Overnight French Toast

I made this for Sunday and everyone devoured it!  I made it with regular bread and served it with maple syrup though she has several other suggestions on her blog.
Overnight French Toast Recipe

Sweet Cornbread

Jordan's Favorite Cornbread recipe!  It doesn't need any extra toppings.

1/2 c Corn Flour
1 1/2 c Flour
2/3 c Sugar
1 T Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/4 c Milk
1/3  c Oil
2 Eggs
3 T Butter, Melted
1 T Honey

Mix dry ingredients together then add in the rest. Mix well. Pour into greased 8" or 9" square pan.  Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Bacon Wrapped Orange Chicken

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1/4 tsp Dried Sage
1/4 tsp Thyme
Salt and Pepper
4 strips Bacon, partially cooked
1/4 c Butter, melted
1/2 c Orange Marmalade

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking dish with foil.

Sprinkle each chicken breast with sage, thyme, salt, and pepper.  Wrap each chicken breast with 1 slice of bacon and arrange tin the pan with the bacon ends tucked under.

Melt together the butter and marmalade in a sauce pan over medium heat and stir until combined.  Pour over bacon wrapped chicken breasts.  Bake, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes. or until bacon is crisp and chicken is done.  Makes 4 servings.

*When I made this for our Bacon Night, I used chicken tenderloins and had equivalent strips of bacon. Then it will only cook for about 30 minutes instead.

From 101 Things To Do With Bacon by Eliza Cross

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

This is an excellent recipe to satisfy a need for a bacon cheeseburger but it's not grilling season.

8 Strips Bacon

1 small Onion, finely chopped

1 1/2 lbs Lean Ground Beef

1 Egg, lightly beaten

1/4 c Evaporated Milk

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Pepper

8 oz Colby Cheese, grated and divided

1/2 c Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350

In a frying pan, cook bacon over medium heat until browned; remove and drain on paper towels, when cool enough, crumble the bacon.  Discard all but 1 T of bacon drippings.  Stir in the onions and cook until soft; remove from heat.

In a bowl, stir together the beef, egg, milk, salt, and pepper.  Stir in the onion, 2/3 of the cheese, and all but 1 T of bacon.  Stir in bread crumbs and mix until well blended.  Shape into a loaf and transfer to a loaf pan.  Bake 1 hour.  Drain fat and sprinkle with remaining cheese and bacon.  Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.  Makes 6-8 servings.

From 101 Things To Do With Bacon by Eliza Cross

Four Bean Bake

Here is the Baked Bean recipe I made for our Memorial weekend family gathering.  The original recipe calls for 12 cans of beans so I'll cut it down for you!

1 lb Bacon Ends (or just bacon)

1 large Onion

1 c Brown Sugar

1/2 c Vinegar

1 tsp Garlic Salt

1 (15oz) can Great Northern Beans

1 (15oz) can Kidney Beans

1 (15oz) can Lima Beans

1 (15oz) can Pork & Beans

Cut up bacon and onions in little pieces and fry in a large pot. Drain off grease.  Add seasoning, sugar and vinegar to the bacon and onions.  Simmer 20 minutes.  Drain beans and add to sauce.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 OR cook on Low in a crock pot 4-5 hours.

Angel Food Cake

I LOVE angel food cake!  I got this recipe from Jason Blomstedt's mom when she made it for a picnic.  So yummy!  People think angel food cake is hard, but it's really not.  You just need to know a few tricks.  I serve my angel food cake with strawberries (where you slice them and add sugar to make a "sauce") and homemade whipped cream...never cool whip! 

ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Whip the following until foamy:

1 1/2 c egg whites (about 12)

1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/4 tsp salt

Keep whipping/beating and add:

3/4 cup sugar (2 T at a time) until stiff

SLOWLY add (scrape bowl around sides and over the top; I've done on low with beaters):

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract

in a separate bowl, sift 3x together:

1 c flour

3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar

add flour/sugar slowly to egg whites 1/4 cup at a time; scrape sides to mix in

bake in ungreased pan--cut w/ a knife to get out bubbles

bake at 375 for 30 to 35 min until tan

cool upside down

Pointers:

• To make sure your egg whites will beat to a stiff peak your bowls and beaters have to be spotless or they'll never firm up.  Also, not a DROP of egg yolks can be in your whites.  If you get any in them, they won't stiffen.
• If you're unsure what a stiff peak is, consult the internet or a basic cookbook (I started making angel food cake from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, which has lots of pictures and pointers).
• I think it works better to use an aluminum pan to bake with, I have a dark, non-stick pan, too, but it doesn't work as well. You can find the aluminum ones easily on amazon or at Williams Sonoma, etc.  I never see them at Walmart or Target, but I could be wrong.  I haven't looked in a while.  I found mine at a garage sale, and it's been awesome!

Broccoli Salad

Toss together:

3 heads of broccoli, washed and cut into small pieces (I used about 1/2 of a Sam's Club bag)
1/2 cup chopped sweet red onion
4 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled (I use real bacon bits from Sam's, about 1/3-1/2 cup)
3/4 cup raisins (I like to use Craisins instead)
3/4 cup sunflower seeds

Dressing:

1 cup Miracle Whip or Mayo (I used low fat)
2 Tbs sugar (I used Splenda)
2 Tbs vinegar (I like apple cider vinegar for this)

Mix all ingredients together well and toss with salad. This makes a coated but not too wet salad; if you like it more moist increase the dressing ingredients by half. You can add extra broccoli, bacon, raisins, and sunflower seeds to your personal preference. Enjoy!