Tag: French

Breakfast, Journal, Low Carb, Recipe

Basic Egg Loaf

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For those who don’t know, this is keto/low carb french toast! Today, I made french toast dippers in my corn stick cast iron pans (and they turned out better than I have ever made them).

This is one of the easiest recipes! It’s full fat cream cheese, eggs, and melted butter in a ratio is 2:2:1. That means it can easily be adjusted up or down!

Basic Egg Loaf

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Basic Egg Loaf
8 ounces full fat cream cheese
8 eggs
4 ounces butter, melted
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Once all of the ingredients are at room temperature, place them all in a bowl and blend until smooth. You can use a Kitchen Aid, a food processor, a blender, a stick blender, etc.
Pour into a greased baking dish (just about any will work: loaf pan, 13×9 casserole, muffin tins, etc.) and bake 30 to 45 minutes (or until brown).

Here’s the link to my meal prep containers:
https://amzn.to/31czIBI

Appetizers, Breakfast, Level 1, Levels 2 And Above, Lunch, Recipe

Portuguese Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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I say Portuguese because a friend shared this recipe (which was translated via Google). I do not have the original URL for this.
Here’s the translated version:
The wonderful afternoon snack! !
2 eggs
2 tbsp grated cheese
Salt to taste
1cc yeast
1 tbsp olive oil
Beat with a fork and take the micro for 3 minutes.
Open the bread in half and fill with ham and mozzarella and take the sandwich until golden brown and enjoy!
Untranslated for those who read Portuguese:
Lanchinho da tarde maravilhoso! !!
2 ovos
2 cs queijo ralado
Sal a gosto
1cc de fermento
1 cs azeite
Bater com um garfo e levar ao micro por 3 minutos.
Abrir o pão ao meio e rechear com presunto e mussarela e levar para a sanduicheira até dourar e bom apetite!
Anyway, I figured the 1 cc of yeast was 1 teaspoon, since it translated “cs” into tablespoons.
So, I made this. I did 2. One to do like a grilled cheese on my stove and a second to cook in a sandwich maker. I did everything per the instructions, except added a little garlic powder to one batch.
I microwaved this in one of these Ziploc containers, since it more closely resembles the size and shape of a piece of white bread:

This is what it looked like after coming out of the microwave (just about thought it was going to spill over the top but it deflated quickly).

I just put cheese in the middle, after slice in half lengthwise.  Then commenced cooking.  Here is the one on the stove top griddle:
And here’s the second one after I removed it from the sandwich maker:
The consensus between my husband and myself?  It’s a greasy dense omelet.  I’m not sure what (if anything) the yeast did in the recipe.  If I had to choose a cooking method, I prefer the stove top griddle.  I initially was going to say I wouldn’t make these again but now that they have cooled off a bit, the griddle one, if doctored up with vanilla and cinnamon, could probably fool my brain into thinking it was french toast.  I might have to try that!  Anyway, if you try this, tweak it, and love it, let me know how you did it!  🙂

Bread, Dip, French, Recipe, Roast Beef, Rolls

Bread Frenzy

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Well, it all started when one person (Tracy) posted some links. That’s all it took. Now, I am on a bread making binge!

Our all around favorite is Bretzel Rolls (made two batches just today). There is no corned beef or pastrami sandwich better than one on these rolls!

