Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Author: CND

  • Baking Powder Biscuits

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 1 tablespoon white sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
    • 3/4 cup milk

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
    2. Stir together dry ingredients.
    3. Cut in butter.
    4. Stir in milk.
    5. Roll on a lightly floured counter to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into squares.
    6. Put biscuits on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown (about 10-12 minutes).
    7. Serve warm.

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  • Roasted Pork Belly

    Ingredients

    • 3 pounds pork belly, skin on
    • canola oil
    • 1/2 head garlic, minced
    • salt
    • cayenne
    • cumin

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    2. Score the skin of the pork belly in parallel lines about 1/4 inch apart, cutting through the fat but not the meat.
    3. Mix together salt and spices.
    4. Rub spice mix all over the pork belly.
    5. Put pork skin-side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
    6. Drizzle oil on pork then sprinkle a bit more salt over top.
    7. Put pork in oven and cook for about 2 1/2 hours.
    8. Increase temperature to 425°F and roast for about 20 minutes longer.
    9. Remove from oven and let meat rest for about 10 minutes.
    10. Slice thinly using the scores in the skin as a guide.

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  • Linguine with Chicken and Mushrooms

    Ingredients

    • fresh pasta, cut into linguine noodles, uncooked
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into thin strips
    • 8 ounces sliced white mushrooms
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
    • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • fresh ground black pepper

    Method

    1. Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
    2. Add chicken and cook.
    3. Add mushrooms to chicken and cook.
    4. Add cream and reduce heat to low.
    5. Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and cook pasta for 60 seconds.
    6. Stir a splash of pasta water into the sauce.
    7. Stir parsley, cheese, salt, and pepper into sauce.
    8. Serve sauce warm over pasta.

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  • Lactation Cookies

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup unsalted butter
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup white sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 3/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
    • 1/3 cup brewers yeast
    • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
    • 3 cups quick-cooking oats
    • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    3. Cream together butter and sugars in a stand mixer with paddle attachment.
    4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
    5. In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
    6. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until just combined.
    7. Mix in the chocolate chips.
    8. Drop cookies onto pans.
    9. Bake until bottoms of cookies turn golden brown (about 12-15 minutes).
    10. Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes, then move cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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  • Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 cups quick oats
    • 1 cup skim milk
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup blueberries

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
    2. Line a muffin pan.
    3. Soak oats in milk for about 30 minutes.
    4. Mix together sugar, honey, apple sauce, vanilla, egg, and oil.
    5. Mix oats into the wet mixture.
    6. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    7. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
    8. Gently fold in the blueberries.
    9. Beat in the eggs.
    10. Drop batter into muffin pans.
    11. Bake until the tops are dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean (about 22-24 minutes).

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