Deep-Fried Glutinous Rice Balls with Peanuts

Ingredients:

Skin:
100g mashed sweet potato.
300g glutinous rice flour, sifted.
1 tsp baking soda.
150g castor sugar.
100-120ml boiling water.

Filling:
400g peanuts, fried and chopped.
100g castor sugar.
50ml oil.

To Coat:
150g sesame seed (for coating).
Oil for deep-frying.


Directions:

Skin: Mix and knead all ingredients until a pliable dough is formed. Divide into 40 parts.

Filling: Mix all the ingredients together and form into 40 balls.

Wrap filling with skin and form into a ball. Dip in water and coat with sesame seeds.

Heat up oil, deep-fry balls until golden brown using medium low heat. Dish and drain. Serve as snack.


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Spicy Dried Prawn Sambal Sandwiched

Ingredients:
12 slices white bread, buttered or spread with mayonnaise.
1 cucumber, sliced thinly.

Sambal A (Pounded Finely):
10 small onions.
3 pips garlic.
15 dried chillies, soaked.
5 chili padi.
1 tbsp toasted belacan.
100g dried prawns, soaked.
6 tbsp oil.

B:
1 tbsp asam paste, mixed with 3 tbsp water, to squeeze out thick asam juice.
1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt to taste.

Method:


Heat up oil, saute pounded A until fragrant, add B and stir-fry until dry. Taste and dish up. Leave to cool.

Spread dried prawn sambal on one slice of buttered bread, arrange cucumber slices on top and close up with another slice of bread. Press lightly to stick.

Trim the sides of bread and cut diagonally into 2 pieces. Arrange on serving plate.

Serve as snack.

Tips:
Sandwiches should be covered with cling foil before serving otherwise they will be dry.


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Applebee's Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:

1/3 cup bottled apple butter
1/3 cup Catalina dressing
1/3 cup catsup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

Combine all ingredients. This will keep in the refrigerator for a few weeks or may be frozen. The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.



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Basic Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1 - 8 ounce package macaroni
3/4 cup mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 - 7 ounce can tuna, well drained and flaked

Directions:

Cook macaroni according to package directions in well salted water. Drain and let cool.

When cooled, add in the mayonnaise, celery and tuna. Mix well and chill until ready to serve.


This variation on the basic recipe adds veggies and cheese. A nice taste difference.


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Best Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups potatoes- cooked, peeled and cubed (about 6 or 7 whole potatoes)
1 cup Miracle Whip or mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup onion - chopped
1/2 cup celery - finely chopped
1/2 cup sweet pickles - finely chopped

Directions:

Boil potatoes whole, with the skins on, in salted water for about 15 to 20 minutes until they are tender in the middle when you prick with a fork. Do not overboil or the salad will be mushy.

Cool the potatoes a bit then peel them, cut into cubes and place in a large bowl.

In a separate smaller bowl combine the mayonnaise, mustard, celery seeds, salt and pepper. Mix well. Add the chopped eggs, onion, celery and pickles and mix together to combine.

Pour dressing over the cubed potatoes and mix lightly so as not to break up the potatoes too much. Cover and chill until time to serve.

Makes 6 servings


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Banana Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (or 1 stick) butter or margarine - softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 large ripe bananas - mashed
2 cups flour (all-purpose)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions:

Beat together butter and sugar at medium speed of mixer or by hand, until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well each time. Add bananas and beat until smooth.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Alternate stirring in part of the flour mixture and part of the buttermilk into the egg mixture until all is added and mixture is just moistened.

Do not overmix. Batter will not look completely smooth. Stir in nuts and vanilla.

Grease 12 standard size muffin tins or use paper cupcake cups. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.

Bake 15-18 minutes until lightly golden. Cool muffin pan slightly before turning out the muffins. Cool muffins on a rack a bit more.

Makes 12 medium size muffins. Great served warm with butter!


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Brownies

Ingredients:

· 1/2 cup flour - sifted before measuring
· 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/8 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
· 1 cup sugar
· 2 eggs
· 2 squares unsweetened chocolate - melted (2 ounces)
· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans


Direction:

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and eggs together until light and fluffy. Beat in melted butter and chocolate; stir in flour mixture then fold in the chopped nuts.

Spread brownies batter in prepared pan; bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Cut brownies in squares while still warm; cool brownies completely in pan.


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Cocoa Brownies

Ingredients:

Soft butter, for greasing the pan
Flour, for dusting the buttered pan
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar - sifted
1 cup brown sugar - sifted
8 ounces melted butter
11/4 cups cocoa - sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup flour - sifted
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt


Directions:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 minutes.

Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean.

When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.


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Peanut Butter Cake

Ingredients:

1/3 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 eggs
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Directions:

Prepare pans. Cream shortening. Add slowly and beat in 1 cup brown sugar and peanut butter.

In another bowl, beat together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Add this to the first mixture and beat well.

Sift together flour, salt and powder. Add dry ingredients alternately to first mixture with 1 cup milk with vanilla. Pour mixture into pans and bake at once until firm in center.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Baked Fish (Psari Plaki)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 kg whole snapper or bream
salt and pepper
Juice from 1 lemon
1/2 cup olive oil
1 large onion - sliced
3 cloves garlic - thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped celery
425 can tomatoes - peeled
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp oregano


Directions:

Prepare fish, leaving head and tail on. Make diagonal cuts on surface, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper and lemon juice. Set aside for 20 minutes.

Heat half of the oil in a frying pan, and saute onion, garlic and celery for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, water and oregano, and season with salt and pepper. Saute for further 2 minutes.

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C, spread mixture in an oiled roasting pan and place fish on top. Drizzle remaining oil over the fish. Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on size. Baste fish during cooking.

Remove fish to serving platter, spoon sauce around the fish, and serve with vegetable accompaniments or salad.


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