Friday, April 30, 2010

RESPONSE: Betty Crocker

Dear Mr. Jeremy:


Thank you for contacting General Mills with your recipe request. We are pleased to have the opportunity to share information from our recipe files and have included a recipe that we hope you’ll enjoy. Sometimes we do not have the requested recipe but we will include another that we feel may be appropriate.

We appreciate your interest in our recipes. Please let us know if you have additional questions or if there is any other way we can assist you.

Sincerely,

Katie
Consumer Services

~~ Chipped Beef on Toast Recipes ~~

California Chipped Beef
1/4 cup butter
4 ounces dried beef, cut up
1/4 cup Gold Medal® Flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash of cayenne
2 cups milk or light cream
1 hard-cooked egg, chopped
1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced
Poppy Seed Cups (below)
Tomato wedges
Parsley

Cook and stir beef in butter until edges curl. Remove from heat. Blend in flour and seasonings. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in cream. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Gently stir in egg and avocado; heat through. Serve in Poppy Seed Cups. Garnish plates with tomato wedges and parsley. 6 servings.


Note: If dried beef is too salty, cover with hot water, heat to boiling and drain.

Poppy Seed Cups: Heat oven to 375°. Trim crusts from 12 slices white bread; spread with butter and sprinkle with poppy seed over buttered surface. Press bread slices into muffin cups. Bake 12 minutes, or until lightly toasted. 12/03/64

Creamed Chipped Beef
1 3-ounce package chipped beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup dry milk
1 cup chopped celery (about 2 large stalks)
Toast, roll "boats" or rice

Chop chipped beef and rinse in cold water to remove excess salt. In a saucepan, mix mushroom soup mix and dry milk. Gradually stir in water. Add chipped beef and chopped celery. Heat until bubbly, stirring constantly. Serve on toast. 4 servings. 02/19/69

Creamed Chipped Beef with Poached Eggs on Toast
1 cup cut-up dried beef
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup flour
4 cups milk
4 eggs
4 toast slices

Sauté dried beef in butter. Blend in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in milk. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Break one egg at a time into a saucer. Slip gently into the hot white sauce. Turn heat low and cook until eggs are set and yolks are coated with white. Place each egg on a slice of hot buttered toast. Pour some of the sauce over each egg. 4 servings. 12/07/49

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