Big-Heart Coffee Cake

Well, Oops I just plain forgot to upload a quick bread for yesterday...I was still upset I guess what the doctor had said yesterday( on Thursday) ....So today or rather tonight ya'll get two for the day to try to catch up so to speak....I will try and do better

So this recipe comes from the Dessert cookbook....

                                     Big-Heart Coffee Cake

1/2 cup milk,scalded
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
2 package dry yeast...( now Im intrigued, I didn't read this recipe, Hint you need to read recipe fully
     Before doing recipe)
1/2 cup warm water
2 eggs, beaten
5 cup sifted flour
3 Tablespoon margarine, melted
1/2 cup chopped drained Maraschino Cherries
!/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts

   Mix milk, 1/2 cup sugar,salt, and shortening; cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast into water; stir until dissolved. Add milk mixture, eggs and 3 cups flour, beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour; knead lightly on floured board until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl; grease top. Cover; let stand in warm place until double in bulk, 1 hour. Roll on floured surface to 20 x 16 inches; brush with margarine. Sprinkle on remaining sugar, fruits and walnuts. Roll jelly roll fashion. Place on greased baking sheet; shape into heart, joining ends at top. Cut 2/3 through roll at 1-inch intervals with scissors; twist slices toward top. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 degrees. Frost with confectioners sugar icing; top with cherries.

^-8 servings.
Submitted by Mrs. Virgil Bush

Applesauce-Raisin Muffins

Another recipe from 1001 muffins

                                             Applesauce-Raisin Muffins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. lightly grease or line muffin tin with paper baking cups.

In large bowl, blend together the dry ingredients, 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour,1/2 cup graham flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda,1/2 teaspoon cinnamon,1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup golden raisins( I used regular colored raisins, as that's is what I had)

now the wet ingredients, |in medium bowl beat 1 large eggs until foamy. Beat in 1/4 cup canola oil, 1/3 cup milk,2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce and 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Combine the wet and dry and combine until the dry is just moistened

spoon batter into prepared muffin cups and fill each about 3/4 full

Sprinkle with brown sugar( I forgot this step and the muffins still turned out great.)

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool for 5-7 minutes

serving suggestion as per book - grape jelly, I used apple butter and again

and mmmmmm good

Apple-Raisin Bread

another recipe from the 1001 muffin book, page 312

Preheat oven to 375 f. degree

Lightly grease and flour loaf pan

Blend together in large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder,baking soda, cinnamon ,apples,

walnuts, and raisins

and salt

in small bowl beat eggs until foamy before beating in oil and vanilla

combine the two mixtures blending until dry ingredients are just moistened

Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown

Remove from oven and cool on rack for 5-10 minutes before removing from pan

then smother it with butter, molasses, or even apple butter and enjoy!

Apple -Raisin bread

1 loaf

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 medium apples, unpeeled, cored and shredded

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup seedless raisins

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1/2 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

Position rack in oven to middle/center.Preheat oven to 375 f. degrees. Lightly grease and flour 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan.

In large bowl, blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, apples,walnuts and raisins and salt. In small bowl beat eggs until foamy before beating in oil and vanilla. Combine the two mixtures just until dry ingredients are just moistened.

Scrap batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 5-10 minutes before removing from pan.

then Enjoy!