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488 recipe submissions by the BackYard Chickens community.

2 Egg, 2 minute Butterscotch Brownies

Ingredients: 1/2 cup melted butter 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp real vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 cup flour 1 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) Cooking Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8x8 inch pan. In a bowl, add melted butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Blend well. Add remaining ingredients. Add dry ingredients. Spread in pan and bake approximately 35-40 minutes. Do not overbake or they will be as hard as granite. read more

Honey Wheat Bread

  • by bambi

Ingredients: 11/2 cups water 1 cup creamed cottage cheese ( cream it in the blender) 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup butter 51/2to6 cups bread flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 TBLSP sugar 3 tsp salt 2 pkg active dry yeast 1 egg Cooking Instructions In medium saucepan, heat first 4 ingredients until very warm(120 to 130 degrees). In a large bowl, blend warm liquid,2cups bread flour, whole wheat flour,salt sugar,yeast and egg at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. By hand or with dough hook stir in remaining flour to form a stiff dough. Knead on... read more

Crockpot Jambalaya a la Kathy

Ingredients: 1 LB boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into one-inch pieces 1 LB sausage links, cut into pieces (use cooked or raw, I like Johnsonville Brats the BEST in this recipe) 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped in large chunks 2 med. onions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes (undrained) 1 tblsp sugar ½ tsp. dried oregano ½ tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. salt ½ tsp. dried thyme 1 bay leaf ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper (more or less to your heat preference) 1 LB frozen shrimp (peeled, uncooked) Cooking... read more

Goulash

  • by havi

Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 small onion (chopped) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 large can Veg-All (drained) salt & pepper to taste chili powder to taste dash of garlic powder (optional) 1 small potato (chopped sm. to med. size) 3/4 c. elbow macaroni Cooking Instructions Brown ground beef and onion in large sauce pan. Add one cup of water, tomatoes, veg-all, potatoes, macaroni and spices. Cook until most of liquid is gone. read more

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients: 2 c. grated zucchini 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. rum or almond extract (or both) 3 eggs 2 c. sugar 1 c. vegetable oil 3 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. allspice 1/4 c. peach brandy 1 pkg. cinnamon chips, divided Cooking Instructions Heat oven to 350°. Grease loaf pans with shortening. In a medium bowl, mix zucchini, vanilla, extract(s) and set aside. In large bowl, mix eggs, sugar and oil. Add zucchini mix. In a separate bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. Gradually combine... read more

Tart and Chunky Applesauce

Ingredients: 8 granny smith apples 1 cup of sugar 2 slices of lemon Cinnamon Cooking Instructions Peel and cut apples into 8ths, seed. Put in a dutch oven sized pot Pour in sugar Fill with water until you just see it Cover the top of the apples with cinnamon Boil. Use a potato masher every 15 minutes to reduce and crush the apples. It takes 30-45 minutes. If you added too much water, boil it down. read more

5 Minute Chocolate mug Cake

  • by BettyR

Ingredients: 4 tbsp flour 4 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp cocoa 3 tbsp milk 3 tbsp oil 1 egg 3 tbsp chocolate chips (optional) splash vanilla extract 1 large coffee mug Cooking Instructions Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this... read more

10 Egg Pound Cake

Ingredients: 3 c. sugar 2 c. Crisco shortening 10 eggs 3 c. flour, sifted 2 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. salt 1/4 c. Pet condensed milk* 1 tsp. rum flavoring 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring Cooking Instructions Cream Crisco and sugar together well, then add eggs, beating very well after each. Add salt, flavorings and milk, then flour. Bake in an extra large tube pan that has been floured and greased. Bake at 300° F for 2 hours. Check after 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cake is done if knife inserted in center comes out clean. Note: *Do not use sweetened condensed milk. Also known... read more

Smoked Turkey

Ingredients: 1 20 lb turkey 1 onion, halved 2 large celery stalks, chopped 1 apple, halved dry rub (32-oz.) chicken stock or water apple wood chips soaked in water for 30 minutes Cooking Instructions We rubbed the dry rub on the turkey about thirty min. before smoking. Placed turkey stuffed with veggies on a V rack inside a foil lined deep pan. got the grill up to 500° to get the coals red hot and then turned grill down to 250°. Threw on the drained wood chips and placed pan with turkey on grill rack. We then added the chicken stock to foil lined pan and closed... read more

Super Easy Crock Pot Apple Butter

Ingredients: 5 lbs. apples 3 c. granulated sugar 2 tbsp apple pie spice 2 tbsp cinnamon Cooking Instructions Peel the apples and chop them up pretty small. Toss them all into the crock pot and put it on high. Pour sugar and spices in on top of apples and stir to mix. You won't have to do anything else for hours except enjoy the great smell! About 4 - 5 hours later the apples should be soft (now is a good time to get a bowl of vanilla ice cream and try them as a hot topping --yum!!!). Take a whisk and stir the apple and sugar mixture and break up some of the remaining... read more

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