Low-fat Pancakes With Orange Sauce

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 stiffly beaten egg whites
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange sections, drained
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 combine flours, baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• 2 combine milk, honey and oil; add to dry ingredients.
• 3 stir just till moistened.
• 4 fold in egg whites.
• 5 spray a cold griddle with vegetable cooking spray.
• 6 for each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle.
• 7 cook till brown, turning when pancakes have bubbly surfaces.
• 8 serve with orange sauce.
• 9 orange sauce----------------.
• 10 combine sugar and cornstarch.
• 11 stir in water and frozen orange juice concentrate.
• 12 cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• 13 cook and stir 2 minutes more.
• 14 stir in mandarin orange sections and walnuts.
• 15 keep warm.

Cumberland Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh cranberries, sliced in half
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves (key ingredient- do not omit or substitute)
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 slice cranberries.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• 4 in another bowl mix together juice, peel, butter, egg, clove and vanilla.
• 5 combine dry and wet ingredients.
• 6 mix until combined.
• 7 fold in nuts and berries.
• 8 pour into greased bread pan (only grease the bottom of the pan- not the sides. this avoids the bread from falling in the center which creates a"sad streak.") and bake 55-60 minutes.
• 9 cool in pan before inverting.

Pesto Chicken Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces uncooked garden rotini pasta (or what ever pasta you want to use)
• 1 1/2 cups leftover mixed vegetables (we like peas,corn,carrots)
• 1 (14 g) envelope pesto sauce mix
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup cubed cooked chicken (you could even use shredded if you like)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• parmesan cheese, if desired

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; add veggies during the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking.
• 2 in a small saucepan, whisk the pesto mix, cornstarch, and milk until smooth.
• 3 bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes, or until thickened.
• 4 stir in chicken, salt, and pepper.
• 5 drain pasta and veggies.
• 6 place in a large serving bowl.
• 7 add chicken mixture and toss to coat.
• 8 sprinkle with walnuts if desired.
• 9 sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.

Hungarian Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (margarine will not do)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup seedless red raspberry jam

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325.
• 2 grease the bottom and sides of a 9x9x2 cake pan and set aside.
• 3 cream the butter, sugar, and yolks.
• 4 fold in flour and walnuts.
• 5 divide the batter in half. do not over handle the dough. one half will serve as the top layer and the other as the bottom.
• 6 take a piece of batter and gently flatten it using your fingers. you will see that the batter tends to make its own sections. work with those. place this section on the bottom of the cake pan and continue until you have covered the bottom of the cake pan in a patchwork manner. do not worry about the dough not looking smooth in the pan, you will fix that in a minute.
• 7 if you have leftover dough from the half, fill in holes and build up areas that may be thinner than others.
• 8 take the back of a spoon and gently smooth the edges of the dough together so no holes are apparent.
• 9 spread a thin layer of jam over the dough. do not make the layer thick, you are not making pb and j here.
• 10 use the final half of batter to make the top layer using the same technique as above.
• 11 place in the oven at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes. at around 25 minutes start peaking in the oven, the dough should be a nice golden brown color when it is finished.
• 12 let cookies cool completely before cutting into small squares.

