Kristis Fresh Dip Recipes

GARDEN FRESH DIP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Chill.
• Serve with assorted vegetables.

CHRISTINA'S KILLER DIP

Steps:

• Defrost the spinach.
• Place it in a colander and press it until as much moisture as possible is removed.
• Mix all ingredients (1/2 of the cheddar), and blend well.
• Put it in a shallow baking dish (stoneware works best) in the oven for 20 minutes at 350°F.
• Remove from oven.
• While still hot top it with remaining cheese, heat in oven again for 5 minutes.
• Remove and cool below lava stage and serve.
• Goes well with tortilla chips.

KRISTI'S GF OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your lovely oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter, shortening and sugars together until fats are nice and fluffy.
• Add egg and combine.
• Switch to your paddle attachment and add flours, xanthan gum, salt, baking soda and baking powder a little at a time until combined. Dough will be thick! Add peanut butter last and beat until smooth.
• Portion out dough into 1 oz (by weight) portions. Or, if you don't want to break out the scale, make 24 portions. Roll portion dough into a ball shape.
• On a plate or in a shallow bowl pour out about 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Roll the cookie dough balls in sugar until completely coated. Add more sugar as needed.
• Put sugared dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving ample room for expansion. I got about 12 on an AirBake sheet. Flatten balls with tines of a fork, then turn 90 degrees and do it again to form a criss-cross pattern (try not to do this too hard or you'll have very flat, but chewy cookies).
• Bake for 10 minutes, being sure to rotate the cookies at 5 minutes to minimize burning. Allow to cool for 2 or 3 minutes on cookie sheet so cookies will set properly. Cool and devour.

KRISTI'S SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Bake pecans on cookie sheet for 30 minutes. Remove pecans from pan, and put butter on cookie sheet.
• Increase the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Melt butter on cookie sheet in oven.
• Beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. Slowly add sugar and salt, while continuing to beat. Beat until egg whites thicken. Fold in pecans.
• Spread mixture evenly on the cookie sheet with butter. Bake in 300 degree F oven for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Cool pecans. Serve. Store in airtight container.