Sunday, June 21, 2009

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

3 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup oil
2 cups flour
½ cup cocoa
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup buttermilk
2 cup shredded zucchini

Mix together and pour into greased and floured baking pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. After baking top with chocolate chips and walnuts.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Chocolate Sheet Cake
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup oil
2 eggs beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla

Frosting
½ cube butter
4 oz cream cheese
Powdered Sugar
Almond Flavoring

Bake 350 for 35 minutes

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Alice's Apple Kuchen

Partially melt a cube of butter in microwave for 30 seconds. Add and mix until crumbly, 1 dry yellow cake mix and ½ cup coconut.
Press into bottom of 9x13 pan. Bake ten minutes.
Meanwhile, peel and slice 3 apples . Lay in rows on top of the warm crust. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.
Mix 1 cup sour cream and 1 egg. Dollup on top of apples and then spread a little til apples are covered. (It won't cover the apples completely).
Bake for 25 minutes in a 350 oven.

**This recipe was given to me by Alice Newberry who I taught school with in Oregon. We had dinner one evening at her home and this was the delicious desert she served! We both loved German food and spent a couple of wonderful evenings together with her family and mine, at a great German restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
This recipe is so easy and very good and is an easy version of “kuchen “that is served in parts of Germany.

Pam's Peanut Butter Cups

2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups crushed graham crackers
1/2 to 3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup peanut butter

Mix all together and press into cake pan. Pour melted bag of chocolate chips on top. Completely cover the melted chips over the peanut butter mix.

This recipe was given to me by my great friend, Pam Cook years ago when we lived in Orem and our little boys were peanut butter connisseurs! These actually taste just like Reese's PB Cups!

L's Favorite Bread Sticks

½ cup warm water
1 tsp sugar
1 ½ TBSP yeast

Mix above together and let rise for a minute or two.
Add:
1 beaten egg
1 cup warm milk
1 TBSP sugar
3 cups flour

Beat with a spoon and add enough additional flour so that the dough is not sticky or gooey. It may take an additional cup or more. The dough should be soft but firm - not as stiff as bread dough but a little more than what you would do for rolls. Knead together after all ingredients are mixed in for just a minute so dough is smooth. Let rise about 30-60 minutes until double in bulk.

Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place the dough on the cookie sheet and spread with your hands until dough covers the cookie sheet and is even.

Melt ¼ cup butter and spread evenly over dough. Sprinkle the dough generously with salt. Sprinkle with your choice of the following:
· Parmesan cheese
· Poppy seeds
· Celery salt
· Paprika
· Parsley
· Garlic salt and or onion salt
(I usually use parmesan cheese and parsley)

With a pizza cutter, cut the dough into breadsticks. Roll the cutter down the center first, and then make even narrow cuts forming the breadsticks.

Let rise till double in size (it only takes about ½ hour) and bake in a 375 oven for about 15-20 minutes. Best served hot!!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Lemon Barbecue Chicken

6 chicken breasts. Melt 1/4 cup butter and pour onto a cookie sheet lined with tin foil.To a ziploc bag, add 1 cup flour. Place each chicken breast in the flour and shake until well coated. Place each breast onto the cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 350. While chicken is baking, mix the following together:1 clove garlic1/2 tsp salt1/4 cup oil (I prefer olive oil)1/2 cup lemon juice2 TBS onion, chopped1 tsp pepper1/2 tsp tymeTurn chicken over and pour the sauce over the chicken. Continue baking for 30 more minutes. The baked chicken is very moist and tender and cuts with a fork!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Oatmeal scotchie cookie

Oatmeal Scotchie Cookie
1 Cup butter softened
1 Cup packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 ½ cup rolled oats
1 cup butterscotch chips
¾ cup chopped pecans

Cream butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla together. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.