Bauernfeind Recipes

1 1/2 cups of warm water 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast 1 tbs oil 1 tbs sugar 2 tsp malt powder 2 tsp salt 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 cups flour 6 quarts water 2 tbs malt powder Whisk together water, yeast, oil, sugar, malt.  Stir in one cup of flour, then the salt -- once combined start adding remaining flour until you can knead the flour.  Knead for 10 minutes to make a stiff dough.  Cover and let dough rest for ten minutes. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment paper and sprinkle with corn mean.  Fill a large soup pot 3/4 full of water.  Add the other malt and another tsp of salt to the water and bring to a boil. Preheat oven to 450. Divide dough into 12 sections and form into 12 inch long strips - then roll the ends together to make a loop.  place these loops close to the warm oven and cover for 20 minutes.  Bagels should rise a bit and appear puffy. Add bagels one at a time to the boiling water - do not crowd the pot.  Let them rise to the surface and th...

1 lb bacon, cooked and chopped 1 lb ground beef cooked 1 lb of sausage cooked 1 large yellow pepper chopped 4 jalapenos seeded and chopped 1 red onion chopped up 2 cans sliced mushrooms 1 tbs salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tbs chili powder 1 tbs hot sauce 1 tbs minced garlic 2 tbs worcestershire 1 can red kidney beans drained 1 can black beans 1 can diced tomatoes 2 cubes beef bullion 1 12oz bag of cheddar cheese 1 bottle dark beer/or 1 shot bourbon Prepare all ingredients.  Drop bacon, sausage, ground beef all together and keep all juice/fat.  Add yellow pepper, onion and salt and cook until soft.   Next add jalapenos, garlic, beer/booze, bullion, salt, chili powder, sugar, hot sauce, and worcestershire sauce.  Heat to a boil then reduce to a simmer adding everything but cheese and stir throughly.  Simmer for at least two hours and top with cheddar cheese

This goes by many names in many places: Mulled Wine; Spiced Wine; Glogg; etc.  The ingredients are pretty much the same.  This recipe is one we've used for many years with subtle variations each year.  I will included all the ingredients, but certainly you don't have to use all of them. Here's a link to an incomplete but a video prep of me fixing the Gluwein: http://youtu.be/FTS4WhLCpAs 2 bottles of red wine - if you can find Mulled wine in the class 6/liquor store somewhere substitute one bottle of the mulled wine for one of the red and change the other red wine to a rose. 2 bottles of rose wine Brown sugar Nutmeg Cinnamon sticks 3 Oranges 1 Apple Cloves Crock Pot It is best to prepare this the day before and allowed to stay on the lowest heat covered until ready to drink. Pour the wine into the crock pot and put the pot on low.  Stir in two cups of brown sugar as the wine heats.  In the mean time quarter two of the oranges.  Take t...

4 Potatoes 1 onion sliced 2 tsp salt 4 slices bacon, diced 2 tbs flour 2 tbs sugar 1 tsp dry mustard 1/4 tsp pepper 1/3 cup vinegar 2/3 cup water 1/2 tsp celery seed 4 knockwurst 1 tsp finely chopped parsley Peel and slice potatoes.  Combine with onions in a slow pot.  Sprinkle 1 tsp salt.  Cover with water and cook for 5 to 6 hours on low.  Drain.  Cook bacon - stir in flour, sugar, mustard, 1 tsp salt and pepper.  Mix well  Add vinegar, 2/3 cup water and celery seed.  Cook for several minutes until mixture thickens.  Pour over cooked potatoes in slow pot ad top with knockwurst.  Cover and cook on high for 45 minutes.  Sprinkle with parsley and serve!

3 tbs butter 6 stalks of celery 1 onion 3 medium potatoes, cubed 4 cups chicken/vegetable broth 1/2 cup milk 3 tsp olive oil Pinch of thyme 1/4 tsp Ms Dash In a pot melt the butter and add chopped up celery and onion.  Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until celery is tender.  Mix in potatoes with chicken or vegetable broth, thyme, and cook over low heat for 45 minutes or until potatoes are soft.  Add milk and then puree the mixture (use a food processor or chop-up by hand)

2 cans of cinnamon rolls - dairy case 1 pkg. of sausage links 1 can apple pie filling 1 tsp Vanilla Confectionary sugar Syrup Warm oven to 350. Spray the bundt cake shell with Pam.  Line the bottom with the first can of the cinnamon rolls, pressing them together to form a seal at the bottom and up the sides as evenly as possible.  Set aside the topping that came with the rolls. Cook the sausage links in some butter and cut them into small 1/2 inch bite size pieces.  Once cooked add the apple pie filling and the teaspoon of vanilla then warm and mix together. Pour the mixture into the bundt cakeOpen the second cinnamon roll canister and cover the mixture, sealing it best as possible.  Once again keep the topping aside. Bake for 35 minutes, slice and serve with warm maple syrup and confectionary sugar sprinkled on top.  Cover leftovers with topping, allow to cool, wrap separately so they can be reheated individually later.

