Instant Pot- Chicken Anyone?

I love the Instant Pot, The other day I made a simple Chicken dish. It just fell off the bone!

Try it out. If you do not have an Instant pot, you should invest in one. It make life so much better in the kitchen. I still love to cook traditional. However, when I am so tired at night the pot is a ti
 me saver and fast.

 Sweet Time Chicken
 

 1 can pineapple chucks, drained. 
1/2 cup coconut milk,
 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, chopped. 
1/2 cup Barbeque sauce 
1 and 1/2 lb of chicken pieces, deskinned , 

drip chicken in the barbeque sauce, put everything in the instant pot, pour the remaining sauce over the chicken and set it for15 minutes. NPR for 10 minutes. serve over Rice.


  Recipe copyright 2018 by "Auntie E Cookbook/EM Dubros"

CoffeeTime: Morning Meals-SconesToday

Love the morning meals!  Are you like me? After a good night sleep a high carb meal sounds great. Pancakes, scones, Toast and Eggs, Eggs Casseroles, French toast even just toast with cream cheese and jelly. Some of my youth memories come to mind.
The morning meal is the best to have those high carb items. We are coming off a  8 to 12 hours fast and the body need that kick start. Most of us will burn off the carb in the morning with our routines. Cleaning house, getting the kids out, errands and maybe even a little walking for shopping.

 Just put on the music and get moving! I have a great Scones recipe for today. so easy to easy to make. I use Frozen berries because the hold up better in the baking process. You can freeze your own, Just put them on a cookies sheet in the freeze overnight. They will be ready in the morning.

 Mixed Berries Scones

 Preheat oven to 350°F
2 cups All Purpose Flour ( unbleached)
3/4 cup Powder sugar
1/4 cup Walnut Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
1 cup of Half& Half
1 cup of Frozen  Mixed Berries.
 Turbinado sugar ( for the top)

1.Put all the Flour, Powder sugar, walnut flour,salt ,Baking Powder and  frozen berries in a bowl and toss well.
2.Add the  half & half and stir together til combined, It will be  lumpy.
3. turn out on a floured surface and pat  down into a  round  circle, about 8 inches round and 1 inch thick
4. cut into 6 triangles, slightly round the triangles and place on a Parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle some Turbinado sugar on top of each Scone
5. Bake in a 350°F oven for 25 minutes.

Let cool slightly and enjoy.

  Recipe copyright 2018 by "Auntie E Cookbook/EM Dubros"

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

This is a traditional Irish Soda Bread. Soda Breads are the simplest breads to make. Only a few ingredients needs and most households have them in the cupboards. This is a recipe from Ballyvaugham,Co.Care Ireland. Traditional Soda Bread calls for Buttermilk or commonly known as Sour Milk in Europe.
 You want to make sure you do not knead or handle the bread. I use a medium round mixing bowl to  mix and then turn it upside down onto the Floured parchment paper lined baking sheet. Press it down to the 4cm thickness and then cut it, Place it in the oven right away cause the Soda starts working as soon as you add the buttermilk. You want the bread to continue to rise in the oven, therefore getting it in at the right time is essential for the bread. This is not a make ahead  a cooking bread. It is consider a fast bread.

The faster you work with it after added the buttermilk and better it will turn out.


IRISH SODA BREAD

6 cups Flour
1/4 teaspoon  Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Buttermilk


1. Preheat over to 400° F
once oven is heated( due to you need to gt the bread in the oven right away)

2. Put all the dry ingredients( Flour, Baking Soda, Salt) in a medium bowl, stir well.

3 .Make a well in the middle, add buttermilk in the Well, stir Vigorously til all flour is incorporated.

4. Turn out unto  a baking sheet lined with Parchment paper add a little floured to the paper, flatten out into a circle about a 4 cm thick ( one and a half inch thick)

5. With a floured knife make a crisscross cut in the middle.

6. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.