Waffles

Here is a recipe for waffles (approximately 4 to 6 servings):

-  1/2 cup vegetable oil

-  1 3/4 cups buttermilk

-  2 eggs

-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  2 cups cake flour (all-purpose flour works well too)

-  1/2 teaspoon salt

-  1 tablespoon granulated sugar

-  4 teaspoons baking powder

Heat waffle iron.

Mix together vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla in a medium size bowl.  Add in flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder.  Mix well.  Pour into heated waffle iron and cook until golden brown on both sides.  Serve with syrup and/or fresh fruit.  Enjoy!

Oven Baked Apple Pancake

Here is a recipe for an oven baked apple pancake:

-  1/2 cup butter, divided

-  2 apples (preferably tart like Granny Smith) peeled, cored, and sliced

-  3 eggs

-  1/2 cup milk

-  1/2 cup all-purpose flour

-  1 teaspoon orange zest

-  2 tablespoons granulated sugar

-  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.  Whisk together eggs, milk, and orange zest.  Add in flour, stir until well combined, and set aside.  Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch oven proof skillet (preferably cast iron), and add in apple slices.  Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until apples are tender.  Pour in batter, over the apples, in the skillet and place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.  While the pancake is baking, melt the remaining 1/4 cup butter in the microwave.

Remove skillet/pancake from the oven (don't worry....the pancake will have puffed up at this point and that is what it is suppose to do) and pour the remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over the pancake and sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture.  Return to the oven and bake for 5 more minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool slightly.  Serve with syrup or sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

Cake Donuts

Here is a recipe for cake donuts (makes approximately 2 dozen):

-  2 cups cake flour

-  1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

-  2 teaspoons baking powder

-  1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

-  1/2 teaspoon salt

-  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

-  2 eggs

-  1 1/4 cups milk

-  2 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  2 tablespoons melted butter

Chocolate Glaze:

-  1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

-  2 tablespoons light corn syrup

-  4 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray donut pans with cooking spray.  In a large bowl mix together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon.  In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, and butter.  Pour wet ingredients into flour mixture and stir until well combined.  Pour donut batter into donut pans (don't worry the batter will be runny) until cups are approximately 3/4 full.  Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until donuts spring back when you poke them.  Let cool for a few minutes in pans and then remove and transfer to a large baking sheet before coating with glaze.

To glaze the donuts, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips, corn syrup, and butter in a double boiler over medium to low heat.  Stir until all ingredients are melted and smooth and spread on to the top of each donut.  Enjoy!

Cinnamon Rolls 2

Here is a recipe for cinnamon rolls (make 12 to 15 rolls):

Dough:

-  1/4 ounce package yeast

-  1/2 cup warm water

-  1/2 cup buttermilk

-  1/4 granulated sugar

-  1/3 cup vegetable shortening

-  1 teaspoon salt

-  1 egg

-  4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

-  1/2 cup softened butter

-  3/4 cup light brown sugar

-  2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.  In a large mixing bowl, mix together buttermilk, shortening, sugar, egg, and salt.  Mix in 2 cups of the flour until smooth.  Add in yeast mixture and stir. Add in remaining 2 cups flour and mix together until dough is formed.  Knead dough for 5 to 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface.  Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover with a dampened cloth, and let rise until the dough almost doubles in size (approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours).  

After dough has risen, punch down in the center and roll out into a 9 x 15 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.  Spread softened butter onto the surface with a spatula and sprinkle with light brown sugar and ground cinnamon.  Roll dough, starting with the long side (15 inch side), and pinch the ends together to seal the roll. Cut into 12 to 15 slices.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place each roll into a 9 x 13 inch pan, coated with butter and sprinkled with some brown sugar, close together.  Cover with dampened cloth and let rise for approximately 45 minutes.  Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Let cool slightly and serve.  Spread glaze along the top if desired.  Enjoy!

