Frugal Food Recipes
Sourdough starter recipe
1 cake yeast or 1 package of dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups flour
Beat all the ingredients to a smooth batter. Cover loosely and set in a warm place to ferment. Stir several times a day while this is working. in about 3 days, your sour dough starter should be ready.
NOTE: never keep the starter in a metal container and don't leave a metal spoon in it and always use a glass or crockery jar.
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Taco Seasoning Recipe
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container.
Make Your Own Pop Tarts
1/2 C. granulated sugar
1/2 C. vegetable shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Filling
Any flavor jam, preserves, or fruit butter
1 egg white beaten with 1 T. milk
Sugar for sprinkling on top
Cream together sugar and Crisco, beating until light. Beat in eggs until creamy, then stir in flour and baking powder to make soft dough. Divide dough evenly into 16 parts. Roll each part into a flattened ball and set aside on a plate. Wrap plate in plastic wrap and refrigerate two hours. Grease cookie sheet and set aside.
Roll 1 ball dough into a rectangle about 1/16-inch thick. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of filling evenly over dough leaving a generous margin. Roll out another ball into similar shape and lay it neatly over the first.
Using sharp knife, trim the tart to approximately 3 1/2"x5" and crimp edge with fingertips or tines of fork. Place tart on cookie sheet and prick top with fork.
Optional: Lightly beat egg white with milk. Brush tops of tarts and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes, just until edges are browned. Prick again during first 10 minutes of baking to help keep them flat. Cool, wrap and store at room temperature or refrigerator. Tarts may also be iced.
Crockpot Applesauce
10 lg. cooking apples, peeled, cored & sliced or cut in chunks
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 to 1 c. sugar
Put all ingredients into crockpot. Should be about 3/4 full. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (high 3 to 4 hours).
Hamburger Bun Recipe
8 cups all purpose flour
2 packages active dry yeast
2 cups warm water
3/4 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3 eggs
In large mixing bowl 4 cups flour with yeast.
Combine water, oil, sugar, and salt. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs. Beat at low speed with mixer for 1/2 minute, scraping bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand, stir in 4 cups flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out on floured surface, knead till smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl, turning once. Cover, let rise in warm place till double (about one hour). Punch down, divide dough in 3 portions. Cover, let rest 5 minutes. Divide each portion into eight balls. Turn ball in hands, folding edges under to make a even circle.
Press ball flat between hands. Place on greased baking sheets, pressing to 3 1/2 inch circles. Let rise till double (about 30 minutes). Bake at 375F about 10 minutes. Makes 24 buns.
Layered Beef Crockpot Dinner
1 lb lean ground beef (or ground turkey)
2 tablespoons imitation bacon bits
1 small onion, chopped
15 oz can tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2/3 cup brown rice
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
Crumble ground beef evenly over bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle with bacon bits, then onion. In a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, water, chili powder,
salt, and black pepper; pour half over beef and onion layers. Sprinkle rice evenly over top, then top with remaining tomato sauce mixture, then bell pepper. Cover and cook on LOW about 5 hours or until rice is tender.
Monkey Bread
4 cans of refrigerated biscuits
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. cinnamon
3/4 c. butter or margarine
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut biscuits into quarters and coat with mixture of cinnamon and sugar
Melt remaining ingredients together in a small saucepan.
Place half of biscuit quarters into a greased Bundt pan
Pour 1/2 of butter mixture over the top and repeat with remaining biscuits.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.
Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients:
1/2 lb bacon
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 c. celery, chopped
5 lb bag potato's, peeled and diced
8 c. water
6 bouillon cubes
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
Fry bacon in until crisp, remove bacon, drain fat keep about 2 tablespoons. Fry onion, garlic, and celery in bacon fat until tender, not browned. Add water, potatoes, and bouillon and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cover, simmering until potatoes are tender. Stir in cheese until melted into soup. Stir in crumbled bacon, and serve. This recipe serves about 6 to 8