​                                                Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
 
 
1 cup of Crisco
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cup flour
1 ¼ teaspoon of soda
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of hot water
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 package of chocolate chips
2 cups Quaker Oats
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
 
 
In a large mixing bowl add Crisco, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and eggs mix well, next add flour, soda, salt, vanilla, and the hot water, mix until all is combined. Now add your oats, chocolate chips.
 
On a parchment lined cookie sheet drop about a Tablespoon full of dough, bake at 375 degrees for about 10-11 minutes.
Remove from oven allow to stay on cookie sheet for about 1 minute then remove to a wire rack to completely cool.
 
This recipe makes about 3 dozen, maybe more depending on size of cookies.

Tip: To make a Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich: Freeze two cookies, take out of freezer and place one scoop of soften ice cream (any flavor) on one cookie, put the other cookie on top and gently press together. Place back in freezer till frozen, then place in freezer bags until needed or wanted! LOL!

                                                    Sunday Supper Rolls
 
4 cups of hot water
1 cup of sugar
1 Tablespoon of salt
2 Tablespoons of Crisco
2 Packages of yeast
3 eggs, beaten
About 10-12 cups of flour
 
In a large bowl add hot water, Crisco let melt. When the water is about lukewarm add the sugar then the yeast. Let this mixture stand for about 5-6 minutes. Now add the salt and eggs mix well and then add one cup of flour at a time mixing until the dough becomes stiff. Move the dough onto the counter top dusted with flour and knead for about 2-3 minutes then place dough into a bowl that has been sprayed with pam.
 
Cover and let rise at least 2 hours before taking out dough again and kneading for another 5 minutes. The cover and let rise for another 2 hours.
 
At this time you can decide if you want to use the dough now or put into the icebox and make rolls at a later date. (Dough will keep for about 2 weeks in icebox, spray a zip lock baggie with pam and place whatever amount of dough you are saving in bag.)
 
To prepare rolls, with a rolling pin roll out the size you want and cut out just like you do rolls. In a pan prepared with a little melted butter turn rolls in butter on both sides then fold the rolls in half placing on side in pan until the pan is full. Let rise for about 2 more hours or until you are almost ready to serve dinner, place in a 425 degree oven for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
 
Tip: Nothing these are just so yummy!!
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​Iron Skillet Pancake
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup of milk or buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon of salt...
2 eggs
4 Tablespoons butter
Using your iron skillet spray lightly with Pam then add the butter and put into a pre-heated oven at 425 degrees.
Next mix together the flour, buttermilk/milk, salt and eggs. This batter will have some lumps.
Now pull out your skillet and add the pancake mixture making sure it covers the entire bottom.
Bake for about 10 minutes, until golden brown and puffed around the edges. Remove your skillet from the oven, carefully remove pancake on a platter for serving or simple cut into desired portions and serve out of skillet.
This recipe can also be found in my new cookbook Cooking on the Broken Road Farm: Comfort Foods.
Tips: Use strawberries and whipped cream for a dessert pancake or traditional with syrup and butter!
This morning Tim wanted traditional with venison sausage and I wanted with toasted almonds with a little cinnamon added to batter!

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​Chicken & Sweet Potato Skillet Lunch!
6 boneless chicken thighs
1-2 sweet potatoes cubed
1 cup of broccoli...
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1 Tablespoon of chopped garlic
3 Tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup olive oil
1 lemon cut in half
2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons pepper
Pour olive oil in an iron skillet and heat on medium high. Now place your chicken thighs into frying pan, season with the salt and pepper. Once the chicken is lightly browned turn and brown other side and remove from skillet onto a plate.
Now add to the skillet onions, garlic and butter and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the chicken back to skillet and cover and cook for an additional 3 minutes uncover and add the broccoli, squeeze lemon juice over the entire skillet cover and cook another 5 minutes on medium heat. Turn chicken once during the last 5 minutes for a deep golden brown on each side.

​Farm Sloppy Joe

1 Bell Pepper, chopped
​1/2 Onion, chopped
1 pound of hamburger meat
1 package of Lipton Onion soup
1/2 cup of water
1 Tablespoon of Mustard
2 teaspoons of Worcestershire
1 cup ketchup
​2 Tablespoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
Hamburger Buns or any type Roll you prefer

​In a skillet cook hamburger meat, bell pepper, onion, salt, and black pepper until done.

​In a small bowl mix together, Lipton Onion Soup, water, mustard, Worcestershire, ketchup, brown sugar, and garlic salt.  Now pour into skillet with hamburger meat and cook on a slow simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve hot!
​Enjoy!
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1 pound of ground beef
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 potatoes, chopped
3-4 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 yellow squash, chopped
3 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons of garlic salt
2 teaspoons parsley
​1 package of Lipton Beefy Onion Soup
5 cups of water
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

​In a pot add the water and soup and bring to a boil. In another bowl mix together hamburger meat, 1/2 bell pepper, 1/2 onion, and 1/2 of the spices, make the mixture into balls. Now drop into the soup mixture the hamburger balls and potatoes, turn down to a simmer.
​In a skillet add the olive oil heat to medium heat and add the rest of vegetables and the rest of spices, cook until the vegetables have a little color on them, then add to the pot and continue to cook until meat and potatoes are done.
Serve with cracker or cornbread!

Enjoy!
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1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
​3/4 cup of crunchy peanut butter
4 eggs
​1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of soda
2 cups of flour
​1/2 cup  of oats

​In a bowl cream together  the first 7 ingredients, next mix the dry ingredients in and mix well. At this time you can either place in a 9 x 13 cake pan or you can use a sheet pan for bar cookies. Place in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes depending on your oven. The bar cookies are done when they are browned and the cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Place on a cooling rack while you get the next step ready.

​Now in a mixing bowl add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon of cocoa, 1 Tablespoon of butter softened, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4-6 Tablespoons of milk. Turn on the mixer adding the milk a little at a time until your icing is smooth and can be easily spread.
When the cake/cookies are cooled spread the icing into a nice even layer.

​The last step: In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon of either creamy or crunchy peanut butter and 1-2 Tablespoons of milk. While mixing add one Tablespoon of milk first to see if it is the right consistency to dribble over cake/cookies with a fork, if not add more milk.
Dribble the peanut butter mixture over cake/cookies with a fork doing any pattern you want.

​Now if they are cookies cut into bars! Either way they are great and store well in a airtight container.

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​Enjoy!

2 Sticks of butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of chopped pecans or almonds

In a bowl beat butter and sugar until creamy then add vanilla. Next add flour until all is combined then add your nuts.
Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-13 minutes until bottom is lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes transfer to cooling rack till completely cooled, then dust with powdered sugar. Keep in a covered container!!

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