Papa Murphy's Gourmet Vegetarian Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce

 

1 unbaked pizza crust (either homemade or store-bought- the homemade crust is what I used in the picture and it is amazing!)

 recipe Creamy Garlic Sauce (see ...recipe below)

-Fresh spinach

-Sliced zucchini

-Mushrooms

-Artichoke Hearts

-Tomatoes

-Minced Onions

-Grated Mozzarella Cheese

-Parmesan Cheese

Spread pizza crust in pan (I used a small 8" cake pan for this recipe).

 

Spread creamy garlic sauce on top of crust.

 

 Add fresh vegetables (and any other toppings you like), sprinkle cheeses on top, and bake according to crust directions.

Creamy Garlic Sauce Recipe

This sauce is amazing! I love to use it in place of regular tomato pizza sauce.

 

 This will make enough sauce for one very large pizza or about 3 personal-sized pizzas.

1 cup ranch dressing

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese

1 tsp garlic salt

Dash of minced green onions

Dash of Italian seasoning

 

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

 

4 tsp. active dry yeast

1/2 c. warm water

... 2 c. milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm

3 Tbl. of melted butter, slightly cooled

1/2 c. sugar

2 quarts all purpose flour (7-8 cups)

2 whole eggs

2 tsp. salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar; let stand until frothy.

 

 Combine yeast mixture, milk, 1/2 cup sugar and enough flour to make a medium batter (about the consistency of pancake batter).

 

 Beat thoroughly.

 

 Add melted butter, eggs and salt. Beat well.

 

 Add enough flour to form a soft dough.

 

 Sprinkle a small amount of flour onto counter and let dough rest.

 

 Meanwhile, grease a large bowl.

 

 Knead dough until smooth and satiny and put in greased bowl; turn over to grease top.

 

Knead dough for 10 minutes by hand, OR  (use the dough hook on your mixer to knead this for about 4-5 minutes).

 

 

 Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.

 

 Punch down. Turn out onto a floured board.

 

 Divide into portions for shaping; let rest 10 minutes.

 

 Shape dough into desired forms.

 

 Place on greased baking sheets.

 

 Let rise until doubled.

Bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

 

 Baste immediately with butter. Yield: 5 to 6 dozen. Serve with Butter, OR Cinnamon Honey Butter ( mix buttter, honey and cinnamon to your likings.

Popeye's Fried Chicken

 

There are 2 things us Texan's know best.

 

#1 is Chicken Fried Steak w/ Cream Gravy

 

#2 is Fried Chicken

 

You can't get much better then this Recipe !!!  :)

 

 

 

1 frying chicken, with skin cut up

6 cups vegetable oil

... 2 tablespoons white pepper

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons paprika

1 tablespoon salt

3 eggs

Heat the oil over medium heat in a deep fryer or in a wide, deep pan on stove.

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, peppers, and paprika.

Break the eggs into a separate bowl and beat until blended.

Check the oil by dropping in a pinch of the flour mixture, If the oil bubbles rapidly around the flour, it's ready.

Dip each piece of chicken into the egg, then coat generously with the flour mixture.

Once the chicken is coated, it should be placed on a rack to allow the pieces to dry, which may take 20 to 30 minutes. Allowing the pieces to dry will provide for more even browning of the chicken.

To fry, heat oil in a heavy skillet over a medium-high burner until the oil is very hot. Place the chicken pieces in the hot oil, skin side down, one piece at a time. Leave enough space between pieces so that they are not crowded. This allows the pieces to cook and brown more evenly.

Continue to cook over a medium heat, turning until all sides are golden brown and the meat is cooked thoroughly.

As the pieces finish cooking, they should be removed from the pan and placed on a paper towel to allow grease to drain.

 

 

Lemon Cream Cake

 

1 3/4 c. cake flour

 

1 T baking powder

 

1 tsp. salt

 

 1/2 c. sugar

 

1/2 c. vegetable oil

 

 6 egg yolks

 

3/4 c. water

 

 1 T lemon zest

 

 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

 

 3/4 c. sugar

 

 6 egg whites

 

1 c. heavy cream, 8 oz.cream cheese

 

 2 1/2 c. powdered sugar

 

 3 T lemon juice.

Lemon Sponge Cake:

 

The first step should be to make the meringue which gets folded into the cake batter.

 

 Separate 6 eggs.

 

 Reserve the yolks for a later step.

 

 Place 6 egg whites into a a large bowl and start beating on high with an electric mixer.

 

SLOWLY sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, and 3/4 cup sugar, adding the sugar a bit at a time.

 

 Whip the egg white mixture until stiff peaks form.

In a bowl combine these dry ingredients- 1 3/4 cup cake flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup sugar.

 

 In a separate bowl combine these wet ingredients- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 6 egg yolks, 3/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon lemon zest.

With an electric mixer, combine the wet and dry ingredients then gently fold in the meringue.

 

 Pour batter into a non-greased 10" tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

 

 Upon removing from oven, immediately flip the tube pan upside down to rest and cool on the pan's feet or onto a bottle neck if your pan doesn't have feet.

 

 Allow to completely cool. Run a knife around the edges before removing from pan.

 

 Slice cake horizontally into 3 even layers with dental floss or a very long serrated knife.

Lemon Cream Filling: One cup heavy cream, whipped, 8oz. softened cream cheese, 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons lemon juice.

 

With an electric mixer, whip the cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice until well combined then fold in the whipped cream.

 

Chill for 1/2 hour, then frost the bottom layer with 1/2 of the lemon filling, place on middle cake layer and frost with the rest of the filling.

 

Place last cake layer on top and chill cake. Dust cake top with powdered sugar right before serving.