Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Pizza Pocket Recipe

This is such a good recipe for Pizza hot pockets.
I didn't use all of the ingredients for the filling. I mainly just used the all the ingredients that would be on a Pepperoni pizza


Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
  • teaspoon salt
  • cup water
  • tablespoons cooking oil

Pizza Pocket Filling

  • 1/2 cup sausage or 1/2 cup pepperoni or 1/2 cup ham
  • cup onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup green pepper
  • medium tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup tomato paste
  • teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded
  • tablespoons water

Directions:

1
Mix 1 1/4 cups flour, yeast and salt in bowl.
2
Stir in warm water.
3
Beat on low speed for 1/2 minute. Scrape bowl constantly.
4
Beat 3 minutes on high speed.
5
Stir in remaining flour with a spoon.
6
Turn dough out on floured surface. Knead 6 to 8 minutes.
7
Cover dough; let rest for 10 minutes.
8
Divide into 6 parts.
9
(Dough is also excellent pizza dough.) Filling instructions: Brown and drain sausage, green pepper and onion.
10
Add chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, spices and water.
11
Cook 5 minutes.
12
Roll each portion of pizza pocket dough into rounds.
13
Spoon 1/6 of filling and 1/6 of cheese onto each pizza pocket round.
14
Fold dough in half and close with fork tines.
15
Brush with beaten egg.
16
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.


Books!

I love to read and here are some of the books I have read:

(These two are World War II books)

Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin


Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus


Here are some more books: (Not World War II books)

Twig by Elizabeth Orton Jones



Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary


Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes

Friday, January 16, 2015

Paper design outfits

Paper design outfits

Some outfits I made from Paper Fashions Fantasy from Klutz





Thursday, January 15, 2015

Chocolate Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients
  • 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 cup(s) sugar
  • 1 cup(s) mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
  • 1 cup(s) cold water

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat sugar, mayonnaise, and vanilla extract until combined. Beat in flour mixture in thirds, alternating with water, until blended. Beat 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  4. Bake 22 to 24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in cupcakes comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Top with frosting.

Recipe found at www.delish.com

Foods with expressions

Grumpy roll!
Cabbage!
Happy Slice of ham!
Happy Sausage with no eyes!