Any Home Bakers Here?

[DigMyChicks]

Work is still closes because of the bad air from the fire so I baked no knead bread!

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I’m going to try that. I bought a dutch oven

My adventures this evening... Snickerdoodles and peanut butter cookies. I put together a cookie tray take tomorrow too with some chocolate chip from the freezer that I made the other day. I also got the green bean casserole all mixed up and ready to go. I'll just throw that in the oven the morning.

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My 3 favorite cookies, yum!

Hello everyone! Happy Turkey Day! Here are some pumpkin pies I made.View attachment 1597644

They look yummy!

I am using up mashed potatoes for shepards pie!

Recipe?

 

[ronott1]

Easy Shepherd’s Pie

American favorite shepherd's pie recipe, casserole with ground beef, vegetables
such as carrots, corn, and peas, topped with mashed potatoes.
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Yield: Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 to 2 pounds potatoes (about 3 large potatoes), peeled and quartered
8 Tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1-2 cups vegetables—diced carrots, corn, peas
1 1/2 lbs ground round beef
1/2 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice
METHOD
1 Boil the potatoes: Place the peeled and quartered potatoes in medium sized pot. Cover with at least an inch of cold water. Add a
teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender (about 20 minutes).
2 Sauté vegetables: While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add the
chopped onions and cook until tender, about 6 to 10 minutes.
If you are including vegetables, add them according to their cooking time. Carrots should be cooked with the onions, because they
take as long to cook as the onions do.
If you are including peas or corn, add them toward the end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat starts to cook, as they take
very little cooking time.
3 Add the ground beef, then Worcestershire sauce and broth: Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and vegetables. Cook
until no longer pink. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Bring the broth to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes,
adding more beef broth if necessary to keep the meat from drying out.
4 Mash the cooked potatoes: When the potatoes are done cooking (a fork can easily pierce), remove them from the pot and place
them in a bowl with the remaining 4 Tbsp of butter. Mash with a fork or potato masher, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5 Layer the meat mixture and mashed potatoes in a casserole dish: Preheat oven to 400°F. Spread the beef, onions, and vegetables
(if using) in an even layer in a large baking dish (8x13 casserole).
Spread the mashed potatoes over the top of the ground beef. Rough up the surface of the mashed potatoes with a fork so there are
peaks that will get well browned. You can even use a fork to make creative designs in the mashed potatoes.
6 Bake in oven: Place in a 400°F oven and cook until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. If necessary, broil for the last few
minutes to help the surface of the mashed potatoes brown.
Suggested variations:
Put a layer of creamed corn between the ground beef and the mashed potatoes.
Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese over the top of the mashed potatoes before baking.

I had left over mashed potatoes so skipped that part and put them on top

 

[DigMyChicks]

Easy Shepherd’s Pie

American favorite shepherd's pie recipe, casserole with ground beef, vegetables
such as carrots, corn, and peas, topped with mashed potatoes.
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Yield: Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 to 2 pounds potatoes (about 3 large potatoes), peeled and quartered
8 Tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1-2 cups vegetables—diced carrots, corn, peas
1 1/2 lbs ground round beef
1/2 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice
METHOD
1 Boil the potatoes: Place the peeled and quartered potatoes in medium sized pot. Cover with at least an inch of cold water. Add a
teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender (about 20 minutes).
2 Sauté vegetables: While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add the
chopped onions and cook until tender, about 6 to 10 minutes.
If you are including vegetables, add them according to their cooking time. Carrots should be cooked with the onions, because they
take as long to cook as the onions do.
If you are including peas or corn, add them toward the end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat starts to cook, as they take
very little cooking time.
3 Add the ground beef, then Worcestershire sauce and broth: Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and vegetables. Cook
until no longer pink. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Bring the broth to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes,
adding more beef broth if necessary to keep the meat from drying out.
4 Mash the cooked potatoes: When the potatoes are done cooking (a fork can easily pierce), remove them from the pot and place
them in a bowl with the remaining 4 Tbsp of butter. Mash with a fork or potato masher, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5 Layer the meat mixture and mashed potatoes in a casserole dish: Preheat oven to 400°F. Spread the beef, onions, and vegetables
(if using) in an even layer in a large baking dish (8x13 casserole).
Spread the mashed potatoes over the top of the ground beef. Rough up the surface of the mashed potatoes with a fork so there are
peaks that will get well browned. You can even use a fork to make creative designs in the mashed potatoes.
6 Bake in oven: Place in a 400°F oven and cook until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. If necessary, broil for the last few
minutes to help the surface of the mashed potatoes brown.
Suggested variations:
Put a layer of creamed corn between the ground beef and the mashed potatoes.
Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese over the top of the mashed potatoes before baking.

I had left over mashed potatoes so skipped that part and put them on top

Sounds like a good one, thank you!

 

[ronott1]

Sounds like a good one, thank you!

It was a hit with the Family!

I used green beans instead of peas.

 

[DigMyChicks]

It was a hit with the Family!

I used green beans instead of peas.

I would also.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thanks @ronott1 I will save this for another time also promised BF stroganof tonight

 

[ronott1]

I would also.

The nice thing is that you can use any vegetables you want in it. I had everything for this one at my place and did not have go to the store!

 

[ronott1]

Thanks @ronott1 I will save this for another time also promised BF stroganof tonight

Stroganoff is another favorite here! I have seen it called old fashioned and not on menus amy more but it is very tasty!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I put the "stew" meat in ours here but into bite sized still think they cut up steak to have it at Costco

 

[rjohns39]

Well folks we have 1007 recipes not counting duplicates. We need to scan for duplicates and move forward. So if everyone is ok, I'll sort by recipe name and let someone do the scanning. There are lots of instances where user A will post recipe and then several more users post their versions.

OK, I'm thinking out loud here... Sumi, I can build a word doc to replace the current index and maybe we update it once every six months or so and use google docs in the interim. Just a thought...