act, forming little bubbly areas in the water.  This is to check to make sure the yeast is active and not too old.

3) Add oil, half the flour, and then the salt.  Don't add the salt first, because it inhibits the action of the yeast. Mix well in electric mixer.

4) Add remaining flour.  Change to dough hook and mix until it is pulling away from the sides.

5) Pull out onto lightly floured surface and knead shortly.

6) Place in greased bowl, flipping to coat both sides.

7) Top with warm, damp tea towel

8) Set aside in a draft-free area and let rise until doubled in size (1 hour)

9) Remove cover and punch down.

10) Lay out on lightly floured surface and cut in half.

11) Flatten one half into rectangle and jelly-roll (roll the long side, not the short side) into a loaf shape.  

12) Pinch ends together and place in greased 9x5 loaf pan

13) Repeat with other

14) Cover and let rise till doubled in size, 30-50 minutes.  

15) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake 25 - 30 minutes

16) Pull out and brush with butter

17) Let rest 10 minutes before removing from pans to cooling rack

Chocolate Cream Pie

From Leatherstocking Country Cookbook.  Take out of fridge 20 minutes before serving.

3 oz cut up unsweetened chocolate

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 t salt

2 1/2 Tbl cornstarch

1 Tbl flour

3 cups milk

3 egg yolks, slightly beaten

1 T butter

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Sweetened whipped cream

Mix first 5 ingredients in saucepan.  Stir in milk gradually and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.  

Boil 1 minute.  

Remove from heat.  Stir a little of this mixture into egg yolks.  Then blend egg yolks into hot mixture in saucepan.  This is to keep the eggs from getting cooked separately and staying in little eggy chunks.

Boil 1 minute more.  Remove from heat and blend in the butter and vanilla.  Cool, stirring occasionally.

Chill thoroughly (if you put plastic wrap over it so no air gets to it, there wont be a thick skin).  Chill thoroughly and top with whipped cream.  

I grew up with boxed pudding, cook and serve.  A lot of recipes these days call for instant pudding, just add milk, stir and it thickens.  I don't like the flavor or instant pudding.  When the box pudding came onto the market, my Grandma Honey was so happy with it that she wrote to the Jello company to thank them for their excellent product.  In return they sent her a case of it!

Cheeseburger Macaroni

1 lb ground beef or impossible burger

1 white or yellow onion, chopped

1 taco seasoning packet (use half for less kick)

1 can Rotel tomatoes with chilies

2 cups beef broth (or water)

1 cup elbow macaroni

2 T butter

2 T flour

3/4 cup milk

1 c shredded cheddar cheese

salt and pepper

1) Brown hamburger and onions in large skillet.  Drain the grease and return to pan.  

2) Stir in taco seasoning, tomatoes, beef broth and uncooked macaroni noodles.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and cover with a lid.  Simmer 12-14 minutes or until macaroni is tender.  

3) In a small saucepan, melt the butter.  Add the flour and whisk 4`-5 minutes, and it will turn brown.  Add the milk slowly and whisk until thickened and smooth.  Remove from heat.  

4) stir in the shredded cheese and pour over the hamburger mixture.  Stir until combined.  Serve

I made this on 2/4/22, in West Virginia for myself and Bart.  We are waiting for Sprout to be born.  She will be named Cecelia Jeannette.  I thought this was a little more spicy than it needed to be, but for us it was fine.  If we were serving it to people who don't like spice I might use only half the can of Rotel, and half of the taco seasoning packet.