Ingredients: An Italian loaf or two smaller baguettes Three tomatoes - chopped Olive Oil Garlic salt Italian seasoning Crumbled feta 8 oz (or blue cheese) Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Place the diced tomatoes sprinkled with olive oil and italian seasoning on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 6 minutes Slice the italian loaf or baguettes lengthwise and drizzle olive oil down the centers.  Toast in the oven for about 2 minutes.  Fill the breads with the tomatoes then the cheese.  Put them back in the oven turn the oven on broil -- keep an eye on them because it should not take longer than 5 minutes -- to much time and they will burn. Slice diagonally and serve.

ingrediences: one head read cabbage  core removed cut into strips                     one to two red onions , peeled ,sliced                     2 granny apples peeled ,sliced                     balsamic vinegar about 1/2 cup                     bacon grease from cooked bacon 3 to 4tlbs                     cooked bacon crumbled                     have a can of beef broth handy in case you ne...

Sauerbraten: ingrediences : chuck roast 4-5 lbs (serves 4-6) pickling spices (find in any spice shelf ) cheese cloth (find in baking isle) one large onion quartered skin on apple cider vineger(large) bacon grease(cook lb for later save grease) flour (enough to lightly flour meat) salt and pepper In a large bowl add meat, onion, and pickling spice which is wrapped in cheese cloth ans tied with string. cover and place in fridge for 1,2,or 3 days. Depending how sour you want it.(Grandma B did for three days ) (my mother did for 1 or 2 days). Remove from fridge when ready. Rinse meat and pat dry on all sides , lightly flour on all sides heat bacon grease in large pot ( use wooden spoon handle end to ck if hot enough, if ready the grease will bubble around spoon)3 tbl spoons. Place meat into grease and brown meat on all sides. about 10 mins on all sides. remove meat to plate . Pour off about 1 tbl spoon of grease. Add vinegar to pot and scrape up brown meat drippings. add meat. Be sure to r...

2 lbs fresh french green beans 1 package of liquid chicken broth 1 tsp of bacon fat 1 tsp black pepper 1 cup chopped onion "Snap" the beans -- i.e., pick the ends off the beans, break the beans in half and toss in a colander and rinse.  Combine all ingredients, bring to a boil, and simmer for 45 minutes or until soft enough for your taste.

1 1/2 pounds of boned chicken breast Steak Seasoning Cooking spray 1/4 cup strawberry or blackberry preserves 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup fresh blackberries Place chicken on sprayed foil and spray chicken with oil spray.  Sprinkle the steak seasoning rub on bot sides of the chicken and cook in a small oven.  Cover lightly with the foil and cook for 30 minutes at 350 then flip the chicken.  Use a meat thermometer to make sure chicken is cooked before removing from the oven.  Once done, on a small sauce pan combine the lemon juice, soy sauce, and preserves in a sprayed with cooking oil non-stick pan and cook until the mixture mixes together and bubbles for about a minute.  Use this sauce to cover chicken then put the blackberries on top and serve

While this picture is a chicken salad, it not exactly this one.  Monica discovered a variation of this salad in "Yankee" magazine and we sort of "tweaked" it to the recipe below.  Despite some of the things in it you may never have heard of, try it - it's great! 5 scallions chopped 1 bag of salad topping, the kind with mostly nuts 2 cups of instant brown rice 1 small fennel bulb, core removed, sliced thinly 1 granny smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic thinly sliced Garlic salt 1 fresh lemon 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (extra virgin is cold pressed and better for you) 1/3 cup of fresh parsley -- finely chopped. (First cut the stems off -- I know it is tedious but necessary) Regular black pepper 3 pounds of skinless boneless chicken - cut into chunks Bake the chicken and sprinkle garlic salt, pepper, and chicken rub on both sides.  Prepare the brown rice and when it is done, put a few pats of butter in the bottom of the pot and the thinly...

