Fun the Puffy Way!

We had a blast this weekend experimenting with Puff Pastries! In all our baking, this was one area that we had never explored before so we settled right on in and made three different recipes on Sunday! Oh man! Are they tasty!!!!
We made:
Blueberry turnovers (blueberries and gooey goodness in a crispy crust!)
Chocolate Raspberry Twists (butter, raspberry jam and mini chocolate chips and twisted!)
Elephant Ears ( I swear this one had a fancier name when we made it but I can't come up with the name right now! They are sugar and cinnamon and pastry folded cleverly and sliced!)

Delicious!!

Tortilla Soup

Tortilla Soup

Add equal amounts of the following ingredients:

Black Beans (canned, rinsed and drained)

Corn (canned whole kernel)

Salsa (medium or mild)

Chicken Broth

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Refried Beans

Cooked Cubed Chicken

Cook in large sauce pan until combined and warmed. Serve hot over tortilla chips. Enjoy!

You can adjust the spiciness of the soup by using Mild or Medium Salsa. Also, once cooked, if the soup is too spicy, add sour cream to cool.

This dish can also be cooked in large quantities and frozen in ziplock bags.

Soft Gingersnaps

Rebecca’s Soft Gingersnaps

Mix together:

¾ cup shortening or butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup molasses

Sift together:

2 ¾ cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves

1 tsp cinnamon

Combine ingredients. Form dough into 1 inch balls, and roll in sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Perfect Pizza

Don't mean to brag...but, boy I make a perfect homemade pizza!! :)