Flakey Biscuits

2 cups flour

1 Tbls baking powder

½ tsp salt

¼  tsp baking soda

¼  cup butter

¾  cup dairy sour cream

¼  cup milk

Butter, melted

Preheat oven to 450. In a mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Mix with fork & fingers or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture is the texture of cornmeal.

Blend in sour cream. Stir in milk until dough clings together. It is a little lumpy.

On lightly floured surface knead lightly.

Pat or roll about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out biscuits with floured 2 inch diameter item like lid or cookie cutter.

Transfer to baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.

Oatmeal Raisen Cookies/Bars

½ cup plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

3 cups Oatmeal, uncooked

1 cup raisins

Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered. Makes about 4 doz. cookies

Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered. About 24 bars

Applesauce Cake/Muffins





Mix together:

1 cup sugar

1 egg

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

½ cup butter

1¾ cup flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. cloves (opt.)

Add:

1 cup applesauce

1 cup raisins (or nuts or chocolate chips)

My family doesn’t like baked raisins so I make it plain and they still love it.



Bake in greased 9x9 pan at 350 for 35-45 min.

Serve warm, it is so yummy.
Or serve with sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon, wipped topping or ice cream.





Melt in Your Mouth Banana Bread

2/3 cup oil
5 eggs
2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 med.)
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 of an 8 oz package
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Preheat oven to 325. Mix oil, egg and bananas in a bowl. Mix all dry ingredients in separate bowl making sure salt and baking soda are mixed in well. Add dry ingredients to wet, slowly until thoroughly mixed. Grease and flour loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour. Makes 2 9x5x3 (4 minis – bake 45 min.) Stick in knife or toothpick to check when done.

***I always double this batch and then just use the whole bag of vanilla pudding mix. If you don’t want to bake all of the dough right then place in freezer. Thaw completely and then pour into greased/floured pans and bake.

I also freeze bananas to use for later. When they look a little ripe I put them in the freezer with the peeling on, then peel before I add them to my recipe.