Bran Cereal Muffins

I am not a big fan of muffins, but these are what my Mom used to make every single day after school for years, and I still crave them.  I don’t even think they make Fruit and Fiber cereal anymore, but you can use any bran cereal, preferably one with fruits.

1 c. flour
1/3 c. brown [...]

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Eggs ala Roosevelt

This recipe comes from the 1958 Maine March of Dimes cookbook.  I am not sure where it came from, I buy these things like candy and then toss them aside never to look at them.  My husband was oohing and ahhing over all the spiffy old ads in it the other night and I remembered [...]

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Waffles

2 cups flour
1 1/2 c. milk
2 T. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs (beaten separately)
6 T. melted butter or oil

Sift flour, add dry ingredients.  Beat yellows of eggs and add milk in them.  Mix alternately with dry ingredients.  Stir in oil or melted butter.  Beat egg whites stiff and add last to mixture

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Spinach Quiche

This lower-fat, healthier spinach quiche doesn’t require rolling and fitting a crust; it “miraculously” forms its own whole-grain crust as it bakes.

Crust
1 cup King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour, organic or regular
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 tablespoons Baker’s [...]

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Sticky Buns

For dough

1 2/3 cups warm milk (105°F)
4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
(2 packages, 1/4 ounces each)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon salt  (really, it’s not a typo)
6‚ cups all-purpose flour

For walnut filling

1 cup walnuts (4 [...]

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Country Sausage Patties

Sausage patties require some fat to stay moist, which is why Boston butt is a good cut of pork for this recipe. The sausage is best when the mixture is made a day ahead and refrigerated, allowing the spices to permeate the meat overnight. You can, however, cook the patties right away. Refrigerate [...]

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Bacon, Gruyere, and Ham Strata

2 cups fat-free milk
1 cup chopped green onions
1 cup egg substitute
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
12 ounces sourdough French bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 10 cups), toasted
3/4 cup diced ham
Cooking spray
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyère cheese
4 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled (drained)
Combine [...]

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Sunshine Baked Eggs

Reminiscence Magazine

1 lb sliced bacon
14 eggs
1 1/2 c. cottage cheese
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tsp vanilla
chopped fresh parsley, optional

Cook bacon until crisp. Drain and discard all but 2 T. drippings. Crumble in large bowl, beat eggs lightly, add bacon, drippings, cottage cheese, pineapple and vanilla. Pour into greased 11×7×2 baking dish. [...]

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Quick Coffee Cake

2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp. baking powder
2 T. sugar
2 T. shortening
1/2 c. milk

Make stiff batter out of above

2 T. sugar
1 T. cinnamon
4 T. shortening

mix dry ingredients.  Add shortening.
Spread over batter.  Bake 1/2 hour.
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I think this is one of my Grandma Anita’s recipes.  If you make it and it is horrible, I think it is [...]

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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

1 1/2 c. sourdough starter
2/3 c. milk
2 T. sugar
1 1/2 ts. vanilla
1 T. melted butter
1 tsp salt
2-3 cups flour
1/2 tsp soda
2 T. melted butter
1 2/4 tsp. cinnamon mixed 1/3 c. sugar
Powdered sugar glaze

Mix together first five ingredients in a large, non-metallic bowl. Stir in salt and enough flour to make a soft dough just [...]

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