A year or two later, I was ready to try again. This time, I tried three recipes to increase my odds : Light Rye Bread made in a bread machine; Birthday Cookies baked in the microwave; and Apple Muffins sweetened with honey instead of sugar. As it turned out, all three won a first place ribbon for their category! The Birthday Cookies even won the Champion ribbon for the whole Make It in the Microwave group! Best of all, though, we have a couple of great new recipes to treat my family.
Apple Muffins
½
c whole wheat flour
1
c all-purpose flour
2
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp baking soda
½
tsp salt
1
tsp cinnamon
¼
c vegetable oil
¼
c honey
½
c milk
½
c apple sauce
1
egg, beaten
1
Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
Combine
dry ingredients, then stir in the remaining ingredients. Bake at 375o
until golden brown (approximately 20-25).
Servings: Makes 7 to 8 muffins
Servings: Makes 7 to 8 muffins
Birthday Cookies
4
Tbsp light margarine
¼
cup + 1 Tbsp sugar
1
egg
1
cup flour
½
tsp baking powder
¼
tsp salt
1
container of Betty Crocker Cookie Icing
1
Tbsp multi-colored sprinkles
Cream
sugar and margarine, then beat in the egg. Add flour, salt, and baking powder
to the bowl, and then beat the ingredients together. Chill for 1 hour. Drop 3
tablespoons of batter on parchment paper on plate to make 3 cookies at a time.
Microwave the 3 cookies at a time for 90 seconds. Cool cookies on a wire rack,
then frost the cookies. Top the cookies with sprinkles.
Servings: Makes 9 cookies
Light Rye Bread
7/8 cup water
1 2/3
cups bread flour
¾ cup Rye
1 ½ Tbsp sugar
1 ½ Tbsp dry milk
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp margarine
1 ½ tsp Rapid Rise Yeast
Add ingredients in the
order listed to the bread machine pan. Bake in the quick baking, light crust
setting (total machine time: 1 hour, 53 minutes).
