Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Baking in a Clay Flower Pot?

I know that I need the special baking pot (lead-free), but I can't find any recipes. Does anyone have a good recipe for me? I want to make this for Mother's Day. Thanks!

Baking in a Clay Flower Pot?
FRIED ONIONS IN A FLOWER POT





1 egg


1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 tsp. baking soda


1/2 tsp. salt


1 3/4 cups buttermilk


5 large Spanish or yellow onions, peeled, and sliced into rings 1/2 to


1-inch thick


Oil for frying


Salt for sprinkling





Rinse a new 8-inch clay flower pot; drain. (Line pot with aluminum foil.)





Beat egg in medium- size bowl; add flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add buttermilk. Let batter stand at room temperature 20 minutes.





Separate onions into rings.





Heat oil to 375 degrees F in a wok or skillet with high sides; also preheat oven to 375 degrees F.





Coat onion rings with batter and cook in hot oil, a few at a time, until golden. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Repeat until all onions are cooked.





Stack the onion rings in the flower pot and pack down slightly.





Bake for 15 minutes. Unmold and serve hot. Pull off onions as desired.





heres another


FLOWER POT CAKE (OR DIRT CAKE)





1 (8 inch) new flower pot (plug hole with wax paper)


Artificial flowers


Gummy worms


1 pkg. (1 1/4 lb.) Oreo cookies, crushed fine in a blender or crumbled by hand)





Cream together the following and set aside: 1/2 stick butter 1 c. powdered sugar


Blend until thick: vanilla or chocolate pudding 3 1/2 c. milk 1 (12 oz.) container of Cool Whip





Add cream cheese mixture and Cool Whip. Layer cookies and pudding mixture in the flower pot. Top with cookies last. Cookies should look like potting soil on top. Add artificial flowers and gummy worms for decoration and attach the following card and a bow to the pot.








CARD:





I know I look strange, but dig right in....


The flowers are fake but the dirt is cake.





I don't need water or tender loving care,





Just eat my dirt 'til my pot is bare.





and one more


Flower Pot Banana Bread


From Diana Rattray,





INGREDIENTS:


2 cups flour


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 cup butter


1 cup sugar


2 eggs


1 cup ripe bananas; mashed, 2 to 3 medium bananas


1/3 cup milk


1 teaspoon lemon juice


1/2 cup walnuts, chopped


1 flower pot, terra cotta, about 6 1/2 inch size, to fit in crockpot


PREPARATION:


Wash a new flower pot well; grease then line with waxed paper, cutting to fit. Note: Make sure the flower pot fits in your crockpot, or use a 2-pound coffee can. Grease the waxed paper.


Mix flour, baking soda and salt.





In a separate bowl, cream butter, then add sugar, eggs and bananas, blending thoroughly. Combine milk and lemon juice to banana mixture, alternately add flour and milk mixture, then stir in nuts. Pour mixture into prepared flower pot and place in crockpot. Place liner in base. Cover with 2 to 3 paper towels. Cover crockpot and cook on low 5 to 6 hours. Do not lift lid to check on it until last hour.


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