zuccini bread

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
• 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• Pinch salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter two 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.
2 In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter.
3 Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and stir it in. Add the flour, a third at a time, stirring after each incorporation. Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg over the batter and mix. Fold in the nuts and dried cranberries or raisins if using.
4 Divide the batter equally between the loaf pans. Bake for 55 minutes (check for doneness at 50 minutes) or until a wooden pick inserted in to the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool thoroughly.

Yield: Makes 2 loaves.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_bread/
 

Snickerdoodles

1 1/2    cups sugar                              
1/2       cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2       cup shortening                                     
2          eggs

2 3/4   cups all-purpose or unbleached flour

2         teaspoons cream of tartar

1         teaspoon baking soda

1/4      teaspoon salt

1/4      cup sugar

2         teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1 Heat oven to 400ºF.
• 2 Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• 3 Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

 

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/snickerdoodles/7ffc92a9-d847-4869-9ecb-99de3b751b14

 

Zuccini Bread

Paula Dean Zuccini Bread Recipe

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/zucchini-bread-recipe/index.html

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes

Fruit Crisp

Place a mixture of fruit in bottom of baking dish with deep sides.
Pour white sugar over mixture - just enough to lightly cover fruit (or as much as you desire as this is the step that will make the crisp sweet or tart.)
Let sit 30-60 minutes, then add oatmeal mixture below:


Mix together in bowl:
1/2 C oats
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1/4 C flour
1/4 C softened butter
dash of cinnamon

place spoonfuls of mixture over the top of fruit mixture.

Bake at 400* for about 30 minutes (until fruit is bubbly and oatmeal mixture is slightly browned
Let sit to cool slightly. 
Eat alone or topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, or pour on a bit of milk.

Chicken Enchiladas

1 chicken (cooked and cut into small pieces) OR about 3 skinless, boneless chix breast

1 can cream of chicken soup

16 oz. sour cream

2 cups shredded monterray jack cheese ( can use colby/jack blend)

Mix above together

Assembly:

glass 9x13 pan, spray with cooking spray

Take 10 burrito size soft flour torillas and 1 16oz jar of salsa

dip both sides of a tortilla in the salsa, then place in pan. Add a heaping spoonful of the above mixture toward one end of the torilla, then roll it up and push to end of pan

Repeat until you havedone all 10 and paced them side by side

Take any remaining filling mixtrue and spread it over the top of the enchiladas, and do the same with the salsa. Top with sliced olives, and green onions.

Top with a little more cheese

Cover with foil and bake 45 min at 350

Parmesean Chicken Tenders

5 lbs chicken tenders (basically one of those big packs from Sam's)

1/2 C oil

1-1/2 C grated parmesan cheese

1-1/2 C panko bread crumbs

1 t seasoned salt

1/2 t paprika

1/2 t garlic salt

Mix all dry ingredients together in shallow bowl. Dip chicken in oil first then in bread crumb mix. If you are freezing, place in plastic container using wax paper in between layers. When you are ready to use, bake the frozen tenders at 375 for 35 minutes. Make sure to cover baking sheet w/aluminum foil and spray generously w/ cookingspray for easy clean up.

Thanks Terumi for this one!

Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken

6 boneless chicken breasts or thighs
1 small can pineapple tidbits, drained and juice reserved
1/2 of the juice from the above can of pineapple
1 bottle Lawry's teriyaki marinade

Place chicken pieces in crockpot container sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Combine teriyaki sauce and pineapple juice together. Pour over chicken. Cook on LOW for 3-4 hours (if you have an older crockpot, it may take more like 4-6 hours). Add pineapple tidbits in the last hour of cooking. Serve over hot cooked rice.

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Can add broccoli, green peppers, carrots, onion for a teriyaki meets sweet-n-sour meal.