Recipes for December Canning Items

Pumpkin gingerbread muffins
1/2 cup butter, room temp
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
2 3/4 cups white wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup chocolate chips (minis)
3 eggs
2 Tablespoons molasses
1 15 oz. can pumpkin
Cream the butter and brown sugar together with a mixer . Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices, and chocolate chips. Mix well, it will be dry and crumbly.
Add the eggs, mixing after each one. Add molasses and pumpkin and mix until well combined. Scoop into a greased muffin pan. Using a scoop will help the muffins be the same size, therefore cooking through evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-23 minutes


Homemade Onion Soup Mix
Ingredients
· 4 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
· 8 teaspoons dried onion flakes
· 1 teaspoon onion powder
· 1/4 teaspoon seasoned pepper

Equals 1 packet


Bean Cookies
2 cups white beans, cooked and pureed
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar-
Mix-4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla-
Mix-4 cups oat flour (blend up rolled oats in your blender until fine)
5 cups quick oats
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon (opt.)
1 cups coconut (opt.)
2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
2 cups white chocolate chips-
Mix-
Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10-12 min


Refried Bean 7 Layer Dip
Mix and add together:
1 cup refried beans (dried beans from cannery)
1 and 1/4 cups boiling water
1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/8 cup dry pack onions
1 small can mild green chilies
Allow first 4 ingredients to sit 10 minutes.
Add green chilies.
Add salt and garlic to taste.
You may also add 2-3 TBSP of salsa.
Spread out on serving plate.
Continue to layer with taco flavored sour cream (1/3) package or less of taco seasoning added to sour cream, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar cheese, green onions, browned and crumbled hamburger, black olives, etc.
Serve with chips of choice

December Canning

Our next canning date is December 18th.
Orders are due by Nov. 25.
We will be canning:
white beans
white wheat
onions
refried beans
flour
cocoa

My Apologies

Please forgive my slacking of this sight the past couple weeks. I've had a daughter in and out of the hospital and things got a little crazy. But now I'm ready to get us all back on track. Be prepared in the coming weeks for simple inexpensive holiday ideas, new recipes and savings where ever I can find them.

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Powdered Milk Taste Test --Part 3 and the final

Brand B is United Dairyman Non fat Dry Milk - is sold in 50 pound bags at the Milk and More Store which is on the southwest corner of Broadway and Hardy in Tempe. It is $55.00 and will make60 gallons of milk. This is the least expensive of all the products at $.92 per gallon!

Nonfat, powdered, dry milk is prepared by removing water and milk fat from pasteurized fresh milk. It is fine textured and reconstitutes easily in water with agitation. It is made by spraying concentrated milk into hot air or also known as "spray drying".

Results of Powdered Milk Taste test Part 2

Brand C -LDS Cannery Nonfat Milk -- sold in cans on ward canning day for $5.30 per can or in a 25 lb bag for $24.80. Each can will make 4.3 gallons. That's $1.23 per gallon!

This is a dense dairy dehydrated milk powder that takes a good bit of mixing to get it to dissolve back into liquid without lumps. Try using a blender or wire wisk. It is milk that is basically spray-dried and put through one pass in the dehydration process. For the best flavor, shelf life is 3-5 years. After that, the flavor can start to definitely go down hill, although it is still usable for up to 10+ depending on storage environment. It can be used in all cooking. Do make sure it is well blended into dry ingredients when added in as a powder, or you can get powdered milk lumps.

Results of Powdered Milk Taste Test

Brand A -- Morning Moo sold at Costco for $57.99. This bucket will make 52 gallons of milk. That's $1.12 per gallon.

Morning Moo is a milk alternative and it doesn't have as much protein, so be careful when using it for babies. They use sweet dairy whey as the base and then add vitamins A and D to fortify this low fat product. It only contains 9% lactose instead of the 20% milk has and it has a 10 year shelf life.

Come back next week for Brand B!