Monkey Bread

Here is a recipe for monkey bread:

Dough:

-  1 cup water

-  1 teaspoon salt

-  2 tablespoons butter (room temperature)

-  1/4 cup granulated sugar

-  1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

-  3 cups all-purpose flour

-  2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Syrup:

-  3/4 cup butter

-  3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

Place all of the dough ingredients (water, salt, butter, sugar, cinnamon, flour, and yeast) in you bread machine according to manufacturers instructions.  Run on the dough cycle.  While the dough is in the bread maker, and close to done, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium to low heat.  Stir in brown sugar and mix until combined and the brown sugar dissolves.  

Once dough is done, remove it from the bread maker and knead a few times (10 to 15 times).  Separate dough into 1 to 2 inch round balls and coat in butter/brown sugar mixture. Place into greased bundt pan (staggering the balls in layers) and repeat until you are out of dough.  Let  the dough sit in the bundt pan, in a warm place on your counter, for approximately 20 minutes to rise.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from oven and let cool slightly in the pan.  Turn over bundt pan on a large serving plate to remove bread and serve.  Enjoy!

Chocolate Gravy

Here is a recipe for chocolate gravy (serving size 4):

-  1/4 cup butter

-  2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

-  2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

-  1 cup whole milk

-  1/3 cup granulated sugar

-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter in a small saucepan.  Add in flour and cocoa powder and whisk until paste is formed.  Mix in milk, sugar, and vanilla extract and stir until thick (2-3 minutes).  Serve warm, traditionally with homemade biscuits.  Enjoy!

*This is something I used to have growing up on the weekends, as a treat, for breakfast.  It can also be served as a dessert. 

Apple Muffins

Here is a recipe for apple muffins (makes 12 muffins):

-  2 cups all-purpose flour

-  1/2 cup granulated sugar

-  3 teaspoons baking powder

-  1/4 teaspoon salt

-  1 egg

-  1 cup milk

-  1/4 cup vegetable oil

-  3/4 cup apple (cored, peeled, and cubed)

-  1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.

Mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium size bowl.  Add in egg (lightly beaten), milk, and vegetable oil.  Make sure mix is well combined.  Fold in apple cubes and scoop batter into muffin pan.  Sprinkle the top with the light brown sugar.  Bake in preheated oven for approximately 20 to 25 minutes.  Cool and serve.  Enjoy!

Pancakes

Here is a recipe for pancakes (makes approximately 1 dozen):

-  1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

-  3 tablespoons granulated sugar

-  3 teaspoons baking powder

-  pinch of salt

-  2 eggs, separated

-  1 1/2 cups milk

-  3 tablespoons vegetable oil

-  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt) in a medium size bowl and mix together.  Make a well in the center and add egg yolks, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.  Stir to combine well.  In another bowl, whip/beat egg whites, with a stick blender or hand mixer until stiff peaks form.  Fold egg whites into batter.  Spray griddle or pan with cooking spray and scoop pancake batter onto it using a large spoon or ladle and cook until pancakes are golden brown on each side. Top with syrup, fruit, or whatever you like and serve warm.  Enjoy!

Sfingi (fried dough)

Here is a recipe for a traditional Italian donut, called sfingi (makes approximately 28 donuts):

Pizza dough:

-  2 cups all-purpose flour

-  2 teaspoons granulated sugar

-  3/4 teaspoon salt

-  1 teaspoon active dry yeast

-  1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

-  2/3 cups warm water

Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, and yeast) in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.  Add in water and olive oil and knead.  Place in a separate bowl coated with extra virgin olive oil (in addition to the amount listed in the ingredients above), cover with a damp cloth, and let rise until the dough almost doubles in size.  This should take approximately 30 minutes.

Now it is time to fry the donuts.  You will need these additional ingredients:

-  vegetable oil for frying

-  1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

-  1 tablespoon granulated sugar

-  brown paper bag

Heat oil in a medium size sauce pan until it is hot enough for frying.  Separate the dough into small round piece and fry until lightly brown.  Remove from sauce pan and place onto a plate lined with a couple piece of paper towels to drain off excess oil.  Place the cinnamon and sugar in a brown paper bag and shake the warm dough in it, coating all pieces well.  Serve warm and enjoy!  Manga, manga!

