This recipe was originally given to me by Dawn Green. I have since tinkered with it a bit and am pretty please with it right now.
4 cups of milk with a splash or two of lemon juice to buttermilk it up. Leave that off to the side
1 1/2 cups oatmeal flakes
1 cube o' butter, soft
9 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp yeast
3 cups bread flour OR if you want to be like me, 1 1/2 cups wheat flour, 1 1/2 cups bread flour
(NOW dump in the milk)
Mix that crap up.
Now add
2 cups bread flour
Mix
1 cup bread flour
Mix
1 cup bread flour
Mix for 7 minutes
Toss all of this into a greased bowl and let it rise for 1- 1 1/2 hours
grease up 3 bread pans, preheat the oven to 350 degrees
split into 3 loaves and let sit for 20ish minutes
Bake until golden brown (usually about 30 min)
Chow Down!
Total cost:
Milk (I get it on sale) $.75
Salt, Yeast, I also get on sale so $.25
Butter again on sale for $1 a 4 pack so $.25
Oatmeal I get in bulk for $15 for a 25lb bag so maybe $.10
Sugar and bread flour I get in 25lb bags also so $.60 for both
(not perfect math there, but you get the picture)
Total for 3 yummy loaves: $2.95
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Cheap Eats 7/23/2008 Shepherds Pie
This is a big favorite around here.
First off, how we save time and money for this:
I buy hamburger when it is on sale whenever possible, usually around $.99/lb Then I precook it all and freeze the cooked and drained meat in baggies. Takes an hour people, quit whining!
I buy cheese on sale at around $4 for 2lbs. I get a ton and shred it all with my kitchenaid, baggie and freeze also.
I buy Potato Pearls from the LDS cannery.
I blanche, cut and freeze my own corn whenever possible.
On to the recipe!
1/2 lb cooked hamburger
1 can or bag of corn off the cob
a few cups of mashed spuds (your call on how much, I do around 4 cups)
As much cheese as you like
In a smallish casserole dish mix the burger and corn. Cover it with the mashed potatos and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake at 400 degrees until the cheese is super melty. Chow down!
This costs me $2 max to make for my family of 5 and if we aren't starved we have leftovers.
Comments, opinions, reviews or variations?
First off, how we save time and money for this:
I buy hamburger when it is on sale whenever possible, usually around $.99/lb Then I precook it all and freeze the cooked and drained meat in baggies. Takes an hour people, quit whining!
I buy cheese on sale at around $4 for 2lbs. I get a ton and shred it all with my kitchenaid, baggie and freeze also.
I buy Potato Pearls from the LDS cannery.
I blanche, cut and freeze my own corn whenever possible.
On to the recipe!
1/2 lb cooked hamburger
1 can or bag of corn off the cob
a few cups of mashed spuds (your call on how much, I do around 4 cups)
As much cheese as you like
In a smallish casserole dish mix the burger and corn. Cover it with the mashed potatos and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake at 400 degrees until the cheese is super melty. Chow down!
This costs me $2 max to make for my family of 5 and if we aren't starved we have leftovers.
Comments, opinions, reviews or variations?
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