SACO Foods, a leading producer of specialty consumer packaged goods and food products since 1973, will be sponsoring the first Wedding Cake Giveaway by Madison bakery To Di For Baking. The social campaign will give a dream wedding cake or wedding cupcakes to one deserving couple.
SACO Pantry Launches Baker Program
Middleton – WI
Over the years, SACO Pantry products have become a staple in homes and bakeries across the country. In 2018, SACO Foods launched the SACO Pantry Baker Program to spotlight select bakers across the country on their creative talents and spread the word about the unique recipes and techniques they use with SACO Pantry products. The group of bakers from across the United States have their baking skills and social game on the pulse of the industry, leveraging social media to gain customers and showcase their culinary talent.
The Perfect Treats for Graduation Day
Celebrate the lucky graduate with these three Dolci Delicious party favorites!
Chocolate Strawberry Graduation Caps
These themed treats are ideal for high school and college graduation parties.
SACO Debuts Dolci Frutta Party Kit at PMA Fresh Summit
SACO Foods will debut the Dolci Frutta Party Kit at the PMA Fresh Summit in New Orleans October 19 – October 21. The Dolci Frutta Party Kit offers opportunities for retailers to drive sales of produce – as a fun-filled activity. The Party Kit combines SACO’s best-selling hard chocolate shells with new Dolci Frutta Drizzlers giving customers opportunities to decorate and enhance fruits, nuts and snacks. The Party Kit also includes toothpicks, a drying rack and recipe cards for creative ideas for party platters, bouquets of Dolci Frutta covered strawberries and flowers and much more, that will surely impress a crowd.
SACO Debuts Dolci Frutta Party Kit at PMA Fresh Summit
SACO Foods will debut the Dolci Frutta Party Kit at the PMA Fresh Summit in New Orleans October 19 – October 21. The Dolci Frutta Party Kit offers opportunities for retailers to drive sales of produce – as a fun-filled activity. The Party Kit combines SACO’s best-selling hard chocolate shells with new Dolci Frutta Drizzlers giving customers opportunities to decorate and enhance fruits, nuts and snacks. The Party Kit also includes toothpicks, a drying rack and recipe cards for creative ideas for party platters, bouquets of Dolci Frutta covered strawberries and flowers and much more, that will surely impress a crowd. Visit booth #1216 and come taste the delicious indulgent fruits, nuts and snacks you can create with the Dolci Frutta Party Kit.
Easy-Bake Chicken
Easy-Bake Chicken
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Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅛ tsp red pepper (or to taste)
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 1 clove garlic black pepper - to taste
- 3 lbs chicken
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Reconstitute Buttermilk Blend with water.
- In separate mixing bowl stir together flour and spices.
- Dip chicken into buttermilk mixture, then roll into flour mixture.
- Place chicken in cake pan or on broiler pan, skin-side down.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Turn oven down to 325°F and turn chicken over.
- Bake an additional 45 minutes. Optional Method (Fried):
- Using same batter recipe, but put 1 cup of vegetable oil in bottom of cake pan.
- Put pan with oil in oven for about 5 minutes, getting oil hot.
- Place chicken in pan and follow the same cooking instructions as above.
- Variations:
- Be creative with your spices.
- Add things you like for a zesty and wonderful taste sensation, like oregano, basil, or seasoning salt, or really spice things up with some chili powder, cayenne, or whatever your taste buds are calling for!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 214 Fat: 0g Saturated fat: 2g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 28g Sugar: 4g Sodium: 54mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 9g Cholesterol: 23mglocal directory best domain name search tool .
Lemony Apricot Pound Cake
Lemony Apricot Pound Cake
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Serves: 16 servings
Ingredients
- Cake
- 2½ cups flour
- ¼ cup SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup ground almonds
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2½ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- ½ cup apricot nectar
- 1 cup sour cream
- Filling
- 12 oz apricot preserves
- 4 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Cake
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Grease and flour 2 6-cup bundt pans or 2 loaf pans.
- In a large bowl stir together flour, Saco Cultured Buttermilk Blend, salt, baking soda, and ground almonds; set aside.
- In a separate bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Mix in lemon extract, almond extract, and apricot nectar.
- Add ⅓ cup sour cream with ⅓ cup flour mixture; mixing well after each addition; repeat twice until all flour mixture and sour cream is used.
- Divide batter into prepared pans.
- Bake 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Cool in pans 10 minutes before inverting onto wire rack to cool.