Bretzel Rolls

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http://theteacherlearnstocook.blogspot.com/2008/06/bretzel-rolls.html
(For step-by-step pictures, go to her page)
Bretzel Rolls (adapted from Recipezaar.com)
2 hours start to finish – Makes 8 sandwich size rolls
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast (or 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast which will need proofing)
  • 1 1/3 cups warm water
  • 2 tablespoons warm milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 quarts of water
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • kosher salt
  • spray oil (I really like this stuff, the high heat canola is great)
  1. Mix the flour and yeast in the bowl of a standing mixer (or a large bowl)
  2. Melt the butter and warm the milk
  3. Combine the butter, milk, water, and brown sugar in a separate bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved
  4. Add the butter mixture to the flour and stir until all the flour is hydrated and you have a firm, pliable dough ball
  5. Using the dough hook, knead the dough for 2 minutes, or if you’re kneading by hand, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2 minutes
  6. Round the dough into a ball and cut it in half with a bench scraper or chef knife
  7. Continue rounding and cutting 2 more times until you have 8 even dough balls
  8. Arrange the balls on a lightly floured surface, cover with a damp cloth, and allow them to rest for 10 minutes
  9. Pat the dough balls into rolls by slightly flattening them (you should have a semi-flat disc about3 to 4 inches in diameter)
  10. Arrange the rolls on a lightly floured surface about 1 inch apart, cover them with lightly oiled plastic wrap, and allow them to rest for 30 minutes
  11. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, line one large 3/4 sheet pan, or two 1/2 sheets with parchment paper, spray the paper lightly with oil
  12. In a large stockpot, bring the water to a rolling boil and add the baking soda (make sure the pot is deep enough that it doesn’t boil over when you add the baking soda, you may also want to add the baking soda slowly to lessen the chance of boil over)
  13. Drop 2 rolls into the boiling water and boil for 30 seconds, turning once
  14. Remove the rolls from the water with a slotted spoon, drain them, place them on the prepared sheet pans, and sprinkle lightly with salt
  15. Once all the rolls have been boiled, bake on the upper and middle rack of the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the rolls are nicely browned all over, shifting the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through cooking
  16. Remove the rolls and transfer them to a wire rack
  17. Serve warm or at room temperature

These I am making now because my husband came home from work wanting a French Dip sandwich and we did not think the Pretzel Rolls would be the same:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/French-Bread-Rolls-to-Die-For/Detail.aspx

French Bread Rolls to Die For

Submitted by: JOCATLIN

Rated: 5 out of 5 by 406 members
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 2 Hours 20 Minutes
Yields: 16 servings

“Simply delicious French bread rolls with a crisp crust and chewy texture.”

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups bread flour

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

To the yeast mixture, add the oil, salt, and 2 cups flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces, and form into round balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 9/2/2008

With this Quick Au Jus:

http://sadieskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/07/au-jus-for-french-dip-sandwhiches.html

  • 2 c water
  • 1 TB beef bouillon granules
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 ts crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt

In a large saucepan, combine the water, bouillon, pepper, garlic salt, and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 15 – 20 minutes.

Though next time I will try making some from scratch.

HOMEMADE AU JUS

Makes about 3 cups (enough for 6 French dip sandwiches).

Note that the nutritional analysis for this recipe was done with 1/4 cup per serving. But you should actually serve 1/2 cup per person to make sure there’s enough to enrich every last bite of sandwich.

  • 1/2 lb. beef stew meat or meaty beef scraps
  • 1 tsp. salt, divided
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 c. finely diced onion
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and smashed
  • 1 tsp. tomato paste
  • 4 (14-oz.) cans lower-sodium beef broth (this was tested with Swanson brand)
  • 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 bay leaf

Directions
Season the stew meat with 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the stew meat and brown well on all sides. When the meat is well-browned, add the onion, reduce heat to low and cook until the onions are tender and beginning to caramelize around the edges, about 10 minutes.

Add the garlic clove and tomato paste and continue cooking for 5 minutes more. Add the beef broth, Worcestershire and bay leaf, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove cover, increase heat to medium and simmer for another 25 minutes or until reduced to 3 cups.

Taste broth and add as much of the remaining salt as is necessary to give a deep salty-beefy flavor. Remove bay leaf and meat, and pour into cups. Serve with French Dip Sandwiches.

Nutrition information per cup serving:
Calories 22 Fat 1 g Sodium 250 mg
Carbohydrates 1 g Saturated fat 0 g Calcium 0 mg
Protein 1 g Dietary fiber 0 g