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| THE COLONY NEWS | FEBRUARY 2025 | 15 What's Cookin'? What's Cookin'? Instructions: 1. Cook beef, add pepper and onion. Add taco seasoning and oregano, then salsa and beans. 2. In bottom of greased 9"x13" pan, add a scant amount of meat mixture. Tear tortillas into 4-6 pieces and spread generously on meat mixture. Add 1/3 of cheese. Add more torn tortillas. Add more meat mixture, then add 1/3 cheese. Add more torn tortillas. Top with the remaining meat mixture. 3. Bake 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees, top with remaining cheese for the last few minutes of baking. Taco Casserole Ingredients: • 2 lbs ground beef • 2 red peppers, chopped • 1 chopped onion • 6 tsp taco seasoning • 2 tsp oregano • 4 cups salsa • 6 cups shredded cheese • 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed • 18 corn tortillas Sharen Hollon has made this for Tuesday Night Social several times. It's very popular and a good dish to take to a potluck. By Joyce Hansen Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray mun pan with nonstick spray or line with cupcake liners. Set aside. 2. Make crumb topping: Mix brown and granulated sugar, cinnamon and melted butter in a small bowl. Add our and mix with fork until crumbs form. Refrigerate while you make mun batter. (Cold crumbs hold shape better when baking.) 3. Make the muns: Whisk our, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. 4. In a large bowl beat butter, granulated and brown sugar on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add orange zest and beat on medium for 1 minute. Add eggs, yogurt/sour cream and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute, then turn up to high speed until mixture is combined and creamy. 5. Add dry ingredients, orange and milk and beat until no our pockets remain. Fold in cranberries. Avoid over-mixing. Batter is thick. 6. Spoon batter into prepared mun cups, lling to the top. Spoon crumb topping on each, gently pressing down so it sticks. 7. Bake for 5 minutes @ 425 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 and bake for 16-19 minutes longer, until toothpick comes out clean. Total time in oven is 21-24 minutes. 8. Allow muns to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Cool for 15 minutes before icing. Make icing: whisk confectioners' sugar and orange juice together and drizzle over muns. Cranberry Orange MuŠns Ingredients: Crumb Topping Ingredients: Muns Ingredients: Orange Icing • 1/3 c packed light or dark brown sugar • 1 tbsp granulated sugar • ½ tsp cinnamon • ¼ c unsalted butter, melted • 2/3 c all-purpose our • 1 ¾ c all-purpose our • 1 tsp baking soda • 1 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp cinnamon • ½ tsp salt • ½ c unsalted butter, soened • ½ c granulated sugar • ¼ c brown sugar • 1 tbsp orange zest (from about 2 oranges) • 2 lg eggs at room temp • ½ c plain yogurt or sour cream at room temperature • 2 tsp vanilla extract • 2 tbsp fresh orange juice • 2 tbsp milk at room temperature • 1 ½ c fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw) • 1 c confectioners' sugar • 2 tbsp fresh orange juice ese moist muns were made by Sharon Brock for the Petal Pushers brunch in December and were very popular, with several people asking for the recipe. Remember to send your favorite recipes to share with your Colony friends. Submit them with your name or that of the cook in case there are questions Send them by email to xjkangas44@gmail.com, call (951) 461-8821 or text them to (714) 478-3780.

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