Step-By-Step Staff Favorites

The staff at Delta Dental of Wyoming LOVES create, bake and cook! We’re sharing our favorite recipes for you to try:

Chelsea’s Recipe for homemade laundry soap:

Ingredients:

• 1 bar Fels Naptha

• 1 cup Borax

• 1 cup Washing Soda

• ¼ c. Dawn Dish Soap

• Can also add essential oils for fragrance if desired

Also need:

• 5 gallon bucket with lid

• Large stock pot

• Milk Jugs or other containers

• Large funnel

Instructions:

1. Shred bar of Fels Naptha with a cheese grater.
2. Add shredded Fels Naptha to 6 cups boiling water in large pot on stove (stir constantly until dissolved).
3. Add Borax and Washing Soda – stir until dissolved.
4. Pour mixture into 5 gallon bucket and fill the rest of the way with hot water.
5. Once bucket is full, add Dawn and stir gently.
6. Transfer to old milk jugs or other containers of your choice. Shake or stir before use, use about ½ cup per load!

Cyndie’s Favorite Recipe for Spiced Pecans

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c. sugar

• 1 T. ground cinnamon

• 1/2 t. salt

• 1 egg white

• 1 pound large pecan halves

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, lightly beat egg white. Add pecans and stir until coated. Sprinkle sugar mixture over pecans and mix well.
4. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
5. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Remove nuts from sheet while warm to cool on waxed paper. 

Kellies Favorite Recipe for the World’s best banana bread

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 4 ripe bananas, mashed

• 1 ½ cups flour         

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs and bananas.
3. Combine well.
4. In separate bowl, sift together flour, soda and salt.
5. Add to creamed mixture.
6. Add vanilla.
7. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

Ellen’s Favorite Recipe for Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:

• 4 Cups peeled, sliced peaches 

• 8 tbsp butter

• 2 Cups sugar, divided    

• 1 ½ Cups self-rising flour

• ½ Cup water

• 1 ½ Cups milk

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the peaches, 1 cup sugar and water in saucepan; mix well.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Put the butter in deep baking dish and place in the oven to melt.
4. Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour and milk slowly to prevent clumping.
5. Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir.
6. Spoon fruit on top and gently pour in syrup. Batter will rise during baking.
7. Bake 30-45 minutes.
8. To serve, scoop on plates and serve with choice if whipped cream or ice cream. Makes 8-10 servings.

Patti’s favorite Sweet potato casserole recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups sweet potato, cubed

• ½ cup white sugar

• 2 eggs, beaten

• ½ teaspoon of salt           

• 4 tablespoons butter, softened

• ½ cup milk           

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract                           

• ½ cup packed brown sugar

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened                

• ½ cup chopped pecans

• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Put sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender, drain and mash.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, white sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk and vanilla extract.    
4. Add pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until smooth.  
5. Transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish.
6. In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar and flour.
7. Cut in the butter until the mixture is course.  
8. Stir in the pecans.  
9. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.  
10. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the topping is lightly brown.

Jenny’s favorite recipe for grilled corn salsa

Ingredients:

• 2-3 grilled corn cobs

• 1/3 c. chopped purple onion

• ¼ c. chopped red bell pepper

• 3 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

• 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice

• 1 to 2 tbsp. finely chopped jalapeno pepper

• ½ tsp. salt

Instructions:

1. Slice corn off cobs.
2. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
4. Remove from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving.
5. Serve corn salsa with chips or grilled meats. Makes about 3 cups.

Kerry’s favorite coffee cake recipe:

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 1 3/4 cup brn. sugar

• 2 tsp. cinnamon

• 1m cup chopped nuts (optional)

Batter:

• 1 cup butter (soften)

• 1 cup sugar

Dry ingredients:

• 3 cups flour

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 3 tsp. baking powder

Instructions:

1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add 2 eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with  1 cup milk.
2. Spread 1/2 of batter in 9 x 13 greased pan, then sprinkle 1/2 of filling mixture on top of that, then spread other 1/2 of batter on that and sprinkle remaining filling on the top.
3. Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes.