November 13, 2006

Pumpkin Choc.Chip Pancakes

"These barely-sweetened fluffy pancakes feature ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg to emphasize the pumpkin flavor. Serve them hot with maple syrup for the best autumn or winter breakfast dish ever."

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 cup chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt, stir into the pumpkin mixture just enough to combine.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Sprinkle desired number of choc.chips on each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

September 27, 2006

Baked Croque Monsieur

Croque Monsieur, a Continental cross between French toast and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, feeds a crowd when you bake it casserole-style in the oven.

Sixteen (1/2" ) slices fine-grained white bread
1/4 cup Dijon style mustard (optional)
3/4 pound sliced or grated cheese (Gruyere, Swiss or Cheddar)
3/4 pound sliced ham
1 med. to small onion, thinly sliced
6 large eggs
2 1/2 cups whole milk
1 tsp. Herbs de Provence (or mixed dried herbs of your choice)
1 tsp. salt

Topping
1 1/2 cups Panko (Japanese style coarse bread crumbs), or homemade dried breadcrumbs
3 TBS. butter, melted
1/4 cup grated cheese, parmesan, swiss, or cheddar

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May 24, 2006

Overnight Coffee Cake

2/3 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup nut meats, chopped

Cream together margarine, white sugar and brown sugar. Add and beat well eggs. Add buttermilk. Combine and bet in flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, and salt. Place in greased 9x13-inch pan. combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on bread. Place in refrigerator overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve.

Eldora's Notes:
Very good, easy. Try a little less white & brown sugar in cake and reduce topping brown sugar to 1/2 cup and just 1/4 tsp nutmeg in topping.

Granola

1 medium-size ripe banana, sliced
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup whole bran cereal
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup sunflower kernals or chopped nuts
3 Tbsp oil
1 tsp cinnamon, or to taste
1 cup raisins

In large bowl mash banana with sugar. Add remaining ingredients except raisins; mix lightly. Spread in single layer in 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake in preheated 325° oven 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes for even toasting. remove from oven. Stir in raisins; cool in pan on rack. Store in air-tight refrigerator. Makes 5 cups.

Not too sweet, this granola is good sprinkled on hot cereals, yogurt, or cottage cheese, or eaten as is.

Eldora's Notes:
Very Good

May 19, 2006

Dorothy's Almond Rusks

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp [baking] soda
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup ground almonds or walnuts
1/2 cup sour cream
3 1/2 cups flour

Put all together and mix. Make two long rolls on cookie sheet (flour on jelly roll pan; no grease).

Bake 300° for 45 minutes

When light brown, take out. Cut into 1/2 inch slices. Toast on each side in oven 250 to 300° for 35-45 minutes.

Eldora's Notes:
Excellent

March 28, 2006

Crumb Griddle Cakes

1/2 cup sifted flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon oil
7 slices white bread broken into pieces

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Put the milk, eggs, and oil into blender, cover and process at Lo. Remove feeder cap and add bread while processing. When mixture is smooth, add to flour mixture and stir quickly until well mixed. Bake on lightly greased griddle until brown.

Yield: 8 to 10 pancakes

German Pancakes

4 eggs
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
2 Tablespoons soft butter
2/3 cup sifted flour

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter well two 9" cake pans. Put eggs into OSTERIZER container, cover and process at Lo until light yellow in color. Stop OSTERIZER and add remaining ingredients, cover and process at Lo until smooth. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 10 minutes. Slide onto hot plates. Serve with lemon slices, powdered sugar and butter. Syrup, jelly, honey or fruit-flavored butters may also be served.

Yield: two 9" pancakes.

Notes:
In case you can't tell, this came with Eldora's "Osterizer Liquefier-Blender." There one more recipe from this booklet that I'll post as well (Crumb Griddle Cakes).

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This is a collection of family recipes that I want to pass on to Anna (and Owen, Jacob, Raisa, & Sam) some day. I also plan to make a book of some type when we have collected enough recipes.

Recipes from Eldora are typed as they were written on the cards she gave me, any notes associated with the recipes are hers.

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