1 cup Shortening
3/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Cooked, strained Pumpkin(or canned)
1 Egg
2 cups Flour
1 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Molasses
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
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1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Cream shortening and sugar.
3. Mix in pumpkin, egg, and molasses.
4. Stir in dry ingredients, spices and raisins.
5. Drop by the spoonful onto an ungreased baking sheet.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Mixed-Berry Coffee Cake
October 11, 2009 at 2:16 pm (Breakfast, baking soda, blackberries, blueberries, brown sugar, buttermilk, canola oil, cinnamon, eggs, frozen blackberries, frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, low-fat granola, oven, raspberries, salt, vanilla, whole wheat flour)
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr
makes:8 servings
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup mixed berries, such as blueberries, raspberries and blackberries or frozen berries (do not thaw)
1/4 cup low-fat granola, slightly crushed
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt just until moistened. Gently fold in half of the berries. Spoon into pan. Sprinkle with remaining berries and the granola.
3. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown and top springs back when touched in center. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes. Serve warm.
Fresh Apple Cake
October 9, 2009 at 1:36 pm (Aldi ingredients, all-purpose flour, apples, baking soda, brown sugar, buttermilk, cake, canola oil, cinnamon, eggs, granulated sugar, oven, salt, vanilla, walnuts, whole wheat flour)
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 2 hours 5 min
Makes: 20 servings
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups finely chopped unpeeled apples (3 medium)
1 cup chopped walnuts
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, beat sugars, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 20 to 30 seconds or until blended. Add all remaining ingredients except apples and walnuts; beat on low speed about 1 minute or until blended. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spread batter in pan.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 1 hour.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Whoopie Pies
August 5, 2009 at 11:34 am (Aldi ingredients, Desserts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, butter, cocoa, egg whites, granulated sugar, marshmallow creme, milk, oven, salt)
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:15 min
makes:16 servings
1 cup unbleached or all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 egg white
1/2 cup 1% milk
3/4 cup marshmallow creme
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1. Heat oven to 425°F.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
3. In large bowl, beat sugar, margarine and egg white with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until fluffy. Stir in flour mixture. Stir in milk just until blended.
4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto large ungreased baking sheets to make 32 cookies. Bake 5 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
5. Place baking sheets on a rack to cool completely. Spoon about 2 teaspoons marshmallow crème on bottoms of 16 cookies. Top filled cookies with the remaining 16 cookies.
Apple Bran Muffins
July 17, 2009 at 4:20 pm (Breakfast, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, bran flakes, buttermilk, canola oil, eggs, granulated sugar, maple syrup, mcintosh apple, oven, salt, vanilla)
Makes: 1 dozen
Total Time: 35 min
2 1/2 cups bran flakes, crushed
1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium McIntosh apple, peeled and shredded
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In a large bowl, combine the cereal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, oil, syrup and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apple.
Coat muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.
Apple Pie Muffins
July 8, 2009 at 9:22 am (Breakfast, all-purpose flour, apple pie spice, apples, baking soda, butter, eggs, granulated sugar, ground flax seed, oven, vanilla yogurt, whole wheat flour)
Serves 12
1 C unbleached white flour
1 C whole wheat flour
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 1/2 t baking soda
2 t apple pie spice
2 T ground flaxseed
2 eggs
1 C fat-free French vanilla yogurt
1/4 C butter, melted, cooled
1 C peeled, chopped apples
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1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together flours, sugar, baking soda and apple pie spice. Stir in flaxseed.
2. In a separate bowl, stir together eggs, yogurt and butter. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture. Stir together. Stir in apples.
3. Divide the mixture among 12 nonstick or lightly greased muffin cups. Bake for 20 – 22 minutes.
Strawberry Shortcake
June 12, 2009 at 10:52 am (Desserts, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, granulated sugar, greek-style yogurt, made from scratch, oven, strawberries, vanilla, whole wheat flour)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
6 servings.
1 lb fresh strawberries, sliced
1/4 C + 3 T sugar, divided
2 containers (6 oz each) fat-free Greek-style yogurt, divided
1 C + 2 T all-purpose flour
1/4 C + 2 T whole wheat flour
2 1/4 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
3 T chilled unsalted butter, cut in 1/4″ pieces
1/4 t vanilla extract
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1. Position rack in middle of oven and heat to 425 degrees. Toss strawberries with 3 T of the sugar in medium bowl. Let stand 30 minutes. Whisk 1 container of the yogurt (3/4 C) and 1 T of the remaining sugar in small bowl. Cover and chill.
2. Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining 3 T sugar in large bowl while berries stand. Rub butter into flours with pastry cutter or fingertips to form a coarse meal. Add vanilla extract and remaining container of yogurt and mix well with fork (dough will be very shaggy). Press dough together with fingers until well combined. Pat out to a generous 1/2″ thick on lightly floured surface. Cut out 6 biscuits with a 3″ biscuit cutter, patting out scraps as necessary.
3. Put rounds on baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.
4. Split warm biscuits in half with fork. For each serving, place bottom half on plate, add about 1/2 C of berries, top with other biscuit half, and dab a generous 2 T of yogurt on top.
