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It seems so easy to want to go out and grab a bite to eat at popular restaurants on those long, cold winter evenings. But, why not bring these wintertime comfort foods to your table? Here are a few easy recipes to make it happen:
Tony Roma's Onion Rings
6 each white onions
1 cup milk
3 each eggs, beaten
Salt
2 cups pancake mix
1) Slice the onions crosswise and separate into rings.
 2) Combine milk, eggs, and salt to taste in mixing bowl.
3) Soak the onions in the mixture about 30 minutes.
4) Place pancake mix in a shallow bowl.
5) Heat oil for frying in skillet to 375 degrees.
6) Remove the onion rings from milk mixture, dip in pancake mix and place in hot oil.
7) Fry rings until golden brown and drain on paper towels.
8) Pack fried onion rings solidly, but loosely, without pressing, into an 8x4" loaf pan.
9) Bake at 400 degrees 10 to 15 minutes.
10) Turn onto serving plate.
 Sbarro Baked Ziti
2 lbs. ziti (uncooked)
2 lbs. ricotta cheese
3 oz. grated Romano cheese
3 cups tomato sauce
1/2 teas. black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. shredded mozzarella cheese
1) Cook ziti according to package directions − 12 to 14 minutes until al dente stirring often. After cooking, drain ziti well, but DO NOT RINSE OFF UNDER WATER!
2) While ziti is cooking preheat oven to 350F. Combine ricotta, Romano, tomato sauce (reserve 1/4 cup) and pepper in large mixing bowl.
3) Gently combine cooked ziti with cheese/sauce mixture.
4) In a 13"x9"x2" pan, spread the 1/4 cup reserved sauce.
5) Add ziti and top with mozzarella cheese.
6) Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake until mozzarella is thoroughly melted (about 12−15 minutes).
7) Serve with garlic bread and additional sauce if desired.
Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits
Dough:
1 1/4 lbs. Bisquik
3 oz. freshly shredded cheddar cheese
11 oz. cold water
Garlic Spread:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teas. garlic powder
1/4 teas. salt
1/8 teas. onion powder
1/8 teas. dried parsley
1) To cold water, add Bisquik and cheese, blending in a mixing bowl. Mix until dough is firm.
2) Using a small scoop, place the dough on a baking pan lined with baking paper.
3) Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
4) While biscuits bake, combine spread ingredients.
5) Brush baked biscuits with the garlic topping.
 Pizzeria Uno's Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Pan Dough:
1 cup warm tap water (110−115ø)
1 pkg. active dry yeast
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup coarse ground cornmeal
1 teas. salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Pizza Topping:
1 lb. mozzarella, sliced thin
1 lb. Italian sausage, removed from the casing and crumbled
1 can whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely crushed
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
5 fresh basil leaves, chopped fine
4 tbls. freshly grated parmesan cheese
1) Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast
with a fork.
2) Add 1 cup of flour, all of the cornmeal, salt, and, and vegetable oil.
3) Mix well with a spoon.
4) Continue stirring in the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
5) Flour your hands and the work surface and kneed the ball of dough until it is no longer sticky.
6) Let the dough rise in an oiled bowl, sealed with plastic wrap, for 45
to 60 minutes in a warm place, until it is doubled in bulk.
7) Punch it down and kneed it briefly.
8) Press it into an oiled 15−inch deep dish pizza pan, until it comes 2 inches up the sides and is even on the bottom of the pan.
9) Let the dough rise 15−20 minutes before filling.
10) Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
11) While the dough is rising, prepare the filling. Cook the crumbled sausage until it is no longer pink, drain it of it's excess fat.
12) Drain and chop the tomatoes.
13) When the dough has finished its second rising, lay the cheese over the
dough shell. Then distribute the sausage and garlic over the cheese.
14) Top with the tomatoes. Sprinkle on the seasonings and Parmesan cheese.
 Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/2 cups all−purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup salted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, (12 oz.)
1) Preheat oven to 300F. In medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well
with wire whisk. Set aside.
2) In a large bowl with an electric mixer blend sugars at medium speed.
3) Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
4) Add eggs and vanilla extract, and mix at medium speed until just blended. Do
not overmix.
5) Add the flour mixture and chocolate ships, and blend at low speed until just
mixed. Do not overmix.
6) Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
7) Bake 22−24 minutes or until golden brown.
8) Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula.
Makes: 12 cookies |
