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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Wholeish Wheat Bread

Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
1 Tbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup warm milk

Procedure
Combine flours, salt, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Add water and milk (N.B. any combination of water and milk can be used as long as it equals 1 1/2 cups). Mix until combined. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 10-15 minutes. Let rise in a covered oiled bowl for 3-4 hours or until roughly doubled in size. Knead for another 3-4 minutes. Place in a oiled 5x9 baking pan, and let rise for an additional hour or so. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 425 degrees. Bake for an additional 15-25 minutes.



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Chocolate Walnut Cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbs vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts

Procedure
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream together sugars and butter; add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add dry ingredients. Mix until combined. Add chocolate chips and walnuts and mix until just combined. Dollop onto greased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.


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Opa's Glorious Sponge Cake

Ingredients
6 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups berries
3 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbs honey

Procedure
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Separate the eggs. Whisk the egg yolks. Add sugar. Beat well. Add in the flour and salt alternatively with the juice and zest, beating well, all the while. In a separate bowl beat the egg whites with the ream of tartar until medium hard peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter and pour into ungreased tub pan. Bake for 60-65 minutes. Let cool and use a sharp knife to cut the cake off the sides of the pan. Combine berries, honey and cinnamon sticks in a small sauce pan and heat to desired consistency. Drizzle berry syrup over cake.

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