Egg Roll Wrappers

We have been doing a lot of cooking at home since Covid-19 has changed our world.  To be honest, we were cooking a lot from home way before that as well!  We had some leftover grilled chicken that I wanted to us in something different.  So we made southwestern egg rolls.  Of course, we didn't have egg roll wrappers, so I used a few recipes and made my own!  

Egg Roll Wrappers

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Flour

1/2 tsp of Salt

2 eggs

1/3-1/2 of Water 

Directions:

1.  In your stand mixer, place everything but the water in your bowl and mix with the dough hook.  

2. Slowly add the water until a ball of the dough is formed.  

3. Mix for 4-5 minutes until the dough has come together and has a good elastic stretch to it. 

4. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.

5.  Using your pasta roller, roll out your dough (I cut mine into fourths).  Roll them out to as thin as they will go without breaking.  For me that was a 5 on my hand roller pasta machine!

6.  Make sure that you flour them well if you are going to stack them.

7. Fill with your fillings.

8. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes (watch to make sure they are getting nice at brown); you can also spray them with a cooking spray to help with coloring!

I got 16-18 egg rolls out of the recipe.  

Donuts

So due to our amazing Stay-At-Home orders, we have been doing a lot of cooking at home!  I might have had a problem a few years ago where I loved kitchen gadgets!  While I have paired down significantly from those "as seen on tv" kitchen gadgets, there was one that had not been tested before Covid-19, and currently comes out twice a week!

We have an electric mini donut maker and the kids are loving it!  I make some fun frosting/glaze to go with it and of course we have sprinkles!  I love that this recipe makes about 30 donuts, so it last us a few mornings of breakfast and some for snacks. 

The donut recipe is taken from the recipe book that I downloaded online because it didn't come with the machine when I bought it at a garage sale for $3.00.  Mommy loves a bargain!

Donut Batter:

1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
4 tbsp butter, melted

Mix dry ingredients together.  Add wet ingredients and then mix well.  Place in a sandwich sized baggie and cut off a small corner to pipe into the donut maker. 

Pipe into donut maker and wait for the light indicator to pop twice (you just want them golden brown).  It says to time for 1 1/2 minutes, flip, and then cook for 4 more minutes.  I do not flip mine and they always turn out great and it is so much easier!

Frosting (no recipe, just wing it!)

Powder Sugar
Cocoa powder
milk

I put a few tablespoons of powder sugar, add a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder, and then milk to the desired consistency. 



Frosting:

Banana Bread

I have always struggled with finding a good Banana Bread recipe.  We have one from a Sesame Street cookbook that the kids like, but I am always looking for a new one.  I think I finally found one that we like.  This one is from Joanna Gaines found here.  

As always, I have made my adjustments in red.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sugar (I used white)

• 1 stick of softened butter

• 2 eggs

• 4 mashed bananas (very ripe) (I had 3)

• 2 cups of flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda (I messed up and also add 1 teaspoon of baking powder)

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla (I did a splash)

Directions

1. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla

2. Add eggs and mashed bananas

3. Mix in remaining ingredients

4. Pour in 9×13 greased pan and bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes

Best served warm with a pat of butter on top.