AUGUST Featured Recipe

What better way to create a long lasting memory with your sister(s), then over a nice cup of tea?! In celebration of Sister's Day August 6th, 2008, the recipe that I will feature for my once a monthers is:

White Chocolate Pecan Scones

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla
6 ounces white chocolate (good quality, such as Lindt, cut into chunks)
3/4 cup chopped pecans (leave large chunks)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Cut butter into flour mix with a pastry blender or food processor, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a small bowl, stir together the mil, egg and vanilla

Add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and knead until combined. Knead in the white chocolate and pecans.

With lightly flouredhands, pat the dough out on a floured work surface to a thickness of 5/8 inch.

Cut into wedges, squares or whatever you like. ( I have a teapot cookie cutter that works really cute)

Bake scones on ungreased baking sheet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer scones to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool completely and store in an airtight container. Makes 8.

Since this is the recipe of the month, if you make this recipe, please send me a picture of your scones to post on my blog. All pictures due by August 25th.

Fry Pie Recipe

Fry Pies

Dough:

2 1/4 qt. (9 C.) cake flour

3 C. shortening

1 T. salt

2 T. white sugar

1 pt. cold water

Glaze:

8 lb. powdered sugar

1/2 C. cornstarch

1/3 C. Carnation milk

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 C. hot water

Mix dough ingredients with hands like pie dough. Roll out thin and fill with pie filling. Fry at deep fry temperature until golden brown. We use same kind of shortening to fry them that we use in dough. I usually don't put in quite as much water.

This is enough glaze for 4 batches of fry pies. Mix all together and glaze.

**For a wonderful Amish Apple Fritters recipe click on the link

Italian Love Cake

Italian Love Cake

Ingredients

1(18 ounce) box cake mix (any flavor, recommend marble)

1 3/4 lbs ricotta cheese

Topping

1 (6 ounce) box instant pudding mix (flavor depending on cake choice)

4 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups milk

12 ounces Cool Whip

Directions

1. Mix cake according to direction

2. Pour into 9X13 inch pan

3. Mix ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla.

4. Pour over uncooked cake

5. Bake at 350 about an hour, checking center to determine if done

6. Cool and frost with topping

7. Topping: Mix pudding mix, milk and Cool Whip and spread on cooled cake.

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala

recipe courtsy of

http://www.recipezaar.com/302263

Nutrition Facts

Servings: 4

Calories: 326

Fat: 5.3g

more information on the website

Ingredients
1/8 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup flour

4 boneless skinless chicken breast

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup marsala wine

1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup mushroom, sliced (fresh or canned)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Directions
1Mix together pepper, salt, and flour. Coat chicken with seasoned flour.
2In heavy-bottomed skillet, heat oil. Place chicken breasts in skillet and brown on both sides, then remove and set aside.

3To skillet, add wine and stir until heated. Add juice, stock, and mushrooms. Stir, reduce heat, and cook for about 10 minutes, until sauce is partially reduced.

4Return browned chicken breasts to skillet. Spoon sauce over chicken.

5Cover and cook for about 5–10 minutes or until chicken is done.

6Serve sauce over chicken. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.