Cooking with Basic Food Storage: Desserts and Goodies

WHOLE WHEAT BROWNIES

1 C Melted Shortening

2 C Whole Wheat Flour

4 Eggs, Beaten

4 Tbsp Cocoa

1 C Sugar

Beat together, spread in greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frosting:

1/2 c melted butter

2 c powdered sugar

2 Tbsp cocoa

1 tsp vanilla

Mix above ingredients with a few drops of milk to spreading consistency.



WHEAT AND RAISIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: Yield 6 dozen cookies

1 1/2 C Butter

1 1/2 C Brown Sugar

4 eggs

2 1/2 C Whole Wheat Flour

2 tsp Baking Soda

1 C Chopped Nuts (optional)

1 package chocolate chips

1 1/2 c Sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 C Flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbsp Hot Water

1 C Raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter in large bowl until soft. Gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Blend both kinds of flour and salt in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating at low speed until well mixed.

Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add to sugar-flour mixture. Stir in nuts, raisins and chocolate chips. Using 1 generous Tbsp of dough for each cookie, place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool.



HONEY GRAHAM CRACKERS

2 c whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3 Tbsp brown sugar

1 1/2 C Butter

1 1/2 Tbsp Honey

Blend flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter and honey. Roll out on greased and floured cookie sheet to 1/8 inch. Prick with fork. Bake 8 minutes at 400 degrees. Cut right away.



OATMEAL COOKIES WITH WHEAT FLOUR

3 C Oil

6 C Brown Sugar or Honey

4 Eggs

1 C water

4 tsp vanilla

4 C Whole Wheat Flour

4 tsp Salt

2 tsp soda

12 C Rolled Oats

1 C Flour

6 tsp cinnamon

2 C Raisins

Blend oil, sugar or honey, eggs, water, vanilla, whole wheat flour, salt, soda, oats, flour, cinnamon and raisins. Place spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees.



OH HENRY BARS

1/2 C Melted Butter

1 C Brown Sugar

1/2 C Peanut Butter

1 (6 oz) pkg. Chocolate Chips

1/2 C Karo Syrup

1 tsp Vanilla

4 C Oats

Mix together first five ingredients. Heat until dissolved. Stir in oats and chips. Press into greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Do not over bake. Cut into bars.



COWBOY COOKIES: Yield 5 dozen
1/2 C Butter
3/4 C Honey or 1 C Sugar
1 C Light Brown Sugar
2 1/4 C Whole Wheat Four
1 C Chocolate Chips
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 C Chopped Walnuts
1 tsp baking soda
2 C Rolled Oats
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
Cream butter, sugar and honey. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and soda. Add dry ingredients to butter -sugar mixture. Add oats and mix. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Note: If cookies are too flat on your first batch in the oven, add more whole wheat flour (1/4 c)

PINTO BEAN FUDGE

1 C Cooked Soft Pinto Beans (drained and mashed)

1/4 C Milk

6 oz unsweetened chocolate

6 Tbsp Butter or margarine

2 lbs. powdered sugar

1 Tbsp Vanilla

Nuts (optional)

In large bowl, stir bean and milk together, adding enough milk to resemble mashed potatoes; stir in vanilla. Melt chocolate and butter and stir into bean mixture. Gradually stir in powdered sugar. Knead with hands until well blended. Spread into lightly greased 9 inch baking dish or form into two 1 1/2 inch rolls. Chill 1 - 2 hours.

BREAD OR RICE PUDDING

2 1/ c soft bread crumbs or 1 1/2 c cooked rice

1/4 c sugar

2 tsp butter

1/2 c dry milk

13 c dried whole egg

1/8 tsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 c raisins

2 1/2 c water

Mix bread crumbs or rice and butter together. Reconstitute milk with 2 1/2 C hot water or use hot milk. Mix with crumbs. Sift together egg, sugar and salt. Slowly stir the milk mixture into dry ingredients; blend until smooth. Add vanilla and raisins. Pour into a greased, shallow baking dish. Set pan of hot water on bottom shelf of oven. Place pudding in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg.

BASIC WHITE CAKE

1/2 c Shortening

1 tsp vanilla

1 c Sugar

1/3 C dried whole egg

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 c Dried Milk

1 C Water

2 C Flour

1/4 tsp salt

Cream the shortening, vanilla and sugar until well blended. Add water. Mix dried milk, egg, salt, baking powder and flour. Gradually add to cream mixture. Blend well. Pour into a greased pan and bake at 350 deg. for 30 minutes.

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 1/2 c flour

1 c brown sugar

1 c water

2 tsp powdered sugar

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 c oil

1/3 c cocoa

In a bowl, combine cocoa, flour, brown sugar, water, oil, vanilla and baking soda with a fork or whisk until blended. Pour into a greased 8x8 inch square pan and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serves 9.

PEANUT BUTTER CHEWS

1 c powdered sugar

2 c instant (1 c non-instant) dry milk

1 c peanut butter

1 c corn syrup or honey

Mix powdered sugar and powdered milk thoroughly. Add peanut butter and syrup mixture. You may need to knead it with your hands. Press into a cake pan or roll into walnut size balls.

Variations: Add nuts or Rice Krispies. Dip in chocolate.

HONEY MINTS

1 c warm honey

4 drops oil of peppermint

2 3/4 c powdered milk (non-instant)

green food coloring

Mix ingredients and knead until all milk is absorbed.

TOOTSIE ROLLS

1 c honey

1 c non-instant powdered milk

1/2 c cocoa

1 tsp vanilla

Cook honey to 255 degrees (hard ball). Do not overcook. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Mix cocoa and powdered milk well and stir into honey. Pull like taffy until gloss is gone and roll into rolls.

FRUIT LEATHER

Apricots or strawberries or other berries

Wash and blend the fruit to a liquid. Pour the fruit onto a cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in a parked car. Check in 3 hours. Be sure it's a summer a day.

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE CAKE

4 fresh, diced apples

2 eggs

2 C sugar

2 C whole wheat flour

1/2 C vegetable oil

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp vanilla

1 C chopped nuts (optional)

2 tsp baking soda

1 C raisins (optional)

1 tsp salt

Place diced apples in bowl. Add sugar, oil vanilla, soda salt and eggs and mix thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients together, then add to wet mixture. Pour into greased 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cake shrinks from sides of pan.

WHOLE WHEAT MOLASSES COOKIES

1/4 C Butter

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 C Sugar

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 C molasses

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 C Whole Wheat Flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 Tbsp Vinegar

Melt butter with sugar and molasses in small sauce pan over low heat, then cool. Combine salt, baking soda, spices, with whole wheat flour in mixing bowl. Stir in butter and molasses mixture. Add vingar and stir. Drop by teaspoon onto grease cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes or until cookies are set.