Thursday, February 25, 2010

Homemade Granola Bars

Yield: 24 servings
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup AP flour -or- whole wheat flour
3/4 cup dried fruit -or- coconut, chocolate chips, raisins, etc.
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line with parchment or grease a 9x13 in. baking pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, dried fruit,and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey, beaten egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well, folding the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool bars for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while they are still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be to too hard to cut.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Mother-Daughter Cake

1 White Cake Mix
1 small pkg. raspberry Jello

Topping:
1 large pkg. instant vanilla pudding
3 oz. cream cheese
1 8 oz. Cool Whip

1 can raspberry filling

Make cake according to pkg. directions and pour into jelly-roll (sheet cake) pan. After baking, let cake cool, then poke holes in the cake with a fork. Mix Jello according to directions and pour over cake. Refrigerate. Mix topping together by first whipping cream cheese and then adding Cool Whip and pudding. Don't mix in the raspberry pie filling! Just before serving, spread topping on cake and then carefully spread raspberry filling over topping.