Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sweet Potato Muffins

1&3/4c. flour
1/4c. sugar
1T. baking powder
1T. brown sugar
1t. salt
1/2c. chopped nuts (optional)
1&1/4c. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
3/4c. milk
1/4c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/2c. sugar
1/2t. cinnamon

Combine flour, 1/4c. sugar, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, and nuts in a large bowl, stirring well.  Make a well in the center of the mixture.  Combine sweet potatoes, milk, butter, and eggs in a separate bowl; stirring well.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.  Spoon batter into greased muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.  Combine 1/2c. sugar and cinnamon together; sprinkle over each muffin.  Bake at 425℉ for 20-25 min. or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Yields about 1&1/3 dozen.  

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Orange Juice Muffins with Honey Spread

2c. biscuit or baking mix (i.e. bisquick, jiffy, etc.)
2T. sugar
1 egg
1t. grated orange peel
2/3c. orange juice
2T. sugar
1/4t. cinnamon
1/8t. nutmeg
honey spread (recipe below)

Combine egg, 2T. sugar, orange peel, and orange juice in a large mixing bowl.  Stir in the biscuit mix until all ingredients are moistened.  Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.  Combine remaining 2T. sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl; sprinkle over muffin batter.  Bake at 400℉ for 15 min. or until golden brown.  Serve hot with honey spread.  Makes 1 dozen.

Honey Spread:

1/4c. softened butter or margarine
1/4c. honey

Combine the 2 ingredients and mix well.  Makes 1/3c.

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Thanksgiving Cranberry Bread

1/4c. butter or margarine
1c. honey
2 eggs
1c. orange juice
2c. wheat flour
1/2c. instant dry milk
1t. baking powder
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
1c. chopped nuts (optional)
2c. whole cranberries

Cream butter, honey, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl.  Mix in orange juice.  Add dry milk, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Mix well.  Stir in flour and nuts.  Fold in cranberries.  Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake at 325℉ for 1 hour.

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies (excellent holiday recipe)

1&3/4c. flour
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
1/2c. shortening or butter or margarine
1/2c. peanut butter
1/2c. sugar
1/2c. brown sugar
1 egg
1t. vanilla
1 bag candy kisses

Cream together the egg, butter, peanut butter, and both sugars in a mixing bowl.  Add salt, baking soda, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Stir in flour and mix thoroughly.  Shape into balls, using a rounded teaspoon for each.  Roll in sugar and place on greased cookie sheets.  Bake at 375℉ for 10 min.  Take cookie sheet out and top each cookie with an unwrapped candy kiss, pressing the candy kiss down on each cookie until edges crack.  Bake 2-5 min. longer, until golden brown.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Chewy Noels

2T. margarine
2 eggs
1c. brown sugar
5T. flour
1/8t. baking soda
1c. chopped nuts (optional)
1t. vanilla
powdered sugar

Melt margarine in a 9-inch square pan.  In a mixing bowl, beat eggs.  Stir in sugar, flour, baking soda, and nuts.  Add vanilla last, but do not stir.  Pour over butter.  Bake at 350℉ for 30 min.  After baking, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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