Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Blueberry Zucchini Bread

This bread was pretty good. It was moist, and easy to make.

3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 c. vegetable oil
3 t. vanilla
2 1/4 c. white sugar
2 c. shredded zucchini
3 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1 1/4 . baking soda
1 T ground cinnamon
1 pint fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans. Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Poppyseed Bread

3 c. flour
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 t. baking powder
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. milk
1 1/8 c. oil
1 1/2 T. poppy seeds
1 1/2 t. vanilla
1 1/2 t. almond extract
1 1/2 t. butter flavoring

GLAZE
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. orange juice
1/2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract
1/2 t. butter flavoring

Mix together and beat 2 minutes. Bake in 2 large loaf pans (greased) at 350* for 1 hour. As soon as out of oven, pour glaze over bread after poking a few holes in bread with toothpick. Be careful to brush it on slowly so it can be absorbed. Take out of pans when cooled.

Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies were excellent! They are also really good frozen!

2 1/4 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter
1/4 c. smart balance margarine (or similar high-quality marg)
3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. packed DARK brown sugar (I'm sure you could use dark or regular)
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
1 c. heath bits
3/4 c. semi-sweet choc. chips* *you can use 1 c. choc. chips
1/4 c. white choc. chips* instead of splitting them.

Preheat oven to 375*. In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Combine brown sugar, sugar, butter, margarine, and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Add in eggs and beat well. Slowly add in flour mixture and mix until combined. Add in chocolate and white chocolate chips. And then mix the toffee bits until they're combined. Drop dough onto cookie sheets and bake 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Mock Eclair Cake

Mock Eclair Cake:

Ingredients:

3 Packages of graham crackers
3 cups of milk
1 box instant chocolate pudding
1 box instant vanilla pudding
1 8 oz tub of cool whip
1 chocolate frosting container OR frosting recipe that is below:

FROSTING:

3 TBL Butter
3 TBL Cocoa
1 1/3 cp powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla
3 TBL hot water

Mix each box of pudding with 1 1/2 cups of milk and 1/2 of the cool whip and put into seperate bowls. Layer 9x13 pan with graham crackers. Spread one flavor of pudding on top. Cover that layer with graham crackers. Spread the other flavor of pudding over the top of that. Add one last layer of graham crackers. Mix ingredients for frosting together and spread over the top layer of graham crackers. (or use store-bought frosting. The home-made is much better) Chill overnight or at least 8 hours. Enjoy!!