EGG Sub


2 TBS. flour
1/2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 TBS. liquid (I just use water)
= 1 EGG

Cuban Rye Bread
2 Cups Rye Flour (or use wheat instead)
4 Cups white Flour
2 T. dry yeast
2 T. sugar
1 T. Salt
2 Cups hot water
1 T. sesame or poppy seeds (optional)
Mix 2 Cups rye and 2 Cups white flour with yeast, sugar and salt. Pour on hot water and beat 100 strokes. Stir in remaining flour until dough is no longer sticky. Knead 8 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl and cover with a damp towel, let rise 15 minutes punch down. Divide into 2 pieces, shape into 2 round loaves and place on baking sheet. Cut an X 1/2 inch deep on top with a sharp knife. Brush with water and top with seeds (if using). Place on middle shelf of a COLD oven, place a cake pan of boiling hot water on lowest shelf. Heat the oven to 400 F. Bake 40-50 minutes until deep golden brown.
YUM! (this is my favorite! I like dividing it into 4 small loaves and using them as bread bowls!)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 organic white flour
1 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 sucanat sugar (I'm sure you can sub... but I don't know how it would turn out.)
1 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs (I have used egg sub on this with good results)
1 package organic chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine sugar, soft butter and vanilla, beat until creamy. Add eggs and beat. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonful onto ungreased baking stone. Bake 8 minutes.

Freezer Strawberry Jam

Clean and hull fresh strawberries.

1 Cup Sugar to 2 Cups Strawberries.

Put in pot together, heat and mash fruit down.

Cook unit mostly smooth. (Can simmer but DON'T boil!)

Heat jars and put fruit inside.

Freeze up to one year

Fridge up to three weeks.

Verdict

Everyone: YUM!

Freezer Cherry Plum Syrup

Boil cherry's until skin's split. Mash with potato masher. Drain (retaining juice), garbage the pits and skins. Put juice back in pot. Add sugar to taste. Heat jars and pour juice in.

Freeze for up to one year.

Fridge for up to three weeks.

Verdict:

Everyone: YUM!

Orange-Cranberry Bread

This is the same bread recipe as below. I just grated some orange zest into it and then added dried cranberries into it and the kneaded it well.

Verdict:

Mama: Easy to make... I made this for my parents SO no real verdict... I forgot to ask...oops. My Mom is paying 5.25 a loaf at the specialty bakery so she wanted me to try making it. Homemade always tastes better, has better ingredients and is much, much, much! cheaper. Hopefully it tastes good. :0)

Jam Muffins

2 Cups flour

1/4 cup Succante

1 Tbs. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 Egg, beaten

1 Cup Milk

1/4 Cup Oil

your favorite Jam

Preheat oven to 425 F. In mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make well in center of mixture. Combine egg, milk and oil; add all at once to dry ingredients. Mix only until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon into greased muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Place 1 tsp. favorite jam on top of batter for each muffin. Press into batter slightly. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

10 to 12 muffins

Verdicts

Kids: Meme: YUM!, Roo: Yum!, JC: didn't like them... (oh well can't win 'em all!)

Mama: Very yummy! Easy to make (press in Jam a little better next time!)