Crescents

From A Baker Dozen...........

Dissolve 1 package (1 Tablespoon) dry yeast in in 1/2 cup warm water. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of lukewarm milk, 1 cup cornmeal, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 butter (softened or melted), 2 eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 2 cups of flour.

Beat until smooth. Stir in (approximately) 4 cups flour. Knead until smooth (about 5 minutes). Place in greased bowl; cover and let rise until double, about 1 1/2 hours.

Spray two baking sheets, sprinkle w/ cornmeal. Punch down dough and divide in two. Roll each half into 12" circle and spread with softened butter; cut each circle into 14 to 20 wedges, depending on the size of roll you want. Roll up each wedge, starting at wide end and ending at point.

Place rolls with points down on baking sheets. Cover and let rise until double (about 40 minutes). Preheat oven to 400. Brush crescents with melted butter and sprinkle with cornmeal. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes (more for larger rolls).

Breakfast Cookie

From A Bakers Dozen.....

I came up with this recipe as a way to help with hectic mornings. I had a vision of a "breakfast cookie" that my children would love. Something that had enough wholesome ingredients that I could feel good about giving it to them. These freeze well. Just fill a ziplock bag with cooled cookies and pop them in the freezer. Pull out the night before and serve with a glass of milk.

Feel free to adjust the ingredients. Fresh ground wheat works well. You can add more nuts and seeds and use less sugar. Think of this as the foundation of the cookie and make any adjustments you see fit.

I make these cookies large and serve with a glass of milk.

Breakfast Cookies:

Cream 1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup peanut butter (I like Adam's- no sugar)
2 cups sugar (white or brown)

add 4 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk

combine seperately
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups oats
3/4 cup sunflower seeds

combine wet and dry ingredients. Mix very well. Spoon onto cookie sheet. These have more of a cake texture and will not spread out much during baking. I like to make them big, since they are breakfast cookies.

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes, or until done.

Stand back and enjoy your children's astonished looks as you serve milk cookies for breakfast!

Irish Brown Bread

Ingredients
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups whole-wehat flour
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1-3/4 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons honey

Directions
1. Heat oven to 425 degree F. In bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, quick oats, wheat germ, baking soda, and salt.

2. In small bowl, mix buttermilk with honey. Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture; stir to combine.

3. Turn dough out onto floured surface and shape into a circle. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

4. Reduce temperature to 400 degree F and bake 15 minutes more or until the bread sounds hollow when you tap it. Let cool 20 minutes.

blueberry oatmeal muffins

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffin

Makes: 12 servings Total Time: 30 min
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cups rolled oats
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup apple sauce
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup blueberries

1. Grease twelve 2-1/2-inch muffin cups or thirty-six 1-3/4-inch muffins cups, or line them with paper bake cups; set aside. (If you don't have enough muffin pans, bake half the batter at a time. Refrigerate remaining batter.)

2. Stir together flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture.

3. Combine egg, milk, brown sugar, apple sauce, and vanilla in another bowl. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.) Fold blueberries into the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each three-quarters full.

4. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 16 to 18 minutes for 2-1/2-inch muffins or 10 to 12 minutes for 1-3/4-inch muffins or until done. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove muffins from cups. Serve warm.

morning glory muffins by Anya

morning glory muffins

6 eggs
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 c. oil
4 c. grated carrots
1 c. coconut
1 c. raisons
1 c. chopped nuts ( i used walnuts)
2 c. grated apples
4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. cinnamon
4 c. flour

stir all ingredients together. make as many muffins as desired, baking at 375 degreesfor 20 minutes.
*remember this recipes makes alot of batter and will keep good rerfrigerated for up to 4 weeks.

if you want some breakfast muffins full of healthy goodies, try these!

sugar cookies

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

2 Sticks (1 cup) butter

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

In large bowl, cream together thoroughly the powdered sugar, butter, egg, vanilla and almond extract. In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, soda, and cream of tartar. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix thoroughly. Form into 2 large patties, wrap in wax paper, and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 325. Roll out the dough on a floured cloth to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut using cookie cutters of your choice. Bake 7 to 10 minutes. When cool, frost with butter frosting if desired.

Butter frosting:

4 cups powdered sugar

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Milk, as needed to make a spreading consistency

Food coloring, as desired.

Beat together the sugar butter and vanilla, adding enough milk to make a spreadable consistency. Add food coloring as desired.

Butter nut balls

Butter Nut Balls by Alisha

1 cup soft butter or margarine (I use spread, because I didn't feel like waiting on the butter to soften today!! it works just a great)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar (recipe calls for it to be sifted, but heh... I don't...)
2 tsps vanilla extract
2 cups sifted (or not!! I'm lazy!) all purpose OR unbleached flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)
1/8 tsp salt

1/4 cup (I use a bit more than this, but don't measure) more confectioners sugar...for rolling the cookies in.

Beat butter and sugar togehter in medium mixing bowl until creamy. Add salt, vanilla, flour and nuts. Mix until well mixed.. .Shape dough into 1 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Roll in sugar while still warm, and then roll again when they have cooled.

This recipe is one my mother and grandmother always used... these have been a tradition in our family.. They HAVE to be there every christmas! : ) Even though they have sugar coated on them, they really aren't an overly sweet cookie, which is nice. It says it makes 36-40 cookies, but I always get about 45-50 of them. Well, it made 45 of them, and I got the 50 from if we didn't eat the dough! LOL We seem to love cookie dough in all forms around here! and since this one doesn't have an egg in it........... : ) it gets eaten in hefty bites! LOL

Are any of you willing to give it a try?

Peanut Butter cookies

Super Easy!!
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

mix together, make balls, crisscross with fork print, sprinkle sugar on top. Bake in a 350° oven until they just start to get golden brown. I like to line the cookie sheet with foil.

Apple Brownies

Apple Brownies

· 1 cup peeled, chopped apples
· 1/2 cup softened butter
· 1 cup sugar
· 1 egg, beaten
· 1 cup plus 1 T all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· ¼ teaspoon of salt

Mix all ingredients and pour into an ungreased 10x10 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 mins. Cool and cut into squares. Makes one dozen.
Enjoy!