Chocolate Chip Pancakes 11 August 2009

An alternate method is to throw mashed bananas in the pancake mix.  Old brown bananas like you’d use for banana bread work best.  Haven’t yet tried both chocolate chips and bananas, but I will eventually.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 cups milk
• 1 Tbsp. oil
• chocolate chips

Directions

1. In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.
2. Add the milk and oil and mix together carefully.
3. Stir in desired amount of chocolate chips.
4. Portion onto pan and cook on medium heat until center starts to become bubbly.
5. Flip pancake over and cook other side until golden brown.

Will also freeze will in packages of 2-3.  Reheat in the microwave.

Maple Sausage Patties 27 July 2009

Better than anything I’ve found in stores.  The liquid smoke really makes it.  From Recipezaar.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• ½ tsp. rubbed sage
• ½ tsp. dried thyme
• ½ tsp. poultry seasoning
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1-2 tsp. mesquite liquid smoke (optional, but really makes it complete)
• oil, for browning

Directions

1. In large bowl or zip-top storage bag, mix all of the ingredients.
2. Shape into patties, place on a plate covered with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
3. Put about a ¼ inch of water in a large skillet.  Add sausage patties and bring to a  boil, cover and steam until water evaporates.  Flip the patties, add another ¼ inch of water and repeat.
4. When water is evaporated, add a little oil and brown the patties on both sides.
5. If you want to make a large batch and freeze:  stop after step 3, freeze flat, then store in the freezer stacked with wax paper in between each patty.  Wrap in aluminum foil and place in a plastic bag to store in freezer.

Low Fat Coffee Cake 22 May 2009

This does NOT taste low-fat.  It tastes like mouth happy.  From Recipezaar.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 egg whites, beaten
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Cream margarine and sugar together until fluffy.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and add to margarine mixture.
4. Add 1/4 cup milk to mixture, beat well.  Repeat twice.
5. Beat in the vanilla.
6. Mix in the egg whites.
7. In a separate dish, combine last four ingredients (topping mixture).
8. Mix half into batter, then pour batter into a greased 8×8 pan.
9. Sprinkle the rest of the topping on top.
10. Bake for 30-35 min, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.