Yoghurt & Orange Cake
Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Caster sugar 4 oz Margarine 2 Eggs 6 oz Self-raising flour 5 fl Plain yoghurt 3 oz Frozen concentrated -orange juice, thawed 2 oz Butter 6 oz Icing sugar 2 tb Frozen concentrated -orange juice, thawed Cream caster sugar together with margarine. Beat in eggs, then fold in the flour, yoghurt and 3oz orange juice. Mix well, then divide mixture between two well-greased cake tins and bake for 30-35 minutes at 190 deg C, until a knife inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool. Meanwhile, make the butter icing by first beating the butter until nearly white, then gradually adding the icing sugar and 2 tbsps orange juice. Use half of the mixture to sandwich the two cake halves together, and the other half to spread on top. Enjoy! Yields 1 Servings
Gingerbread Top-offs
Ingredients & Directions 3 Tablesp. butter or -walnuts. As soon as -margarine; 1/3 cup chopped With packaged gingerbread mix at hand, you’ll never want for a quick dessert. Top hot gingerbread (baked in pan or muffin cups) with one of these: Canned crushed pineapple, then whipped cream Lemon sherbet Ice cream, then chocolate sauce Cream cheese, whipped with a little light cream and nutmeg Speedy Custard Sauce. Add grated orange rind if you wish Prepared mincemeat, folded into whipped cream Lemon sauce, with snipped dried figs added Or combine 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 teasp. cinnamon; 3 tablesp. flour; gingerbread is done, sprinkle mixture on top. Return to oven for 5 min. Or top gingerbread slices with applesauce; sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Broil till bubbling. Yields 6 servings
Baked Hush Puppies
Ingredients & Directions 1 c Yellow cornmeal 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Paprika 1/2 c Skim milk 1 Egg white 1 tb Canola oil Source: Healthy Meals in Minutes 1.Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray. 2.In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and paprika. Mix well. 3.In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg white, and oil until smooth. 4.Add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture. Stir until batter is just combined. Shape the batter into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Place rounds, 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheet. 5.Bake hush puppies until tops are firm and golden, about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately. SERVES 6 PER SERVING: Calories 104 (26% from fat), Carbohydrates 17g, Protein 3 g, Sodium 286 mg, Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 1mg. Yields 1 Servings
Pop Tarts
Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Vegetable shortening 2 Eggs 2 1/2 c All purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder FILLING -any flavor jam, preserves, -or fruit butter 1 Egg white; beaten with -1T milk ;sugar for sprinkling on top Cream together sugar and crisco, beating until light. Beat in eggs until creamy, then stir in flour and baking powder to amek soft dough. Divide dough evenly into 16 parts. Roll each part into a flattened ball and set aside on a plate. Wrap plate in plastic wrap and refrigerate two hours. Grease cookie sheet and set aside. Roll 1 ball dough into a rectangle about 1/16″ thick. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of filling or more evenly over dough leaving a generous margin. Roll out another ball into similar shape and lay it neatly over the first. Using sharp knife, trim the tart to approximately 3 1/2″x5″ and crimp edge with fingertips or tines of fork. Place tart on cookie sheet and prick top with fork. Optional–lightly beat egg white with milk; brush tops of tarts and sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake 350 for 25 mins, until edges are browned. Prick again during first 10 mins of baking keep them flat. Cool, wrap, and store at room temp or frig. Tarts may also be iced. Yields 1 Batch
Best Chocolate Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking powder 2 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 2 c Sugar 1 c Vegetable oil 1 c Hot coffee 1 c Milk 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract FAVORITE ICING 1 c Milk 5 tb All-purpose flour 1/2 c Butter, softened 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract Sift together dry ingredients. Add oil, coffee and milk; mix at medium speed for two minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; beat two more minutes. (Batter will be thin.) Pour into two greased and floured 9in. cake pans. Bake at 325′ for 25-30 minutes. Cool cakes for 15 minutes before removing from pans. Cool on racks. Favorite Icing: Cook milk and flour in a saucepan until thick. Cover and refrigerate. (I make this before I start the cake) In a mixing bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk/ flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. (Really?!) Frost cooled cake and enjoy. Yields 1 Servings
Dark Chocolate Cake
Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 2 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 c Unsweetened cocoa 4 lg Eggs 2 3/4 c All purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 c Water Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 10 by 3 by 9-inch cake pans or cupcake molds. Cream butter and sugar. Add cocoa and cream. Add eggs, one at a time, creaming well after each addition. Sift together dry ingredients. On first speed, add dry ingredients in three stages, alternating with water, beginning and ending with dry. Mix only until well blended- do not overmix. Pour into prepared pans and bake 35 to 45 minutes or until done. Cool in pan before turning out. CHEF DU JOUR MADELINE LANCIANI SHOW #DJ9177 Yields 4 servings
Mrs Field's Cookie Recipe
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Butter 2 c Sugar 2 c Brown sugar 4 lg Eggs 2 tb Vanilla 4 c Flour 5 c Oatmeal 1 ts Salt 2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Baking soda 24 oz Chocolate chips 9 oz “Hershey”bar [grated] 3 c Chopped nuts [your choice] First put small amounts of oatmeal into blender until it turns to powder. 1] Cream togeather butter, brown sugar, and sugar, and then add the eggs and vanilla… 2] Mix togeather flour, oatmeal powder, salt, baking powder, and the baking soda… 3] Add the sugar/butter mix to the flour, then add the chocolate chips, grated “Hershey” bar and the nuts… 4] Make into golf ball size portions and place 2″ inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350? for 8 to 10 min… reproduced for you by Fred Goslin in Watertown NY on Cyberealm Bbs (315)-785-8098 Yields 112 Cookiess
