Wednesday, October 17, 2012

New England Macintosh Cake

1 1/2 cups canola oil
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3 cups flour
3 cups peeled, cored and chopped apples
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 9x13 pan.  Beat sugar and oil with whisk or electric mixer until well blended.  Add eggs one at a time.  Mix dry ingredients, and add to batter.  Stir in apples, nuts, and vanilla.  Pour into pan.  Bake 60-70 min. until golden brown and firm.

*Recipe from Knudsens in Smithfield

Scones

1 qt. buttermilk
1/2 cup warm water
2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tlbs. yeast
2 tlbs. sugar
6 tlbs. oil
8-11 cups flour

Roll thin, cook in hot oil.  Cover with a tight lid, keep refrigerated.  Keeps 6 weeks.

Honey Butter

1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup marshmallow creme

Beat together

*Recipe from Kristen Calder

Crepes

Batter-
4 eggs
4 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 tlbs. sugar
2 1/4 cups milk
1/3 cup oil or melted butter
1/2 tsp-1 tsp. vanilla

Blend in a blender.  If you chill over 4 hours to overnight batter is thicker.  But use oil if chilling for longer period of time.

Filling
1 cup shipped cream
1/2 cup sugar
8 oz. cream cheese

*Top with Danish Dessert topping or boil fruit with sugar

Zucchini Bread

Mix
3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar

Add
2 cups grated zucchini
3 tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cups nuts (optional)

Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes (275 degrees and less time for smaller loaves)
Bake at 350 degrees for 18-30 min. for muffins.

*Recipe from Heather Johns

Cranberry Bread

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tlbs. butter
3/4 cup orange juice
1 egg, beaten
1 cup raw cranberries- whole
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease loaf pans.

Mix butter, eggs, and juice into dry ingredients.  Fold in cranberries and nuts.

Bake about 1 hour.

*Recipe from Anne

Pumpkin Bread revisited

1 1/3 cups oil
5 eggs
16 oz. pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
2-3 oz. pkgs. vanilla pudding mix (regular, not instant)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Mix oil, eggs, and pumpkin.  Beat well.  Put everything but pudding in mixture and blend.  Stir in pudding. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

*Recipe from Lion House Cookbook

Pumpkin Bread


3 cups sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
3 1/3 cups flour
raisins and nuts

Combine ingredients.  Bake at 325 degrees for 1-1 1/4 hours in two greased loaf pans.

*Recipe from Anne