Freeper Canteen~Recipe Swap~10 March 08

10 March 08 | Ms Behavin

[luvie]

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[mylife]

This is a recipe from Tennessee that I discovered in Tx.

Pig Pickin Cake

INGREDIENTS * 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix * 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, juice reserved * 4 eggs * 1/4 cup vegetable oil * 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed * 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained * 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix DIRECTIONS 1. Mix together cake mix, canned oranges with juice, eggs, and oil. Pour batter into three greased and floured 8 inch round pans. Layers will be thin. 2. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool layers on wire racks. 3. Mix together whipped topping, drained pineapple, and instant pudding mix. Fill and frost the cooled cake. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Luvw, you asked me about tortieres the other night.
I will post the recipe here.
Long ago, in Old Quebec, they were made into small pies that would go into a man’s lunchbucket.
As the years progressed, they were made into the average 10 inch pie.
The filling is very savory, and this has been a family tradtion to have these at Thanksgiving and Christmas, for as long as I can remember..

Tourtiere
Makes two pies

Filling

3/4 lb ground veal
3/4 lb ground pork
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 onion, chopped finely
1/2 large carrot, diced finely
1 stalk celery, diced finely
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp savory
1/2 tsp sage
1 tblsp olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Optional: 1/2 cup bread crumbs *or* 3/4 cup mashed potatoes

1. Saute vegetables until a little soft, starting with carrots, then celery, then onions & garlic

2. Start browning the meat with the vegetables. Start with the pork, then add the veal, then the beef. Once the meat is browned and everything is well combined, add the savory and sage.

3. While browning, make sure the mixture doesn’t get too dry and crumbly. You can add some bread crumbs or mashed potatoes at this point to act as a binder.

4. Let cool completely before putting in crust.

Crust & final prep

1 lb vegetable shortening (ie. Crisco)
4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup (approx) of ice water
egg wash (1 egg beaten with a splash of water)

1. In a large bowl, using a pastry cutter, gradually add the shortening to the flour & salt about an eighth at a time.

2. Make a well in the middle and slowly add the water, mixing quickly with a spoon.

3. Using your hands, combine & knead the dough.

4. Roll out the dough into the tops and bottoms.

5. Put the bottoms in 9” pie plates, add 1/2 the filling to each, to the top of the plate.

6. Carefully put the tops on the pies & trim excess. Using a sharp knife, cut some vents in the pies for steam to escape.

7. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush egg wash on the tops. This will help them get a nice golden brown.

8. Put the pies into a 450 degree oven. Immediately reduce the temperature to 350. Bake for 50 minutes or so, until the pies are a golden brown.

[mylife]

12 hr watch with a typical 4 hour turn over

[Randy Larsen]

She has learned to expect the unexpected around here!

[luvie]

HAR!!!

I have help!

[TASMANIANRED]

Rum Cake

1 cup of chopped pecans
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 pk vanilla instant pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup dark rum

Bundt pan, oil and flour. Sprinkle with nuts

Mix cake, pudding, eggs, water and oil..Mix for 2 minutes low and another 3 minutes medium. Pour over nuts. Bake 1 hr at 325. Invert on serving plate..Cool completely.

Pierce cake in many places. Pour glaze over cake.

Glaze:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup of water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark rum

Boil first 3 ingredients for about 5 minutes..Sugar should be completely disolved. Cool slightly..Stir in rum.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Oh Man!
I got fat just READING that!
LOL

[luvie]

Hi, Tiff!

Poor you having to put up with that BRAT, Randy! LOL!

[mylife]

That sounds moist and delish

[Mrs.Nooseman]

That all depends on what is playing.

I think the last time I went to the movies was when my daughter was 8 or 9.

[luvie]

Mmmmmmm....I can almost smell that yummy pie cooking as
I read the recipe! Thanks, Sis!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.

{{{HUGS}}}

[mylife]

That is a really good cake. Easy to make too.

Most folks just make it in a single sheet pan

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hey Ma!
We need some cookin’ music!
LOL
Got Doug Kershaw doin “Jambalaya?”?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

You are most welcome!
;0)

[Randy Larsen]

Ha!

She loves US more than her own Fam Damily!

She has been Larsenised!

We love her as one of our own!

[Lady Jag]

LOL! Gee and I don’t even have to take the blame!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

It seems easy to make!
I’m gonna try it one of these days!

[luvie]

What sounds good?

I would just like to find a good DVD and last time I went in
to look, I left without one. They were all just awful. *sigh*