Saturday, February 25, 2012

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Ham and Cheese Sliders
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Ingredients:
For the sandwiches:
24 slider rolls
24 slices honey ham
24 small slices Swiss cheese
Mayonnaise

For the sauce:
1½ tbsp. yellow mustard
8 tbsp. butter, melted
1 tbsp. finely minced onion (or 2 tsp. dried minced onion)
½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Poppy seeds, for sprinkling

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Split the slider rolls and spread the insides lightly with mayonnaise. Fold a slice of ham to fit on each slider bun, and top with a slice of Swiss cheese. Replace the top bun to assemble the sandwiches. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet.

To make the sauce, combine all ingredients except the poppy seeds in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Drizzle the sauce over the tops of the slider buns. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Cover with foil and bake 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Remove the foil and bake 2 minutes longer. Serve warm.

Source: annie's eats

Turkey Pesto Sliders

Turkey Pesto Sliders


Ingredients:
6 slider buns
6 slices of turkey deli meat
6 slices of provolone cheese
3 tbsp. pesto
3 tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. butter, melted

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone baking mat. Split the slider buns and lay a folded slice of turkey on the bottom half of each bun. Layer each with a slice of provolone. In a small bowl, combine the pesto and mayonnaise in a small bowl and mix until blended. Spread a thin layer of the pesto mayonnaise on the inner side of the top half of each bun. Replace the top bun over the cheese to assemble the sandwiches. Brush the tops of the buns lightly with melted butter. Bake 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sandwiches are warmed through.

Source: Annie's eats

Polka Dot Cookies

Chocolate cookies with green mint chips as polka dots
2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup butter
1 ½ cups unsifted all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
3 large eggs
½ cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups (12 oz) guittard green mint chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In top of double boiler over low heat, melt the semisweet chips and butter, stirring constantly until smooth. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
In a large bowl beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until light. Blend in melted chocolate then dry ingredients. Stir in green mint chips and chill for 10-15 minutes or until stiff. Drop by well rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes; cookies will be soft in centers but will harden as they cool.

Chicken Sauce for Hawaiian Haystacks

*Makes about 4 cups chicken sauce (enough to serve 4-6 for Hawaiian Haystacks)
INGREDIENTS:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks (or leftover cooked chicken, cubed)
3 tablespoons butter
½ onion (about ½ cup), finely chopped
3 cloves garlic; finely minced
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
1 cup chicken broth
DIRECTIONS:
In a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat and add the onion and raw chicken (if using leftover cooked chicken, don’t add it to the skillet now, you’ll add it later). Saute the onion and chicken, if using, until the onions are soft and translucent and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about one minute, stirring, until fragrant.
Sprinkle the flour over the onions and chicken and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat for one minute – this helps get rid of the starchy, flour taste. Slowly whisk in the milk and chicken broth. Cook, stirring constantly with a whisk, and bring the sauce to a simmer over medium to medium-high heat. Add the salt and pepper. If you are using leftover cooked chicken, add it now. Continue simmering, stirring the sauce frequently, until the sauce has thickened, about 5-8 minutes.
Serve the chicken sauce over rice with your toppings of choice, such as olives, tomatoes, celery,shredded sharp cheddar cheese, green onions, mandarin oranges or pineapple and chow mein noodles.
Recipe Source: My Kitchen Cafe

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Salty Carmel Oat Bars

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cups finely crushed pretzels
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups rolled oats
1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
1 (11 oz) bag of caramel bits (if you can’t find the bits, use a 14 oz bag of wrapped caramels, minus 1/2 cup)
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped cashews
1 tsp coarse sea salt
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°
2. Line a 15x10x1 inch pan with foil
3. With your electric mixer beat butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla until incorporated.
4. On low speed add in your pretzels and flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly mix in your oats.
5. Set aside 1 cup of your batter.
6. Press remaining batter into prepared pan.
7. In medium saucepan combine your caramels and sweetened condensed milk over medium heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth.
8. Pour caramel on oat batter. Sprinkle the cashews, chocolate chips and remaining oat batter on top.
9. Sprinkle your coarse sea salt evenly over top.
10. Bake for 20-2 minutes until top starts to golden.
11. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
12. When cool lift bars from pan with foil and cut.
Quick notes
makes 60 bars recipe from cookies and cups