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Friday, May 1, 2015

Baked Oatmeal Apple Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups oatmeal
  • 1/3 cup grape-nuts cereal
  • 1/3 cup oat-bran cereal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped (granny smith works great!)
  • 1/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup pecans, chopped or 1/3 cup raisins

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 lightly coat 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
  • 3 toss chopped apple with 1/2 of the cinnamon and set aside.
  • 4 combine all wet ingredients.
  • 5 in a separate bowl, toss together the dry ingredients. stir in the apples and add wet ingredients. mix just until well combined.
  • 6 pour into 8" square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
  • 7 can also be made in 6 large muffin cups. reduce baking time to 18-20 minutes.
  • 8 keeps well in refrigerator or freezer.

Berry Sundaes With Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 2 (250 g) punnets strawberries, hulled, sliced widthways
  • 200 g raspberries
  • 2 liters vanilla ice cream
  • 300 ml pouring cream
  • 250 g chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon cognac (optional) or 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 for chocolate sauce~ place the cream in a saucepan and bring almost to the boil over medium heat. remove cream from heat.and add the chocolate and stir until smooth and melted. stir in cognac or brandy if using.
  • 2 transfer chocolate sauce to a jug then refrigerate sauce until chilled.
  • 3 process sugar and 1/2 the strawberries in a food processor until smooth.
  • 4 for serving ~ place a few raspberries and a few remaining sliced strawberries in the base of a 2 cup-capacity dessert glass and top with scoops of ice-cream and a few more berries. drizzle with a little strawberry sauce and chocolate sauce. repeat with remaining berries, ice-cream and sauces in 5 more glasses.
  • 5 serve immediately.

Baked Oatmeal Snack Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup walnut pieces, chopped
  • 3/4 cup mashed banana
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/4 cups skim milk
  • 1 eggs or 1 egg substitute
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

  • 1 1. preheat oven to 350*.
  • 2 2. mix dry ingredients.
  • 3 3. mix wet ingredients.
  • 4 4. pour wet into dry. stir to combine.
  • 5 5. pour into a 9×9 baking dish either coated in cooking spray or lined with parchment.
  • 6 6. bake for 40 minutes.
  • 7 7. cut into 9 squares.

Apple Cranberry Stuffing

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 onion, chopped (small, medium, or large to your taste)
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • 2 granny smith apples, cored and finely chopped
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 8 cups hawaiian sweet bread, cubed and toasted

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
  • 2 lightly grease a medium baking dish.
  • 3 in small bowl, combine chicken broth and cranberries.
  • 4 soak for 30 minutes to rehydrate cranberries.
  • 5 in large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
  • 6 add onion, red pepper, and celery; cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • 7 add apples and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
  • 8 remove from heat and place in a large bowl.
  • 9 beat eggs in a separate bowl; add salt and pepper, set aside.
  • 10 in large bowl with vegetables, stir in chicken broth mixture, cream of celery soup, and cinnamon.
  • 11 add toasted bread, stirring gently to combine.
  • 12 add the beaten eggs.
  • 13 spoon mixture into prepared dish.
  • 14 bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until center is set.

Blueberry Walnut Pancakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

Recipe

  • 1 in a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
  • 2 in a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  • 3 beat egg yolks in another bowl. add milk and melted butter.
  • 4 stir egg mixture into dry ingredients. mix until smooth and stir in blueberries and walnuts. fold in beaten egg whites. bake on hot, greased griddle.

Apple Cream Cheese-stuffed French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 5 baking apples, about 2 1/4 pounds (peeled, cored and cut into 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick slices)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 loaf brioche bread or 1 loaf soft french bread, cut into eight 3/4-inch thick slices
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

  • 1 in medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon and the ginger until combined well; set aside.
  • 2 in large bowl, toss together apples, granulated sugar and 1 t cinnamon.
  • 3 in a large nonstick skillet, melt 4 t butter over high heat.
  • 4 add apple mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 8 minutes.
  • 5 remove from heat.
  • 6 in a 13-by-9-inch shallow dish, whisk together milk, eggs, and remaining 1/2 t cinnamon; set aside.
  • 7 spread a heaping 1/4 cup cream-cheese mixture onto each of 4 bread slices.
  • 8 top each with 2 t nuts and 6-8 apple slices.
  • 9 cover with remaining 4 bread slices to make sandwiches.
  • 10 soak 2 sandwiches at a time in milk-egg mixture 5 minutes per side.
  • 11 add maple syrup to remaining apples in skillet and stir to combine.
  • 12 heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  • 13 add 1 t oil and 1 t butter to pan.
  • 14 add 2 sandwiches and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 6-8 minutes.
  • 15 repeat with remaining 1 t oil, 1 t butter and the sandwiches.
  • 16 cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately topped with apples in syrup.
  • 17 garnish with toasted nuts, if desired.

Baked Orange Chicken With Mushroom Stuffing

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3 lbs chicken, skinned
  • mushroom prepared stuffing (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 small orange, unpeeled and sliced

Recipe

  • 1 broil chicken on all sides, turning to brown.
  • 2 meanwhile prepare mushroom stuffing. put stuffing in 12 x 8 baking dish. add broiled chicken.
  • 3 mix salt and cinnamon with orange juice, and pour over chicken.
  • 4 top with orange slices.
  • 5 bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.
  • 6 weigh chicken portions and divide stuffing evenly.