Overnight Cinnamon Baked French Toast

Photo and recipe via Lovin the Oven

Ingredients

• 1 loaf stale bread (I used an Italian loaf)
• 8 whole eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick cold butter, cubed

Instructions

1. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Tear the bread into chunks and place them in the greased pan.
3. Mix together eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
4. In another bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the butter and mix until the batter comes somewhat together, like little pebbles. Store in a plastic bag in the fridge.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Take your pan with the soaking bread inside and sprinkle crumb mixture on top.
7. If you like soggier french toast, bake for 45 minutes. For a firmer and less liquid-y french toast, bake for an hour.
8. Serve warm with maple syrup and butter, if desired.

-Adrian

Pecan Pie Bars

Ingredients:

For crust:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
For topping:
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a 9x13-inch pan with foil, leaving enough for a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
First make the crust by creaming together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add in the flour and salt and mix until crumbly.
Press the crust into the foil-lined pan and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
While the crust bakes, prepare the filling by combining the butter, brown sugar, honey and heavy cream in a saucepan and stirring it over medium heat. Simmer the mixture for 1 minute, then stir in the chopped pecans.
Remove the crust from the oven and immediately pour the pecan filling over the hot crust spreading it to cover the entire surface.
Return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes.
Remove the pan and allow the bars to fully cool in the pan. (I let it sit overnight)
Use the foil overhang to lift out the bars and transfer them to a cutting board. Peel off the foil, slice into bars and serve.           - Tricia

Garlic Pesto Chicken with Tomato Cream Penne

Chicken marinade:
1/2 bottle of lawrys Herb and Garlic Marinade
2 large spoonfuls of Pesto
2 boneless chicken breasts or 6 chicken tenders
Cut chicken into one inch strips. Place chicken in large ziplock bag. Pour lawrys marinade and pesto over chicken. Marinate over night.

8 ounces  penne pasta

Sauce:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
2 spoonfuls of pesto
1/2 cup of chicken broth
8 ounces of tomato sauce
1 cup of half and half

Boil water and start on noodles.
Pour entire batch of chicken, marinade and all, into skillet and cook chicken fully (the marinade will evaporate/cook down)

Heat olive oil, cook garlic. Add pesto. Simmer in chicken broth until half has cooked down. Add tomato sauce. Then add milk. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss pasta and chicken in. Serve with fresh ground parmesan cheese.                            - Tricia

Ranch Chicken

3/4 c. crushed cornflakes
3/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 pkg. ranch salad dressing mix
Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts or tenders
1/2 c. butter, melted

Combine cornflakes, Par. cheese, and dressing mix.  Dip chicken into melted butter and then roll in cornflake mixture to coat.  Place chicken in greased baking dish.  Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes @ 350 or until chicken juices run clear.                              - Tricia

Beef Macaroni Skillet

1 lb. ground beef
1 Tbl. worchestershire sauce
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 med. onion, chopped
1 Tbl. vinegar
1 tsp. dry mustard or 1 Tbl. reg. mustard
3 c. tomato juice
1 tsp. salt
1 c. uncooked elbow macaroni noodles

Brown beef and onion in frying pan.  Drain fat.  Add remaining ingredients and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until macaroni is done, about 20 minutes.        - Tricia

Apple Crisp with Oatmeal

4 c. sliced apples
1 Tbl. lemon juice
1/3 c. flour
1 c. oatmeal
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 c. melted butter

Placed apples in greased 8 inch square pan.  Sprinkle with lemon juice.  Combine rest of ingredients until crumbly and sprinkle on top of apples.  Bake @ 375 for 30 min.     - Norma Peterson Haynie

Porcupine Balls

1 lb. hamburger
1/2 c. rice
grate 1/2 onion
some chopped green pepper

Mix into small balls.

Sauce:
2 cans tomato soup
1 can water
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili pepper.

Mix together and pour over balls. bake covered @350 for 1 hr.  Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.          -  LouAnn Peterson Gilliat