Sheepherders Dip Recipes

SHEEPHERDERS BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In lg skillet, cook bacon and onion until bacon is crisp.
• Drain all but 4 T of the drippings.
• Add hash browns; mix well.
• Cook over med for 10 minutes, turning when brown.
• Make 8"wells" in hash browns; put 1 egg in each.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and cheese.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 minutes.

LAURIE'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the potatoes into a saucepan and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash with margarine and milk until fairly smooth.
• Meanwhile, crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned; drain excess fat.
• Place the beef and onion mixture into the bottom of the pie shell, pour the cream-style corn over it. Spread mashed potatoes to cover the top of the pie.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the pie crust and potatoes are golden brown.

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• To prepare roasted garlic: Cut head of garlic in half and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap in foil and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Peel, chop and boil potatoes until tender. Drain, then mash potatoes. Add butter, milk and roasted garlic and mix in. Set aside.
• Arrange chicken evenly in the bottom of a casserole dish, then sprinkle with spices, then layer peppers, corn and all but 1/4 cup cheese. Spread mashed potatoes on top, sealing everything in. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until brown around edges.

SHEEPHERDER'S BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine water, butter, sugar and salt. Stir until butter melts and cool to 110 to 115 degrees. Stir in yeast, cover and set in warm place until bubbly, about 15 minutes.
• *Add 5 C flour and beat to form thick batter. Stir in enough of remaining flour (about 3 1/2 cups) to form stiff dough. Turn out on floured board and knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes), adding flour as needed to prevent sticking. Turn dough into greased bowl, cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and knead to form smooth ball. I knead the dough 3 times.
• Grease inside of dutch oven and inside of lid with salad oil. Place dough in dutch oven and cover with lid to let rise for the third time. Let raise in warm place until dough pushes up lid about 1/2 inch (watch closely).
• Bake covered with lid in 375 degree oven for 12 minutes, carefully remove lid and bake for another 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from oven and turn out on rack to cool.

SHEEPHERDER'S BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pan., Stir in hash browns. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until bottom is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Turn potatoes. With the back of a spoon, make 8 evenly spaced wells in potato mixture. Break 1 egg into each well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper., Cook, covered, on low until eggs are set and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand until cheese is melted.

SHEEPHERDERS DIP

Steps:

• Hollow out the bread and break into bite size pieces, set aside.
• Combine all other ingredients and mix well
• Pour into the hollow bread bowl. Use bread pieces and dip.

SHEPHERD'S DIP

Steps:

• Clean green onions thoroughly and trim ends.
• Put in food processors and finely chop.(about 3-4 pulses until minced--don't liquify them!).
• Slice dried beef in large strips and add to food processor and mince.
• Add cream cheese, worcestershire, and garlic to food processor.
• Blend thoroughly in food processor until smooth.
• Take Shepard's loaf and cut a circle on the top large enough to make a lid that covers aprox. 2/3 of the top and remove(don't discard).
• Hollow out bread to make a bowl for the dip, careful not to hollow out to much and punch a hole through the bread round--(save the soft bread bits for dipping later!).
• Fill bread with beef and cheese mixture and place bread lid on top to seal.
• Wrap in foil and bake at 350 for 45-60min.
• Cheese dip should be hot and smooth.
• Serve on a tray with lid removed to the side tilted on round with butter crackers, soft bread bits and bread rounds.

SHEEPHERDERS DIP (AKA SPINACH DIP)

Steps:

• Cook spinach according to package directions
• Mix onions,water chestnuts, soup mix, mayonaise, sour cream,stir well.
• Stir well and add spinach
• hollow out a loaf of round bread and cut the inside pieces into smaller pieces. Put the dip inside the bread bowl with the pieces surrounding it for dipping into the bowl. Refridgerate till serving time. You can make this a day ahead and store in a container and fill just before serving.

SHEEPHERDER'S POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer potatoes, bacon and onion. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt, pepper, parsley and thyme. Pour over potato mixture. , Bake until eggs are almost set, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake until cheese is melted and eggs are set, 5-7 minutes longer.

SHEPHERD'S BREAD

Steps:

• Combine water, butter, sugar and salt.
• Stir until butter melts; let cool to warm.
• Stir in yeast, cover and set in a warm place until bubbly.
• Add 5 cups of flour and beat with a wooden spoon to form a thick batter.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour (about 3 1/2 cups) to form a stiff dough.
• Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes, add flour as needed.
• Place dough in Dutch oven (well greased) and cover.
• Set in a warm place to rise until doubled.
• Punch down and knead on a floured board.
• Return to Dutch oven and let rise until dough pushes up on the lid about 1/2 inch.
• Bake covered with lid, in a 375°F oven for 12 minutes.
• Remove lid and bake for 30-35 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.