Sunday, February 21, 2010

Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes (okay, they're really cookies).....a song, a book and a few recipes



Honey Cookies is a cute book about a boy named Ben whose grandmother teaches him to make his favorite honey biscuits. He also discovers where all the ingredients in the recipe come from. The book includes a simple recipe at the end.

This song by the Wiggles is lots of fun to sing!


Here's the best part of the blog! Lots of yummy Honey Cookie recipes.

HONEY CRUNCH COOKIES

1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. butter/butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
4 c. Honey Nut Cheerios
2 c. flour
1 c. regular quick cooking oats
1/2 c. walnuts (optional)
1/2 c. coconut (optional)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chocolate chips or raisins (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugars, butter, vanilla, and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten. Bake 6 minutes, rotate cookie sheet and bake 6 more minutes.

HONEY OATMEAL COOKIES

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. honey
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. wheat germ
1 1/2 c. oats
3/4 c. raisins
1/2 c. nuts
Sesame seeds (optional)
Coconut (optional)
Carob chips (optional)

Combine wet ingredients and dry ingredients in 2 separate bowls. Then mix wet and dry ingredients together. Drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes about 3 dozen.


Honey Crunch Cookies

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup honey
2 eggs
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup butterscotch chips
4 cups crisp rice cereal
Directions:
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a large , cream butter until light and fluffy. Add honey, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mixture will appear curdled. Gradually add dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Fold in the coconut, chips and cereal. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Yield: about 5 dozen.


Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Pancake Day 2010

OMGoodness!!! This is the ULTIMATE! Bacon Pancakes...I can't believe I haven't thought of this before....DUH!!!
(oh yeah...February 16th is Pancake Day also known as Shrove Tuesday _ for more info on the day check this previous blog...back to the food)

The little note in the advertisement says:
Rath Bacon Strip Pancakes are the tender little pancakes youmake by pouring Aunt Jemima Pancake batter over cooked-crisp slices of our flavory True bacon. Then bake as usual. Complete recipe is on every Rath Black Hawk Bacon package.
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pages found at RecipeCurio.com

If the yummy bacony goodness isn't enough for you, you can try these Super Simple Pancake Muffins. They're sure to be a hit with kids of all ages.

PANCAKE MUFFINS
Sometimes the best recipes are based on the simplest ideas.
Like this one: Make pancake batter & bake it in muffin tins! It’s that easy. Enjoy!

Spring the recipe!
Ingredients
2 cups Original Bisquick mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter
12 tbsp filling: try Nutella, fruit jam, or cream cheese
confectioners sugar for sprinkling
maple syrup for serving

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Generously coat the bottom & sides of a 12-muffin tin with butter. Make Bisquick pancakes per instructions on the box. Fill each cup in the muffin tin half-way. Add 1 tbsp of filling to the middle of each muffin, then cover with the remaining pancake mix. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven, place on serving dish & use a flour sifter to sprinkle with sugar. Serve with warm syrup.

recipe found at thesimpleme.com