Pizza Bianca

Ingredients:

3 C (15 oz) flour
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 C water
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1 1/4 teaspoons sugar
5 Tablespoons olive oil
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes drained in colandar for 30 minutes (need 3/4 c for recipe)
6 oz mozarella cheese

Add first three ingredients to kitchenaid with dough hook (this is VERY wet dough). Mix on low for 3-4 minutes (scraping sides as necessary).

Let rest for 20 minutes. Add yeast and sugar and mix for 1-2 minutes on low. Mix on high for 6-10 minutes - until glossy and starts to pull away from the sides.

Oil bowl with 1 T EVOO (also oil the spatula). Scrape dough into bowl with spatula and then add 1 T EVOO on top of dough. Flip dough over and coat well in oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise until triple in volume (2 - 2 1/2 hours).

Prepare (sheet pan) pan with 2 T EVOO all over pan. press dough into pan from center out. If it gets difficult to press out, let rest 5 min and then finish pressing out dough. Let sit 5-10 minutes until bubbly. Poke dough with fork all over (30-40 times) to prevent large air bubbles.

Put into preheated oven (preheat at 450* for one hour with stone on middle rack) on top of pizza stone (still in the pan) for 15 minutes.

Combine tomato with 1 T olive oil and 1/8 teaspoon salt.

Put tomato topping on pizza dough and then 6 oz. mozarella cheese.

Back in oven 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.

Run spatula all around under the pizza, lift it to cutting board and slice with pizza cutter.

Carmel Brownies

Caramel Brownies

2 1/4 C brown sugar
2 C flour
1 t salt
1 t cinnamon
4 beaten eggs

Mix ingredients thoroughly.
Pour into 9x13 pan (I use 8x8 or 9x9 for thicker brownies).
Bake at 350* for 25-35 min. (I bake mine longer... not sure how long - sorry!)
Cool completely.

Frosting

8oz pkg cream cheese
1/2 C butter
1/2 Box (2 C) powdered sugar
1 t vanilla

Blend cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy. Spread on brownies.

Butermilk Pancakes

1 egg

2 T oil

1 T sugar

1/2 t soda

1 C buttermilk (subst. t of vinegar in C milk)

1 C flour

1 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

Beat egg. Add remaining ingredients. Beat til smooth. Pour batter onto hot griddle. Turn pancakes when they are puffed and full of bubbles.

Brown Sugar Lollipop Cookies

1 C shortening

2 C packed brown

2 Eggs

1/2 C sour milk (or buttemilk)

3 1/2 C flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Mix first three ingredents. Stir in milk, sift together and stir in flour, soda and salt. Chill 1 hour. With flour on hands roll into small balls. Pace on cookie sheet, insert popsicle stick and flatten cookie with glass.

FROSTING

3 egg whites

2 C powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla or almond flavoring

Beat egg whites stiff. Add sugar and vanilla gradually. Add water slowly as you beat. It will look like thick enamel paint. Frost cookies with pastry or paint brush. When frosting is completely dry, paint faces with a water color brush and food coloring. (or decorate like the psycho picture above)

Chocolate Sludge Cake (Kat!e's Favorite)

CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

2 C sugar
1 C shortening
2 Eggs, beaten
3 Bananas, mashed
1/2 C Cocoa
2 1/2 C Flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 C buttermilk
1 C boiling water

Preheat oven to 300°. In an electric mixer, cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and bananas. Mix well. Sift cocoa, flour, soda and salt together. Add alternately with buttermilk while whisking. Mix in boiling water. Bake in 13x9" ungreased pan 50-60 minutes.

Cool and cover with warm frosting.

1 C sugar
1/2 C cocoa
1/2 C margarine
1/4 C milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until sauce comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and add to cake while frosting is hot.