Thursday Recipes

Hope you enjoy these! The first one is an old standby in our family.

Pork Chops and Rice

4 Pork chops
1 cup cooked rice
1/4 cup milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brown pork chops on both sides that have been seasoned with salt and pepper. The pork chops do not have to be cooked all the way through - in fact it is better if they are not. But the browner on the outside the better (not burned). Spray a baking dish that can be covered - with non-stick cooking spray. Add in the rice and milk, season with salt and pepper. Add the pork chops. Cover. Bake 20-30 minutes. Uncover and cook 2o minutes more or until the rice is bubbling and sticky. Enjoy with a salad and vegetable side dish.
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I found this recipe several years ago - I am not sure where. I used to make it for a friends birthday every year when we lived in Ephraim. I haven't made it for long time. Maybe I should start baking it again - it is good!

Oatmeal Cake
1 cup oats 1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 large eggs

Grease and flour a 13x9 inch baking pan. Set aside. Put the oats in a mixing bowl. Pour boiling water over the oats. Set aside for 20 minutes. (If using quick cooking oats you might want to lessen the water).

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the shortening, sugars and eggs in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer. Add the softened oatmeal. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat the dry mixture into the wet ingredients just until mixed.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake will come out clean.

Icing

1/4 cup butter (must be butter) 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecan
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 3 Tablespoons whole milk or 1/2 and 1/2
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Mix all the ingredients together, thoroughly. Set oven control to broil or 550 degrees. Spread the icing over the warm cake, making sure it covers the whole thing. Place the cake no closer than 3 inches from the heat source. Broil 2-4 minutes or until the topping is golden brown. Watch closely because it burns quickly!

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