Fruit Pizza = SO MUCH FUN!

This is a simple, very fun recipe. Check out the student's creativity with their creations!

Fruit Pizza

Cookie Crust:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/3 cup plus 1 T. shortening
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp almond flavoring

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. sift together: sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt
3. Cut in shortening
4. Add milk, egg and almond flavoring and mix well with flat beater on mixer.
5. If needed, knead in enough flour for rolling consistency
6. Grease pan and press dough onto it evenly. Be sure there are no thin spots.
7. Bake for about 10 minutes or until it starts to brown around the edges
8. Cool before topping

Filling:

Make instant vanilla pudding. Mix 1/2 cups pudding with 1/2 cup cool whip. Spread evenly on crust. Top with fruit.

Good fruit choices: strawberries, grapes, blueberries, kiwi, raspberries, pineapple, bananas, mandarin oranges, apples with skin on.

Cowboy Salsa... Giddy Up!

This recipe was a personal favorite. I thought it was a good idea to get the 9th graders out of their comfort zone when it came to salsa. They needed a little CHUNKY salsa in their lives. Honestly, this stuff is tasty, so try it out! I'm sure you will want to be a cowboy just so you can have it all the time :)

Cowboy Salsa

• 1/2 can pinto beans, drained
• 1/2 can black-eyed peas, drained
• 1/2 can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 1/4 medium onion, chopped
• 1/8 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Combine everything in a large bowl and mix. Enjoy with tortilla chips!

German Pancakes

The 8th graders have been talking a lot about protein, and lately more specifically about eggs. They learned all the parts of an egg, and we decided it was about time to cook with them. SO, we made German Pancakes. Some couldn't stomach the eggy taste, while others loved it! Maybe it is an acquired taste :)

Enjoy the recipe below! For a 9x13 pan, double the recipe.

German Pancakes

1. Heat oven to 450 Degrees
2. Place 3 tbsp butter in glass pan and let it melt in the oven

Blend in a blender:

* 1/2 cup milk
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1 tbsp sugar
* 3 eggs

Blend well and pour batter into hot buttered pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until desired doneness.

Top with desired toppings. (strawberries and whipped cream are fabulous!)