Recipes

For this Honey Whole Wheat Bread I used Mrs. Carrigans recipe as inspiration.  This is the first 100% whole wheat loaf I ever made.  The taste is lovely.  The honey was an excellent addition to the sweetness of the loaf.  The lad likes it a fair bit and told me I should make it again. 

Ingredients

2 cup warm water
1/2 cup honey
5 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 tablespoons butter melted 
4 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Mix water, honey, yeast and 1 cup of flour together.  Add butter.  Mix well.

Add 1 cup flour along with salt, mix well.

Add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time.  You might need more than four cups total.

Knead well, let rise until doubled in an oiled bowl.

Knead it again, you want the bread nice and smooth.

Place in bread pans, let it rise until higher than pan sides (at least 1/2 inch).

Bake in a 350 oven about 1/2 hour.

Enjoy hot bread with creamed honey on the top… Simply YUMMY!!!!!  🙂

NOTE: the original recipe called for some bread flour which I didn’t have, so my loaf came out a bit flat.  I needed to knead it more than I did.  So either make it with some bread flour (so about 1/2 and 1/2) or knead it a LONG time (longer than 8 minutes).   

Other breads made:

Simple Whole Wheat Bread.
Braided Easter Bread. 
Italian Bread. 
Multi-grain Bread. 
Sandwich Bread.

 

 

These have got to be easiest peanut butter cookies I have ever made.  I don’t know if I’ll be eating them again as hubby said “I might as well be eating peanut butter out of the jar.”   🙂

Three ingredients, mix them together and you have cookies (after you bake them of course).

1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1 large Egg

Mix them.

Put them in the tray in dollops about 1.5 tbsp. measures with some good space between.

Press down with a fork to make a cross hatch pattern so typical for peanut butter cookies.

Cook for 12-14 minutes at 325.

HIDE THEM!

If you don’t ….a 12 year boy will scarf them down before you know you even made them. And hubby dearest won’t be far behind him…..

My Favourite cookie: Cinnamon Lemon

Best Christmas Cookie: Papernauten.

I have been making these all-bran muffins for about four weeks now… one batch per week which my lad then tends to devour (with a dad a close second behind him).  I am extremely fortunate if I manage to eat two of them (which is silly since I make them FOR ME!).   But what’s a momma to do eh?   Keep making them and steal some muffins when I can eh!  Holler at the boys once in while to leave MY MUFFINS be.  🙂

The original muffins can be found here. 

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups all-bran
1 1/4 cups  milk

1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil

TO THIS I often add a mashed banana, or some frozen blueberries, or some frozen raspberries.  I never make them plain, I like some fruit in my berries.   I’ve also done apple bits and chocolate as well.  🙂

Directions

1. In large mixing bowl, combine all-bran cereal and milk. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. 
2. Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. To the All-bran bowl add egg and oil. Beat well.  ADD FRUIT if adding. Then add flour mixture, stirring only until combined. Portion evenly into twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin pan cups coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake at 400° F about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm. (or cold…they taste good that way too).  🙂

Other muffins I’ve made:

Banana blueberry high fibre.Rhubarb.Banana Apricot Muffins. 

In a pot toss in the following: 

five cups chicken broth

1 can tomato soup

3/4 lb ground beef  (brown first in a fry pan)

mixed veggies 2 cups approx

pepper 1/2 tsp

salt 1. 5 tsp

diced onion 1/2 large

diced celery 3/4 c

worchestershire sauce (1 tbsp. approx.)

Hubby tossed this recipe in a crock pot for most of the day and we enjoyed it for supper.   It turned out really really well and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  In face we enjoyed it so much that I was unable to get a picture of it!  🙂  Silly me eh?  

Don’t you just love a hearty meal on a wintery night?  This meal that my sweetheart made hit the spot on a night with snow falling in gusts. Shepherd’s Pie with Potato Crust is an excellent meal with flavours that are well blended.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 cup dry red wine
1 small can tomato paste

3 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cups mixed vegetables
3 minced garlic cloves
3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
2 cups beef broth
1 tbsp. worchestershire sauce
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme leaves
2 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

1 package instant potato flakes

Directions:

1. Prepare filling: Cook ground beef in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until crumbled and no longer pink.  Add wine and tomato paste, and cook, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes or until wine is completely evaporated.  Remove mixture from skillet.  Wipe skillet clean.
2. Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat.  Add onion and carrots, and saute 4-5 minutes or until slightly browned and tender.  Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.  Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in broth, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.  Reduce heat to medium, stir in Worcestershire sauce and next 4 ingredients.  Simmer 10 minutes or until thickened.  Stir in beef mixture. Remove from heat.
3. Prepare crust.   Preheat oven to 375.  Prepare mashed potatoes as per package instructions.   
4. Place mixture in a baking dish.  Cover with mashed potatoes. Bake for 40-45 minutes. until golden brown and crispy. 

My muffin quest continues.   Today I went the route of oatmeal with bran, calling this one Banana Apple Oat Bran Muffins. They tasted pretty good!   The Oatmeal Apple Muffins from RockRecipes served as my inspiration. 

Small Bowl

2/3  cup all bran buds with 2/3 cup water

Dry Mix

1 1/2 cup oatmeal .. I used instant as it is what I had on hand (regular might be better)
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Wet bowl

Mix together until good and fluffy 2 eggs 4 tbsp. vegetable oil 6 tbsp. sugar

Then add 2/3 cup milk

Mix all bran mix with wet, then add to dry.

Then add 1 cup mashed banana (usually 2 bananas) 1 large apple grated with peel Just until mixed.

Bake in 350 oven for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Verdict:

My Son likes them as is.. adding chocolate chips he think would be marvellous
Dad: they are okay, nothing special, but good enough to eat
Me: I liked them, would like to try with honey next time

Other Fibre Muffins
Banana Blueberry High Fibre.