Rachael's Cinnamon Biscuits

My friend Rachael served these super yummy Cinnamon Biscuits at playgroup today.  They are delicious and she says they are really fast and easy.

Rachael's Cinnamon Biscuits

2 c flour

3 TB sugar

4 t baking powder

1/2 t cream of tartar

1/2 t salt

1/2 c butter or margarine

2/3 c milk

 

Mix dry ingredients and cut in margarine. Mix milk - be sure mixture isn't too dry or too sticky. Spread on floured surface and roll out into about 1/2 inch thickness. Spread generously with soft margarine and then cover generously with cinnamon sugar mixture (I guess on the amounts - maybe 1 c sugar to 1 TB cinnamon?). carefully roll up and cut into slices (I use thread to cut - it works really well). I like to sprinkle a little more cin/sugar mixture on the top. Bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes. Do NOT overcook.

Rachael's No Bake Cookies

Rachael's No Bake Cookies

1 stick butter (or margerine)

1/2 c. milk

2 c. sugar

1/2 c. peanut butter 

3 c. quick oats 

4T cocoa

1t. vanilla

In a saucepan combine butter, milk and sugar.  Heat until boiling, boil for 1 1/2 minutes.  Remove from heat and immediately add peanut butter, oats, cocoa and vanilla.  Stir well.  Drop onto wax paper and cool completely.

Enjoy!

Easy Coffee Cake

Sister C. who has done the food at Girl's Camp for our Stake makes this delicious coffee cake.  Our Young Women were having a breakfast fundraiser so I asked her for the recipe so that I could take it to the breakfast.  I was surprised how easy it is to make!  And it is delicious!  Enjoy!

 Coffee Cake

1 ½ Cups crushed graham crackers

¾ Cup chopped pecans (optional)

¾ Cup brown sugar

1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon

10 TBSP margarine (melted)

Mix together and set aside.

1 package yellow cake mix

1 Cup water

¼ Cup oil

3 eggs

Mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs with mixer. Pour into a 9x13 inch greased pan (or two 8-9 inch cake pans). Sprinkle the streusel mixture on top of the cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Cool slightly, then drizzle with icing.

Icing

1 ½ cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Milk

My Favorite Zucchini Bread

3 Eggs
1C veg. oil
2 C packed Brown Sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
3 C grated zucchini
1 Tbsp. molasses
4 C unsifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger

Preheat oven to 350° F. Beat eggs, add oil and brown sugar, beat well. Add vanilla, grated zucchini and molasses. Beat well. Mix dry ingredients, then add to wet mixture. Beat well. Bake in greased loaf pans for about 1 hour. Cool slightly then remove from pans.

♥This recipe is also very yummy for Pumpkin bread. Just leave out the zucchini and add 1 can of pumpkin and 1/3 C. water

♥The recipe can also have chocolate chips added and be made into muffins. Pour into muffin tins and bake about 15-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Country Lemon Chicken

I had a super yummy dinner tonight! This chicken was fairly easy and super tasty. I will post a picture of it soon. We ate it with Herbed Glazed Carrots and Zucchini Corn Saute. It was delicious and pretty healthy. I got the recipe from the Slim Fast website.

Country Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/4 pounds chicken breasts, boneless/skinless, raw
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons margarine or canola oil spread
  
• 1 onion, yellow, fresh, small, whole
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon parsley, fresh, chopped

Preparation

1. Chop onion, garlic, and parsley. 2. Combine flour, thyme, salt and pepper. Dip chicken in flour mixture. Combine any remaining flour mixture with broth; set aside. 3. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons Spread over medium-high heat and brown chicken. Remove chicken and set aside. 4. In same skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons Spread over medium-high heat and cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. 5. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute. 6. Stir in lemon juice and cook 1 minute. 7. Add reserved broth mixture and bring to a boil. 8. Return chicken and any chicken juices to skillet and simmer uncovered until chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

Chocolate Crumble

  


One Night I was craving something sweet.  I thought strawberry crumb bars sounded good, but I also wanted something chocolatey, so I combined a few recipes and it turned out delicious!  Enjoy!

Chocolate Crumble

Chocolate filling:

1 package (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup stick butter

1/2 cup whipping cream (I used soy milk)

Heat Chocolate chips and butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted evenly. Remove from heat and add milk or cream. Mix thoroughly. Let it cool while you prepare the crust.

Crumb crust:

2 cups flour ( I use whole wheat flour)

2 cups oats

1 1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup butter

Combine flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda. Mix thouroughly. Chop butter into small pieces. Mix with dry ingredients until thouroughly combined. Pour half of th mixture into an ungreased 13X9 pan and pat down. Spread chocolate filling over the top, then cover with remaining crumb mixture. Bake for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Allow to cool for about 20 minutes if you want to serve it warm with ice cream or whipped cream. It will be really crumbly. Or you can cool it for several hours and eat is as bars. It stays together well once it is cooled.

Rachael's Hot Cocoa Mix

Hot Cocoa Mix

3/4 c. Cocoa powder
1c. powdered milk
1c. powdered creamer
1 1/3 c. sugar

Mix well and store in an airtight container. Use 3-4 Tablespoons per serving (add more or less to taste)

Rachael triples the recipe (or maybe its 4 times the recipe) and stores it in one of those plastic 1 gallon ice cream tubs. I did that and it lasts a long time at our house.