Funnel Cake

Funnel Cake

3 eggs beaten

2 cups of whole milk

1/2 cup of sugar

3 cups of self-rising flour not plain flour

1 teaspoon of vanilla

canola oil for frying

powdered sugar for dusting

cinnamon sugar for dusting 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon



Get a large bowl, cream together the eggs, sugar, milk and vanilla. Add the flour a little at a time mixing well. The batter will need to be thin enough to run through a funnel.

In an 8 inch and about 3 inches deep skillet, heat oil to 375 degrees

Hold your finger over the bottom hole of a funnel and pour 1/2 cup of batter into the funnel. Hold the funnel close to the oil and remove your finger.

Move the funnel in a circular motion so that the batter is spread around in the skillet. when edges start to brown turn the cake over with a metal spatula and brown the other side. This will take less than a minute.

Drain on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar or top with your favorite pie filling!

Soulfoodqueen.net.... Yellow Squash And Sliced Red Potatoes

So simple and southern to bring to your country table this summer.

medium yellow squash 1/2 pound clean free from dirt leaving skin on

medium red potatoes 1 pound clean free from dirt leaving skin on

1 yellow medium onion slices

6 tablespoons olive oil

6 ounces goat cheese

Salt and black pepper to taste

1/2 cup whole milk

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

thinly sliced basil or thyme leaves added after baking

Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease casserole dish with a drizzle of olive oil.

slice the onion, squash and potatoes into very thin slices. toss the sliced vegetables olive oil in a bowl.

layer half squash,potatoes,squash just spread evenly  then season with salt and pepper. Top with half of the goat cheese, scattered evenly in large chunks. Repeat onion , squash potatoes seasoning again with salt and pepper and topping with the other 1/2 of the goat cheese. Finish by layering on the final of the vegetables and seasoning with salt and pepper.

Pour the milk over the entire dish. Top with the parmesan cheese. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake 15 more minutes, until the top browns.

Soulfoodqueen.net... Strawberry Pie

Strawberry, strawberry, and more strawberries are here this season and you can make a pie.if you like a cool cake too...Got recipes for you.

For the Filling:
pick over the berries and measure out 2 pounds of the most attractive ones. Add the berries to the bowl with the glaze and fold gently with a rubber spatula until the berries are evenly coated.

3 pounds fresh strawberries taking the little green hats of and gently rinsed and dried.

One bake pie crust

¾ cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1½ teaspoons Sure-Jell for low-sugar recipes (the pink box)

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Select 1 1/2 cup misshapen, overripe, or not so cute berries, In a food processor, process the berries to a smooth state, scraping down the bowl as needed.

Whisk the sugar, cornstarch, Sure-Jell, and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir in the berry puree, making sure to scrape the corners of the pan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a spatula, and bring to a full boil.

Scoop the berries into the pie shell, piling into a mound. If any cut sides face up on top, turn them face down. If necessary, rearrange the berries so that holes are filled and the mound looks attractive. Refrigerate pie until chilled, about 2 hours. Serve within 5 hours of chilling and add topping.

Try this cool cake

Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Get Recipe It's a Good One
http://www.themotherhuddle.com/strawberry-shortcake-dessert/

Smoke Pulled chicken

There are so many wonderful ways to serve this wonderful  pulled chicken. It is marvelous just piled warm and steaming on a plate with no sauce. Many people make the mistake of dumping a bottle of sauce over the meat smothering it to deaf. Please don't. The taste of hot flavor from the smoker is unmatched.

The best way to eat a pulled chicken is a great sandwich.

Use two forks to tear away the meat.

Use your favorite sauce

You can used chicken leg Quaters

You can smoke it on a grill for about 6-10 hours

This the best way to get that really good favor is to smoke it.

You can place in a oven on 350 about 3 hours or more you can add liquid smoke.

Last you can put it in a crock pot and leave it for 8 hours. no smoke taste just good and tender meat.

Always remember to add your favorite spices

Sweet Potatoe Pie

Sweet Potato Pie has to be my all time favorite dessert. I can make it any day of the week and absolutely love it. I like the regular pie crust not the graham cracker crust. Sometimes it’s hard to find a good sweet potato pie.


Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes or yams (I like yams better)

2 whole eggs

2 egg yolks

1 can of evaporated milk (use less if you what your pie thick)

1 1/2 stick of unsalted butter

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

1 tablespoon lemon extract

1 tablespoon  nutmeg

dash salt

1 1/2 cup of white sugar

2 deep dish pie crusts

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425° F. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and roast (skin on). Bake until soft. Remove from oven. Allow to cool . Remove the skin carefully. Or boil potatoes with skin on in water until fork tender. Place sweet potatoes into large bowl. Sprinkle salt and butter. Mash with a potato masher until  smooth. Mix nutmeg and add sugar. Mix well. (you may use a  mixer, on low speed this will help make the pie smooth) Add the whole eggs first and mix, now add the egg yolks and mix well. Slowly add evaporated milk, vanilla, lemon extract.Mix until a smooth .cut the oven to 375° F. Place pie shells on a baking sheet. Pour sweet potato mixture into pie shells evenly making some peaks. Bake on center rack for 45 minutes or until peaks are dark brown. Allow to completely cool.

Beef Liver And Onions

My mom used to cook a wonderful beef liver. The liver was calf liver, it was tender and very tasty. I request the liver dinner for her to cook when she came down to my home in Mississippi. My mom passed away that year and went  home to be with the Lord. That meal will always be with me forever.I love you Mom.

8 tablespoons bacon dripping

2  Large onion, sliced

2 teaspoons white sugar

1 pound calves' livers

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

salt and pepper to taste


Directions

In a medium skillet melt bacon over medium heat.

Stir in onion and saute until softened. Stir in sugar and continue to cook until onion caramelizes set a side.

Rinse liver and remove thin outer membrane and beat liver with a pounded until tender

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Heat bacon dripping in a medium skillet over medium heat

Dredge liver slices in flour and salt and pepper to taste

and brown in melted bacon dripping for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side.

Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve liver smothered with caramelized onions.

Smothered Beef Liver Recipe -

Use the same direction as above when the onions is caramelized set aside in a pan

add mix beef gravy and pour gravy over the liver and onions.

add caramelized onions and simmer about 5 mins and serve with hot cooked rice.