Aunt Lizs Almond Broccoli Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Cook broccoli until tender. Drain.
• Melt 1/4 c butter in medium saucepan and saute onions and garlic in the butter. Add the mushrooms, 1/4 c sliced almonds, soup and cheese. Stir until hot and cheese is melted.
• In a large casserole dish stir together the broccoli and soup mixture.
• Melt remaining 1/4 c butter and toss with the bread pieces and remaining 1/4 c sliced almonds. Top the casserole with this mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minute.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, and set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the cheese, cream of mushroom soup, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese is melted. Add the broccoli, stirring to coat. Transfer the mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Mix in the croutons, and sprinkle over the broccoli mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is browned and broccoli is tender.

Steps:

• Cut stalk of broccoli from florets. Peel the stalk and cut the stalk into 1/4-inch rounds. Cut head of broccoli into florets.
• In a large saute pan, toast almonds until golden, about 4 minutes. Remove from pan. Add butter and when melted, add garlic and sliced stalks. Saute, until garlic turns golden and stalks start to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the florets and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and cover pan. Cook broccoli until crisp tender, about 3 minutes more. Season with salt. Stir in toasted almonds and serve.

Steps:

• Pre-stream broccoli for about 5 minutes.
• Saute onions and garlic in butter.
• Add soup, cheese whiz and mushrooms to sauteed onion mixture.
• Put broccoli into a greased casserole dish and pour sauce over it.
• Sprinkle the almonds over this and then sprinkle the croutons on top.
• Bake at 350 degF for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl; stir to dissolve.
• Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve; add flour and knead dough until smooth and elastic.
• Let rise at least 1/2 hour.
• While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp baking soda.
• Be certain to stir often.
• After dough has risen, pinch off bits of dough and roll into a long rope (about 1/2 inch or less thick) and shape.
• Dip pretzel in soda solution and place on greased baking sheet.
• Allow pretzels to rise again.
• Bake in oven at 450 for about 10 minutes or until golden.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Toppings: After you brush with butter try sprinkling with coarse salt.
• Or for Auntie Anne's famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter in a shallow bowl (big enough to fit the entire pretzel) and in another shallow bowl make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
• Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously.
• Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture.
• Notes: The longer and thinner you can make the dough rope, the more like Auntie Anne's they will be.

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Toss in the broccoli and cook for 2-3 mins until tender, then drain and set aside. Serve at room temperature with the oil drizzled over and the flaked almonds sprinkled on top.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broccoli, water and bouillon to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Drain and place in a serving dish; keep warm. , In a large skillet, saute almonds in butter until browned. Add onion and salt; saute until onion is tender. Pour over broccoli; toss to coat.