Swedish Raspberry filled Shortbread Cookies

Swedish Raspberry filled Shortbread Cookies 

 Ingredients:

 2-2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup butter, softened 

1/2 cup sugar 

1/3 cup raspberry jam

 1 cup powdered sugar 

1 tsp almond extract

 2-3 teaspoons water

 Directions: In large bowl blend butter and sugar.

 Add flour and mix well.

 Chill dough covered at least 1 hour or overnight is best. 

Preheat oven to 350% divide dough into 6 equal parts on parchment paper lined baking sheet.. 

Roll or pat each part into a strip about 1 1/2 inches wide by 12 inches long. (may want to refrigerate dough you aren't ready to roll out yet, till ready.)

Using finger make a slight indention down center of each strip. Fill with jam, do not over fill, a little goes a long way!

Bake 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes: Do NOT let start to brown.

 remove from oven do NOT remove from pan.

Mix powdered sugar, almond extract and water for glaze. Drizzle glaze while bars are still warm (but not hot). 

Cut strips into 1 inch diagonal slices. Number of Servings: Preparation Time: Category: 

Loaded Asparagus

 This loaded Asparagus recipe will win over even your pickiest eaters! 

With a creamy ranch sauce , melted cheese and bacon, this is a crowd pleaser. Make ahead and bake 20 minutes and this is one great spring and summer side dish! 

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Loaded Asparagus 

Ingredients:

1½ pounds fresh asparagus trimmed

½ cup mayonnaise

1½ Tbsp ranch dressing mix

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

½ cup chopped cooked bacon

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Place asparagus in a lightly greased 9x13x2-inch baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and ranch dressing mix. Spread mayonnaise mixture over asparagus.

Sprinkle cheddar cheese and bacon over mayonnaise.

Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes.

Friday Feature: Dove Shampoo and Conditioner

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Skillet Upside Down Apple Pancake

 This easy upside skillet pancake, is the perfect thing to serve for Breakfast or Brunch!

My husband saw a recipe for this scrumptious Apple upside down pancake somewhere on you tube and decided to surprise me with it, on an evening I wasn't feeling very well.

 It was light, fluffy,  and just right in sweetness level. The "cake"  is from pancake batter, so isn't overly sweet. The skillet  fried apples add the perfect balance to the light , fluffy, and moist pancake.  He did use a "cinnamon roll" complete pancake mix , but any kind will do fine!

I would love to have has taken a photo of the whole skillet cake, but he cut and served it to me , before I even knew he had made it!, so real life, unstaged photos here!

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Upside Down Apple Pancake

Ingredients:

• 2 medium apples peeled, sliced

• 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar 

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 1/2  ground cinnamon

• 1 cup complete pancake mix

• 1 cup water

Instructions:

1. Heat  skillet over medium heat. Add apples, sugar, butter and Cinnamon.

2. Cook 2-3 minutes, or until bubbly and apples are softened.

3. Whisk together pancake mix and water in separate bowl

4. . Pour over apples, spreading batter out to cover apples .

5. Place pan in oven and bake 20 minutes, or until pancake is se

6. t. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes.

7. Use a spatula to loosen pancake from skillet.

8. Place large plate over top of skillet and flip to release pancake onto plate.

Apple Hand Pies

These Apple Hand Pies (A.K.A. Turnovers) are easy to make and will bring all the wonderful flavors of fall right into your hands.

I made these semi easy by using store bought pie crusts, but you can make your own. You can also use a can of store bought pie filling,but I have apples to use up so I made a quick pie filling by hand.

Jan's Tip: My homemade pie filling here, is not my traditional making a full apple pie recipe. Today's version is my favorite for hand pies, it doesn't end up with too much liquid/pie filling goo, just enough so it doesn't squirt out all over your hands while you eat it.