The official CM recipe thread!

[The Melody Maker]

Do you have a recipe that you want to share with the rest of us?  Here's the place to post it!  Just make sure that it's something that's already in the public domain, and not some secret family recipe that you shouldn't be sharing (lest you get in trouble). XD;

I'll start it off with a recipe for a cold remedy that my brother-in-law found in a random magazine somewhere. ^_^  Since we don't know the official name of it, we just call it...

Kyle's Cold Remedy

Ingredients:
2 L of cola
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of honey
1 piece of ginger root (thumb-sized), grated*
1 teaspoon of aromatic bitters

Combine all ingredients together in a large pot.  Bring it to a boil, and then turn the heat down to minimum and let it simmer for half an hour.  Remove it from the heat to let it cool, and then strain out the ginger root pulp before serving.  Keep refrigerated until ready to use; can be served either hot or cold (but is more effective when hot).

* I've found that it's much easier to grate the ginger root if it's been frozen first, after being peeled.

[Edit:  Thread stickied. ^__^ ]

[splinter_02]

Do you ever wonder how to make fresh, homemade biscuits that aren't bland like the ready-in-a-can kind?  Are you tired of eating flaky biscuits made by the Pillsbury Doughboy?  Now YOU can have fresh, delightful biscuits that will keep you and your friends coming back for seconds, thirds, and even fourths!  Here is a simple recipe for...

splinter_02's Light, Fluffy Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 cups self-rising flour
1/4 cups shortening
2/3 to 3/4 cups of milk

Preheat oven to 500°F.  Measure flour into bowl by spooning into measuring cup and leveling off.  Add in shortening.  Blend in correct amount of milk (too much makes dough too sticky to handle- not enough makes biscuits dry).  Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface 10 to twelve strokes.*  Roll dough about 1/2 inch thick.  Cut biscuits out without twisting cutter.  Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 8 or 10 minutes.  Makes 12 biscuits with 2-inch diameter. 

*Note: For tender biscuits, always handle dough gently and use as little extra flour for kneading and rolling as possible.  Oh, and another thing.  Splinter_02 did not invent this recipe.  He took it off the back of a flour box he's been using for years.

@MelMak
You should sticky this thread so it doesn't get abandoned.  If people post lots of recipes here, they'll be in for a very tasty future. ^_^

[inkhana]

I have no incredible pitch for my recipe.  lol  This is a recipe I have made every Christmas for the past several years, and while it isn't the most attractive snack you can make due to its random, granola-like appearance, it's sweet, buttery and delicious.  :3


Swedish Nuts

Ingredients:

2 egg whites (room temp)
1 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound pecan halves
1/2 cup butter

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks begin to form. Add sugar, salt and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form and turn glossy. Fold in nuts and coat well with the egg white mixture.

3. Melt butter in a 9x13 inch baking pan by placing pan in the oven. Evenly spread coated nuts over melted butter in pan.

4. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring and turning nuts about every 8 minutes, or until butter no longer remains in pan. Place hot nuts on foil and allow to cool.

You don't have to use pecans.  You can use walnuts too.  Just don't use mixed nuts; while the end product is still very tasty, the more oily nuts will cause the coating to pop off.

[LadyEm]

....I am loving this thread already. I am a baker (for the most part) and I looooooove cooking. recipes are always a good thing by my book! Here is a cookie recipe that is one of my absolute BEST. It's pretty awesome, and I haven't seen it anywhere. (My mom saved it from a newspaper article in the 80's....which was well before I was born, so it seems like forever for me. but one heck of an awesome recipe) My dad took some to one of his work's parties, and his co-workers loooooved him after that XD And...it's just yummy. Peanut Butter and chocolate together? Epic win.



Peanut Butter-Chocolate chip cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups peanut butter
2 ¼ cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons baking soda
½ teaspoons salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces

     Cream together butter, granulated and brown sugars. * Then add eggs and vanilla.  Stir in peanut butter.  In a separate bowl sift flour, baking soda and salt together.  Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.  Add chocolate chips.

     Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet.  Bake at 350% degrees 8 to 10 minutes.**  Let stand on sheet to cool before removing .

Makes 7 to 8 dozen cookies

* In case you don't know- "cream" in this sense is wait for the mixture to get light and fluffy. it took me a long time to get this part right, but once you do, it can be applied to nearly any cookie recipe and it's really awesome. What you need to do is put the mixer on high and let it go for about 10 or so minutes. Maybe more. Make sure that all of the mixture is reached, and you should be able to notice a very obvious color difference when it is done.

