Giant Ginger Cookies

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

This recipe is similar to Stacey's Ginger Molasses Cookies, but this has a twist. You roll it in raw sugar. You can find this on the spice isle right by the regular sugar.

• 4 1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
• 4 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 1/2 Cup shortening
• 2 Cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 Cup molasses
• 3/4 Cup coarse (raw) sugar
  

1. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening until softened. Gradually add the 2 cups sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs and molasses; beat well. Add half of flour mixture; beat until combined. Stir remaining flour in with a wooden spoon.
3. Use a large cookie scoop and shape into balls. Roll in the raw sugar. Place on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until cookies are light brown and puffed. Do not over bake or the cookies will not be chewy. Let stand for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool.
   

Cook's Note: Make sure to use shortening so cookies will be chewy.

Barbecued Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Submitted by Kathaleen Thorup

Kathaleen did a wonderful job demonstrating this recipe from Rachael Ray. It is really yummy!

• 2 Cups, (4 handfuls) fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 pounds thin cut chicken breast or chicken tenders
• 2 TB lightly colored oil, such as vegetable oil or peanut oil
• coarse salt and coarse black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 inch ginger root, finely chopped or grated, optional
• 1 orange zested
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
• small tin, 6-8 ounces, sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 3 TB hoisin, Chinese barbecue sauce (available on Asian foods aisle)
• 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
• wedges of navel orange--platter garnish

Remove tough stems from mushrooms and brush with damp towel to clean, Slice mushrooms. Chop chicken in small pieces.

Preheat a large skillet or wok to high.

Add oil to hot pan. Add chicken to the pan and sear meat by stir frying a minute or two. Add mushrooms and cook another minute or two. Add salt and pepper to season, then add garlic and ginger. Cook a minute more. Grate zest into pan, add bell pepper bits, chopped water chestnuts and scallions. Cook another minute, continuing to stir fry mixture. Add hoisin sauce and toss to coat the mixture evenly. Transfer the hot chopped barbecued chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side. Add wedged oranges to platter to garnish.

To eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce leaves, wrapping lettuce around fillings and squeeze an orange wedge over.

Egg Roll

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

We had this at our R.S. meeting this week.

• 1 pkg. coleslaw mix (by the salad mix in the grocery store)
• 15 egg roll wrappers
• 2 Cups cooked chicken, small cubed (I usually just use rotisserie chicken)
• 1/4 Cup stir fry sauce
• 2 tsp. canola oil, plus more for brushing on tops

1. Put a large skillet pan on stove at medium/high heat. Pour in canola oil. Once the oil is heated, add the coleslaw mix. It will seem like too much, but it will reduce down. Make sure to keep stirring. Once it is cooked, add the chicken and stir fry sauce. Make sure the sauce is evenly distributed. Take off stove. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
   
2. Then you will take an egg roll wrapper and follow these instructions.
   
3. At this point, you can fry them or bake them. I baked mine. I brushed more canola oil on top and baked at 420 for 15-20 minutes. If you fry, make sure the oil is at 375 degrees. It should only take a few minutes. I serve mine with rice, and more stir fry sauce.

Cook's Note: You could add more to the filling--like garlic, green onions, etc. And we have used different sauces: Thai peanut sauce, and garlic black bean. They were all good. Have fun!

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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Submitted by Trisha Price

This was at the visiting teaching interviews last Sunday. So delicious!

• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Cup brown sugar
• 1 Cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 Cup shredded zucchini
• 3 Cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 TB cinnamon
• 3 TB cocoa
• 1 Cup chocolate chips

Mix lightly; don't beat. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.