Strawberries are in season! I wanted to make some jam to save the taste. I love the no cook fresh frozen jams and jellies. This is a recipe I created on Monday. It tasts like Strawberri Lemonade!
4 Cups of crushed strawberries
5 - 7 cups of sugar
1 Lemon - juice and zest
1 1/2 cup of cold water
2 packages of pectin - Sure Jell or other brand.
Clean your strawberries and then process either in a food processor or mash with a potato masher. Measure and place in a large bowl. Add the lemon juice and zest and then the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. (NOTE - you can the lesser amount of sugar but the jam will not set as well.) Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes.
Pour the water into a sauce pan and add the pectin. Stir until dissolved. Make sure that berries are done and have set at least 10 minutes BEFORE you start this step. Cook the mixture over medium heat until it comes to a boil and then boil for one minute. After one minute turn off the heat and stir into the fruit. Keep stirring until the all the pectin is in and the sugar is no longer grainy.
Put in clean jars or container and cover. Let it sit on the counter at room temp for 24 hours and then freeze. It is ready to eat.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Easy Ribs
I had a craving for some Baby Back Pork Ribs. I love good ribs that are tender and juicy. They are easy to do with this method.
Ribs - as many racks as you need to make - allow about 1 rack for two people unless they are big eaters then one per person.
DAVIS DUST - it is the best!!
Prepare the ribs by rinsing them with cold water. Pat the meat with a paper towel and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. They should be a little damp but not wet. Sprinkle the DUST on them and then rub it in. Turn over and do the same on the other side. Cover with foil and seal the edges. Bake in a slow oven ( 225F) for at least three hours. After they are tender and have a lot of juices, remove from the oven and cook for about 10 minutes on a medium grill. Baste with your favorite BBQ sauce ( or not ) the last few minutes.
If you want to smoke the ribs then put them in your smoker instead of the oven. Either way works very well and you will have some tasty ribs!!
Ribs - as many racks as you need to make - allow about 1 rack for two people unless they are big eaters then one per person.
DAVIS DUST - it is the best!!
Prepare the ribs by rinsing them with cold water. Pat the meat with a paper towel and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. They should be a little damp but not wet. Sprinkle the DUST on them and then rub it in. Turn over and do the same on the other side. Cover with foil and seal the edges. Bake in a slow oven ( 225F) for at least three hours. After they are tender and have a lot of juices, remove from the oven and cook for about 10 minutes on a medium grill. Baste with your favorite BBQ sauce ( or not ) the last few minutes.
If you want to smoke the ribs then put them in your smoker instead of the oven. Either way works very well and you will have some tasty ribs!!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Banana Cake
Lat night some of my friends invited me to dinner as post birthday celebration. for desert they baked one of my recipes from the cookbook - Banana Cake. It was so good that I thought I would share it with the blog readers.
Banana Cake is very simple. The original recipe bakes two round layers and uses Whipped Cream for the frosting. Last night the baked it in a loaf pan and added chocolate frosting. Either way is very tasty!!
BANANA CAKE
Use your favorite yellow cake mix or your favorite from scratch recipe. Add two medium bananas that you have mixed to a liquid state. Follow the directions for your recipe. It is that simple. When it is done let it cool and then ice as you wish. Here are some suggestions.
1. Make sweetened whipped cream and use as your icing. Be sure to keep the cake in the refrigerator until time to serve. I recommend using powdered sugar to sweeten the cream. It will keep it from separating and it will hold its shape.
2. You Can put slices of banana and/or strawberry in the middle with the whipped cream, if you like. However that means you really cannot save overnight the cake as they will cause the whipped cream to soften after about an hour. Bavarian cream will work better.
3.Add a layer of chocolate in the middle or ice with chocolate butter cream
I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is simple. The cake will be very moist!
Banana Cake is very simple. The original recipe bakes two round layers and uses Whipped Cream for the frosting. Last night the baked it in a loaf pan and added chocolate frosting. Either way is very tasty!!
BANANA CAKE
Use your favorite yellow cake mix or your favorite from scratch recipe. Add two medium bananas that you have mixed to a liquid state. Follow the directions for your recipe. It is that simple. When it is done let it cool and then ice as you wish. Here are some suggestions.
1. Make sweetened whipped cream and use as your icing. Be sure to keep the cake in the refrigerator until time to serve. I recommend using powdered sugar to sweeten the cream. It will keep it from separating and it will hold its shape.
2. You Can put slices of banana and/or strawberry in the middle with the whipped cream, if you like. However that means you really cannot save overnight the cake as they will cause the whipped cream to soften after about an hour. Bavarian cream will work better.
3.Add a layer of chocolate in the middle or ice with chocolate butter cream
I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is simple. The cake will be very moist!
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