Brown Bread

This is a recipe for the bread maker. I got it from Barry, Ian's dad, if I remember correctly it is one he adapted from one the the bread maker recipes.

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup of water
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp powdered milk
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp molasses
2 Tbsp honey
2 cups white flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat or dark rye flour
1 cup oatmeal
2 tsp yeast

Directions: Put all ingredients in the bread maker in the order given. You can choose to have the bread maker cook the loaf for you or you can choose the dough setting. I usually always use the dough setting and then bake the bread in the oven. Once the dough cycle is done I plop the dough out on the a floured surface and gently shape into to a loaf to fit into a bread pan. Then I set the oven to 350*F and put the pan on the stove top while the oven warms up. I allow the bread dough to rise again for 25-30 min and then put it in the oven and bake for 30 min.

Banana and/or Apple Oatmeal Muffins

I really like this recipe, it makes a "hearty" muffin and it works with bananas or apples or a combination of both.

Dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (if you are making them with just apples)

Wet ingredients:
1 egg
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk

1 cup mashed banana or grated apple or a bit of both
1/2 cup chocolate chips (if you are making them with bananas) or
1/2 cup raisins (if you are making them with apples)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400*.
Combine all dry ingredients and set aside. Beat (with mixer) egg, oil and milk. Then stir in fruit. Add dry ingredients to wet. Stir in chocolate chips or raisins. Spoon into muffin tins (I use paper cups). I also usually sprinkle a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon mixture on the top before baking them. If I am making banana muffins then I just use brown sugar.
Bake for 15- 20 minuets or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Makes about 8-12 muffins depending on how big you make them.

Blueberry Bran Muffins.

They are actually supposed to be called "Low Fat" Blueberry Bran Muffins, but that just makes them sound far too healthy, low fat and bran, that is a little too much. The recipe calls for nonfat milk, but I used homogenized. They turned out really well and they are tasty too.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
1 cup nonfat milk
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup brown flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup blueberries

Directions:
Mix bran and milk together, let sit for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 375*F. In a large bowl mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in bran mixture. In a separate bowl sift together white flour, brown flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into bran mixture just until blended. Fold in blueberries. Scoop into muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minuets, or until toothpick comes out clean.
Makes approximately 12 muffins.

Apple Cinnamon Waffles

3 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup melted margarine
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 apple pealed and grated

Beat milk, melted margarine and vanilla. Then add eggs and beat. Add flour, half cup at a time, beating in each half cup. I usually add the cinnamon, sugar, baking powder and salt in with the last half cup of flour, but you can add it when ever. Stir in apple. Cook in waffle iron, makes approx 8 waffles.

Bran Muffins

I got this recipe from All Recipes.com

Bran muffins with raisins are my favorite kind of muffin, how plain-jane and geeky eh!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup wheat bran
1 cup butter milk (I never have buttermilk in the house so I just use 1 cup reg milk with 1 tbsp of lemon juice or 1 tbsp or vinegar trick)
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
1 egg
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375* Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2) Mix together wheat bran and butter milk, let stand for 10 minutes.
3) Neat together oil, egg, brown sugar and vanilla. Add to buttermilk/bran mixture.
4) Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Add raisins and spoon into muffing tins
5) Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Banana Walnut Bread

Modified from "From Better Homes & Gardens: The Complete Guide To Bread Machine Baking"
(I change it just a bit)

1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup mashed banana
1 egg
2 tbsp olive oil (calls for 2 tbsp of margarine)
4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (calls for 1/4 tsp)
1 1/4 tsp yeast

(1 cup chopped walnuts)
I don't add these because Marin likes this bread and the nuts are not suitable for a 1 year old.

Makes a 2 lbs loaf. I usually only put it through on the dough cycle and then bake it in the oven in 3 mini loaf pans (2 1/2 by 5 inch). It has the texture of bagels but not quite as dense though. It is very yummy with cream cheese on it.