Monday, May 24, 2010

Kids Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
16 marshmallows
1/4 cup margarine
2 cans crescent dinner rolls
powdered sugar icing
1/4 cup chopped nuts
DIRECTIONS
Combine sugar and cinnamon.
Dip marshmallows in melted margarine, roll in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Wrap a crescent roll triangle around each completely covered marshmallow and squeezing edges of dough tightly to seal.
Dip in margarine; place in muffin pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove.
Drizzle with icing. Sprinkle with nuts.

Submitted by Jolene

Kids Cheesy Bread Pull Aparts

INGREDIENTS
1 lb loaf Rhodes frozen bread dough (or, you can make your own bread dough)
4 oz American cheese
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
DIRECTIONS
Cut the cheese into 32 pieces.
Cover the frozen bread dough, let it thaw at room temperature.
When the bread has risen and has doubled in volume, divide the dough into 32 pieces.
Wrap the dough around a cube of cheese and press the edges together to seal.
Dip the dough balls in the melted butter and arrange them in an oiled loaf pan.
Cover and allow to rise again.
When doubled in size, bake at 375degrees for 30 minutes, or until the top is browned

Submitted by Jolene

Kids Individual Monkey Bread

INGREDIENTS
16 to 20 whole pecans
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 cans (10 oz each) refrigerator biscuit dough
DIRECTIONS
Grease 8 custard cups.
Place 2 -- 3 whole pecans in each cup & sprinkle half of the chopped pecans over hem.
In a saucepan melt the butter. Add the sugar, water, and the remaining chopped nuts.
Cut the biscuits in half and roll into balls.
Place 3 in each cup, then drizzle with sauce.
Add 2 balls and drizzle with the remaining sauce.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
Yields 8 servings
Submitted by Jolene

Kids Banana Dippers

INGREDIENTS
2-3 Bananas, peeled and cut in chunks
Colored sugars and sprinkles
Cinnamon sugar
Peanut butter
Chopped nuts
Coconut
Crushed cookies (great way to use cookie crumbs)
8 oz Chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
1. Peel the bananas and slice into several pieces.
2. Place the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and cook on high until melted - about 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
3. Dip the banana slices in the chocolate, then roll them in other ingredients as desired
Serve immediately.

VARIATIONS
1. Use strawberries and follow same procedure as for bananas.
2. Use pretzel rods and follow same procedure as for bananas.

Submitted by Jolene

Kids Easy Mini Pizzas

INGREDIENTS
1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough (10 biscuits)
10 tablespoons pizza sauce (1 tablespoon per pizza)
15 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese (1-1/2 tablespoons per pizza)
Pepperoni slices
Sausage, cooked and crumbled
Dices ham
Sliced olives
Chopped onion
Chopped green pepper
Pineapple tidbits

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out or pat out each individual biscuit into a 6-inch circle .
Place on a cookie sheet.
Top each dough circle with 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce.
Top with desired toppings and sprinkle on 1-1/2 tablespoon cheese.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until the toppings are heated through and the cheese is melted and golden brown.

Serve immediately.

Makes 10 mini pizzas.

Submitted by Jolene

Kids Easy Toasty Apple Pies

INGREDIENTS

6 slices cinnamon-raisin bread (we use plain bread too, sprinkled with sugar cinnamon)
1 can (21 oz.) apple pie filling
6 slices cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your broiler.
Toast and butter bread.
Place the slices of toasted bread on a baking sheet.
Top each slice with apple pie filling and a cheese slice.
Broil 2 to 3 minutes, or until the filling is heated through and the cheese is melted.
Serve immediately.
Makes 6 slices

VARIATIONS

1. You can also make these a grilled apple & cheese sandwich by using 12 slices of bread and ‘sandwiching’ the ingredients between two bread slices. Then, butter outsides of bread, and grill on a griddle or fry until golden brown on each side.
2. You can also use a panini press instead of a griddle to make the grilled sandwiches.
3. Use cherry filling instead of apple filling, and use cream cheese instead of cheddar.

Submitted by Jolene

Polynesian Chicken cooked in a Dutch Oven

Servings:6
3 each Boneless Chicken Breast, cubed
1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 teaspoon garlic, ground
1/2 each green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 can coconut milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 can pineapple chunks in juice drained
2 tablespoons soy sauce, split
1 tablespoon tapioca starch

Cook cubed chicken and next 3 ingredients in the vegetable oil til done, adding 1/2 of the soy sauce while cooking. Drain the pineapple chunks reserving the liquid. Mix the coconut milk, sugar (more or less sugar can be added to taste), pineapple chunks, about 2 tbsp of pineapple liquid (to taste), remaining soy sauce and tapioca starch (or other thickening agent). Pour over cooked chicken and cook til thickened.

Serve over Chow mien noodles, fried spaghetti noodles or rice.

sliced water chestnuts (1 can)
1/2 red bell pepper
course salt
Lard

I've cooked this 4 times on my stove in my Dutch Oven and it was awesome. I always cook the chicken in the vegetable oil until roasted brown. It tastes better that way.

Coconut pineapple chicken
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 250 Calories; 14g Fat (48.5% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; O mg Cholesterol; 350 mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Enjoy!

Morgan and Susan