Bill Knapps Restaurant Recipes

BILL KNAPP'S AWESOME AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Peel and cut potatoes into approximately 1/2" cubes. Place in heavy saucepan and cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 20 min or until tender. Drain well and pat with paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible. Spray a 3 quart casserole dish with cooking spray and add potatoes. Chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 2. After potatoes have thoroughly chilled, melt butter in a large sauce pan. Whisk in salt and flour until well blended. Gradually stir in milk and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Add paprika, pepper, bullion, and cheese. Cook and continue to stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat and set aside.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove potatoes from refrigerator and pour cheese sauce over the potatoes. Gently stir, folding until well mixed. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
• 4. SPECIAL NOTE: If you double this recipe, it fits nicely into a 9 X 13 baking dish. You can also divide into individual sized mini casserole dishes, which is the same way that Bill Knapp's served it.

BILL KNAPP'S BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F and grease a pie plate.
• In medium bowl stir sugar with Bisquick just to combine.
• Set aside.
• Put remaining ingredients in a blender.
• Blend on high speed about 30
• seconds or until smooth and completely combined.
• Pour into Bisquick mixture and stir with a large spoon until fully incorporated and dough comes away from the side of the bowl.
• Dust your hands with Bisquick and knead dough until smooth and elastic - about 5 minutes.
• Shape dough into 8 equal patties, each about 1 inch thick.
• Place evenly in pie plate.
• Brush top of each biscuit with dab of soft butter or margarine.
• Cover with inverted glass bowl or lid sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Allow biscuits to rise for about 30 minutes.
• Bake approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown and doubled in size.

BILL KNAPP'S AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Prepare potatoes.
• Melt butter in large sauce pan.
• Add flour and blend.
• Gradually add milk and cook until thick.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.
• Stir in potatoes.
• Pour into casserole dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350°F for 25-30 minutes until top is browned.
• Can top with soft bread crumbs.

BILL KNAPP'S MICHIGAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and sort the beans and soak overnight in cold water to cover.
• Next morning drain beans.
• Put beans, ham and garlic in stockpot, add 2 to 3 quarts water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender.
• While the beans are cooking, in a separate pan boil the onion, celery and carrots in enough water to cover for 30 minutes.
• Drain and add to the beans and ham and continue cooking for 45 minutes more.
• Put soup contents in blender or food processor to slightly puree the soup(You will need to do this in batches).
• Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Note: To use canned beans, allow 3 (15-ounce) cans undrained Northern beans and omit 1 quart water. Continue recipe as directed.

BILL KNAPP'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat together cake mix, warm water and eggs with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until tester in center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cool on wire rack.
• While cake is baking, prepare topping: In top of double boiler, over simmering water, combile butter, chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup.
• Cook over the simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth (20-30 minutes).
• Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Cut cake into squares and top with a generous spoonful of warm topping.
• Top each square with a scoop of vanilla ice cream just before serving.
• Store topping in refrigerator, tightly capped, for up to a few months; freezes well.
• Reheat in microwave a serving at a time.