Easy Poached Eggs

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- Eggs
- Enough fat to cover bottom of skillet

Turn heat to medium high. Place fat and eggs in the skillet, 2 or 3 at a time. Cook just long enough for the whites to coagulate. Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. Place a lid on the pan. Cook until the yolks are the desired doneness.

This method is a good replacement for fried eggs, eliminates the problem of parched edge, reduces fat intake, and makes for easy clean-up.

High heat makes the egg tough.

Easy Poached Eggs

Hush Puppies

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- 1-1/2 cups corn meal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup fried bacon pieces
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup canola oil for frying

In a 3-quart bowl, mix all ingredients, except the canola oil for frying, and drop from a tablespoon into hot oil and cook until brown. Drain on paper towel.

Serve with fried fish and cole slaw

Makes 1 dozen.

Hush Puppies

Corn Muffins

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- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup melted margarine
- 1-1/2 cups butter milk
- 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1/2 cup shredded ham
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1-1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
 
Grease 2 standard-size muffin pans. In a 3-quart bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in margarine and buttermilk. Stir in the corn and ham. In a 1-quart bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix well. Pour the dry ingredients into the corn and ham mixture and gently stir until mixed well. Pour into muffin pans, filling 2/3 full. Bake at 400F for 20 - 25 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.

Corn Muffins

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

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- 3/4 cups (6oz/185g) sugar
- 3/4 cup (2/1/2oz, 175g) quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup (4oz/125g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup (4oz/125g) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup (2fl oz, 60ml) whole milk
- 1/4 cup (3oz/90g) unsulfured light molasses
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating
- 8 oz (250g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a bowl, combine the sugar, oats, flour, and baking powder. Add the melted butter, milk, molasses, orange zest, and vanilla and stir until just blended. Let the batter stand for 15 minutes.

Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, forming rounds about 1 inch (2.5cm) in diameter and spacing them 3 inches (7.5cm) apart. Bake the cookies until brown on the edges, about 10 minutes. Lift the parchment paper with the cookies and transfer to a work surface. Let cool completely.

Meanwhile, to make the Chocolate Coating: Combine the chocolate and shortening in the top pan of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl. Set over (not touching) simmering water and stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.

Gently peel the cookies from the paper. Line the baking sheets again with parchment paper. Dip about half of each cooled cookie in the Chocolate Coating. Place on the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate until the chocolate sets, about 20 minutes. Gently remove the cookies from the paper.

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Easy Pumpkin Bread

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- 1-3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 cup mashed pumpkin
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins

Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. In a 1-quart bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. In a 3-quart bowl, cream the butter and stir in the honey and eggs. Stir molasses into the pumpkin and add to the egg mixture.

Add the dry ingredients to the honey, egg, and pumpkin mixture. Add the walnuts and raisins and mix well. Pour mixture into the loaf pan.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until it tests done in the center, using a cake tester. When cool, cut into slices and serve with butter or whipped cream cheese.

Makes 1 loaf.

Easy Pumpkin Bread

Banana Bread

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- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1- 1/2 cups very ripe bananas, pureed in the blender
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup shortening or 1 stick margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts

Grease two 1-quart loaf pan. In a 1-quart bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Put the bananas, lemon juice, and eggs in the blender together and puree.

In a 3-quart bowl, mix the shortening and sugar together until creamy and smooth. Add the banana-egg mixture and dry ingredients to the shortening and sugar mixture, alternating between the two and stirring after each addition.

Stir in the vanilla and nuts and pour into the loaf pans.

Bake at 325F for a little over 1 hour, or until a tester, inserted into the middle, comes out clean.

Makes 2 loaves.

Banana Bread

Ginger Crisps Christmas Cookies

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- 1/2/3 cups (8/1/2 oz/ 265 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (4oz/125 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup (5oz/155g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons unsulfured light molasses

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

First, in a bowl, combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well blended. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and molasses and beat until well blended. Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and gradually beat in the flour mixture until the dough is well blended and forms moist pebbles.

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead gently until smooth. Shape the dough into a squared-off log 8 inches (20 cm) long. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment (baking) paper.

Unwrap the chilled dough and using a thin, sharp knife, cut the log into slices 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. Arrange the slices on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch (2 cm) apart.

Bake the cookies until slightly darker brown around the edges, about 10 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets on wire racks for 15 minutes. Transfer to the racks to cool completely.

Ginger Crisps Christmas Cookies