Joan's Oatbran Bread For The Abm

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Warm water ( 80 to 100 Degrees ) 2 tb Oil ( I use olive ) 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 3/4 c Uncooked oatmeal ( I use Quick kind ) 1 c 100% oat bran ( this is sold By cooked cereal and is not Bran flakes! 3 c Bread flour(approx ) 3 ts Regular dry yeast Place ingredients into abm as manufacturers instructs on the regular bread cycle. You should have a good sized, delicious, well textured bread. Remember to make sure your dough ball is pliable so add enough water or flour or whatever the case to get the proper dough consisitency in your bread machine.It should be slightly tacky when you touch the dough but no dough should come off on your finger. Yields 1 Loaf
Recipe Rescue Low Fat Molasses-spice Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Molasses 3/4 c Nonfat plain yogurt 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Canola oil 2 1/2 c Sifted cake flour 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Mace 1/2 ts Cloves 1/2 ts Salt Preheat oven to 350. Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick spray. Whisk together molasses, yogurt, sugar and oil. Stir together flour, spices, soda and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ones and blend. Drop by spoonfuls unto baking sheets and bake 15 to 20 min. From Yields 36 Cookies
Charlotte's Shepherd Pie

Ingredients & Directions 5 lg Potatoes; peeled and cut up, -(up to 6) 1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef 1 sm Onion; chopped 1 cn (15-oz) mixed vegetables -(drained) 1 cn (10-3/4-oz) cream of potato -soup (undiluted) 1 cn (small) sliced mushrooms -(drained) Salt to taste Butter and milk to taste for -making mashed potatoes 1 c Shredded cheese; (colby or -cheddar) (up to 1-1/2) This casserole “reheats beautifully,” says Charlotte Pierson of Milan, who invented it several years ago. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Peel and cut up potatoes. Place rinsed potatoes in large saucepan. Cover with water, salt to taste and boil until tender. While potatoes are cooking, brown ground beef and onion in large skillet. Remove from heat. Drain meat and onion mixture. Add mixed vegetables, soup and mushrooms. Mix gently. Place in ovenproof casserole dish. Mash potatoes with butter and milk (to taste). Spread evenly on top of meat mixture (be sure to spread potatoes to edges). Heat in 325-degree oven until bubbling at edges (about 20-25 minutes). Spread shredded cheese over top of warm mashed potatoes. Return to oven (about five to 10 minutes more) until cheese melts. Yields 1 Servings
Parsnip Cakes (irish)

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Parsnips 1 x Salt and pepper 2 tb Flour 1 x Large egg 1 pn Mace 8 tb Breadcrumbs (heaping) 2 tb Melted butter 1 x Oil for frying Peel and slice the parsnips, then boil in salted water until tender. Drain and mash them well. Add flour, mace, melted butter, salt and pepper, then form into small flat, round cakes. Dip into the beaten egg, then into the breadcrumbs, and fry in hot oil until brown on both sides. Yields 4 servings
Lemon Bread Pudding

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Milk 1/2 c Sugar 2 c Inch size bread cubes 2 Eggs; separated Grated rind 1 lemon Lemon sauce 1/2 c Sugar + 2 tbsp 1 c Hot water 1 tb Cornstarch 2 ts Butter 1 1/2 tb Lemon juice 1 ds Nutmeg 1 pn Salt Lemon Bread Pudding Soak bread in milk 5 minutes. Add 1/2 c sugar, tehn beaten yolks and lemon rind. Bake in buttered baking dish at 300 degrees until firm like a custard, about 30 minutes. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add 2 Tbsp sugar and spread over top and brown. Mix sauce ingredients and cook in a double boiler. Serves 4-6 Yields 4 Servings
Sweet Orange Bread (abm)

Ingredients & Directions 2 Water 2 Bread flour 1 Egg white 1 1/2 Instant dry milk powder 2 Orange juice 3 Sugar 3/4 Salt 1/4 Orange peel 1 Applesauce or margarine 1 1/2 Rapid rise yeast Combine all ingredients according to manufacturer’s directions. Process in regular, delayed, or rapid bake cycle. Yields 12 servings
Hoe Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Shortening, , Crisco (or -oil) 1 1/2 c Cornmeal, , self-rising 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 1/4 c Buttermilk 1 Egg, , lightly beaten 1 tb Shortening, , Crisco – -melted Heat 1/4 cup Crisco shortening or oil to 365 deg. F in heavy skillet, on medium-high heat. Combine cornmeal and baking soda in medium bowl. Add buttermilk, egg and one tablespoon melted shortening. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour 1/4 cup batter into skillet for each hoe cake. Fry 1 or 2 minutes or until golden brown on each side. Add additional shortening, if necessary. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately. Yields 6 Servings