Raincoast Crisp Recipe Cranberry Hazelnut HIgh Altitude

Cranberry Hazelnut Raincoast Crisps
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey 
1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1/2 cup hazelnuts or pecans, lightly chopped
1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitos)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup flax seed
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt.  Add the buttermilk, brown sugar and honey and stir a few strokes.  Add the raisins, nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seed and rosemary and stir just until blended.

Pour the batter into two 8″x4″ loaf pans or 4 small loaf pans (I used 5-3/4″x3″) that have been sprayed with nonstick spray.  Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and springy to the touch.  Remove from the pans and cool on a wire rack.

The cooler the bread, the easier it is to slice really thin.  You can leave it until the next day or pop it into the refrigerator. (I refrigerated the loaves overnight and they sliced perfectly the next day). Slice the loaves as thin as you can and place the slices in a single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet.   Bake at 300 degrees F.  for about 15 minutes, then flip them over and bake the slices for another 10 minutes until crisp and golden.

Makes about 6 dozen crackers.

Cakelove

CakeLove: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch I tried one of Warren Brown's cake recipes I found on the net. I am at 7300' so baking can be tricky. I used his altitude adjustments and the cupcakes came out great. I am going to buy his book now and will post more feedback and photographs.

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At my son's soccer game a rouge soccer team sold pickles on a stick for the bargain price of $.75.They loked to be sweet gherkins.

Clara's Chicken Breast Casserole

4 Chicken Breast Boned and skinned
(makes 8 roles)
Roll dried beef inside chicken
Wrap 1/2 slice of bacon around each piece.
Arrange in Casserole - Blend together 1 can mushroom soup, 1 carton sour cream, 3/4 cup cream sherry wine, pour over chicken - sprinkle paprika
Bake 325° - 2 hours or longer until chicken is tender and done.
(make rice casserole with this)

Note from Shanna: Grandma taught me how to make this and I loved it then and now. I can't find dried beef, but I use prosciutto now.

Chocolate Chip Pie

1 Cup milk
1 Cup marshmallows
Cook and Cool
Beat until smooth add 1 pint whipping cream and chipped chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Pie (Ida)

Heat 30 marshmallows 1/2 cup milk until marshmallows are melted. Let cool. Whip 1/2 pint cream add 1/2 cup chocolate chips chopped fine. Combine mixture.

Graham Cracker Crust: 20 crackers and a dash of salt 4 tbsp. melted butter and pack well and bake (chill pie crust before pouring mixture in)

Top of the Stove Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 C. Oleo
2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Milk
2 C. Whole Oats
1/2 C Peanut Butter
In a 2 Qt. sauce pan mix oleo, sugar and milk. Stir well and biol, stirring constantly to full rolling boil for 3 minutes. Remove from fire and stir in peanut butter, mix well and add oats. Stir well. Can be dropped by spoonful on wax paper or poured into buttered pan, when cool, cut into squares - Cool thoroughly.