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Monday, February 21, 2011

Applesauce Bread

3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
1/4 cup raisins and chopped apple

Mix firs 4 dry ingredients ,set aside.Beat 3 eggs with sugar.Add oil, applesauce and buttermilk, while alternating with small amounts of the flour mixture until everything is smooth. Bake  75 minutes350 F in preheated oven.Make 2 loafs.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hearty Beef Stew

A hearty beef stew for the cold winter days seems like a good meal.
.1 pound beef stew meat
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce or paste
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
1 cup beef  or turkey gravy
2 large potatoes
3 carrots
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup frozen green beans
2 cups water
2 bouillon cubes
Brown meat in olive oil.Mix tomato sauce or paste,onion soup mix,gravy and water.Add mixture to meat.Cover and simmer 3 hours or until meat is tender.I also cook this soup in crock pot  for6 hours on low.
Cut potatoes and carrots to chunks and add them to stew.Also add frozen corn and green beans.Serve  with garlic bread.Enjoy!

Couple pictures from 2011 winter storm.

Brownie Cheesecake

1pkg.refrigerated pie crust
8 oz.cream cheese,softened
3 tablespoons sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 15 oz. pkg. Brownie Mix,and
1/4 cup oil  or applesauce
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2  tablespoons water
or recipe for Brownies  from underneath

 Preheat oven to350 F.Bake crust for 15 minutes.In midium bowl combine  cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and 1 egg.Beat until smooth ,set aside.In large bowl combine  Brownie Mix,oil,1 tablespoon water,and remaining 2 eggs.Dough it is going to be thick.Spread 1/2  cup brownie mix in bottom of crust.Spoon and carefully spread cream cheese mixture over brownie layer.T op with remaining brownie mixture: spread evenly.Sprinkle with pecans.Bake at 350 F for 1 hour or until center is puffed.If necessary cover edge of crust to prevent excessive browning.Sometimes I drizzle hot fudge over top of pie. Cool  the pie completely.

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