Honey Nut Granola

Honey Nut Granola

2 1/2C Oats
1/4 C Brown Sugar(optional)
1/2 C Chopped Nuts or sunflower seeds
1/3 C Honey
1/3 C Melted Butter
1/4 C wheat germ, oat bran, coconut or sesame seeds(can do more than one of these)
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp Vanilla

Combine. bake in lightly greased 9X13 pan at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Cool on un-greased cookie sheet. After it is cooled you can add: 1/2 C dried fruit. Eat plain or with Milk

Mini German Pancakes

Mini German Pancakes

1 cup milk
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. orange zest (optional)
1/4 cup butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Blend first six ingredients. Be careful to see that any flour clumps get well-blended.
2. Blend in butter a little at a time in order to temper the eggs.
3. Grease muffin tins well and distribute batter evenly between 24 tins (I did more like 18) Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top.
4. Served with your favorite toppings.

Bread Machine Rolls...Yum!

Tender Bread Machine Rolls

3/4 cup milk, slightly warmed
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened and cut into pieces
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Place ingredients into bread machine in order instructed by the manufacturer. Usually all wet, (as listed above) or all dry first. Set machine to dough cycle. (usually 90 minutes) When dough cycle is complete, remove dough onto floured board.

Cut dough in equal sized pieces and place into greased muffin tins. You should have exactly 18 rolls or you can shape them another way you prefer and place on a cookie sheet.

Cover and let rise in a warm place for thirty minutes or until doubled in size.

Sesame Noodles...SO GOOD

These fabulous noodles taste great cold too! After the last step, I sprinkled on Sesame seeds and that added a nice touch. Yummy and simple and I had all of these things on hand!

12 ounces thin noodles, cooked and drained (angel hair, thin spaghetti, or Asian style)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons pure sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon hot chile oil (I didn't use this)
4 to 5 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons hot water
3 to 4 green onions, sliced thin (if you have them)
Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. Yummy!

Beef And Mushroom Crock Pot Casserole

This is a great quick meal. I did not have any mushrooms to add, but it was good without, so those of you who do not like mushrooms chunks in your food, this is still a great recipe!!

1 can cream of mushroom soup

4 oz can sliced mushrooms

1 large envelope instant onion soup mix

1/2 c. milk

2 lbs stew meat

Combine above ingredients and cook in slow cooker on low for 8 hours. Serve over rice, egg noodles or elbow macaroni. Serves 4.

Baked Overnight French Toast

The following may just be a new Christmas morning tradition for our family. I love french toast, but hate only being able to make 3-4 at a time, I spend all morning in front of the fry pan. NOT ANYMORE! These bake in the oven, so they are all done at the same time. Very popular with the family too!

Prepare a casserole dish with all the ingredients for this overnight baked french toast recipe and simply bake in the morning for a delicious start to the day. This is an easy baked french toast to serve with syrup, fruit, cream or powdered sugar.

Ingredients

• ¹/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 12 3/4 inch slices French Bread
  
• 6 eggs
• 1 ¹/2 cup milk
• ¹/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¹/2 teaspoon salt
• Powdered sugar
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Instructions

1. Spread butter over bottom of heavy large baking pan with 1 inch sides. Arrange bread sliced in pan.
2. In large bowl beat eggs, milk, sugar, syrup, vanilla and salt to blend. Pour mixture over bread. Turn bread slices to coat. Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
3. In the morning, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake French bread 10 minutes. Turn bread over and continue baking until just golden, about 4 minutes longer. Transfer cooked toast to plates and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve at once with warm maple syrup.

Breakfast Casserole

I love breakfast foods :) especially for dinner ! We have made this twice and yum yum !

Ingredients :
6 eggs
1 cup milk
6 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1 lb sausage or bacon, cooked and crumbled
4 - 6 frozen hash brown patties

Directions :
Line an 8x8 baking dish with frozen hash brown patties
Sprinkle sausage or bacon on top
Mix together eggs and milk; pour over meat
Top with grated cheese
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes - 1 hour