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A trip to the NC State Fair can absolutely overwhelm
an ol’ country gal – especially when she could easily
spend hours examining just the winning baked goods. I was excited
to see several ribbons attached to entries from Banner Elk’s
own Shawn Banks for her muffins, cornbread, etc. Congratulations,
Shawn! There may have been other local winners, but I just happened
to see these and could not obtain a complete list of winners or
their recipes. Please let me know if you or someone you know were
among those kitchen champions. I was able to capture a few recipes
from the opening weekend’s specialty cooking contests and
hope to have more as competitions continue to heat up through
this week. Next week, however, we will feature our annual Goodies
for the Goblins, before returning to fair food.
I have never before known of cookies taking first place in a BBQ
Sauce Recipe Contest, but it happened for Molly Jarman of Carrboro
and also earned her the chance to win a $1,000 national grand
prize.
Barbeque
Spice Cookies, 1st Place
Molly
Jarmon, Carrboro
1½ cups butter (3 sticks)
½ cup KC Masterpiece Original BBQ Sauce
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups of flour
4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup turbinado or granulated sugar
Melt butter in a large bowl. Add BBQ sauce, sugar and eggs
to melted butter and beat well. Sift together flour, baking soda
and spices. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until
flour is incorporated. Refrigerate several hours until the dough
is firm. Make dough into small balls (3/4- inch diameter) and
roll in turbinado or granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for
8-10 minutes, until firm. Refrigerated dough can also be shaped
into a 1-inch thick roll and sliced. Dip the slices in sugar before
baking.
Pam’s
First Time Ribs, Second Place
Pam Garcia, Raleigh
1 bottle of KC Masterpiece Original
2/3 cup tomato ketchup
½ cup vinegar
2 slabs baby back ribs, cut into two-bone servings
4 green onions, chopped
4 green onion stems chopped, garnish
Place ribs in cold water in five-quart kettle. Add vinegar.
Bring to boil and simmer for two hours or until ribs are tender.
Heat KC Masterpiece, ketchup and green onions in saucepan. Dip
warm ribs into warm sauce and place in baking pan. Grill or broil
in oven until bubbly. Sprinkle with green onion stems for garnish.
Makes four servings.
KC
Masterpiece Barbecue Chicken Pizza, Third Place
Denise
Walker, Cary
¾ cup KC Masterpiece Hickory Brown Sugar
Barbecue Sauce
1 ready-made pizza crust
8 ounces of grilled chicken strips (frozen or prepared)
1 cup of pineapple tidbits
½ cup of chopped onion
½ cup of chopped green pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet sprayed with cooking
spray, heat grilled chicken strips over medium heat. Once thoroughly
heated, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and add the onion and
green pepper to the skillet, cooking the mixture until the vegetables
are tender. Add ½ cup of the barbecue sauce and 1 cup of
the pineapple tidbits to the chicken, onion and pepper mixture
and cook for two minutes, stirring the mixture gently. Place prepared
pizza crust on a pizza pan and baste crust with ¼ cup of
the barbecue sauce. Pour chicken and barbecue mixture evenly over
the pizza crust. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 12 minutes
or until the toppings on the pizza are set and lightly browned.
Remove from oven and cut into slices. Serves two to three people.
Readers, please don’t forget to send in your family’s
favorite recipes for our special holiday section – due October
22 and published Nov. 14 and 15 in most of our Mountain Times
publications. Appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, casseroles,
cakes, pies, cookies, candy, beverages – you name it, we’ll
use it. Mail to Recipes c/o Mountain Times, 474 Industrial Park
Drive Boone, NC 28607; Fax: (828) 262-0282 or email torecipes@mountaintimes.com.
Don’t forget your copy of “Lovin’ Spoonful
. . . Cooking With Family and Friends,” a compilation
of nearly 400 mouth-watering recipes by Sherrie Norris.
It is available at all locations of High Country Media
– Boone, Banner Elk, West Jefferson, and at The
Avery Journal in Newland, all Boone Drugs, Black Bear
Books, Trailway Laundry, Wilcox Emporium,( top level,
booth 312-W,) and beginning June 15 at Mast Store locations.
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