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SANDRA'S ALASKA INSTANT POT VENISON (deer) ROAST

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So easy and quick to put together, with an end result of no game-taste, including fall-apart tender meat, and superbly delicious!! Serves: 8-10 Prep: 15 Mins. Cook: 80 Minutes Pressure build/release: 40 Minutes INGREDIENTS 2 Tbsp Mazola oil 5 lb venison roast, thawed and trimmed of excess fat and sinew (deer fat is not pleasant to the palette) 3 cups low-sodium beef broth 2 pkgs brown gravy mix 1 Tbsp worcestershire 1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce 2 Tbsp distilled vinegar SEASONINGS 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp pepper METHOD Set Instant Pot to sauté and when hot add olive oil. Sear meat on all sides.   Remove to plate. To pot, add beef stock, gravy packages, worcestershire, soy sauce, and vinegar. Whisk together, while scraping bottom of pot to get any stuck on pieces off the bottom to prevent burning. Place trivet back on bottom of pot. Add meat back to pot. Place cover on instant pot, and turn top knob to sealing. Cook on Manual high pressure 80 minut

SANDRA'S BANANA-RAISIN BREAD (2 loaves)

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A recipe I created years ago and has been proven as a favorite for many over time... Prep: 15 Mins. Bake: 1-1/4 Hours Yields: 2 Loaves INGREDIENTS Wet: 3 large eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 (5.3-oz. containers) Chobani yogurt (I used peach purchased at Costco) 3 teaspoons vanilla extract Dry (Sifted through a sieve atop wet ingredients): 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt Fold-in: 3 medium, ripe bananas, smashed (if small use 4, if large use 2) 1 cup raisins METHOD Preheat oven to 325 degrees (not 350 degrees or else the loaves will become too dry). Prepare loaf pans (2 regular) by spraying with baking spray; set aside. In a stand mixer bowl attached with the paddle, add eggs and beat on medium speed until light and foamy. Add oil, yogurt and vanilla extract; mix on medium speed until incorporated. Place a sieve over wet ingredients in bowl, add all dry ingredi

SANDRA'S SOURDOUGH TWISTED BAGUETTES

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Oh, the aroma of freshly baked bread loaves!!!!! These sourdough twisted baguettes are absolutely divine... Yield: 2 twisted baguettes Prep: 15 - 20 Mins. Rising: (Appx 2 - 2-1/2 hrs total) Bake: 20 Mins. INGREDIENTS 1 cup lukewarm water 1 cup sourdough starter , unfed 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon honey 2 teaspoons instant yeast --1 egg lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for glaze METHOD In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine water, starter, and 1-1/4 cups of flour, mixing until smooth. Mix in the salt, honey, and instant yeast, then the additional 1 cup of flour. Mix until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, On low (#2), let machine knead the dough for 7 minutes in the stand mixer. Transfer dough to a oiled bowl (also, oil top of dough ball) to rise, covered with plastic wrap, for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours, or until doubled in size. Gently deflate dough, and divide it into four pieces. Knead each slightl