Creamy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

Creamy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

Inspired by About Southern Food
Printable Recipe

Note: My recipe includes more vegetables and more sauce than the original recipe and it needed a longer baking time which I shared below.

3 pounds peeled potatoes, thinly sliced with a mandoline or very sharp knife, about 6 to 8 cups sliced potatoes
5 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 cup chopped celery
9 green onions, with about 3 inches of green top, chopped or 1 small leek, just the white and light green parts - chopped.
3/4 cup chopped carrots
2 cups diced cooked ham (I bought 1 pound of Boar’s Head ‘Sweet Slice’ ham in my deli. I had them cut it into 2, ½-inch slices which I diced)
5 tablespoons flour
2-1/2 to 3 cups milk
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese

In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat; add celery, green onions, carrots, and ham. Sauté, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender. Add flour, stirring until well blended. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups milk, stirring constantly. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; add 1 cup cheese. Cook until cheese is melted; add more milk if mixture is very thick. In a 2-quart casserole, place a layer of the potatoes, a layer of sauce, then repeat layers. Bake at 325° for approximately 75 to 90 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.

Serves 4 to 6

ICE CREAM TART

Morning all,   hope soon there will be many of you.
I do not know if any of you do this.
Line a pie place with crumbs of you favorite biscuit.
Get a tub of vanilla Ice Cream and soften it then add to it crushed biscuits-  or  -  crushed  chocolate- or - Pulp of any fruit  use a bit of imagination.   You can also add whipped cream not really necessary.

Very Good and creative.   

3 INGREDIENT CHEESE CAKE

It takes less than 10mins.

 

Ingredients

 

500ml flavoured yoghurt

1 tin Condense Milk

1 Packet Nutty Crust Biscuits for base

70ml Melted Margarine

 

Method

1. Crush biscuits and add butter to make a... base.
2. Mix yoghurt and condense milk and pour into base.
3. Microwave on high for 4mins.
4. When cool put in the fridge.

 

YOU GOTTA TRY IT!!!!! (mine was done with Choc Chip Flavouried yoghurt and when cooled, I sprinkled a crushed Peppermint Crisp Chocolate over the top, before serving.)

 

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LITTLE SMILE FOR YOU

 

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to
buy a replacement.

 

 

 

Very true.  

SOUR CREAM CHEESE BAKE.

SO EASY...

Sour cream cheese bake.

 

this tart will form its on crust while baking.

 

 

3 eggs

250 ml Sour cream or Yoghurt

50 g (100 ml) sifted flour

3 ml Salt

2 ml freshly ground pepper

120 g  (360 ml) cheddar cheese grated.

2 green chilles seeded and chopped   ( I do not add this)

1 large green pepper seeded and diced

120 g cooked ham chopped (optional)

 

Combine first five ingredients beat ell.  Blend in half the cheese. Mix in chillies, green peppers, olives and ham.

Pour mixture into a greased 220mm-diameter pie plate.

Bake at 200C, 15 to 20 minutes.  Remove from oven, sprinkle remaining cheese over tart, return to over 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Serve with crusty French bread and a crisp green salad.

Serves 4 to 6.

 

 

 

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This is a translation for the Melk Tert  a tradition South African recipe  Milk Tart

QUICK MILK TART.

 (Desire Fourie)

 

 

Crust:

 

250 ml Cake Flour  (unsifted)

30 ml Cornflour

30 ml Icing Sugar

pinch salt

125 gr. butter or margarine.

 

Sift dry ingredients.  Rub butter in - Bread crumbs.  Press dough into a pie plate.

Prick well and bake in middle of over 180C/350

 

 

Filling

 

800 ml milk

2 eggs

125ml sugar

50 ml cake flour

50 ml cornflour  

Pinch salt

  

Lastly

15 ml butter or margarine

2  ml vanilla essence

cinnamon for top.


Heat milk to boiling.  Beat eggs and sugar well together.  Mix together  Cake flour, cornflour en salt.
add to egg mixture.  Mix half the milk to this mixture and mix well.   Add this mixture to the milk in pan on med heat  stir on until thick.  Take off stove and add butter and vanilla.
Fill crust with mixture and sprinkle with Cinnamon.  Refrigerate. 
Serve  Cold or warm .



Desire's Melk Tert.

DESIRE'S MILKTART

 

 

This is so delicious.