Fried Okra with Fresh Okra

 Rinse Okra. Cut tips and ends off fresh okra. Slice into 1/4 inch slices. 

2 eggs

1/2 t salt

Beat eggs and salt and toss okra in mixture. Soak for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in black cast iron skillet until water drops pop.  375°

In a gallon zip bag add: 

1 1/4 c yellow corn meal

1/4 c flour

1/2 t ground black pepper

1 t salt

 Remove okra from egg with a slotted spoon shaking off excess egg.  Place in ziplock bag with seasoning and shake until well coated. With slotted spoon take out 1/2 of okra and fry until golden brown.  Drain on plate with paper towels. continue frying the other half.  Salt with Kosher salt as needed.

Chicken Fried Chicken

4  chicken breasts. fillet and pound

1-2 beaten egg

Seasoning (put in a gallon zip bag)

36 saltines crushed

2 T flour

2 T potato flakes

1 T Seasoned Salt

1 t pepper

1 t parsley

1 t garlic powder

Coat  chicken in flour (shake in zip bag)

Dip flour coated chicken in beaten egg 

Drop in  seasoning filled zip bag.  shake until coated

Fry in non stick pan with bottom covered in oil.

Can bake in oven to finish cooking. Chicken should cook until internal temperature of 170.

If you don't want to fry  chicken put in to a 9X13 and bake for 45 minutes at 350.  Then melt 1 stick of butter and pour over chicken and bake for 5 more minutes.( I have not tried this method but it was an option) 

Great served with mashed potatoes and white country gravy.

Chicken Salad Wrap

 Chopped grilled or pan fried chicken

grapes/ raisins or cranberries

chopped pecans

diced apple

diced celery (for crunch if you don't have an apple)

Light Ranch Salad dressing

Mix ingredients and add enough dressing to make it stick together.  Put in a warmed up tortilla or wrap. Can be used on bread of any kind, or served on a bed of lettuce.

Kerry would use a mayo type dressing ..your choice.

Macaroni Salad Kerry Style

 

8 oz Pasta/or Ditalini Pasta (cook and drain)

3/4 cup finely diced green or red pepper

1/3 c finely sliced celery

1/3 c finely diced red onion

1 c frozen  petite peas

 1/2 c small cubed cheese 

1/2 c sweet pickle relish

Dressing

3/4 c mayo

1/4 c sour cream

1 T red wine vinegar( can use white or apple cider)

1 T sugar

2 t dijon mustard

1/4 t salt

1/4 t ground black pepper

1/8 t garlic powder

Mix and cover and let chill for about an hour.

Peanut Butter Pinwheel Candy

I have been looking for this dessert for over 40 years.  I used to eat one almost every day at the BYU-Hawaii Cafeteria.  I found it!!!  

 4 Tlb  of  a peeled russet potato, cooked and pushed through a mesh strainer

Powdered sugar

Mix mashed potato adding powdered sugar until it is firm enoough to roll out on parchment paper into a rectangle.  The mashed potato turns the powdered sugar into amost a liquid. Keep adding powdered sugar.

Spread with peanut butter.

Roll up like a pinwheel/cinnamon roll.  Cut thin slices with a serrated knife. Refrigerate.

Dads White Bread/ Rolls/Cinnamon Twist Bread/Silver Dollar City

 

2 c. warm water or 440 grams (use dry cup ....it is  best if you weigh grams)

3/4 c. sugar or 150 grams

1 1/2 T. Yeast

2 t. salt

1/2 c. oil or 100 grams

800 grams of bakers flour (Must weigh out the flour in grams)( this step is crucial) He buys Bakers flour from Sams Club.

Dad recommends using the grams especially for flour.  Must use 8X4 pans .

1. Mix warm water (weigh in grams), sugar, oil,  and yeast into bowl, allow to rest for about 10-15 minutes (it will be frothy).

2. Add in salt, and flour and mix.

3. Knead for 5-6 minutes with the Kitchenaid/Bosch or any bread mixer.Dont skimp on this knead time...it matters. It is important not to add extra flour at anytime .  

4.    Drizzle a little  oil around bread dough in its bowl  dad uses  the kitchen aid bowl he made it in, and work it around with a rubber spatula. Allow bread to rise covered,( dad uses a clear shower cap which he buys in bulk. He puts it into an oven that has been heated to 100-110 degrees or "proof  oven setting"and turn off oven  let bread  double in size. (about an hour) Punch down with rubber spatula, and let rise again for about 30 minutes then punch down again with rubber spatula. and knead  by hand (30-45 seconds)( to knead out all of the air pockets) He does this in the air.  He does not knead on a  floured counter top .

5. Divide into  2 equal parts ( Dad weighs dough about 710 grams or 25-26 ounces each). Dad does not roll out his bread dough, he works each  of the 2 pieces  with his hands and makes it into a tight loaf working out any air bubbles and tucks dough under.  Place in two in well-greased loaf pans that are lined with  pan sprayed parchment paper.  The size of loaf pan will  make a difference.  Use 2- 8 X 4 loaf pans, this size pan helps loaf rise and make a nice size tall loaf, instead of flat.

6.  Allow to rise uncovered for an additional 30 minutes in the previously warmed oven. Do not let bread rise above the pan top in the warm oven.  When it reaches the top of pan take it out and preheat the oven.  It should rise to about 1 inch above the pan top while oven is preheating.

7. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for approx 35 minutes (it will be golden on the top.  

8.  Lightly butter top, to make top look shiny.  Let sit in pan to cool for 5 minutes  then put on cooling rack .

Variation  Silver Dollar City/Dollywood Cinnamon Sweet Bread

  Silver Dollar City/Dollywood Cinnamon Sweet Bread

Grease 3 small size loaf pans.  I use foil loaf pans  3X7.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Divide bread dough into 3 pieces. (Dad weighs the dough to make it uniform loaf size.)  Shape into a loaf.  Use kitchen scissors and cut bread but not into pieces, do not cut through to bottom.  Gently  roll  cut dough loaf  in melted butter, I use 1/2 stick melted butter for the 3 loaves. Then  roll dough loaves in 

 3/4 c brown sugar

 3/4 c white sugar 

 1 T cinnamon

 Arrange in pan so it is uniform,  Sprinkle remaining  cinnamon brown sugar mixture on top of loaf, and bake 30-35 minutes.

Glaze with powdered sugar frosting

 1 cup powdered sugar

 1/2 t. vanilla 

1 T butter melted,

 water (until thin like a glaze)

Dad uses this bread dough recipe for all rolls, loafs and cinnamon twist bread.

Curry Coconut Chicken Easy

 

Coconut Curry Chicken Easy

2 chicken breasts panfried with oil then cubed

1 t. salt

pepper

2 T. curry powder

1/2  onion, chopped

2 cloves minced garlic

14 oz. can of coconut milk

24 oz. tomato sauce( can  blend canned tomatoes)

1 T. sugar

Vegetables- cubed potato with skin, broccoli chopped, zucchini, sliced  and cut in 1/2, sweet peas ( all vegetables are optional.  Use what you have on hand)

Simmer all ingredients for 30 minutes.  Serve on rice or cauliflower rice.