Nebraska Recipes

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Nebraska Baked Beans

• 1/2 pound bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 15-ounce can pork and beans
• 1 15-ounce can lima beans
• 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 cup catsup
• 2 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 medium onion, diced

Dice and fry bacon lightly; drain off fat. Dice onion and fry slightly. Brown ground beef. Add bacon, onion and beans; mix well. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, catsup, and mustard.

Bake 45 minutes at 325 degrees.

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Nebraska Master Mix

This mix is to be used for muffins etc same as Bisquick many recipes appear on the back of the box.

4 cups unsifted, all purpose white flour (spoon lightly into cup and level off)
1 cup butter flavor or solid white shortening
1/3 cup double-acting baking powder
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
4 cups whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt

1. Into a large bowl, sift together 4 cups white flour, the baking powder, sugar and salt. This removes lumps and helps mix ingredients.
2. Cut in shortening with 2 knives, pastry blender, or fingers until it looks like coarse oatmeal.
3. Stir in the dry milk.
4. Stir in the 4 cups of whole wheat flour; mix well.
5. Store in covered container at room temperature.
Yield: 11 cups. Keeps about 2 months. For longer storage refrigerate or freeze.

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Bisquick Biscuits

2 1/4 cups Nebraska Master Mix
2/3 cup milk

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Stir ingredients until soft dough forms. Turn onto surface generously sprinkled with Bisquick. Knead 10 times. Roll 1/2-inch thick. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch cutter. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.

To make drop biscuits, do not knead dough. Drop by spoonsful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Cheese-Garlic Biscuits

Decrease flour to 2 cups and add 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, and bake as above.

Mix 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted, and 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder. Brush over warm biscuits.

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