One Ingredient Caramel

No photo - just a recipe for the record.  :)

One Ingredient Caramel

1 can sweetened condensed milk

apple for dipping, optional

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  

Pour one can sweetened condensed milk into a casserole dish or pie plate.  Cover with foil.  Place in a larger pan and fill larger pan to ¾ inch with water.  (fill water as needed while baking - don't let it run dry)  Bake 60-90 minutes or until the condensed milk has reached a golden brown color.  Cool completely.  Ready to serve as caramel for your favorite recipe or as a topping or dip.  

If the caramel forms a thin crust on top, you can just use the caramel underneath it or use an immersion blender for a minute to mix it all back together well. 

You can also do this in the Instant Pot but I guess I am a bit leery of having the can go through all that cooking process then eating what is inside it?  Probably no difference either way, but I do like this oven method.  

Pan de Elote

Daddy really liked this. I wasn't so sure. :D

Pan de Elote

I made this in my 8x8 baking pan.  This is after it is turned out on a paper towel lined plate. 

1 (15 oz) bag frozen yellow corn kernels, defrosted (about 2 ½ cups)

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

3 large eggs, room temperature

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted (I used salted)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup all purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

powdered sugar for dusting (optional)  (we didn't do this)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Prepare baking pan with non-stick spray.  Line with parchment paper and then spray again. 

Add to a blender... the corn, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, butter and vanilla.  Blend until well combined and the corn is almost smooth.  Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Blend until just combined.  

Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.  (I used my 8x8)  Bake until golden - about 40-45 minutes.  Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar if you like. 

Westerns BBQ Meatballs

We all love and miss the old Westerns meat store. We used their catering for many celebrations over the years! A friend brought these meatballs to our house one evening and gave me the recipe. They are sooooo good! We often serve them with mashed potatoes. You could also make them smaller and serve as an appetizer.  (this makes a large batch so you can adjust ingredient amounts if you like) 


Westerns BBQ Meatballs

3 lb. Ground Beef

1 - 12 oz. can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 cups milk

2 eggs 

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 cup oatmeal

1 cup cracker crumbs

1/2 tsp. garlic

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. chili powder

Sauce:

2 cups ketchup

1.2 tsp. liquid smoke

1/4 cup onion

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. garlic powder 

Directions: 

To make meatballs, combine all ingredients (mixture will be soft) and shape into walnut-size balls. 

To make sauce, combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. 

Place meatballs in 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan. Pour on the sauce. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

Yields 80 meatballs.