SIMPLE PARMESAN CHEESE

Categories    : Master Mix

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/2           cups  boiling water
  1 1/2           cups  powdered milk
  4        tablespoons  lemon juice

blend the milk and lemon juice into the boiling water and return to a boil.  Stir to prevent scorching until small curds form.

Line a strainer with several layers of cheese cloth and strain the liquid off the curds.

Rinse and drain completely.  Make sure you remove all excess water.

Break the curds up with a fork and then spread the cheese on a cookie sheet.

Dry in a 150 F oven for approximately 2 hours.  Break the dried cheese up with a fork, then pulverize.  Store in a shaker bottle you can seal between uses in the refrigerator.

Description:
  "Why buy the fake stuff in the green can that has wood fibers in it.  Make your own zesty flavored cheese."
Yield:
  "3 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 967 Calories; 51g Fat (47.1% calories from fat); 51g Protein; 79g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 186mg Cholesterol; 724mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 6 Non-Fat Milk; 10 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : Italian food meets fresh made cheese.

NON FAT YOGURT MADE WITH POWDERED MILK

Categories    : Master Mix

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               cups  Instant non fat powdered milk
  3               cups  warm water
  2        tablespoons  plain yogurt -- with active cultures

Blend all the ingredients together well in a blender.  Place in a bowl or the containers you want the final product to be in.

Heat a pan of water large enough to hold your containers to the height of the yogurt mixture in them without getting water in the containers.  Heat the water in the pan to 120 F.

Place your containers in the water and cover the pan with a lid.  If you maintain a temperature of 120 and no higher it will take about 4 hours for your yogurt to set DO NOT STIR OR OTHERWISE DISTURB

Once the yogurt is set refrigerate immediately.

Best if used within 4 weeks.

Description:
  "No yogurt maker?  No Dehydrator?  No whole milk, but you want to make yogurt?  Try this recipe."
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 19 Calories; 1g Fat (47.4% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 36mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Non-Fat Milk; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

SLICE AND BAKE COOKIES

Categories    : Master Mix

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        Your favorite cookie dough, any flavor
                        foil
                        wax paper or plastic wrap.
                        zipper or vacuum seal bags
                        labels

Make your favorite cookie dough, chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, any dough cookie that has to be baked.

Once thoroughly mixed lay out a length of foil.  On top of that lay a matching size piece of wax paper or plastic wrap.

Form your mixed dough into smooth logs that are the approximate width of what you would normally scoop out to make your cookies.  Form the log into a length about 2 inches shorter than your foil and wrap.

First roll the wrap or wax paper around the log of dough, twisting the ends closed to help seal out air. .  Then wrap the roll in foil.

Label with the type of cookie, the ttemperature to cook at, the thickness to slice it and the cook time and the date.  Freeze flat

Once frozen for added protection from freezer burn place in a zipper bag or vacuum seal in a bag.

TO USE:

Thaw slightly.  Preheat the oven for the temperature on the label and slice at the recommended thickness the number of cookies you want at that time.  Bake the recommended time.  Warm fresh from the oven cookies will always be available with this method.

Description:
  "Make ahead cookie dough for those times the kids tell you they've signed you up for 2 dozen cookies the next day at 10:00 pm."
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium.  Exchanges: .