Mini Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients
5 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup rye flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs molasses
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop walnuts and chocolate as fine as possible. Combine with rest of dry ingredients in a medium mixxing bowl. In a a separeate bowl cream butter and brown sugar. Add molasses and egg. Mix well. Add vanilla; mix well. Mix in dry ingredients by hand. Dallop dough onto greased or lined cookie sheet and bake for 7-12 minutes.

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Recipe from 101cookbooks.

Carrot Cake

Ingredients for Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 cups grated carrot
1 cup chopped walnuts

Ingredients for Frosting
16 oz cream cheese, softened (fat free is ok)
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
food coloring
1 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup sugar

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 inch cake pans. Line with parchment paper and re-grease. Combine sugar, flour, salt, oil, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice in a large mixing bowl. Mix until combined. Add in eggs one at a time. Stir in carrots and walnuts. Pour batter into pans and bake for 30-40 minutes or until tester comes out clean and cake has pulled away from sides of pan. Let cool in pan for ten minutes. For frosting, combine cream cheese, butter, food coloring and powdered sugar. In a separate bowl combine carrot and sugar. Assemble cake.



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Adapted from allrecipe's recipes

Applesauce Cake with Lemon Glaze

Ingredients for Cake
1 1/4 cups flour
2/3 tsp baking powder
1/3 tsp baking soda
3 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup whole milk
3/4 cup applesauce
9 Tbs butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs

Ingredients for Frosting
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp hot water


Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl combine dry ingredients minus the brown sugar. In a second mixing bowl mix together milk and applesauce. In a third mixing bowl cream butter. Add brown sugar and mix well. Add eggs; mix well. Add in dry ingredients and applesauce mixture in three batches alternating between dry and wet, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Pour into greased 9x13 loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool ten minutes in pan, before removing to drying rack. Let cool completely before glazing. For glaze, combine powdered sugar, juice and water. Mix well and drizzle over cool cake.



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Adapted from here.

Espresso Chocolate Mini-Muffins

Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp instant coffee powder
1/2 tsp ground coffee
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup applesauce
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Add egg, milk, melted butter, vanilla, and applesauce. Mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into greased mini-muffin cups. Put muffin cups on baking sheet or in normal muffin pan. Bake for 15 minutes.


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Pah Pah's Finish Cardamon Braid

makes 3 loaves

Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 tsp salt
2 packages quick rise yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 eggs
1 tsp cardamon seeds (I used ground cardamon)
8 1/2 - 9 cups flour

Procedure
Warm the milk, stir in melted butter, sugar and salt. Sprinkle yeast over warm water, and stir to dissolve. Add yeast mixture, eggs, cardamon, and two cups flour to milk mixture. Beat with electric mixer or spoon until smooth. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough that leaves the sides of the bowl. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface, knead about 10 minutes. Place in lightly greased bowl, turn dough over to lightly coat in oil. Let rise about 1 1/2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into thirds. Then divide each piece into thirds again, and braid. You should have three braided loaves. Place braids onto an ungreased baking sheet. let rise until double (30-45 minutes). bake 20 to 25 minutes at 375.


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Vegan Grape Bread

Ingredients
3/4 cup vegan crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 cup soy milk
1 banana
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 Tbs milled flax seeds
1/3 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups grapes
1/2 cups rolled oats

Procedure
Preheat oven to 450. In a large mixing bowl cream together peanut butter, agave nectar, soy milk, and banana. In a separate bowl combine milled flax and boiling water; let sit for 2 minutes before adding to the wet ingredients. Add flours, salt, and baking soda. Fold in grapes, and pour batter into a greased 5x9 baking pan. Bake for a really long time, like 45 minutes plus. Remove from oven when a tester comes out clean.

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