Easy Apple Cinnamon Sugar Cake

 

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1 1/2 C brown Sugar
1/3 C oil
1 egg
1 C butter milk (1T lemon juice in a 1 C measuring cup filled the rest of the way with milk)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 C whole wheat flour
1 1/2 C chopped apples (pink ladies are good)
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 T butter

Combine everything from brown sugar to apples, Pour into a grease 13x9
Combine sugar cinnamon and butter with a fork to make a crumbly mixture.
Sprinkle it over the top of the batter
bake for 45 mins
Serve warm

Banana bread

2-3 ripe bananas
2 1/2 C flour
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 T oil
1 egg
1/3 C milk

Mash bananas. Add all other ingredients. Mix just until combined.
Grease bottoms of loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes

Makes 4 mini loaves (pampered chef mini loaf pans)

Dilly Bread

2 pkgs. yeast
1/2 C warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 C cottage cheese , room temperature
2 T butter
4 T sugar
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 T minced onion
4 tsp dill seed
1/2 tsp dill weed
2 eggs
5-6 C flour

Combine yeast, water and 1 tsp sugar, let stand 10 min.
Blend cottage cheese, butter, sugar, salt, baking soda, minced onion, dill seed, dill weed and eggs in blender about 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl start with 5 cups flour and gradually combine yeast mixture and if necessary add remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead a few minutes.
Transfer dough to generously greased bowl, cover, let rise until doubled in size. Shape into loaves and place into greased loaf pans. Let rise until doubled in size.
Bake at 350 for 15 min. Lower heat to 325. Continue baking for another 45 min.
Remove from oven and rub tops of bread with butter and lightly sprinkle with salt.
Remove from pans and let cool on wire rack.
Makes:
3) 9" loaves
or
2) 9" and 1 round
or
3) 8" and 1 round

Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

FILLING:
4 T butter
1 C sugar
3 tsp cinnamon
-Combine into a crumbly mixture and set aside

DOUGH:
2 C flour
2 T sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp. baking powder
3 T butter
3/4 C milk
Mix together to form a soft dough.
Roll out into a rectangle onto floured surface. about 1/4 inch thick
Top with crumble mixture and roll up.
Use dental floss to cut into 10 cinnamon rolls.
Place in 13x9 baking dish
bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes
Top with frosting and serve warm..

FROSTING:
3T cream cheese
1 1/4C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Cream together. (add more powdered sugar if it's too runny or milk if it's too thick)

Chocolate Chip Waffles

• 4 eggs
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
  
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 8 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (I chopped mine smaller. Or use the mini ones)
  

Directions

1. Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, applesauce oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth.Stir in chocolate chips.
   
2. Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot. Makes 20 belgian waffles.

Suggested toppings: vanilla yogurt and fresh berries, butter and powdered sugar, peanut butter and jelly, or flavored syrup.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

1/3 cup canola oil (original recipe called for shortening)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 heaping cup mashed bananas
1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour (originally white flour)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soda
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream first 3 ingredients together. Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with bananas, beating well after each addition. Add choc chips.
Pour into a greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 bread pan. (I usually double or triple recipe)
Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Pizza Rolls and Bread Sticks

This picture is before baking. They rise in the oven like sweet rolls. (My camera ate my "after" picture.)
Pizza dough
spaghetti sauce
grated cheese
toppings of your choice: I did pepperoni's and fresh mushrooms. I've also had BBQ sauce and chicken.
Use your favorite pizza crust recipe or use this recipe.
These are made like sweet rolls, except with Pizza toppings.
Preheat to 350 degrees.
After first rise take half the dough and roll out to 1/4 inch. Mine was about 28 inches long, maybe 14 wide. Spread with spaghetti sauce. Chop up your toppings and sprinkle over the sauce. Sprinkle on the cheese and roll up starting on the long end. Pinch closed, then use floss to cut into 2 inch sections and place on greased baking sheet. You can let them rise a little or just bake them immediately for 25 minutes. I ended up with 14 pizza rolls. They're big, so one was plenty for me.
I used the other half of the dough to make breadsticks.
Roll out another rectangle a foot long and 1/4 inch thick. Brush with butter, sprinkle with parmesan. Use pizza cutter to slice in one inch slices. Twist and place on greased baking sheet. Let rise or bake immediately 16 minutes at 350.
Serve with ranch and/or pizza sauce.

Almond Poppy Seed Bread w/ Citrus Glaze

                                   

BREAD INGREDIENTS                                   GLAZE INGREDIENTS              

3 C flour                                                                   Juice from 1 large orange

2 1/4 C sugar                                                           1/2 tsp almond extract

1/2 tsp salt                                                               1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp baking powder                                        3/4 C sugar

3 eggs 1 C oil                                                      

3 T poppy seeds                                           

1 1/2 C milk                                                       

1/4 C water                                                

2 tsp almond extract

2 tsp vanilla

Combine dry bread ingredients. Add remaining bread ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour into 2 loaf pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pans for 20 minutes.

Combine glaze ingredients and pour over top of loaves. Let set for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack.

Best Bread Recipe

I love this bread! I love it more because I don't have to knead it.

Into the Kitchen Aid mixer (with the dough hook attachment):
2 3/4 c. warm water
2 Tbl. yeast
2 TB sugar
Let it sit for 5 minutes to let the yeast do it's thing. 
Then Add:
1/4 c. oil
1/4 c. honey
1/4 loosely packed brown sugar
1 Tbl. salt
1 1/2 Tbl. lecithin (liquid) – I've left this out, but it's better not to.
7 - 7 1/2 c. whole wheat flour (add flour until sides of the bowl are clean.**

Knead for 9 minutes in Kitchen Aid. Remove bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour. Scrape down the sides and turn onto oiled counter.
Cut dough in half with sharp knife. Form into loaves and place in greased pans. Allow dough to rise 1 inch above bread pan.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
**I've also used half wheat flour & half white flour and it's delicious.

Pizza Crust

1 c. warm water
1 T yeast
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2 T oil
3 c. flour

Combine water and yeast. Let stand for 3 minutes. Add salt, sugar and oil. Then add flour.
Mix well; let rest 5 min.
Spread out on pizza pan or make individual pizzas.
Spread with sauce and toppings.
Bake at 400 for 20 min. (12 min for individual pizzas)

Tip: I bake the pizza for 10 minutes before I add the cheese, then I put it back in the oven for the rest of the baking time.

EASY PIZZA DOUGH

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup lukewarm water plus an additional 2 tbsp

Mix 1 cup of flour with all other ingredients.
Gradually add 2nd cup of flour until it forms a ball. Use your hands to form and knead the dough. Let the dough rest 10-15 minutes in a bowl covered with a dish towel or saran to keep it warm.
Spread out onto greased pizza pan and top with your favorite toppings.
Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

EASY BREAD STICKS

2 1/4 cups flour, divided
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
Garlic salt
Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a medium mixing bowl sift together 2 cups of flour, the sugar, baking powder; and salt; add milk and, using a wooden spoon, mix to form dough.
Using 2 Tbsp of the remaining flour, lightly flour work surface; turn dough out onto floured surface and knead, adding remaining 2 Tbsp flour as needed, until dough becomes
smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
Using rolling pin, roll dough into 12x8" rectangle, about 1/2 " thick.
Cut dough in half lengthwise; cut each half crosswise into 18 equal slices.
Dip dough slices into butter- be sure to use all of the butter.
Place on a baking sheet, leaving a space of about 1 inch between each. Sprinkle with garlic salt and Parmesan cheese.
Bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.