I like Amish Friendship Bread. The only thing I don't like about it is taking care of the starter and ending up with 6 loaves of bread everytime I make it. So this recipe is all the goodness of Amish Friendship Bread without the worry. The measurements are kind of weird because I halved the recipe to just make one loaf.
Ingredients:
3/8 C sugar
1/4 C milk
3/8 C flour
1/2 C oil
1 1/2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1/2 C sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 box instant pudding mix (whatever flavor)
Chocolate Chips (optional)
Directions:
Combine the first six ingredients. In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients. Combine, stirring until just blended. Add the chocolate chips if you desire. (I can never make a dessert without chocolate!).
Pour batter into a bread pan. Bake at 325 for an hour. Let cool 10 min in pan, then remove from pan to finish cooling.
I used butterscotch pudding because that was the only pudding mix I had in the house. But I have also used chocolate before and I believe vanilla or any other flavor would turn out wonderfully.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Gourmet Caramel Apples
This is the second time we have made caramel apples. The first time we invited some friends over and the apples turned out tasting delicious. This time they also looked good. Wish I had taken pictures of the better ones before we ate them!
Ingredients:
5 Large Granny Smith Apples
1 package of kraft caramels
2 Tbs milk
1 Cup chocolate chips
1 Tbs oil
Candy of your choice
Directions:
First thing you want to do, is stick the apples in boiling water one at a time for 2-3 seconds. Take them out with a slotted spoon and carefully dry them. This will help get the wax off and help the caramel stick to the apples. (We did not do this our first time and had trouble with the caramel sliding off). Don't worry if the apples get these funny white spots on them, you will be dipping them in caramel soon.
Put the apples in the fridge to keep cool. Meanwhile, melt the caramels together with 2 Tbs milk in a saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly. Prepare a cookie sheet with wax paper and spray with pam to avoid having your apples stick. Stick a Popsicle stick into each apple (the sticks should come in the caramel bag). Carefully roll the apple in the melted caramel, coating evenly. Hold over pot and let excess caramel drip off. Turn the apple upside down and hold for a few seconds to let the caramel harden on the outside instead of pooling at the bottom. Place the apple on the cookie sheet.
Once all of your apples are dipped, place the cookie sheet in the fridge. Let caramel harden for about twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare bowls of crushed candy to roll the apples in. Jeff and I crushed reeses pieces and oreos this time. Anything you like will work fine. You might have to start with cold or frozen candy bars for them to crush well.
Melt 1 Cup of chocolate chips with 1 Tbs oil. Dip the apples in the chocolate just as you did with the caramel. Or you can simply drizzle a small amount of chocolate on your apple if you don't want it chocolate covered. Immediately roll the apples in the crushed candy. Place back on cookie sheet and let cool in fridge for 20 minutes.
Cut into slices and serve. The sweet outside pairs with the tart granny smith apple and they balance out wonderfully. Keep the leftovers in the fridge. Let sit at room temperature 5-10 minutes before slicing to soften.
Ingredients:
5 Large Granny Smith Apples
1 package of kraft caramels
2 Tbs milk
1 Cup chocolate chips
1 Tbs oil
Candy of your choice
Directions:
First thing you want to do, is stick the apples in boiling water one at a time for 2-3 seconds. Take them out with a slotted spoon and carefully dry them. This will help get the wax off and help the caramel stick to the apples. (We did not do this our first time and had trouble with the caramel sliding off). Don't worry if the apples get these funny white spots on them, you will be dipping them in caramel soon.
Put the apples in the fridge to keep cool. Meanwhile, melt the caramels together with 2 Tbs milk in a saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly. Prepare a cookie sheet with wax paper and spray with pam to avoid having your apples stick. Stick a Popsicle stick into each apple (the sticks should come in the caramel bag). Carefully roll the apple in the melted caramel, coating evenly. Hold over pot and let excess caramel drip off. Turn the apple upside down and hold for a few seconds to let the caramel harden on the outside instead of pooling at the bottom. Place the apple on the cookie sheet.
Once all of your apples are dipped, place the cookie sheet in the fridge. Let caramel harden for about twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare bowls of crushed candy to roll the apples in. Jeff and I crushed reeses pieces and oreos this time. Anything you like will work fine. You might have to start with cold or frozen candy bars for them to crush well.
Melt 1 Cup of chocolate chips with 1 Tbs oil. Dip the apples in the chocolate just as you did with the caramel. Or you can simply drizzle a small amount of chocolate on your apple if you don't want it chocolate covered. Immediately roll the apples in the crushed candy. Place back on cookie sheet and let cool in fridge for 20 minutes.
Cut into slices and serve. The sweet outside pairs with the tart granny smith apple and they balance out wonderfully. Keep the leftovers in the fridge. Let sit at room temperature 5-10 minutes before slicing to soften.
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