Banana bread

3 bananas very rip
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 scoop sour cream use table spoon
1 1/2 cup flour
salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking powder
chocolate chips
bake 350 degrees for 50 to 75 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean

breakfast cassarole

2 to 4 cups shredded hash browns
1 cup to 1 pound of sausage bacon or ham { I used farmland "bacon sausage"}
4 green onions
enough shredded cheese to almost cover the top
6 eggs or equivalent
3/4 cup milk or 1 can of milk
salt
pepper

separate onion white and green parts mince white part add to meat.  slice green part

Cook meat with minced onion

beat eggs and milk

layer in casserole dish

hash browns
meat
cheese and green onion slices

pour egg milk mixture over layers

cover and refrigerate over night

remove 30 minutes before cooking

cook uncovered 1 hour at 350   middle of oven

Donuts

3 packages yeast Table spoons 1/2 cup warm water 2 1/4 cups milk, scalded, 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3 eggs 1/2 cup shortening 7 1/2 cups flour Oil for frying Glaze 1/2 cup butter 3 cups powdered sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 4-6 tablespoons evaporated milk (can substitute regular milk or water for milder flavor) If desired separate and add chocolate powder or maple flavoring or other flavor to glaze

Granola

Granola
6 cups rolled oats (long cooking)
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup raisins
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup non-fat dry milk

1 cup oil
1 Tbs salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup honey
1 cup water
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 maple flavoring

In a large bowl combine first nine ingredients. In blender liquify remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over oat mixture in large bowl. Blend well. Divide and place on three cookie sheets. Bake at 250 degrees for 75-80 minutes. Stir two or three times. Mixture should be still soft and moist when removed from oven. Cool. When dry and crisp, place in plastic container to store. Use as snack food or cereal.

Whole Wheat muffins

Whole Wheat Muffins
425 degrees 12 large muffins
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup sifted whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar,packed
1 cup of milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/3 cup of oil
1/2 cup nuts,coarsely chopped

Grease 12 large (2 1/2inch)muffin cups. In large mixing bowl stir together until blended flours, salt, baking powder then oil & nuts; stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pans.

Bake 15 minutes.

NOTE: Raisins or chopped dates may be used in place or in addition to nuts. chocolate chips are good 1/4 to 1/3 cup

Raised Doughnuts

3 to 3 1/2 cups flour
2 packages active dry yeast
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp salt

In large mixing bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast. Heat milk, sugar, shortening, and 1 teaspoon salt just till warm (about 115 degrees), stirring constantly till shortening almost melts. Add to dry mixture; add eggs. Beat at low speed of electric mixer for 1/2 minute, scraping bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand.stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface till smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Shape into ball.
Place in greased bowl; turn once. Cover; let rise in warm place till double, 45 to 60 minutes. Punch down; divide in half. Roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured doughnut cutter. Cover; let rise till very light, 30 to 45 minutes. Fry in deep hot fat (375 degrees) about 1 minute on each side or till golden. Drain on paper toweling. If desired, roll warm doughnuts in sugar or frost with a glaze. Makes about 2 dozen.
A heavy frying pan works well, but make sure that the oil is deep enough that there is room for the doughnut to float just a little. And be careful not to splash the hot oil when turning the doughnut.

Country gravy

1/2 lb bacon
1/2 lb sausage
1 onion chopped

brown sausage and bacon with onion
while browning you may want to add thyme, a bay leaf, and a pinch of sage

add milk (I put in a little above browned sausage)
a pinch of nutmeg
bring just to a boil and set to simmer
[check seasonings while heating up ]

mash together into a paste butter and flour (if u warm the butter in the microwave it helps)

with milk just above simmer add flour-butter and whisk in (a whisk breaks up the butter-flour better) until you get desired thickness

you might notice it looks a little grainy. if you add a little heavy cream it will round out the look of the gravy

Crepes

1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 Tbs oil
1/4 tsp salt
In a bowl combine all ingredients and beat till smooth. Lightly grease a 6-inch skillet or crepe pan; heat. Remove from heat; spoon in about 2 tablespoons batter. Spread batter evennly. Return to heat; brown on one side only.(What I do is cook until lightly brown flip to the other side and cook until it just firms the batter, about 30-45 seconds.) To remove, invert pan over paper toweling.(I remove it with a spatula and set it on a plate.) Repeat with remaining batter to make 16 crepes, greasing pan occasionally. Fill with fruit or personal choice. Top with whipped cream, if desired.

Quich Lorraine

9" pie shell un-baked
1/2 lb Bacon fried crispy then crumb
1 cup shredded cheese Swiss
1/3 cup minced onion
4 eggs beaten
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Heat oven 425 F
bake 30 minutes

reduce heat 300 F

bake 30 minutes

check with tooth pick for doneness.