Tag: Homecooking

Desserts, Recipes

White Chocolate Fudge Pie

Cookin' With Bobbi Jo

Ingredients
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
4 oz white chocolate bakers bar
1/2 cup sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Unbaked 9 inch pie crust

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Over low heat melt the butter and white chocolate together.
Once completely melted remove from heat.
Mix in sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Using a hand mixer, mix for about 2 minutes.
Pour into pie crust.
Bake for 25 minutes. I placed a pie shield (or aluminum foil) over the edges of the crust so they did not burn.
Remove from oven. The center will be a little jiggly. It will set as it cools.
I sprinkled red and green sugar sprinkles over the pie to give it a festive look for Christmas.
Serve with whipped topping or ice cream. Or eat plain. It is delicious either way.

Main Dishes, Recipes, Side Dishes

Southern Style Chicken & Dressing

Cookin' With Bobbi Jo

Ingredients
Skillet of cornbread
12 oz bag of herb seasoned classic stuffing
8 chicken thighs
3 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt & pepper
3 hard boiled eggs
1 stick butter
1 cup heavy cream
2 eggs beaten
1 tablespoon Rosemary
1 teaspoon crushed sage
1 tablespoon olive oil


Directions
Place chicken thighs in a stock pot over medium heat.
Cover with water.
Add in 2 tablespoons garlic, salt, and pepper. (If you like celery add it now).
Heat to boiling and reduce to simmer. Cover. Let cook for 45 minutes.
Remove from heat. Place chicken thighs in a bowl to cool. Save broth.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove chicken from bone.
In a skillet melt the stick of butter. Add in onions, garlic, rosemary, & sage. Cook until onions are soft.
Add in heavy cream. Boil for 2 minutes then remove from heat.
In a large mixing bowl crumble cornbread. Add in stuffing mix.
Mix in onion mixture.
Add chicken & beaten eggs. Mix well.
Add chicken broth 1/2 cup at a time. Dressing should be moist but not runny.
Cut up boiled eggs and mix into dressing.
Spread dressing in a hot oiled cast iron skillet or a greased casserole dish.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake another 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes and then serve.
It is delicious topped with chicken gravy.



Main Dishes, Recipes

Pepperoni & Bacon Pizza in Cast Iron Skillet

Cookin' With Bobbi Jo

Ingredients
Dough
3/4 cup warm water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tsp active yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups all purpose flour

Pizza
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons alfredo sauce
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp basil
2 tbsp grated parmesan
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 tsp garlic powder
6 slices bacon cooked
Lots of pepperoni
2 tablespoons cornmeal

Directions
Dough
Pour water in mixing bowl.
Add in sugar. Mix until dissolved.
Add in yeast. Leave it until yeast starts to bubble.
Add in salt, olive oil, and flour.
Put your hand in the middle of the bowl and move in a circular motion until all ingredients combine into a dough.
Pour dough out onto floured surface.
Knead for 3 – 5 minutes. (If you aren’t sure how to do this, watch the video.)
The dough will get less sticky and can easily be formed into a ball when it is ready.
Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil in mixing bowl.
Place ball of dough in mixing bowl and be sure to cover all sides of the dough with oil.
Place a warm damp towel over bowl and place in a warm area.
It takes 1 1/2 – 2 hours for the dough to rise.

Pizza
After dough has risen, remove towel and punch dough in the center.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Place cast iron skillet on stove over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Mix together melted butter and garlic powder.
Place dough onto a pizza pan and use your fingers to shape the dough.
Once cast iron has heated for 5 minutes pour a tablespoon or so of olive oil in skillet.
Make sure to coat skillet well.
Then sprinkle cornmeal over skillet.
Carefully transfer the pizza dough from the pan to the skillet.
Shape as quickly as possible. The skillet will be hot. This is why I shape the dough on the pizza pan first.
Take a basting brush and cover crust with garlic butter.
Add Alfredo sauce.
Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and basil.
Add cheese, crumbled bacon, and pepperoni.
Sprinkle with grated parmesan.
Top with a little more cheese.
Place in oven for 10 – 15 minutes or until crust if browned and cheese is melted.
Remove and enjoy!




Main Dishes, Recipes

Stuffed Crust Pizza

Cookin' With Bobbi Jo

Ingredients
Dough
1 1/4 cup warm water
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tsp active yeast
2 teaspoons salt
3 cups all purpose flour
Toppings
1 tablespoon melted butter mixed with 2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons grated parmesan
1 tablespoon Italian Seasonings
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded chicken
Mozzarella cheese sticks
5 slices bacon cooked


Directions
Dough
Pour water into mixing bowl.
Add in sugar and mix until dissolved
Add in active yeast
Wait for yeast to start bubbling before proceeding to next step.
Add in salt and flour
Put your hand in center of bowl and start moving hand in circular motion to mix dough. (See video)
Flour a clean surface and place dough on it
Knead dough for about 3 – 5 minutes until a ball of dough forms. If dough is too sticky add a tablespoon of flour at a time until you reach desired texture.
Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a bowl and cover all sides of the ball of dough with the olive oil.
Wet a towel with warm water and place over bowl.
Place bowl in a warm area. Inside a stove or microwave where there is no cool air flow.
Let dough rise for 1 1/2 – 2 hours.


Grease a 16″ pizza pan with olive oil.
Sprinkle cornmeal on oiled pizza pan.
Remove towel from dough and punch dough in the middle.
Place on center of pizza pan.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
With fingertips work pizza dough around pan until it reaches the edges. There should be excess dough on edges. This is for wrapping the cheese sticks. (See video).
Place cheese sticks around edge of dough.
Wrap cheese sticks with excess dough. The entire cheese stick should be wrapped in dough. Dough should be along the bottom of the cheese stick. (If you just press dough down around cheese stick instead of wrapping it the cheese will leak out).
Once pizza crust is worked spread garlic butter over crust.
Then sprinkle parmesan, Italian seasonings, and red pepper flakes.
Spread Alfredo sauce over crust.
Add mozzarella cheese, chicken, and bacon.
Place in oven until crust is browned and cheese is melted.
Remove and enjoy.





Main Dishes, Recipes

Chicken Parmesan

Cookin' With Bobbi Jo

2 servings


Ingredients
2 boneless chicken breasts
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 cup olive oil


Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Whisk the egg, salt, pepper, garlic pepper, and basil together. Add in chicken. Coat both sides of chicken with egg mixture.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Breading
1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp basil

Directions
Mix breading ingredients together.
Then, coat both sides of each chicken breast with the breading.
Test the oil in skillet by dropping some breading in skillet. If it sizzles it is ready. If not, let it heat longer.
Once it sizzles, add in the chicken breasts. Cook 5 minutes each side.
Remove from skillet and place oven safe dish.

Ingredients
1/2 cup Marinara/Pizza Sauce
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese



Directions
Place marinara sauce over each chicken breast. Use whatever amount you like.
Add parmesan cheese to the top of each sauce covered breast.
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cheese bubbles. If you like your cheese toasted like I do, then once it has cooked for 18 minutes turn the oven on broil for 2 – 3 minutes. Keep a check on it to see when cheese is lightly browned.
Remove from oven. Let cool a couple of minutes and then share with all your human friends.