*  Ingredients list 1 tablespoon each of the ground cinnamon and granulated sugar.  This is the total amount needed for all donuts.  If you place the donuts in bag as they are done frying and not all at once, use the cinnamon and sugar gradually.  Also, you can adjust the amount to your liking.

Chocolate Donuts

Here is a recipe for chocolate donuts (makes about 6 to 7 donuts):

-  1 cup cake flour

-  1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

-  1/2 teaspoon baking powder

-  1/2 teaspoon baking soda

-  1/2 teaspoon salt

-  1/4 and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

-  1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons milk

-  1 large egg

-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  1 tablespoon melted butter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a donut pan with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, mix cake flour (if you don't have cake flour, all-purpose flour works fine), unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.  Add in milk, egg, vanilla extract, and melted butter.  Whisk or stir until well combined.  Fill each donut cavity 1/2 full and bake in the oven for 12 to 14 minutes.  When you insert a toothpick in a donut and it comes out clean, you know it is done.  Let cool (slightly) on a wire rack.  I have made these donuts several times and every time I baked mine for 12 minutes, they came out great!

While the donuts are baking you can make the simple vanilla glaze:

-  1 cup powdered sugar

-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  1 tablespoon softened butter

-  2 tablespoons milk 

Mix the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, softened butter, and milk until well combined.  Add more milk (a little at a time) if the glaze is to thick.  Once donuts are done baking and slightly cool, dunk the top of each donut in the glaze (add sprinkles if desired) and let harden.  Serve and enjoy!

Here is the link (I changed some things to my liking):

http://foodfamilyfinds.com/donut-house-baked-chocolate-glazed-donuts-recipe/

Cinnamon rolls

 

Here is a recipe for cinnamon rolls.  My husband took some to work and they were gone in less then 5 minutes!  They general consent was that they were good and not overally sweet which is a good thing for kids because you don't want to load them up with too much sugar.  Recipe:

-  2 cups all purpose flour

-  4 teaspoons baking powder

-  1/4 teaspoon salt (just a pinch )

-  1/2 cup vegetable shortening 

-  1 cup buttermilk

-  1/3 cup butter (softened)

-  3/4 cup light brown sugar

-  1 and 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Mix flour, baking powder, salt in large bowl.  Cut in shortening with a large fork until there are coarse crumbles.  Mix in buttermilk to form a dough.  Knead for a couple of minutes.  Place on cutting board sprinkled with flour.  Roll out with a rolling pin to approximately 12 inches by 10 inches.  Spread butter on dough and then sprinkle with brown sugar then ground cinnamon.  Roll dough into a jelly roll, tucking the ends in tightly so none of the inside mixture oozes out while baking.  Cut in 12 equal slices and place into a non stick muffin pan.  If non stick, spray with cooking spray prior to placing the rolls in.  Bake for approximately 15 minutes (until lightly brown). 

Vanilla glaze/icing:

-  1 1/2 tablespoon soften butter

-  pinch of salt

-  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-  2 cups powdered sugar

-  3 to 4 table spoons milk

Mix all ingredients in small bowl (while cinnamon rolls are baking).  Once mixed thoroughly, spread over the cinnamon rolls while they are warm and serve.  *I also use this glaze recipe all the time for my donuts!

This recipe is really good for a quick breakfast for the family/kids on a school day.  Only takes about 30 to 45 minutes to make the cinnamon rolls and glaze.

This recipe makes 12 cinnamon rolls and cost under $5 to make.  Remember....buy in bulk!  If you want more...double or even triple the recipe!

Oh So Good Coffee Cake

Recipe for Coffee Cake: 

• -  2 cups cake flour
• -  1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• -  1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• -  3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• -  1/2 cup butter at room temp
• -  1 cup buttermilk
• -  2 large eggs
• -  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• -  1/2 cup light brown sugar

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish, if not per-stick.
2. Combine cake flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve about 1/2 cup butter crumbs.
3. Stir buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract into remaining crumbs until batter is just combined; pour batter into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle reserved butter crumbs (1/2 cup) and 1/2 cup light brown sugar over batter.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.     (* allrecipes.com referenced for this recipe, but modifications were made).