Mintthinsritz Recipes

FRESH MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Stir together the sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar completely dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Use your hands to tear the bunch of mint in half and add it to the saucepan. Using a spoon, press down the mint to make sure that it is completely submerged. Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature in the saucepan, about 1 hour. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a small bowl or liquid measuring cup. Use the back of a spoon to press down on the mint to extract as much flavor as possible. The syrup can be used immediately and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

MISSISSIPPI SLUGBURGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut the crusts off the bread slices. Place slices on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until dry and toasted, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer toasted bread to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until you reach coarse crumbs.
• Place ground chuck, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into a bowl. Add bread crumbs. Combine with your fingers, breaking apart the meat.
• Dampen your fingers with water and form mixture into hamburger patties.
• Heat ¼ to ½ inch vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place a patty into the pan and turn heat down to medium. Cook until well browned and crusty, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil if needed.
• Remove from the pan and serve on hamburger buns with mustard and pickles; sprinkle tops of patties with chili powder and/or cayenne if you like prior to serving.

MINT THINS- RITZ

Steps:

• MICROWAVE chocolate in small microwaveable bowl as directed on package. Stir until completely melted. Blend in extract.
• DIP crackers in melted chocolate, completely coating crackers with chocolate. Carefully scrape off excess chocolate. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheets; sprinkle with crushed candy.
• REFRIGERATE 30 minute or until chocolate is firm.
• Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies.
• Omit peppermint extract and candy cane. Spread each cracker with a thin layer of peanut butter before dipping into the melted chocolate.