Monkey Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 bananas, mashed
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/3 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 count muffin pan. Cream together butter, brown sugar & egg. Fold in banana. Combine dry ingredients in a seperate bowl. Mix into creamed banana base. Add milk and mix until thoroughly combined. Put equal portion in each muffin cup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Rassberry White Chocolate Muffins

Muffins Ingredients:

1 cup milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh or frozen (do not thaw) raspberries
1/2 cup white baking chips*

Topping Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4cup sugar

Heat oven to 400°F. Combine milk, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in all remaining muffin ingredients except raspberries and white baking chips just until flour is moistened. Gently stir in raspberries and white baking chips.Spoon into foil or paper-lined 12-cup muffin pan. Bake for 24 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly; remove from pan.Dip top of each muffin in melted butter, then in sugar.*Substitute 3 ounces coarsely chopped white chocolate baking bar.

Overnight Blueberry French Toast

**I can not for the life of me remember where I got this recipe from but it's super yummy!**

12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup maple syrup

1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon butter


Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.

In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.

In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast

Cheater AppleCakes (Apple Pancakes)

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/4 c milk
1/4 c applesauce- CHUNKY
1 c Bisquick
dash of cinnamon

Directions: Mix ingredients together. Add a dollop of butter to a frying pan and let it melt. Pour pancake batter on top. Wait until bubbles appear and then flip the pancake. Cook until done.

This recipe is rather small it makes about 4 pancakes (enough for Baby and Me). I recommend upgrading the quantities if you are making this for more than 1 adult and 1 baby.

Preserving Your Fruit

Ingredients:

20 ounces of fruit, skinned, seeded and chopped into pieces (if it's larger fruit)

1 c sugar

2 T fruit pectin

1 lime or lemon

Directions:

Simmer fruit and lemon juice over medium heat until soft and at a low boil. Add pectin. Stir until well combined. Add sugar and boil 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and skim off foam. If desired strain mixture.

Place mixture in sterilized containers and seal with parrifin wax or sealed jars using your canning method of choice. Makes 3 Quarts.

Chocolate Chip- Banana Pancakes

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large banana, chopped
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Maple syrup, if desired

Directions:

1. Heat griddle to 375° or heat skillet over medium-high heat; grease with shortening if necessary (or spray with cooking spray before heating).
2. Beat eggs in large bowl with wire whisk until lightly beaten. Beat in remaining ingredients except banana, chocolate chips and syrup just until smooth. Stir in banana and chocolate chips.
3. For each pancake, pour batter by slightly less than 1/2 cupfuls onto hot griddle. Cook about 1 1/2 minutes or until puffed and dry around edges. Turn; cook other sides until golden brown. Serve with syrup.

This recipe can be found on the Bisquick website. Layla and I tried it today to use up some extra browning bananas.

Farmer's Scramble

Ingredients:

2 Medium Potatoes

4 strips of bacon, cut into bite size pieces

2 Green Onions, Chopped

1/4 cup diced bell pepper

4 button mushrooms, stems removed and sliced

4 eggs

4 T cream

3 slices colby cheese

1 clove garlic

salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in heavy skillet until golden brown and then remove.

2. Add potatoes to bacon grease, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook until tender.

3. Stir in bell pepper, mushroom and green onion and cook until peppers are fork tender.

4. Add garlic. Stir back in the cooked bacon.

5. Scramble eggs with cream and pour into skillet. Stir until all eggs are cooked. Add cheese.