Apple Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely diced apples (about 1 medium)
  • ¾ cup raisins
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Pour into a bowl with dry ingredients along with apples, raisins, and walnuts. Mix just until blended.
  4. For each cookie, spoon or scoop about two tablespoons of the mixture onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. (Makes about 24-30 cookies.)

Enjoy!

Chocolate Crepes with Raspberries & Whipped Cream

Ingredients

Chocolate Crepes Ingredients

  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Whipped Cream Ingredients

  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Other Ingredients

  • Fresh Raspberries

Directions

  1. Put all the ingredients for the crepes in a blender in the order listed above. Blend just until incorporated. Ideally, let the batter rest in the refrigerator for an hour. If it seems thick when you take it out of the refrigerator, add a tablespoon of water.
  2. Heat a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Brust lightly with butter. Add about ¼-1/3 cup of batter and tilt the pan quickly to evenly distribute the batter on the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 30 seconds or so until the bottom looks cooked. Flip and cook the other side for about 10 seconds. Cooking time will depend on the temperature of the pan. Remove and lay crepe out flat on a cutting board or lined cookie sheet. Repeat until the batter is gone. Crepes can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or frozen for up to two months.
  3. Before serving, make sweetened whipped cream by whipping together a caron of Lamers Dairy heavy whipping cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar, and ½ teaspoon vanilla.
  4. To serve, spread crepe with some raspberry jam. Fold it in quarters, top with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Enjoy!

Bagel Brunch Casserole

Ingredients

  • 4-5 day-old bagels (cheddar herb works well)
  • 1 pound mild Italian sausage
  • 1/2 onion, cut in thin slices
  • 1 red pepper, cut in thin slices
  • 1 red pepper, cut in julienne
  • 2 cups Italian blend shredded cheese
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 9 eggs
  • 2-1/2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Whole Milk
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Cook sausage and drain. Remove from the pan.
  2. Sauté onion and peppers.
  3. While the vegetables are cooking, generously butter a 9×13 baking dish. Cut the bagels in half
    vertically. Turn each half-moon shaped bagel on its side and slice it into 6 thin slices. Arrange half
    of the bagel slices on the bottom of the dish. Butter one side of each of the remaining slices and
    set aside.
  4. Combine the sausage, onion and peppers. Add 1-3/4 cups of the cheese and sprinkle over the
    layer of bagel slices.
  5. Arrange the remaining bagel slices buttered side up over the meat, vegetable and cheese mixture.
  6. Whisk together eggs, Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Whole Milk, salt and pepper. Pour evenly
    over the dish.
  7. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  8. Remove from refrigerator one hour before baking.
  9. Bake uncovered in 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cheese over the
    top and bake for an additional 5 minutes (or until a knife comes out clean). Serve hot.

NOTE: If you use a plain bagel, add Italian spices to the egg and milk mixture.

Enjoy!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb uncooked penne pasta (about 3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup onion, minced
  • 1/2 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup plus 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded (about 3 cups)
  • 5 thin slices cooked ham, cut into ribbons (about 1 cup)
  • 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 ovenproof dish.
  2. Cook pasta to al dente and drain.
  3. Cook onion and garlic until translucent. Do not color.
  4. In a large saucepan, heat Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Heavy Whipping Cream and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese, cooked onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, ham and pasta. Add the sauce and toss to coat.
  6. Transfer to the baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese and Panko breadcrumbs. Bake for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!