Pancakes And Waffles

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 crack the eggs, letting the whites fall into a clean, dry, mixing bowl and dropping the yolks into a separate bowl. beat the whites with a mixer, on high speed, or whip with a balloon whisk for about 2 minutes until the egg whites become fluffy and then firm. be careful not to overmix, or they will flatten out. mix the egg yolks with a fork.
• 2 add the orange juice and vanilla and whisk everything together until it becomes foamy. add the milk, barely stirring.
• 3 place the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until everything is thoroughly blended. slowly stir the dry ingredients into the egg-yolk mixture and continue to mix until all the dry ingredients are wet and there are no clumps of flour. slowly fold in the egg whites and stir only once or twice.
• 4 to make regular sized plain pancakes: coat the bottom of a flat griddle with 1/4 teaspoon butter and set it over medium heat for about 1 minute. pour 3 tablespoons of batter onto the griddle and cook until bubbles start to form on top of each pancake. turn them over and cook for about 2 minutes more. transfer the pancakes to a hot platter and stack them to keep them warm. (no butter is needed after the first set of pancakes.).
• 5 to make waffles: preheat the waffle iron until the signal comes on indicating it is ready. pour enough of the batter evenly over the iron to fill it )usually about 1/2 cup) and let the batter cook until the edges are golden brown. turn out onto a warm palte and top with the banana, chopped walnuts, and maple syrup.
• 6 for medallion-sized blueberry pancakes:.
• 7 1 pint blueberries, washed.
• 8 to make medallion-sized blueberry pancakes: coat the bottom of a flat griddle or large frying pan with 1/4 teaspoon butter or grapeseed oil and set it over medium heat for about 1 minute. drop 2 tablespoons of batter onto the hot grill, placing them far enough apart so the pancakes don't touch. distribute 1 tablespoon (about 5) of blueberries on top of each pancake, letting the berries sink into the batter. when bubbles begin to appear on the surface, in about 2 minutes, flip the pancakes over. cook the side for 3 minutes. transfer pancakes to a hot platter and stack them to keep them warm. continue cooking the pancakes until all the batter is used up. (you do not need to add more butter to the pan.) serve immediately. makes 30 medallion-sized pancakes.
• 9 fresh fruit compote for plain pancakes:.
• 10 1 pint strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced in half.
• 11 1 pint blueberries, washed.
• 12 1/2 cup pure maple syrup.
• 13 prepare the fruit compote by mixing all the ingredients together until all the fruit is completely coated with syrup.
• 14 when all the batter is used up, top each 3 pancakes with 3 tablespoons of the fruit compote. makes 12 regular sized pancakes.).
• 15 waffle topping:.
• 16 (per serving).
• 17 1/2 banana, sliced.
• 18 1/4 cup walnuts.
• 19 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup.

Jam Filled Oat Bran Muffins

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (ground equals 2 eggs)
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 cups oat bran
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (firm pack ) or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (firm pack )
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups soymilk or 1 1/4 cups other non-dairy milk substitute
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil or 1/3 cup other light oil
• 1 cup walnuts (chopped ) (optional)
• 1/2 cup jam (strawberry is good, but any will do and fruit sweetened if you can find it)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425'f.
• 2 lightly grease your muffin tin(s).
• 3 in a med. size bowl with a hand mixer whip up the water and the flax seed meal. in about a couple of minutes this should become a thick and creamy liquid.
• 4 in a large bowl combine the oat bran, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. set aside.
• 5 in a small bowl mix the flax seed mixture, milk and oil.
• 6 stir in the walnuts if using and then add to the dry ingredients until just combined, don't over mix!
• 7 fill your prepared muffin cups less then half full, then put a dab of your jam on top of the batter, then put more batter until the muffin cup is 2/3 full.
• 8 bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on how your oven is. i used a skewer to test the side to see if it was done. i didn't put it down the middle as the jam is there.
• 9 cool the muffins in the tin for about 3 minutes, then remove to a rack to a wire cool.
• 10 bon appetit!

Hungarian Butter Cakes

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 26
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup lard
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 lemon, juice and rind of
• 2 cups walnuts, finely ground
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 fresh lemon rind, grated

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder together.
• 2 work in the butter and lard as for pie dough.
• 3 add beaten egg yolks, sour cream, lemon juice and rind.
• 4 cut dough into four pieces.
• 5 place dough in a good bowl, cover, and place in refrigerator overnight.
• 6 in the morning, on a floured board, roll out dough, one piece at a time, into 3-inch squares.
• 7 fill with nut filling or with jam.
• 8 bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 25 30 minutes in a 350 degree fahrenheit oven.
• 9 filling:.
• 10 mix the walnuts, sugar, egg whites and lemon rind together.