Spunkies Recipes

OTIS SPUNKMEYER'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl, mix with a whisk, and set aside.
• Melt butter and shortening together.
• Mix together both sugars, salt and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and pour melted butter mixture over.
• Beat well.
• Add each egg separately, beating until creamy.
• Add flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time while beating.
• Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour in a covered bowl.
• Preheat oven to 375° Drop cookies by large rounded tablespoonful onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH HALLOWEEN SUPPER - MASH O' NINE SORTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
• Boil the potatoes, carrots, turnip and parsnip together until soft. Mash them thoroughly with a potato masher or hand held immersion blender, and then season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meanwhile, gently poach the leeks in a little water until they just lose their crispness, for about 5 minutes.
• Add the poached leeks to the potato, carrot, turnip and parsnips, and mix in the cream.
• Season well to taste, and then stir in the grated cheese, reserving some for the top; don't forget to add the ring before you transfer the entire mixture into a greased oven-proof dish! (If you want to make this in the full traditional manner!).
• Scatter the reserved cheese on top and bake until golden-brown, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve piping hot.
• P.S. Warn your guests about the ring!

SPUDNUTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cover peeled potatoes with water. Bring water to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Let cool and mash.
• Scald the milk and add the sugar, shortening, 2 cups mashed potatoes and salt. Mix well.
• In an upright mixer with a dough hook attachment. Add the potato mixture, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, water, yeast eggs and nutmeg. Mix until well mixed, dough will be a bit sticky. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and cut with a doughnut cutter. Place the cut doughnuts on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• In a hot fryer or deep fry pan heat shortening or canola oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Carefully place 2 to 3 doughnuts in pan. Turn when lightly golden. Lift out when done and drain on paper towels. Glaze or roll in sugar.

SPUNKY CHILI

Steps:

• Put a soup pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Turn on the heat ot medium and wait for 30 seconds.
• Put in the pot 1 1/2 cups onions, carrot, celery, 2 tablespoons chili powder, 2 teaspoons cumin, 3/4 teaspoons salt. Cook the vegetables for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes with a wooden spoon.
• Add 1 tablespoons cider vinegar, bell pepper, 2 teaspoons garlic, beans. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Measure 2 cups tomato juice. Pour it in slowly.
• Stir gently, cover, and turn the heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring about every 5 minutes. Ask an adult to lift the lid when it's time to stir, then to put it back on.
• Ask an adult to help ladle or spoon the hot chili into bowls. Serve with the toppings of your choice, and maybe also with tortilla chips on the side.
• You will also need:
• Small sharp knife (and maybe a garlic press) and a cutting board for preparing the vegetables ahead of time.
• Can opener.
• Large wire-mesh strainer and a bowl it fits over for rinsing and draining the beans ahead of time.
• soup pot with a lid.
• Measuring cups and spoons.
• Long-handles wooden spoon.
• 2-cup liquid measure.
• Serving spoon or ladle.
• Bowls and spoons or forks.
• Ask and adult for Help with:.
• Getting all the vegetables cur and ready ahead of time.
• Opening all the cans of beans.
• Rinsing and draining the bans.
• Opening the cans of tomato juice.
• Lifting the lid of the pot when it's time to stir (Hot steam will escape when the lid is lifted!).
• Ladling the hot chili into bowls.