Grandmas Deep Fried Prawns

Grandmas prawns ... prawns dipped in dixie fry batter.  Dixie fry is in small box by fish batter/coatings etc.  u mix it just w water ( it's orange color) then fried in elect skillet heated at 350 w about 1"  Vegetable or canola oil or deep fryer till golden.  Maybe 4 mins or so. Salt & pepper after cooked & lay them on paper towel on cookie sheet.  It's simple

Grandmas Lemon Love Notes

1/2 cup butter                                              
1 cup flour

1/4 cup powdered sugar                                                  

1 cup sugar                      

2 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder                      

2 eggs, beaten

2 tablespoons lemon juice                      

2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated

Combine butter, flour and powdered sugar n bowl, mix until crumbly.
Press into ungreased 8-inch square pan.
Bake 350°F - 8 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool in pan on rack.
Combine sugar, 2 tbsp. flour & baking powder in bowl.
Add eggs, lemon juice & rind. Mix well.
Pour evenly over baked, cooled crust.
Bake 350°F for 25 minutes.
Top will puff-up while baking but will fall when cooling.
Cool in pan on rack & cut into 2-inch squares.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Makes 16

Grandmas Refrigerator Nut Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
(cream above mixture)
then beat in
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

sift and add
3 3/4 - 4 cups flour
about 3 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt

stir in 2 cups chopped walnuts.
shape into balls and flatten with glass dipped in sugar

Bake at 375 to 400

Elaines Chocolate Frosting

2 cups cream cheese
1 cup whipped topping
2 cans milk chocolate frosting
1/4 cup hersheys chocolate syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 dashes salt
1 tsp soft butter
if too thin, thicken with instant chocolate pudding mix (add a little at a time because it takes a little bit to see how thick it will get)

mix everything and refrigerate

Grandmas Chili Soup! Good!

1 lb ground beef, browned near fully cooked and drained. Pour off grease.
48 oz tomato juice (if too much tomato taste just add water)

1 medium or 2 small cans hot sauce (red chilli sauce)
1 pkg dry onion soup
2 24 oz cans kidney beans (or about 50 oz)
2 tbsp. Grandmas Chili Powder (must be Grandmas brand)
Optional: add diced jalapeno or green bell pepper

(I like mine with Sriracha added for extra kick!)

Simmer for about 30 minutes

Great served with cornbread or crackers

Elaines bbq chicken wings!

Spray baking pans w pam.  Put in wings (single layer if possible). Season w salt & garlic pepper & spray wings w butter pam (dont have to...just helps them brown a little more). Cook 450 for about 20 mins.  Pour grease if any. Put on favorite sauce....bake 350-400 til sauce carmelized & wings real tender

Grandmas popcorn balls

Popcorn Balls
3-4 quarts popped corn
Keep popcorn hot & crisp in oven whole cooking syrup.
Syrup:    Mix in saucepan
1c white sugar
1/2 c. white Karo syrup
  1/3 c. Water
1 tsp salt
   1/4 c. Butter
Cook to 250 degrees F (or hard ball) remove from heat & add 1 tsp vanilla.
Pour immediately over popped corn stirring to distribute evenly.  Butter hands & shape into balls while hot.     Be careful not to burn hands

Best Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:

1 Pillsbury pizza crust classic dough roll
1/4 cup Sweet Baby Rays origional bbq sauce
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (i used sunnyside low moisture part skim)
2 boneless skinless chicken breast fillets baked and shredded
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Optional: add pickled jalapeno slices to liking

Instructions:

Bake chicken breasts on 350 till tender then shred (salt and pepper to taste)

Flatten pizza dough and place on pizza stone or baking sheet. (optional: sprinkle a little corn meal on sheet surface) & bake (bake on 400 for cookie sheet & 425 for all other pan types) for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.

Spread 1/4 cup sweet baby rays origional onto dough then add 2 tbsp minced garlic. Then add about 1 cup mozzarella. Add shredded chicken and return to oven for 5 to 8 minutes.