I took a poll, on two different pages about what the theme for July should be.
The options were 1) Christmas in July and 2) Fake-out cookies (these are homemade versions of commercially available cookies).
Of the people who voted, 90% of them voted for Christmas in July. Only three people wanted the fake-outs.
I still want to do fake-outs, that will be at a later month.
What is the hands-down favorite that I make at Christmas?
What was requested in the response to the poll?
Chex mix.
Okay.
Easy enough.
I don’t even need a recipe.
Which is good because I worked all night last night. And the cat kept me up most of the morning with her need for attention.
Not a lot of sleep was had.
It’s a good thing this is a fix it, stir it a few times during baking recipe. Which enabled me to zone on the couch until it was time to stir the chex mix every 20 minutes.
How popular is my recipe?
Several people asked for baggies. You know, in case they missed out.
That is a sign of a good Cookie Thursday is a Thing make.
Chex Mix
1 box each of whatever kind of Chex you want- I use a family-sized box of Corn Chex and a family-sized box of Rice Chex. You can also add a small box of Wheat Chex.
Any add-ins that are desired. Pretzels, mixed nuts, new this time I added Specialty rye crisps. You know the ones.
The sauce (AKA the good stuff)
For this amount of cereal I used 3 sticks butter, melted, 2 tbs seasoning salt, 2 tbs garlic powder, 2 tbs onion powder, and 1/2 c Worcestershire sauce. Melted and mixed together on the stove and pour over cereal and add-ins.
Bake at 250 degree Fahrenheit oven, stirring every 20 minutes, for 1 and half to 2 hours.
Let cool before eating, this will allow the nuts and cereals to firm up and become crisp again.
This is Christmas in July.
Dispatches from the Evening Shift 