Month: March 2011

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Bread Machine

Healthy Whole Wheat Bread

Healthy Whole Wheat Bread
Healthy Whole Wheat Bread
This is a very good bread machine recipe that I received from my friend, Carol. She got it from a baker in Kansas City. It is good, wholesome and easy to make. He told her that honey in the bread keeps the bread soft and the dough should be as soft at possible without being sticky.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 2 Tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 cups unbleached white flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup flax seeds
  • 2 Tablespoons sunflower seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 2 teaspoon dry yeast

Directions
Add ingredients to bread machine in order recommended by your machine. You may substitute other seeds or nuts, if desired.

Coca-Cola Cake

Here is another of those old fashioned recipe that our Grandmas used to make. It is delicious and easy to make. It is an old family favorite recipe! Be sure and use classic Coke, not Diet or Coke Zero.

Cake Ingredients

  • 1 box devil’s food cake mix
  • 1 small box (3 to 4 ounces) instant chocolate pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 10 ounces Coca-Cola

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ounces Coca-Cola
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions
Combine cake mix and chocolate pudding. Blend in eggs, vegetable oil, and Coca-Cola. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake for 10 minutes and invert pan and cool completely on wire rack.

For frosting; beat butter at low speed. Gradually add powdered sugar. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
Spread frosting on cooled cake. If desired, cut cake horizontally into two equal layers and spread frosting between layers.

Categories
Cookies

Monster Cookies

This is a huge recipe! This is the perfect recipe for family gatherings or week-ends at the cabin. Make a batch and keep it in the refrigerator and bake as needed. Nothing is better than an old fashioned monster cookie right out of the oven.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2 cups butter (1 pound)
  • 4 1/2 cups brown sugar (2 pounds)
  • 3 pounds crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 dozen eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 8 teaspoons baking soda
  • 18 cups oatmeal, old fashioned not instant
  • 1 pound M&M’s
  • 1 pound chocolate chips

Directions
Combine first 7 ingredients and mix well. Add last 3 ingredients. Mix well. Make each cookie from dough about the size of a golf ball, then flatten by hand. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on size of cookie. Recipe can be halved and cookies can be made smaller, just adjust cooking time.