Recipe's

Great Recipe's at a great price. Some taste just as good as your restaurant counterparts!

 

 

Found a lot of these on the Fake it frugal website, as well as some I have found out on my own!

 

 

Bacon, Egg and cheese bagel like a MacDonald's breakfast sandwich.

You will need:
Bagels
Eggs
Cheese Slices  (your choice of flavor, I like American for this)
Bacon. (ready made or freshly cooked)


fry eggs as many as you can do at once in the pan to further increase efficiency
Let them cool for just a minute
Assemble, Open bagels, place cheese on bottom, then egg, then bacon and done!
If you want any extras like Mayo or anything along that line add last.
If you are going to pre make these and freeze for fast breakfast on the go save condiments till after you unfreeze.

to freeze for later
Place 1-2 in freezer bag, (how ever many you like to eat in the morning)
Place them in the freezer and they're ready to go when ever you want! 
All you have to do to thaw fast is wrap in a paper towel and heat it in the microwave for about 90 seconds! 
They'll last for about a month in a freezer bag.

Glorious Coffee Cake!

You will need
for the Cake (mix in this order):
1/2 Cup Butter, Melted
2 Eggs
1 Cup Sour Cream
1.5 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Almond Extract (or Vanilla)
1 Cup Sugar
2 Cups Flour
For the Crumble Topping:
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix cake ingredients and spread half of the batter into well greased loaf or bundt pan.  
Sprinkle half of the Crumble Topping onto the batter, then add the remaining batter on top.
Top with remaining Crumble Topping.
Bake for 35-45 minutes and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.
Cost to make from Pantry under $2!



Cheddar Biscuits  Like Red Lobsters!

I have found this brand a few different places such as marc's and a few of the bread outlet stores.

Follow the recipe on the back, but I like to add a little more grated or shredded cheddar and lightly brush melted butter, or garlic butter over the top about half way through cooking to make it crispy and tasty just like you were sitting at the restaurant! Yum!

 

 

 

Potato skins Like TGI Fridays. Makes about 25 skins.

You will need:

 

1 Bag Red Skin Potatoes washed
1/2 Block Cream Cheese
 2 cups Shredded Cheddar
1/4 Stick Butter
1/4 C Milk
1 Box of Pre-Cooked Bacon Or cook your own for an even cheaper result.

Olive Oil
Salt

Preheat oven to 375

Poke potatoes with a fork several times. Rub them with a little olive oil and salt and put them on a greased cookie sheet for about 50 minutes or until they are tender.
While potatoes cook, add the 1/4 stick of Butter to a saucepan and melt. Add the Cream Cheese and combine with butter until melted.  Last, add the Shredded Cheddar and the Milk. Stir over Medium/Low heat until everything is well combined.

Spray a medium size bowl with baking spray and pour cheese mixture into it. Set aside to cool.

After potatoes have cooled, cut them in half and scrape out some of the insides.  Make sure to leave enough potato to hold the structure, but take out enough to leave room for the cheese & bacon.

Scoop a spoonful of mixture (or two;) ) into the potato skins.

Cut up bacon and press into the cheese to make sure it does not fall off. Refrigerate for an hour, or until it all sets up.

Divide up into freezer bags for later if not eating now.

when ready to serve place on baking sheet and cook for about 10 min at 400 degrees.

 

Freezer Biscuits like the Pillsbury kind. Makes about 36 biscuits

You will need:
Baking mix like bisquick, or a like brand 40oz or 2 lb.
2 3/4 cup Milk (maybe a small amount more)
Flour to roll dough in

You want to add a the entire 40 oz of mix with 2 3/4 cups milk, a little more or less depending on the consistency you like of your biscuits.
Mix well until a nice dough ball, but not to much or your dough will become tough.
roll out onto a well floured surface.
Cut into desired size biscuits using a biscuit cutter or the top of a drinking glass.
reassemble the dough to make as many biscuits as you can.
Put two biscuits into a fold top sandwich bag.  Fold bag in half, and in half again to separate biscuits.  This will keep the biscuits separate when they freeze and make it easy to use them later.
You can then place them all in a large freezer bag for when you want to take some out to use.
When ready to bake, Bake them at 350 for about 8 min.


 French Bread Bowls like the kind from Bakers Square

You will need:
1 packet of Yeast
1 Tablespoon reg sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter flavored margarine or shortening melted
4 cups reg flour

Mix water, sugar and yeast together, allow it to foam for at least 5 min.
After the wait Mix with a mixer, add remaining ingredients, but only add 2 cups of flour to start. Mix well, add remaining flour until mixed, It will be slightly sticky, flour a surface to knead the bread on, make a nice tight ball. Coat ball with olive oil, put into a bowl to rise for one hour. It is best to let the dough rise, so you can warm your oven to around 300- 350, then shut it off and place the covered bowl inside.
Once the dough has doubled in size cut into four equal parts and re roll each into its own ball. Cover again and let them rise for an additional 30 min.
When ready to bake, place on a baking sheet and back at 375 for about 20 min, if you coat the tops with a small amount of olive oil again before baking, the tops should become nice crisp and golden brown.
When done they should sound hollow inside.
let cool for 10 min or so, cut a slice off from the top so you can hollow out the middle of the bowl, make sure you leave enough to hold your soup!
Fill with your favorite hardy or cream soup, use the left over bread to dip with!

Fresh Brownies Just as good as any box!

You will need:
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Flour
1/3 Cup Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
Mix all these ingredients together with a whisk and dump them into a zipper bag.  On the bag, add the following instructions:

Add:  2 Eggs, 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil, 1 teaspoon Vanilla.
Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes in a 9 x 9 pan.

You can pre make and put into bags for up to six months, or just make as needed, add chocolate chips, or chocolate sauce to make these your own!


Fresh Cookie mixes, just as good as store bought!
All of these you can pre mix the dry items and store for up to 6 months in a bag, write the other ingrediants on the front for quick mix and bake.

Chocolate chip

You will need:
1 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 Cup Chocolate Chips
1 Stick Softened Butter,
1 Large Egg,
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 
Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 Stick Softened Butter
1 Large Egg
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Oatmeal

1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
Optional: 1/2 Cup Raisins and/or Nuts
1 Stick Melted Butter
1 Large Egg
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 
Mix
Refrigerate for 30 Minutes
Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Gingerbread

1 3/4 Cup Flour
3/4 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1/2 Stick Softened Butter
1 Large Egg
1/8 Cup Molasses 
Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.