Green Tomato Spice Loaf Food

GREEN TOMATO QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease two 9x5 bread pans and set aside. Tip: You may want to put a piece of parchment paper on the bottom or nonstick foil. Mine tend to stick a little to the pan when only using cooking spray. In a mixing bowl combine sugar and oil. Mix well. Add eggs, vanilla and salt. Mix well again, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. Slowly add flour until completely combined. Mixture will be thick. Add in diced tomatoes and stir well. Mixture will thin out from moisture tomatoes bring. If adding walnuts, add now. (Photos are with walnuts) Pour half of batter in each pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean from center of bread. Cool for 5 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and cool on a rack.

GREEN TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Mix tomatoes, sugar, walnuts, canola oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until well blended. Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into egg mixture until just blended. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before transferring loaves to wire racks to cool completely.

GRANDMA EMMA'S SPICE LOAF

Steps:

• Soak raisins in coffee until plump. Do not drain.
• Cream together the shortening, sugar and eggs. Blend in molasses and vanilla.
• In a large bowl mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, flour, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
• Add the liquid ingredients to the well in the dry ingredients. Stir in coffee with raisins and nuts. Pour batter into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for one hour.

GREEN TOMATO CAKE

Steps:

• Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Mix well.
• Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

SPICY GREEN TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine green tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, and red bell pepper in a large bowl.
• Mix cilantro, sugar, garlic, oregano, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
• Fill a blender with about 2 cups tomato mixture, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and 1/4 of the spice mixture; blend to desired consistency and pour into a large bowl. Repeat blending with remaining tomato mixture, lime juice, and spice mixture, working in batches, until all ingredients are blended. Stir vinegar into salsa.

GREEN TOMATO SPICE LOAF

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together (include sugar. walnuts, orange rind& spices) Beat eggs with vanilla and oil.
• Add egg mixture and tomatoes to dry ingredients.
• Mix but do not beat.
• Pour into 3 medium greased loaf pans.
• Bake in 350F oven for 45 minutes.

GREEN TOMATO SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In mixing bowl, lightly beat the water, vegetable oil, eggs, and brown sugar until combined, about 2 minutes. Stir in spice cake mix and flour, and mix until smooth. Stir in the vanilla, walnuts, raisins, tomatoes, and apple. Blend well.
• Spoon the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 baking pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan with a knife or spatula. Cool for 30 minutes.
• Using a fine-mesh strainer or a sifter, sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. Optional: When serving, top each slice with a tablespoon of coconut and/or whipped cream, if desired.

HOT AND SPICY GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATO

Steps:

• Combine green beans, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, and garlic salt in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over sun-dried tomatoes.
• Cover and let stand 2-3 minutes or until softened.
• Drain and finely chop In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes with ground beef, couscous, egg, milk, bell pepper, green onions, salt, black pepper, and chili powder Form into a 7 X 6" oval.
• Place on a trivet in a small cooker.
• Cook on low 5-6 hours or until done.
• *Note:This same recipe for the meat loaf may be baked in an oven at 350F for about 1 1/2 hours.

GREEN TOMATO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Prepare tomato sauce, set aside.
• In a small bowl combine milk, 1 egg, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. Place the flour in a pie plate or shallow bowl. and bread crumbs in another pie plate.
• Dip tomato slices in flour; then dip the floured slices in the milk/egg mixture and immediately into the bread crumbs to coat.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil. Fry the tomato slices in hot oil until browned; drain on paper towels.
• In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, the remaining egg, the remaining 1/4 teaspoons slat, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• Heat oven to 350*F.
• In a 9" square baking pan, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce to coat bottom.
• Place one third of lasagna noodles, side by side, in a single layer over sauce to cover bottom of pan.
• Place half of fried tomatoes in a single layer over noodles; cover with a layer of sauce.
• Top sauce with another layer of noodles then evenly spread the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Top cheese layer with remaining noodles and remaining fried tomatoes.
• Spoon remaining sauce over tomatoes and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.
• Place the baking pan on a cookie sheet. Bake 30-35 minutes or until cheese melts and sauce is bubbly.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Serve immediately. Enjoy!