thera's canadian fried dough

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 5 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 pinch white sugar
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 5 cups whole-wheat flour, divided
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• mix warm water, yeast, and 1 pinch of sugar in a large bowl, and let stand until the yeast begins to foam and form a creamy layer, about 5 minutes. stir in milk, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil until the sugar has dissolved. mix in about half the whole-wheat flour, and stir until the dough is too stiff to add more flour. turn the dough out a floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. form the dough into a ball, place into an oiled bowl, and cover. let rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• punch down the dough, knead a few times to reshape it, and pinch off a piece of dough about the size of an egg. roll the dough ball out into an oval shape about 1/4 inch thick. place finished fried dough on a cloth and cover while you finish rolling out the pastries.
• heat oil in a deep-fryer or large, deep skillet to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). oil should be at least 4 inches deep. combine 2 cups of sugar with cinnamon to taste in a shallow dish or pie plate, and set aside.
• gently lower the pastries, one at a time, into the hot oil, and fry 1 to 2 minutes per side until golden brown. blot excess oil from fried pastries with paper towels; gently press each pastry into the cinnamon sugar while still warm. shake off excess sugar.

Boiled Custard

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 quarts milk
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• cream together the eggs and sugar. fill the lower pan of a double boiler 1/3 full of water, and bring to a low boil.
• in the top of the double boiler add the creamed mixture, milk and salt; stir until mixture thickens and coats a spoon. serve warm or chilled.

grandma reid's stuffing

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 pounds sausage
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 2 apples - peeled, cored and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 10 cups white bread cubes
• 3 teaspoons chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

• place sausage in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium high heat until crumbled and evenly brown. drain, and set aside.
• in the same skillet, add the butter, onion, celery, apples and garlic. cook until all ingredients are soft.
• in a large bowl, combine the onion mixture, sausage and bread cubes. toss together.
• add the parsley, poultry seasonings, sage, and salt and pepper. toss to combine and loosely pack into turkey cavity.

Savory Turkey Brine

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 gallons cold water
• 10 ounces kikkoman naturally brewed soy sauce
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried sage
• 2 tablespoons dried celery seed
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Recipe

• the night before roasting, remove giblets and turkey neck; rinse turkey inside and out. in a large stock pot or 5 gallon bucket mix water with remaining ingredients. stir well until all the salt is dissolved. place turkey in the pot cover with a lid and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours. remove turkey from the brine, rinsing well. follow your regular cooking instructions.

Super Moist Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 cups grated zucchini
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat an oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease 2 8x4-inch loaf pans or 2 12-cup muffin pans.
• place the zucchini in a strainer and set aside to drain into a bowl or sink.
• sift the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. create a well in the middle of the flour mixture; combine the applesauce, vanilla, eggs, butter, walnuts, and drained zucchini in the center of the well. mix until all ingredients are combined into a batter; pour into the loaf pans.
• bake the loaves in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour for loaves or 25 minutes for muffins. cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Crushed Pineapple Fruitcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups golden raisins
• 1/2 cup red candied cherries
• 1 cup candied mixed fruit peel
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice

Recipe

• line an angel food pan with parchment paper, and brush with melted butter.
• cream butter or margarine, and then beat in sugar. beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in extract. mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. stir in raisins, cherries, pineapple, and mixed peel. allow this to sit overnight in covered bowl.
• bake at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) for 2 1/2 hours with a pan of hot water placed on the lowest rack of your oven during baking. brush warm cake with some melted butter.

Faken (veggie Bacon)

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (7.5 ounce) package smoked firm tofu, frozen and thawed
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 dash liquid smoke flavoring (optional)
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• slice the thawed tofu into very thin slices (like bacon). in a medium bowl, stir together the yeast, water, maple syrup, liquid smoke, soy sauce, onion powder and garlic powder. place the tofu strips into the bowl to marinate for at least 10 minutes.
• heat butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat. quickly fry tofu strips until crisp, turning once, about 5 minutes. drain on paper towels, and serve immediately.