- Filling
- While loaves are still warm, heat apricot preserves and lemon juice in small saucepan until preserves are melted.
- Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons apricot mixture carefully over each loaf.
- Reserve remainder to reheat and spoon over servings of cake, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 419 Fat: 17g Saturated fat: 9g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 63g Sugar: 42g Sodium: 239mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 5g Cholesterol: 86mglocal directory
Saco Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
Saco Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
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Serves: 16 servings
Ingredients
- Pound cake (3⅓ cups cake flour ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ¼ cup SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp lemon extract grated zest from 1 lemon ¼ cup fresh lemon juice ¾ cup orange juice 10 oz jar lemon curd, separated - See more at: http://www.sacofoods.com/recipes/view/saco-lemon-poppy-seed-pound-cake-with-lemon-curd-filling#sthash.uxDLQuCQ.dpuf) 2. glaze (2 Tbsp. lemon curd ¼ cup water)
Instructions
- Pound Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan.
- Sift together first five ingredients.
- In a separate bowl beat butter until smooth.
- Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- In a small bowl beat eggs with lemon extract.
- Gradually add egg mixture to butter/sugar mixture.
- Add lemon zest.
- Combine lemon and orange juice.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients with the lemon/orange juice.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and cake starts pulling away from sides of pan.
- Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Turn out onto cooling rack and cool completely.
- Cut the cake into three layers.
- Stir the remaining lemon curd to make it more spreadable.
- Spread half of the lemon curd on the bottom cake layer.
- Top with middle cake layer.
- Spread remaining lemon curd on second cake layer.
- Top with cake top.
- Glaze
- Heat lemon curd with water until dissolved.
- Brush Glaze on cake once assembled.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 397 Fat: 14g Saturated fat: 8g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 62g Sugar: 38g Sodium: 244mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 5g Cholesterol: 94mgSaco Italian Pot Pie
Saco Italian Pot Pie
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Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
- Filling
- 4 Sweet or Mild Italian sausage
- 4 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 tsp garlic, chopped
- ½ tsp fresh basil, chopped
- 3 zucchini, sliced
- 2 yellow squash, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes, drained
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Biscuit Topping
- 1¾ cups flour
- ¼ tsp dried basil
- 3 Tbsp SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup shortening
- ¾ cup water
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- 3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Filling
- In skillet place Italian sausage and 2 Tbsp. olive oil until done.
- Cut into slices. Set aside.
- In Dutch oven heat remaining 2 Tbsp. of olive oil with garlic and basil.
- When hot, add zucchini and squash; sauté until soft.
- Add chopped onion and cook until tender.
- Drain off excess liquid.
- Add tomatoes.
- Keep stirring to avoid scorching,
- Add Italian sausage and tomato paste.
- Stir well until thickened.
- When cooked thoroughly remove from heat and pour into greased 2 quart casserole dish.
- Top with Mozzarella cheese.
- Prepare Biscuit Topping.
- Biscuit Topping
- Mix first five ingredients, cut in shortening with pastry blender.
- Pour in water and mix.
- Knead on a floured surface until workable.
- Roll out biscuit dough to slightly larger than baking dish.
- Cut into squares or rectangles and arrange to fit on top of baking dish.
- Place on top of pie filling.
- Brush top with melted butter and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 450°F for 10-12 minutes or until biscuit top is browned.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 425 Fat: 26g Saturated fat: 9g Trans fat: 1g Carbohydrates: 35g Sugar: 8g Sodium: 852mg Fiber: 4g Protein: 15g Cholesterol: 29mgbest domain name search tool
Saco Ham Delight
Saco Ham Delight
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
- Casserole
- 2 cups broccoli, chopped, fresh or frozen
- 2 cups Southern-style hash browns
- 2 cups ham, chopped
- 3 cups Colby Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup water
- Sauce
- 2 Tbsp SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
- ¼ cup flour
- 1½ cups hot water
Instructions
- Casserole
- Place main ingredients in sauce pan over medium heat.
- Heat until broccoli is tender and cheese is thoroughly melted; about 15 minutes if using frozen broccoli and potatoes.
- Add thickener to saucepan and stir until thick and bubbly.
- Sauce
- In mixing bowl, whisk together ingredients until liquid is free of lumps.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 421 Fat: 25g Saturated fat: 14g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 19g Sugar: 1g Sodium: 1087mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 30g Cholesterol: 88mgbest domain name search tool
