Vanilla Custard Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/3 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

1 egg

1 tablespoon butter

1 vanilla bean

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 2 teaspoons and omit the vanilla bean)

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Method:

Whisk cornstarch, sugar, and salt together in a medium sauce pan. In a small bowl whisk together the milk and egg really well. Slowly whisk the milk mixture into the sugar mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly so egg doesn’t scramble. Boil for 1 minute. Stir in butter, vanilla bean, vanilla extract, and cinnamon if desired. Serve warm over pancakes or waffles. Enjoy!

Tips: leave out the cinnamon and chill for a really good fruit dip. Dip apple slices, bananas, strawberries, or your favorite fruit. I also serve spooned over mixed berries for a healthy dessert.

Sausage Roll Ups

Ingredients:

Little Sizzler sausages

Refrigerated crescent roll dough

Method:

Preheat oven to whatever the package of crescent roll dough says. Cook the sausages until browned and cooked through. Cool slightly. Lay out the crescent roll dough triangles. Place one sausage on each at the widest end. Roll up and place onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake for the given time on the crescent dough package. Enjoy!

Ebilskivers

Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

Shortening

Method:

In a medium bowl whisk together the buttermilk, salt, and flour. Add one egg and mix, add second egg and mix. Add in the baking powder and mix.  Heat ebilkiver pan over high heat, until hot, reduce heat to medium. Add small amount of shortening into each cup. (Butter will burn) Pour batter into each cup filling about ¾ full. Turn several times, using a fork, until they are crisp on the outside. Serve with syrup and/or jams. Enjoy!

Tips: You need to have an ebilskiver pan in order to make these. Find them at Amazon or search online, there are lots of different kinds available. This recipe CANNOT be doubled! Make additional batches separately. 
Homemade Syrup

Teriyaki Meatballs

Ingredients:

Frozen meatballs

Teriyaki sauce

Method:

Place desired amount of meatballs in a crock-pot. Pour over enough teriyaki sauce to coat. Place on high for several hours, until meatballs are hot through. (if your short on time you can also microwave them). Stir a few times, add more sauce as needed.  Serve over egg noodles or rice. Enjoy!

Teriyaki Sauce

Wontons

Ingredients:

2 packages Wonton wrappers

1 pound ground sausage

1 pound ground turkey

Garlic powder

Onion powder

Soy sauce

Sweet and sour sauce for dipping

Method:

Add the ground meats into a medium bowl. Season the meats with garlic powder, onion powder, and soy sauce to taste, (don’t use too much soy sauce or the mixture will be too wet). Mix together using your hands until well combined. Lay out several wonton wrappers at a time. Place a small amount of the meat mixture in the centers of each skin. Dip a finger in water and rub around two sides of the wrappers. Wrap up the wontons, the water acting like glue. (Dry corner to wet corner and fold the other pointes in to the middle). Make sure to seal tight so the meat doesn’t come out while cooking. Place on a plate or cookie sheet, repeat with remaining meat and wrappers. Fry wontons in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.  Serve with sweet and sour sauce for dipping. Enjoy! 

Sweet & Sour Sauce