Fried Green Beans

Fried Green Beans.  Fresh from the garden, it almost sounds wrong to fry a fresh green bean, doesn't it?  The garden is in full production mode and I have green beans for miles.  Besides many sides of fresh green beans with dinner, freeze batches for winter months, it is time for some good ol' southern Fried Green Beans.

Start with clean, ends cut off and blanch green beans in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.  Stop cooking process with cold water bath and drain  Step up three breading plates..

 First plate is 1 cup flour, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.  Mix all ingredients together.

Second bowl is 2 eggs with 1 cup heavy cream whipped together with a fork.

Last plate is seasoned bread crumbs.

Dredge green beans through flour mixture on plate one.

Dip floured green bean into egg wash in bowl two.

Dredge green beans through seasoned bread crumbs on plate three.

Fry in canola oil heated to 320 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown.  Drain on paper towels and serve.

If Fried Green Beans is wrong, I don't want to be right...

Blueberry Muffins

Summer sunshine combined with fresh from the oven blueberry muffins spread with butter and a cup of coffee started the day for us.  The early morning aroma of baking blueberry muffins is summer in a muffin tin!

Ingredients:

*preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

In mixing bowl sift together:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon baking powder

In second mixing bowl mix together:

1 beaten egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup milk

add in 1/4 cup melted butter (cooled)

Add wet mix ingredients to dry mix ingredients and combine  all ingredients.  Do not oven mix.

Fold gently in 1 and 1/2 cups clean blueberries

drop a few blueberries in each cupcake liner and fill with batter 3/4 full.

Bake @ 400 degrees Fahrenheit 18-20 minutes until done.

I made 12 muffins and one small loaf.

A perfect size to share with a friend....



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