Seasoned Oven-Roasted Chicken

Recipe

Ingredients

8

boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb)

1

tablespoon olive or vegetable oil

1 1/2

teaspoons parsley flakes

1

teaspoon seasoned salt

1

teaspoon garlic pepper blend

1

teaspoon dried basil leaves

Directions

• 1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Brush both sides of chicken with oil. Sprinkle both sides with parsley, seasoned salt, garlic pepper and basil. Place in baking dish.
• 2Bake uncovered 25 to 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• 3Cool chicken 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into desired size pieces for recipes calling for cooked chicken. Wrap tightly and refrigerate up to 2 days or freeze up to 1 month.

Notes: Kenny used Seven Seas packaged dressing mix and a little water.

Pancake

Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, or vegetable oil
• 1 large egg (I used Ener-G egg replacer)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• (Also added 1-2 tablespoons of pumpkin or squash)
• Assorted toppings, such as butter, maple syrup, confectioners' sugar, honey, jams, preserves, sweetened whipped cream, or chocolate syrup
• DIRECTIONS
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees; have a baking sheet or heatproof platter ready to keep cooked pancakes warm in the oven. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, butter (or oil), and egg. Add dry ingredients to milk mixture; whisk until just moistened (do not overmix; a few small lumps are fine).
• Heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast-iron) or griddle over medium. Fold a sheet of paper towel in half, and moisten with oil; carefully rub skillet with oiled paper towel.
• For each pancake, spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter onto skillet, using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round (you should be able to fit 2 to 3 in a large skillet).
• Cook until surface of pancakes have some bubbles and a few have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet or platter; cover loosely with aluminum foil, and keep warm in oven. Continue with more oil and remaining batter. (You'll have 12 to 15 pancakes.) Serve warm, with desired toppings.

New York Crumb Cake

According to Aunt Linda this recipe is pretty close to Grandpa Auggie's crumb cake.  Looking forward to trying it.    

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for pan
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Place rack in center of oven, and heat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly brush a 9-by-12 1/2-inch baking pan with canola oil, dust with flour, and tap to remove excess. Set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a second bowl, whisk together egg, milk, canola oil, and vanilla. Using a rubber spatula, fold dry ingredients into egg mixture.

2. STEP 2

   Spread batter evenly into prepared pan, and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine remaining 2 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pour melted butter over flour mixture, and toss with a rubber spatula until large crumbs form. Sprinkle crumbs over batter.

3. STEP 3

   Transfer pan to oven, and bake, rotating pan after 10 minutes. Continue baking until a cake tester comes out clean, about 10 minutes more.

4. STEP 4

   Transfer baking pan to a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Using a serrated knife or bench scraper, cut into 3-inch squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Whole Wheat Brownies

Brownie recipe

Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 large egg
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish; line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

2. STEP 2

   In a large bowl, stir together sugar, applesauce, and egg. Place butter and 6 ounces chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pot of simmering water; stir until melted. Stir chocolate mixture into sugar mixture. Stir in flour mixture. Pour into pan and top with 2 ounces chocolate.

3. STEP 3

   Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Use parchment to lift cake from pan and cut into 16 squares.

Banana Bread Recipe

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Banana Bread Recipe

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 1 hour
• Yield: Makes one loaf.

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INGREDIENTS

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

METHOD

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

NOTES: Used 2 bowls, 5 1/3 tbsp. butter, 3 bananas only, 1/2 brown sugar 1/4 white sugar, 1 fake egg, less than 1 tsp. salt, 3/4 white flour, 3/4 whole wheat flour (sifted).      

Waffles

Added a litte confectionary sugar. Also needed to cook a bit longer, because they were super mushy on the inside. Mixed a little white flour in as well.

Dean preferred them as pancakes, but Kenny loved the waffles!  Usually Kenny doesn't like foods that are missing the egg, but he really seemed to enjoy these.

Weelicious whole wheat waffle recipe

Whole Wheat Waffles  (makes 10 waffles)

• Prep Time: 2 mins,
• Cook Time: 13 mins,
• Rating: 

Leggo my Eggo! Remember those commercials of two kids fighting over that last waffle just as it popped out of a toaster? I know how those kids felt because I grew up loving boxed frozen waffles, too. But I also adored the fresh taste of...

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 2 tablespoons honey or agave
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. 2. Sift the first 3 ingredients into a bowl.
3. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining wet ingredients.
4. 4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until combined. Do not over mix.
5. 5. Pour 1/2 cup of batter into a greased waffle iron and cook about 3-4 minutes or according to manufacturer’s directions.
6. 6. Serve with desired accompaniments.
7. *To freeze: Allow to cool, place in a Ziploc bag, label and freeze. When ready to eat, place in toaster oven until heated through or in the oven at 300 degrees and heat for 10 minutes or until heated through.