April "Angel" Recipes.............Enjoy!

Hi Everyone, I am posting some fun recipes for April.


APPETIZER


Angels on Horseback


24 plumb raw oysters (shrimp, chicken livers, raw clams or water chestnuts will work)


1/4 cup lemon juice


3 dashes Tabasco sauce


1 teaspoon Worcestershire


1/2 teaspoon salt


12 strips of bacon


Drain oysters or others on paper towel. Place in bowl, add lemon juice, tabasco, worcestershire and salt. Stir to coat. Cut each bacon strip in half and wrap the oyster. Secure with a toothpick. Place on baking rack and bake at 450* until bacon is crisp.





ANGEL EGGS (known as deviled eggs)


1 dozen eggs or more depending on the crowd


mayonaise, yellow mustard, squirt of horseradish cream sauce, salt and pepper


Boil the eggs for at least 10 minutes and once you can handle them peel immediately. Cut length wise and pop the cooked yoke into a bowl. Add above ingredients (you want enough of the ingredients to help you mix the yokes until they are smooth). I use my small electric beater so they are creamy. Great hint..........you can add drained canned shrimp, scallions and even bits of ham to make them even more yummy!





ANGEL BISCUITS


This is a very easy recipe and yummy. The biscuits can be served with your meal warm or can be used for a strawberry shortcake. Heck.............do both :)


1 envelope dry yeast


2 tablespoons lukewarm water


5 cups unsifted flour


1/4 cup sugar


2 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon soda


1 teaspoon salt


1 cup shortening


2 cups buttermilk


Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and let stand 5 minutes. Measure flour into cup by spoonsfuls. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt into a bowl. Cut in shortening. Add buttermilk and dissolved yeast and mix well. Turn onto floured board and knead two or three times. Roll to desired thickness and cut into biscuits. Place biscuits in a greased pan and use a pastry brush to paint the top of biscuits with melted butter or margarine. Bake at 450* for 12 minutes.





HE IS AN ANGEL (My husband Greg) GREG'S HAM GLAZE

1 cup whole-grain dijon mustard



1/3 cup light brown sugar



2 Tablespoons real maple syrup


Combine the above ingredients. Preheat oven to 350*. Score your ham and let it cook for 1 1/2 hour. Remove the ham from the oven and spread the mixture over top and sides of ham. Return to oven and cook another 35 minutes. Your ham should be at least 8 lbs. or larger.


Let your ham sit for 15 minutes before serving.


MUSTARD SAUCE


1/2 cup dijon mustard


1/4 pure maple syrup


Stir together and serve as a dipping sauce for the warm ham


By the way, Greg's does this part of the dinner which is yummy and he does the kitchen clean up. I would say that is definitely "Angel Work" :) Praise the Lord!





ANGEL CAKE DELIGHT


One large angel food cake (you can buy this if you decide not to bake)


1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple


1 cup miniature marshmallows


1 9-0unce container whipped topping or 1 pint of cream (whipped by you)


Break angel food cake into small pieces. Drain can of crushed pineapple. Mix angel food cake pieces, drained crushed pineapple. marshmallows and the whipped topping by folding together carefully. Turn into a buttered dish or leave the mixture in the bowl. Chill all day or overnight.


If you put the mixture in a pan you can cut it into squares and serve. If the mixture is in the bowl you can spoon it into pretty glasses and top with a cherry.





Have a wonderful meal with your loved ones as we celebrate Easter.


Love and Hugs from our kitchen to yours, Greg and Pat