Family Pizza night was always a favorite for many years -- too many years I guess now that I look back.  But this pizza recipe is as close to the original as I can come.  I hope you enjoy ... For two pizzas, 18 inch pan with holes in the bottom Three packages of pizza dough mix Bisquick Olive oil Jar of pizza sauce - glass jar better taste Sugar One 8 oz, one 16 oz package of good quality mozzarella cheese.  Not store variety, the fresher the better.  It is the cheese and the crust that are the secrets to a good pizza. Italian seasoning Garlic salt Pepperoni -- the packaged stuff is OK but not as tastly as the fresh pepperoni in the deli.  If not that then get the roll you slice yourself, it will be tastier than the pre-sliced, non-refrigerated pepperoni Two medium to large size bowls. Here's a "how-to" video on making this pizza.   Family Pizza Night In each bowl put one package of the pre-mix dough and split the third between the two.  Use the approp...

1 and a half pounds beef skirt steak - or similar 12 oz broccoli florets 1 onion 1 medium red bell pepper 4 tablespoons of minced garlic 1 tablespoon ginger spice paste 1 cup frozen green peas 2 cups of instant rice 1 egg 2 cups of chicken broth 5 tablespoons Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Canola oil 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon corn starch 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 tablespoons wine Make rice first. In a large saute pan combine 1 and 3/4 cups of chicken broth, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, and bring to a boil. Meanwhile slice half and onion and chop. Cut 1/2 of pepper up in thin slices. Combine 2 cups of rice, bring to a boil then reduce and cover for 5 minutes. Make a small bowl in the middle of the rice and place the rice back on a medium burner. crack egg in the middle and stir -- as it cooks keep stirring as scrambled eggs and continue to mix into the rice. Remove from heat and add onion, pepper, and peas. Stir, cover, and set aside. In skillet put ...

1 egg PAM Italian seasoning Garlic salt half and half or milk Mozzarella stick/slices Spray a small stick-free pan with PAM.  Scramble the egg and add Italian seasoning, half and half, cheese, and garlic salt.  Pour into pan and cook on medium heat until eggs are ready.  Great with Italian sausage.

2 cups of French's Onions 2 tbsp flour 4 boneless skinless chicken 1 egg beaten 1 bag mexican corn Cook frozen mexican corn in microwave Crush onions and mix with flour in a large plastic bag Dip chicken in egg and then into bag with onion crumbs Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until chicken is throughly cooked.

1 loaf of frozen bread dough thawed 1 egg white beaten 1/2 pound of skinless boneless chicken cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 onion sliced 1 small yellow pepper julienned 1/4 tsp lemon pepper seasoning 1 tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup prepared pesto 3 plum tomatoes thinly sliced 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese Spread dough on a pizza pan and prick with fork.  Brush egg white over pizza - bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until browned.  In a skillet saute chicken, onion, and yellow pepper until chicken is cooked - drain. Spread pesto over crust then add chicken, tomatoes, and then cheese.  Bake for 15 minutes.

1 lemon 1 onion 3 slices bacon 4 mahi steaks 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp pepper Cut lemon in half and set aside.  Slice onion into thin slivers Heat a non-stick saute pan - cut bacon into 1/4 inch pieces and combine with onion and saute in pan for about 5 minutes -- until onions are soft.  Meanwhile coat the fish with the salt and pepper - once onion/bacon saute is ready place fish on top of the mixture.  Squeeze lemon over fish cover and reduce heat.  Cook for approximately 10 minutes or until fish begins to flake apart.  Remove fish and using a spatula with holes in it remove the onion/bacon mixture without the liquid and place on top of the fish and serve. 1 bag of frozen spinach 1 egg 2 pats of butter Cook spinach in microwave as fish cooks - about 20 minutes.  Once cooked throughly drain and place butter in bottom of bowl and return to microwave for 30 seconds on high.  Remove and stir making a well in the center - crack egg and stir egg until scrambled in the middle of this bowl ...

1 tbsp olive oil 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (or 8 thighs) 3/4 tsp garlic salt 3/4 tsp garlic pepper 1 tsp chipotle chile powder 1/2 tsp ground oregano leaves 2 garlic cloves slivered 1/2 cup canned tomatoes 1 cup frozen corn 2 scallions thinly sliced. In a non-skillet heat oil -- season chicken with 1/2 tsp salt,  1/2 tsp chipotle power, and 1/4 tsp oregano.  Saute chicken about 5 minutes until brown on one side.  Flip chicken, add garlic to pan and cook for a minute.  Combine tomatoes, 1/3 cup of water, remaining salt, chipotle powder, and oregano in a bowl.  Once mixed then add to chicken and bring to a boil.  Simmer uncovered until chicken is done.  Add corn and scallions then cook for 5 more minutes covered.