Green County Area Community Cookbook

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Welcome to the Green County Area Community Cookbook where members share some of their kitchen favorites for you to put to the ultimate test in your kitchen. Enjoy!


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Apple Macadamia Nut Coffee Cake

Contributor: Polly Brockert

Photo of Apple Macadamia Nut Coffee Cake made by Polly Brockert

Chef's Comments:  Great for Breakfast, Brunch or Desert.

Dough Ingredients:
  • 1/2 C. Milk
  • 4 Tbl Butter
  • 1/4 C. Yogurt
  • 1/4 C. Sugar
  • 1 tea. Salt
  • 2 tea. Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tea. Cinnamon
  • 3 C. Flour
  • 2 pks. Yeast
Nut Mixture
  • 6 oz. Crushed Macadamia Nuts
  • 5 Tbl Butter
  • 1/4 C Brown Sugar
Apple Filling
  • 8 Apples peeled, cored and sliced thinly
  • 3 Tbl Cinnamon
  • 2 tea. Vanilla
  • 1/4 C. Sugar
  • 1/4 C. Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tbl. Grated Orange Peel
Directions:
  1. Butter 9 x 9 glass baking, dish set aside
  2. Add first 6 ingredients into microwavable bowl.
  3. Microwave for 45 seconds, stir and check temp, heat til 130' is reached.
  4. In another bowl add 1 cup flour, cinnamon, and yeast, mix well
  5. Pour warm liquid over dry ingredients (130')
  6. Mix for three minutes by hand until well incorporated.
  7. Add eggs, one at a time
  8. Add remaining flour, knead 7 minutes until dough is shiny and springy
  9. Put oil in bowl, add dough ball, roll over to cover top with oil.
  10. Cover with clean kitchen towel, place in warm place and allow to double. 40-60 minutes
  11. Peel, core and slice apples, place in bowl
  12. Mix apples with apple filling ingredients above
  13. Crush Macadamia nuts with rolling pin
  14. Punch down dough and divide into three equal balls.
  15. Roll out on floured board to 10 in. by 10 in.
  16. Brush with melted butter.
  17. Place in butter baking dish.
  18. Top with 1/3 of the apple filling, spread over to make each layer even with apples.
  19. Repeat with second and third layers
  20. Top layer with nut topping
  21. Bake for 40-60  mins. in 350 oven until golden brown rotate in oven every 20 mins.
  22. Cool in rack, Slice and serve warm.
Enjoy as a desert by topping with ice cream, whipped cream or caramel.
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Corn Waffle Temptation

Contributor: Spotlight Member: GuessWho

Chef's Comments: These are great for a weekend brunch, fast to make but sinfully delicious. Serves 2-4

Ingredients
  • 1 box - Jiffy® Corn Muffin Mix
  • 4 slices - cooked, crumbled bacon
  • 2 oz. - Muenster cheese cut into small cubes
  • ¾ Cup - Milk
  • 1 -  Egg
  • 2 TBS - Melted butter
Directions:
  1. Heat Waffle Iron.
  2. Mix milk, melted butter and egg.
  3. Mix in cheese and crumbled bacon.
  4. Add corn muffin mix and stir. Let batter rest for 2 minutes.
  5. Pour batter onto hot waffle iron (be sure to spread bacon and cheese chunks evenly over the iron).
  6. Cook to a deep golden brown (4-6 minutes depending on the size and wattage of your waffle iron).
  7. Top with butter and serve with Wisconsin Maple syrup and a dusting of powered sugar. Enjoy!
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Kookaburra's Dilly Herb Omelette

Contributor: Submitted by Kookaburra's

Chef's Comments: Serves 2. Serve with toast, fresh sliced oranges or apples, milk and juice for a perfect start to your day! Can you say...YUM

Ingredients:
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tsp Dilly Seasoning
  • 2 Tbsp Water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup Low Fat Feta cheese
  • Sliced tomatoes
*Optional Ingredients: sauteed mushrooms, onions, zucchini, ham*

Directions:
  1. Whisk eggs together until light and fluffy.
  2. Add Dilly Seasoning, water and salt
  3.  Pour into lightly greased pan
  4. Cook covered on medium heat until almost cooked through.
  5. Fill with  Low Fat Feta cheese and Sliced tomatoes
  6. Or - *Optional Ingredients or the filling of your choice

 Kookaburra's Downtown Monroe WI
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Raspberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Contributor: Cara Carper

Chef's Comments: This recipe bakes into thick slices, so this pan readily feeds a crowd, yet can be easily cut back for smaller groups.  Blueberries can be substituted for the raspberries. Serves: 10 - 12.

Ingredients:
  • 8 oz. cream cheese (one package)
  • Approximately 8 c. sliced, cubed bread (or raisin bread)
  • 1 c. raspberries (or blueberries)
  • 12 eggs
  • ½ c. maple syrup
  • 2 c. milk

Sauce Ingredients:
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 T. cornstarch
  • 1 c. water
  • 1 c. raspberries (or blueberries)
  • 1 T. butter
Directions:

  • Place bread cubes in a greased 9-in. x 13-in. baking dish.  You may need more than one dish, depending on your dish size.
  •  Dot bread with cream cheese.
  • Mix raspberries, eggs, syrup and milk and evenly pour over bread.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes covered; then 30 more minutes uncovered.
  • For sauce, mix sugar, cornstarch and water in saucepan. 
  • Boil until thick. 
  • Add berries and butter and cook again until warm and thick.

**Recipe from Edible Earth:  Savoring the Good Life with Vegetarian Recipes from Inn Serendipity by Lisa Kivirist & John Ivanko (local authors and innkeepers at Inn Serendipity)
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Spotlight Waffle's

Contributor: Spotlight Member: Spotlight

Chef's Comments:  This one is a BIG WOW here at Spotlight HQ!  Serves 2

Ingredients:
  • 2 - large butter croissants (fresh or not, it won’t matter)
  • 4 - Eggs
  • ¼ cup - Milk
  • 1 ½ tsp. – Vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp. – Cinnamon
Directions:
  1. Mix eggs, cinnamon, milk and vanilla -- mix well.
  2.  Slice croissants horizontally then soak in the egg mixture. Really let the mixture soak into the croissant being sure to soak both sides. All egg mixture will be gone if soaked correctly
  3. Place on hot waffle iron, close the top, and cook for 4-6 minutes depending on the size and wattage of your waffle iron (or until steaming has stopped and waffles are golden brown and somewhat crunchy).
  4. Have your crew ready to eat as soon as these come off the iron. They're best when served directly.
  5. Option 1: Top with butter, Wisconsin Maple syrup, and powered sugar.
  6. Option 2: Cover with sliced strawberries and whipped cream.
  7. Option 3: Top with hot pecan maple syrup. You can make this by heating 2 tsp. butter and ½ to 1 cup chopped pecans in a small pan, over a medium heat, for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add 6-12 oz real maple syrup and bring to a rolling boil.
  8. Serve and Say YUM!
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