Category Archive:Recipe

Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 large bananas, mashed
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup cherry juice
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, chopped
3/4 cup nuts, chopped
1 (6 oz.) pkg chocolate chips
Cream butter, sugar and eggs.  Add bananas, mixing thoroughly.  Stir in flour and soda.  Add cherry juice.  Mix well.  Stir in cherries, nuts and chocolate chips.  Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and back at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Cool and Enjoy!!

Tea Breads (use this as base recipe, variations, see below)

For Nut Bread — follow this recipe:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour*
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup finely chopped nuts
 
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 loaf pans.  Measure all ingredients into large mixer bowl; beat on medium speed for 1/2 minute, scraping side and bottom of bowl constantly.
Pour into pan(s).  Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clear.  Remove from pan; cool thoroughly before slicing. 
*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
Variations:
>Apricot Nut Bread:  Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel, 3/4 cup orange juice and 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots.
>Banana Nut Bread:  Decrease milk to 3/4 cup; add 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 to 3 medium).
>Date Nut Bread:  Add 1 cup cut-up dates.
>Orange Nut Bread:  Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel and 3/4 cup orange juice.
>Prune Nut Bread:  Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 3/4 cup prune juice and 1 cup drained chopped cooked prunes.

submitted by the Prentiss Family

12 extra large eggs
1/2 large onion, chopped
1/3 green pepper, chopped
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup grated cheese (choose your favorites)
(your favorite seasonings to desired taste)
Place your chopped onions and peppers on bottom of ungreased baking or cassarole dish (2 qt cassarole or other baking dish).   Sprinkle some of your grated cheese over onions and peppers.
In separate bowl, beat your eggs and baking powder.  Then add sour cream and beat again until all mixed in.  Pour this over the onions, peppers and cheese.  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. 
Bake in oven at 450 degrees for 30 minutes, reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake an additional 15 minutes.  Cool and enjoy.
Optional items to be added……sausage, bacon, mushrooms, or anything else you might like to try!!
submitted by the Wieseler family

Beef Burgundy

Cut round steak into 1/2 to 1 inch cubes.  Dredge in flour, garlic (2-3 tblsp), salt and pepper.  Brown in oil.  Add 1/3 cup onion.  Simmer until meat is done.  Add 1/2 cup burgundy wine and 6 oz. mushrooms half-way thru the cooking time.   Serve over rice or noodles.