Friday, December 7, 2012

Easy Apple-Bread Pudding

2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 1/2 cups dry bread cubes (about 5 slices of bread)
1 medium-sized red apple, sliced thin (1 cup)

In greased 1-quart baking dish mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
Stir in milk
Add bread and apple
stir gently to combine
Let stand about 5 minutes for bread to absorb some liquid
Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 45 minutes (or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean).
Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.
(Makes 4 servings)

Nutritional outputs
Per serving:
250 cals
9 g protein
38 g carbs
8 g fat
144 mg cholesterol
251 mg sodium

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Blueberry Cake

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
(cream butter and sugar together)
Add
2 eggs, well-beaten
1/2 cup light cream
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 cups flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
Mix all above ingredients together

1 1/4 cups blueberries dusted with 2 Tablespoons flour

Fold into cake mixture very gently

Pour into an 8x12 inch pan. Dust the top with 1/4 cup sugar and a little nutmeg

Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Date Cake

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup dates (20)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Sprinkle soda over the dates. Add boiling water and cool.

Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Bake in a 9x9 pan.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Overnight Ginger Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 well-beaten eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water (1-2 Tablespoons)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
4 1/2 cups flour

Mix together. Blend well.
Form into loaves and let stand overnight in refrigerator.
Slice 1/4-inch thick slices.
Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Monday, December 3, 2012

No-Roll Pie Crust

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons milk

Mix and put into a 9-inch pie tin and press into shape.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Christmas Salad

3 packages raspberry Jello
2 1/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup ginger ale or 7-up
1 lemon
2 packages frozen raspberries
1 package frozen cranberry-orange relish

Dissolve Jello in water. Add ginger ale or 7-Up, raspberries, relish and juice from lemon.
Pour into oiled mold and refrigerate.
Better if made night before.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Sponge Cake

5 eggs separated
beat yolks and add:
1 2/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup hot water
  Sift and add after sifting:
     1 2/3 cups flour
     1 2/3 teaspoons baking powder
add beaten egg whites last