Baking

Back to School Mini Banana Loaves

Ingredients: 2 c flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 tsp cinnamon 3 eggs 1 c vegetable oil 1 1/2 c sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 c mashed bananas (about 5) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a mini loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour,Continue reading “Back to School Mini Banana Loaves”

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Ingredients: 1 1/2 c all purpose flour 1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 c canola oil 1/2 c milk 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 c white sugar 1/4 c brown sugar, packed 1 1/2 c shredded zucchini 1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions:Continue reading “Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins”

Four-Ingredient Cookies

Yes, you can start with these four basic ingredients but then add whatever you like – ground flax seed, pumpkin spice, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and white chocolate chips all make great additions. Yield: 12 cookies Ingredients: 6 very ripe bananas, mashed 2 c quick-cooking oats 1 tsp cinnamon 2 Tbsp chocolate chips Directions:Continue reading “Four-Ingredient Cookies”

Dutch Babies – Four Ways

Dutch Babies, German pancakes, this is a fun week-end breakfast option that tastes like a combination of french toast (because of the eggs) and an Amercian pancake. BASIC DUTCH BABY This is the basic dutch baby recipe and the basis for the variations. Ingredients: 1/2 c flour 1 Tbsp sugar 3 eggs 1/2 c milkContinue reading “Dutch Babies – Four Ways”

Christmas Sugar Cookies

These are a really nice, soft sugar cookie, perfect for decorating. A good decorating tip when using royal icing is to outline the cookie first, allow it to harden, then fill in the rest, that way it doesn’t spill over the sides. Yield: 24 cookies Cookie Ingredients: 2 1/4 c flour 1/2 tsp baking powderContinue reading “Christmas Sugar Cookies”

Mark’s Almond Cookies

This recipe came from a good friend of mine who is a great home-chef in his own right. They are up there with the Copycat Big Soft Ginger cookies as my favourites to make at holiday time – soft and chewy! Yield: 30 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, softened 1 c white sugar 2Continue reading “Mark’s Almond Cookies”

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

Use a seedless jam for these yummy thumbprint cookies. This recipe makes a small batch of 12-14 cookies, feel free to double it! Yield: 12 cookies Ingredients: 1 c flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 c salted butter, softened 1/4 c packed brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp water 1/4 c finelyContinue reading “Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies”

Cherry Balls

I’ve seen these called “snowballs”. A little maraschino cherry wrapped in shortbread, they’re one of my mom’s oldest recipes and were on every Christmas cookie platter. Yield: approx. 25 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, room temperature 1/4 c white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 c flour 12-15 maraschino cherries icing sugar Directions: Preheat ovenContinue reading “Cherry Balls”

Chocolate Caramel Squares

My mom has been making these squares since I was a little girl, they are ALWAYS everyone’s favourite. But, at around the age of 12, I completely overdosed on them and couldn’t touch them for decades after that. Only in the last couple of years I have ventured to have one, and I forgot howContinue reading “Chocolate Caramel Squares”

Copycat Big Soft Ginger Cookies

It’s like they’re from your favourite barista bar! These cookies are so deliciously spicy they are one of my favourites to make at the holiday time. The best kept secret to big, soft, chewy cookies is refrigerating the dough! If you don’t refrigerate the dough is too warm and it will spread out to thinner,Continue reading “Copycat Big Soft Ginger Cookies”