Apple Crumb Cake

Got this recipe from my coworker.
Made to my family one Friday night. They all loved it. YES another recipe added to my cook it again list and to my recipe book.


3 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 c. oil
2 tbsp. water
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
(No baking powder is correct)

FILLING:

2-3 lb. apples, peeled
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped nuts
Put flour in a bowl. Add sugar and salt. Add water, oil and egg; mix with pastry blender until mixture forms crumbs. Cover bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch pan with 1/2 of the crumb mixture.
Prepare filling by grating the apples on the coarse side of the grater. Mix with sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Spread filling over the crumbs in the pan and then cover with the remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.




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Siopao recipe (chinese dumpling)

Filling:

1/2 k pork or chicken (cut into small pieces or coarsely ground) 1 c. onion (chopped)
1 clove Garlic (chopped finely)
3 tbsps. soy sauce
3 tbsp. Hoi sin sauce (can be find at Oriental store)
3 tbsp. Sesame oil (or crisco is fine
eggs (cut in slice or cubes)
1 tsp. MSG (if preferred)

Filling Preparation

Procedures

Saute garlic, onion in a sesame oil (or Crisco)
Add pork or chicken
Cook till lightly brown
Add water, soy sauce, hoi sin sauce, sugar, ground pepper, (MSG), and corn starch (or corn flour)
Stir until sauce boils
Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2 minutes
Remove pan from heat
Add hard boiled eggs
Let cool for 5 minutes



Ingredients:


Dough:

2 cups warm water
2 ½ tbsp sugar (added to yeast mixture)
1 cup sugar (added to the flour mixture)
2 pouch dry yeast
6 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp tbsp baking powder
6 tbsp shortening or butter



2. Make the dough

2.1 Place warm water in a bowl then add the yeast and sugar and mix well.
Leave the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes
2.2 In a mixing bowl, put-in the flour, baking powder, shortening (or lard), and the yeast-
sugar-water mixture then mix well (bubbles should have formed on top by then).
2.3 Knead the combined mixture until the texture of the dough becomes fine. Let the dough
rise by setting it aside for at least an hour (place in the mixing bowl and cover the top ).
2.4 Knead the dough again then cut into individual slices (this will be the dough per
individual siopao).
3. Flatten the dough until a round shape is formed using a rolling pin.
4. Put the asado filling on the middle of the flattened dough and wrap.
5. Place the siopao in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
6. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!













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Oreo cheesecake bites

Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 hour 5 min
Makes: 36 servings

What You Need
36 OREO Cookies, divided
1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
I made this everyone love it. It was a hit.

1 cup sugar
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Make It
Heat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides. Finely crush 24 cookies. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop remaining cookies. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.
Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; spread over top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.



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Italian Meatloaf


As usual prepare this my family especially my picky kids loves this.  Anothe A+ for me.  :-)


Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef
1 pkg (6oz) stuffing mix for chicken
1 can (14 1/2 oz) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
2 gloves garlic minced.
  •   I used food chopper to minced the garlic and add the tomato because my kids hate tomato. Because o this they even did not noticed that there is tomato on this recipe.
2 eggs lighty beaten
1 cup spaghetti sauce, divided (1/4 cup & 4/3 cup)
1 1/12 cups shredded mozarella cheese, divided (1/4 cup & 1 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375'F.  Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup of spaghetti sauce and 1/4 cup of cheese.

Shape into loaf or if you prefer you can make 6 mini loaves.  this is what i did w/ my family.  The girls taught it is cool doing this way. 

Bake 
  •  50 mins for 1 loaf.  Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese.  Bake for another 10 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.

  • 40 mins for 6 mini loaves. Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese. Bake for another 5 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.






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