Sunday, December 27, 2009

Homemade Pancakes

Homemade Pancakes

Ingredients
2 Tbsp oil
1 egg
2 Tbsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
dash salt

Directions
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Cook like you normally would a pancake. Serve with butter and syrup.


For variations, try the following:

*Add chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup) and a mashed banana for banana chocolate chip pancakes.
*Add one mashed banana to the batter for banana pancakes.
*Add blueberries or strawberries or a mixture of both for berry pancakes.
*Add 1 to 2 peeled and chopped apples and some cinnamon (to taste) for apple cinnamon pancakes.

Easy Friendship Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups fruit cocktail, drained
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix with eggs and oil. Mix thoroughly and stir in fruit and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. Optional to sprinkle with powdered sugar or add whipped cream.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars


Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

2 1/2 C quick cooking oats

3/4 c melted margarine

1 C raspberry jam

1 T lemon juice or water


Directions:

Grease 9X13 inch pan. Oven on at 375 degrees. Mix cake mix, oats and butter. Press firmly 1/2 of oats/cake mixture in pan. Combine jam and lemon juice in separate bowl. Spread over crust. Add remaining oats/cake mixture on top of raspberry jam. Bake 15-20 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Cool before cutting into bars