Sunday, June 17, 2012

Pizza sauce & crust...

Pizza Sauce

  1. In a medium bowl, combine tomato paste, minced garlic, chilli sauce, oregano, rosemary, ground black pepper & salt
  2. Mix all together
  3. Spread mixture over pizza crust when ready 

Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl combine flour, oats, rosemary, oregano and salt. Make a well in the middle and add honey and yeast mixture. Stir well to combine. Cover and set in a warm place to rise for a few minutes.
  4. Roll dough on a floured pizza pan and poke a few holes in it with a fork.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes
     

Friday, June 15, 2012

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven, or until just barely golden. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
  2. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
  3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
  4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Yogurt Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup yogurt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract. Alternately beat in the flour mixture and the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated.
  3. Pour batter into pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.