** Take out when still white!!!! Then leave on pan for about 10 minutes. Reason? The cookies will CONTINUE to bake on the hot pan even while not in the oven! When they start to brown, they get really dry, and in some cases, burn after I've taken them out of the oven! So you want some light brown/firmness in the edges of the dough when you take it out.

note: the whole markings for the peanut-butter cookies don't really work with this recipe. I try every single time, and it still doesn't work XD (Oh, and if you're allergic....I'm sorry, you're missing out D: )

Just remember- Don't eat all of the cookie dough! it's amazing, but remember to actually bake some! =)

[brittany005]

OMGOSH HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS THREAD?!!?!? *is a food/cooking freak* 8DDD


-Homemade, Non-Milk, Chocolate Brownies-

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla

Mix everything together, put it in greased pan, and into the oven at 350 degrees! 83 Bakes for 25-30 mins.

[Drewix]

ooooh! I like these! I will get you guys a family recipe when i get the ok from mom. *it's not that amazing anyways, but its REALLY yummy for breakfast! 

[splinter_02]

Good morning everyone.  I just finished eating this recipe for the first time, and it was seriously one of the best things ever.  After I ate it, I said to myself, "I have to tell people about this."  Featuring three of your favorite breakfast/lunch items rolled into one, this sandwich is a beast.  Introducing...

The Elvis (Grilled Peanut-Butter, Banana, and Bacon Sandwich)*

Ingredients:
2 slices of bread
peanut butter
1 banana
3 slices of cooked bacon

If you have leftover bacon from breakfast, this should be a breeze to make.  Simply prepare the Peanut-Butter and Banana sandwich as usual and add 3 slices of bacon (or less, depending on the size) directly above the banana.  (To make a Peanut-Butter and Banana sandwich, spread PB on both pieces of bread, cut the banana in four equal pieces, and put them inside the bread.)

Put the sandwich on a George Foreman grill, a skillet, or even a plain frying pan and wait for it to cook.  When the bread is toasted, but not burnt, the sandwich is finished.

*This idea isn't mine.  I actually learned it while watching the Travel Channel.

[theladydove]

Ok I saw this and I just knew I had to post this recipe.

Candied bacon flavored Ice Cream

For the candied bacon;
5 strips bacon
about 2 teaspoons light brown sugar

For the ice cream custard:
3 tablespoons (45g) salted butter
¾ cup (packed) brown sugar (170g), light or dark (you can use either)
2¾ (675ml) cup half-and-half
5 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons dark rum or whiskey
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
optional: ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. To candy the bacon, preheat the oven to 400F (200C).

2. Lay the strips of bacon on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or aluminum foil, shiny side down.

3. Sprinkle 1½-2 teaspoons of brown sugar evenly over each strip of bacon, depending on length.

4. Bake for 12-16 minutes. Midway during baking, flip the bacon strips over and drag them through the dark, syrupy liquid that's collected on the baking sheet. Continue to bake until as dark as mahogany. Remove from oven and cool the strips on a wire rack.

5. Once crisp and cool, chop into little pieces, about the size of grains of rice.
(Bacon bits can be stored in an airtight container and chilled for a day or so, or stored in the freezer a few weeks ahead.)

6. To make the ice cream custard, melt the butter in a heavy, medium-size saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar and half of the half-and-half. Pour the remaining half-and-half into a bowl set in an ice bath and set a mesh strainer over the top.

7. In a separate bowl, stir together the egg yolks, then gradually add some of the warm brown sugar mixture to them, whisking the yolks constantly as you pour. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan.

8. Cook over low to moderate heat, constantly stirring and scraping the bottom with a heatproof spatula, until the custard thickens enough to coat the spatula.

9. Strain the custard into the half-and-half, stirring over the ice bath, until cool. Add liquor, vanilla and cinnamon, if using.

10. Refrigerate the mixture. Once thoroughly chilled, freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Add the bacon bits during the last moment of churning, or stir them in when you remove the ice cream from the machine.

<3

[DiamondDragon]

.....Seriouesly?.....THAT was a recipe?? O.o

[theladydove]

.....Seriouesly?.....THAT was a recipe?? O.o

Oh yeah. That totally just happened. lol

And its SOOOO GOOD!!!

[DiamondDragon]

No......just.......no. I just can't believe that would taste good.

[inkhana]

Not as weird as Japanese ice cream flavors though.  ^^  (I've heard of even weirder stuff than this but can't find a link right now...horse flesh ice cream anyone?)

I'd try the bacon though.  What the heck, you gotta live a little, right?  XD

[theladydove]

lol THANK YOU INK. If I lived near you, I'd give you a batch right now!

[DiamondDragon]

HORSE FLESH ICE CREAM?!?! *barf* X_x

[The Melody Maker]

I'd try the bacon though.  What the heck, you gotta live a little, right?  XD

I've not tasted candied bacon, but considering the fact that as part of my job I cook maple cured ham (which I have tasted, and it's good... :3 ), I believe it would taste good. ^__^

And although I wouldn't go for most of the ice cream flavors in Ink's link, the cactus one sounds like it would be epic win to me. ^w^