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Monday, June 27, 2011

Chicken Charlie's Deep-Fried Kool-Aid Balls


Chicken Charlie's Fried Kool-Aid Balls.
 As you might know a place called Chicken Charlie's is at the San Diego County Fair. And they are serving many deep-fried foods, but the most famous of them are the deep-fried Kool-aid balls. Here on this site we are not going to just have 1 recipe for these, but 2! I recommend using sweetened Kool aid powder, but not the sugar-free variety(because it's not all natural or natural, and tastes gross.) Here's the first recipe:

 Fried Kool-Aid Balls Recipe #1


Recipe #1
Ingredients:- Vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup sweetened Kool-Aid (We like orange)
-  3 eggs
- 1/4 cup of organic sugar (If you want it sweeter? You can just add more)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups organic milk
- 3 2/3 cups of all-purpose flour

Optional
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Optional
- 1 teaspoon milk chocolate (melted)
Optional
- 1 teaspoon honey

Make the batter by beating the eggs and sugar together. Gradually add the milk and dry ingredients, including the optional ones. Cook in hot vegetable oil (in a deep-fryer)until golden brown (a few minutes, depending on heat). Take out of oil, then let them cool on a plate lined with paper towels or a wire rack for a few minutes, then enjoy! 


Recipe #2
 Fried Kool-Aid Balls Recipe #2

Ingredients:
-1 cup organic sugar
-1 3/4 teaspoons nutmeg
-1 1/4 teaspoons salt
-3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
-3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-2 tablespoons liquid shortening (or vegetable oil)
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
-2 eggs, beaten
-1 cup milk(organic preferred.)
-1 package any flavor sweetened Kool-Aid mix (small packet)
-3 cups all-purpose flour

Kool-Aid Icing:
-1 package favorite Kool-Aid mix (small packet)
-2 cups organic powdered sugar
-1 -2 tablespoon milk(organic preferred.)

Directions:
  1. In large bowl, put dry ingredients together: sugar, spices, salt and baking powder.
  2. Cut in shortening and vanilla then mix thoroughly with dry ingredients.
  3. Slightly beat eggs. Add milk and pour into the center of the dry ingredients after making a small well in the middle.
  4. Mix Kool-Aid and flour together then add to egg mixture. Mixture should be thick enough to scoop. If not, add more flour.
  5. Heat oil in deep fryer. Using a small ice cream scoop, drop a scoop of Kool-Aid Ball dough into the hot oil.
  6. Fry in oil until they float to the top and turn a nice  golden brown. They will have a slight colored tint to them depending on the Kool-Aid flavor
  7. Remove and place on either a wire rack or a plate lined with paper towels to drain oil.
  8. Ice while warm with Kool-Aid icing.
And if you have any other recipes for these, let us know and post a comment or email them to us at:mailto:Allnaturalfoodzone@gmail.com

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Yorkshire Pudding

Yorkshire pudding is a classic English side dish. These are great to serve with roast beef or chicken, but are also very good with other things as well. This is a great recipe and you can make these in a pie pan, muffin pan, cast-iron skillet, or square baking dish. This is a very easy recipe to make and can use the drippings from the roast beef, chicken or prime rib. This a great dish and it tastes great!

Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup pan drippings from roast beef, chicken or prime rib
Directions:


Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Sift together the flour and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, beat together the eggs and milk until light and foamy. Stir in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Pour the drippings into a 9-inch pie pan, cast iron skillet, square baking dish, or 12-count muffin pan. Put the pan in oven and get the drippings smoking hot. Carefully take the pan out of the oven and pour in the batter. Put the pan back in oven and cook until puffed and dry, 15 to 20 minutes

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

English Shortbread

Shortbread is a classic English and Scottish biscuit(cookie). It is delicious, and is great to eat any time of the year; and especially in the holiday season! Below is a great recipe for the biscuits. And if you would like to make more of these biscuits(cookies), just double or triple the recipe!

 Ingredients
   
~1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
~1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
~1 tsp. vanilla extract   
~1/4 tsp. salt
~1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
~Additional confectioners' sugar(organic reccomended) (optional)
~1/4 tsp. salt


  1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat the butter and sugar for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Blend in the vanilla extract and salt. Lower the speed and mix in the flour.
  2.  Shape the dough into a disc and place it between 2 large pieces of waxed paper. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough between the waxed paper until it is about 8 inches in diameter. If the dough is too soft, refrigerate or freeze it for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the top sheet of waxed paper.
  3. Using a plate slightly smaller than the dough as your guide, trim off the uneven edge of the dough with a sharp knife and discard.
  4. Invert the circle of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. With the tines of a fork, form a decorative border around the outside edge of the circle. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the circle into 8 or 12 wedges.
  5. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the edges of the shortbread start to brown. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Using a large, sharp knife, retrace the cuts previously made.
  6. After the shortbread cools completely. If desired, dust the top of the shortbread with confectioners' sugar. To store in an airtight container at room temperature, or freeze. Makes 8 to 12 cookies
        
  

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

English Sticky Toffee Pudding


English Sticky Toffee Pudding
Below is a great recipe for sticky toffee pudding. In fact it is my favorite recipe for the dessert. Sticky toffee pudding is a quintessentially English dessert. I hope you enjoy the following recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup pitted dates
  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Toffee Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch round or square baking dish. Sift the flour and baking powder onto a sheet of waxed paper. Chop the dates fine. Place in a small bowl and add the boiling water and baking soda; set aside. In a bowl of electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat until blended. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Add the date mixture to the batter and fold until blended with a rubber spatula. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake until pudding is set and firm on top, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven to a wire rack. Toffee Sauce: Combine the butter, heavy cream and brown sugar in a small heavy saucepan; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil gently over medium low heat until mixture is thickened, about 8 minutes. Preheat broiler. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the sauce over the pudding. Spread evenly on top. Place pudding under the broiler until the topping is bubbly, about 1 minute. Serve immediately spooned into dessert bowls. Drizzle with toffee sauce and top with a spoonful of whipped cream.