Friday, May 30, 2008

Cookie-rific ice cream freeze




Ingredients:
5 ounces light vanilla soymilk
1/4 c fat free vanilla ice cream
1/2 pack of 100 calorie packs of oreo or grasshopper thin crips
1 tsp Coffee mate Fat Free French Vanilla powdered creamer, disolved in 1 ouce warm water
2 no-calorie sweetner packets
5-8 ice cubes
Optional: Fat Free Reddi Whip

Directions:
Place all ingredients in blender. Blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds. Pour and Enjoy.

Makes one serving and only 160 calories!

snazzy strawberry scones



Ingredients
3/4 c regular oats (not instant)
1/3 c Bisquick Heart Smart baking mix
3/4 c of strawberries (can use blueberries, peaches, or any other fruit desired)
1/3 c light vanilla soymilk
1 tbs brown sugar (not packed)
2 tsp butter
1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions

Preheat oven at 400 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients with butter and mix well. Add milk and stir. Then fold berries into the batter.

On a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray, divide batter into 4 mounds (leave room in between them cause they'll expand.)

Bake for 10 minutes.
Makes 4 servings.
Best part it's only 120 calories per scone!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Amish Friendship Bread


This recipe was given to me by a friend at work. We love cinnamon in our house, so this recipe is a perfect fit for us. Do not use a metal bowl or utensils. These starters also freeze very well. They day you pull one out of the freezer, that is day one and start again from there.

Amish Friendship Bread
1 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Sugar
2 cups Flour
3 Eggs
1 large Vanilla Pudding Mix — Instant
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 cup Milk
Day 1- Receive starter from a friend (usually in a gallon ziploc bag)
Day 2- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 3- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 4- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 5- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk to existing bag
Day 6- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 7- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 8- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 9- Mix bag while closed with hands (open bag slightly to let air out, close again)
Day 10- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk
Put 1 cup of starter in each of three containers (gallon ziploc bags).
Give 2 away to friends and keep one. This will begin their Day 1.

For Amish Friendship Bread
You will have about 1 cup of batter left besides the 1 cup you have saved for yourself. To the remaining batter add vegetable oil, sugar, flour, bakingpowder, baking soda, eggs, milk, vanilla pudding mix, cinnamon, and salt. Beat until well blended. Add one cup raisins, chocolate chips or nuts, if desired.Grease 2 loaf pans well, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, coating bottom well.Turn batter into pans, and sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar onto tops ofloaves. Bake at 325 F degrees for one hour. Also works well in a bundt pan or a 9X13 cake pan.