Desserts

Irish Soda Bread

4 c flour
4 T white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick margarine, soft
1 c buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 c butter, melted
1/4 c buttermilk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Lightly grease a large baking sheet.

In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine.  Stir in buttermilk and egg.  Turn out onto lightly floured surface, knead slightly.  Form dough into a round ball and brush with buttermilk and margarine.  Bake 45 to 50 minutes…check at 30 minutes.

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

2 c sugar
1 stick margarine
4 T cocoa
1/2 c milk

1/2 c peanut
3 c quick cooking oats
1 tsp vanilla

Bring first mixture to a full rolling boil for one and 1/2 minutes.  Remove from heat and add second mixture.  Mix thoroughly.  Drop by teaspoonfuls on wax paper and let stand until firm.

Sweet Muffins

1 egg
1/2 c milk
1/4 c salad oil
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c sugar
2 T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease bottoms of 12 muffin cups or use paper liners.  Beat eggs, stir in milk and oil.  Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened.  Batter should be lumpy
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Immediately remove from pan.
12 muffins

Pumpkin Apple Bread

2 1/2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 T pumpkin soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 c pumpkin
2 c apples, peeled & chopped
Strusel topping

Combine first 5 ingredients and set aside.  combine eggs, pumpkin, oil.  Add to dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.  Stir in apples.  Place in 2 greased loaf pans.  Sprinkle with topping (recipe below).  Bake at 350 degrees form 45 min to 1 hour.

Strusel Topping:
2 T Flour
1/4 c sugar (half brown sugar)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 tsp butter or margarine

Mix dry ingredients.  Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 c granulated sugar
1 1/4 c brown sugar
1 T vanilla
2 eggs
4 c unbleached white flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 pkg semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c milk chocolate chocolate chips’Fall or Harvest’ M & Ms

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix softened butter and sugars together..beat til fluffy…add 2 eggs and beat again…by had or with mixer.  Blend in vanilla…mix well…Gradually add dry ingredients, that have been stirred together until well blended (flour, soda and salt.  The fold in the two kinds of Chocolate chips…Place 2 or 3 M & Ms om top.  Using a cookie scoop…bake  at for 10 to 11 minutes.  Let cool

Apple Nut Muffins

1 c white flour
1 c Whole Wheat
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 c sugar
2 egg whites
1 1/2 tsps vanilla
5 T apple juice
1 (8 oz) container caramel apple yogurt1 c chopped apples
1 c walnuts

Mix all dry ingredients together…mix well mix liquid ingredients together…then stir just until moistened..fold in apples and nuts.  Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes…in 12 muffin tins with paper baking cups…(fill each tin with ice cream scoop or large spoon)  Makes 1 dozen.

Mary’s Monster Cookies

1/2 c butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c shortening
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 c creamy peanut butter
2 c sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 c oatmeal

Cream softened butter, shortening and sugars until fluffy…add peanut butter, blend well…stir in eggs…then beat again.  Add vanilla and stir well.

Next, mix flour, and oatmeal together.  Add baking soda, add a pinch of salt.

(Batter will be stiff)

Add your monster’s favorite additions:

1 c chocolate chips (semi sweet)
1 c milk chocolate chips
1 broken hershey bar
1 c white chocolate chips or Reese’s peanut butter chips
nuts…(optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Roll in Ball and Place on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes…will be chewy

I bake for 11 minutes and let set on cookie sheet for a little while…

 

Easy Key Lime Pie

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed Milk
1/2 c lime Juice (Key or Regular)
1 container frozen whipped topping ( 8 oz) thawed
1 package ready to use graham cracker pie crust (6 oz)
Grated lime peel, if desired…for garnish

Optional (Mary would use 1 8 oz package light cream cheese softened)   fold in the s c milk and lime juice…til smooth, then add cool whip)

Beat milk and lime juice in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and thickened.  Fold in whipped topping.

Spoon lime mixture into pie crust.  cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until set.  cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.  Garnish with grated lime peel.

Frosted Banana Bars

1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 c sour cream (lite sour cream)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c all purpose flour
1 T baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 med ripe bananas, mashed about 1 cup

Frosting
1 pkg cream cheese
1/2 c butter or margarine
2 tsps vanilla extract
3 3/4 to 4 c powdered sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar, add eggs, sour cream and vanilla.  Combine Flour, baking soda and salt.  Gradually add to creamed mixture.  Stir in bananas.  Spread into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 in baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.  Cool.  for Frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually beat in enough confectioners sugar to achieve the right consistency…frost bars.  Store in refrigerator.  Yield:  3 to 4 dozen.

Amish Friendship Bread

Have starter

Do not use any type of metal spoon or bowl for mixing
Do not refrigerate
It is normal for the batter to rise and ferment
If air gets in the bag, let it out

Day 1:  This is the date written on the bag.  Do nothing
Day 2:  Mash the bag
Day 3:  Mash the bag
Day 4:  Mash the bag
Day 5:  Mash the bag
Day 6:  Add to the bag 1 cup four, 1 cup sugar, & 1 cup milk.  Mash the bag
Day 7:  mash the bag
Day 8:  Mash the bag
Day 9:  Mash the bag
Day 10: Follow directions

1.  Pour the entire contents of the bag into a non-metal bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups milk.
2.  Measuare out 4 separate batters of 1 cup each into 4 one gallon zip lock bags

Keep a starter for yourself and give 3 friends a bag
Mark the day’s date as Day 1 on each bag
Note:  If you keep a starter, you will e baking every 10 days

Baking instructions:  (after dividing batter into 4 bags)

1.  Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2.  To the batter remaining in the bowl add:
3 eggs                     1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk               1 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon         1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp baking powder   1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt           1 cup flour
1 large box of instant vanilla pudding
3.  Grease 2 large loaf pans.  Mix an addition 1/2 cup sugar & 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Dust the greased pans with half of the sugar mixture.  Pour the batter evenly.  Into the 2 pans.  Sprinkle the remaining the sugar mixture over the top.
Bake for 1 hour.  Cool until bread loosens evenly from the sides of the pans.