Giesbrecht Family Recipes

Dough 1 C. warm milk 1 Tsp instant dry yeast  2 Tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 3 Tsp salted butter (softened) 1 Large egg  3 C. flour (or more) Filling 1/2 C. salted butter, melted 1 C. brown sugar 2 Tsp cinnamon Icing 1 8oz pkg cream cheese 1 stick butter 1 2lb. Bag Powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tsp half and half (if too thick) In the bowl of standing mixer, combine warm milk, yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and egg. And in flour. Use dough hook on low speed After flour is mixed in increase speed to medium. Add more flour if necessary so that dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Dough should be soft but tacky if pinched and not stick to hand.  Place dough in lightly greased mixing bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise for one hour.  Punch down dough and then roll out to approx.  12 by 18 inch rectangle.  Brush dough with melted butter and then combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Gently press ci...

18 ounces white chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 teaspoon peppermint or vanilla extract 1 cup crushed peppermint candies, divided Line a 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving 3 inches hanging over each side. In a double boiler, place white chocolate chips, condensed milk and butter. Melt over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add extract and ½ cup crushed peppermint candies. Pour mixture into prepared pan and sprinkle remaining candies over. Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight. Cut and serve!

1 ½ sticks oleo 1 ½ cup flour ½ cup powdered sugar 1 small package instant pudding ½ cup chopped pecans 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup Cool Whip Use 9x13 inch pan. Begin with first layer of oleo, flour and pecans. Press in bottom of pan and Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip. Spread on crust and cool. Then prepare pigging according to package instructions and pour on Cool Whip.

2 cups butter 24 ounces chocolate chips 4 cups flour 2 cups brown sugar 2 teaspoons soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 18 ounces Hershey Bar (grated) 5 cups blended oatmeal 4 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder t teaspoons vanilla 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and sold. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375. Makes 9-10 dozen cookies

24 ounces Cream Cheese ½ cup worchester sauce 1 ½ tablespoons dried chopped onions or 1 tablespoon garlic (need to be smashed) 10 oz dried beef or 5 oz beef and 5 oz pepperoni 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash   Mix. Make into balls and roll in pecans. 

2 pounds ground beef 2 boxes chilis, diced and peeled 1 can cream of mushroom 1 can cream of chicken 1 box tomato sauce like Mom uses (i dunno, that''s what she said) 1 mini cube Knorr Chipotle Seasoning 1 mini cube Knorr Citatro Seasoning 2 cubes Knorr Caldo de Tomate 2 boxes of milk (I think she means cans of milk like the cream of mushroom size) 24 slices of cheese salt and pepper ½ teaspoon chili powder (Mom says maybe a whole teaspoon) That's it. No, its not it. Wait. Brown the meat. Add the other ingredients. Boil it till it looks good in is mixed up. That's it.

1 can frosting 1 jar peanut butter Mix a one-to-one ratio of frosting and peanut butter. Microwave for 45 seconds, stir and 30 seconds again, stir again. Chill for 45 minutes.

450 grams Chocolate Chips (600 grams if White Chocolate) 1 can sweetened condensed milk (or heavy cream for less sweet taste) Melt chocolate in microwave 45 seconds, stir and 30 seconds. Add sweetened condensed milk. Mix and chill for 45 minutes.

1 can green beans 6 slices of cheese ⅓ cup milk ½ teaspoon of salt ¼ teaspoon of pepper Bring to boil. This will probably require water. Once boiled, drain the water. Then add ⅓ cup milk. Put on stove until boiling again. Add six slices of cheese. DO NOT STIR YET!!!!!!! Remove from heat and cover for 5 minutes or so. Then stir that cheese in.

some chicken depends on how hungry you are 2 cups buttermilk or more or less, Mom is not sure 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon of Mrs Dash (its a seasoning apparently) ½ teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon garlic salt, probably Thaw chicken and baptize in buttermilk. Let them sit as long as you have time up to 24 hours, the longer the better. Mix all dry ingredients together and tip the buttermilk chicken into concoction. Rebaptize in buttermilk and re-dunk in concoction. Fry in hot oil.