BAKING Part Two

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 C margarine, softened
1/2 C peanut butter
1/3 C sugar
1/3 C brown sugar, packed
1/2 t baking soda
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla
1 C all purpose flour
1 C oats
1 C chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine and peanut butter on medium speed until combined.  Add sugar, brown sugar and soda.  Beat until combined, about 3 minutes.  Beat in egg and vanilla.  Add flour and oats.  Mix well.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Drob by teaspoons on ungreased baking sheet. (to help them flatten, I press with fork)  Bake 10-11 minutes til edges are golden.  Let stand on sheet for 1 minute, move to wire rack to cool. 

I usually double this recipe which yields 5 to 6 dozen cookies! 

My Helper

Rainy Day Off = BAKING!

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

(I credit this recipe to my nephew Reid in Minnesota... he has perfected it!  Thanks Reid!)

3 C Flour
2 1/4 C Sugar
1 1/8 C Oil
1 1/2 C Milk
3 Eggs
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 1/2 t poppy seed
1 1/2 t almond flavoring
1 1/2 t butter flavoring
1 1/2 t vanilla flavoring
(I also add 1 t lemon flavor to boost up the flavor, but you can leave it out too!)

Mix the above ingredients for 2 minutes.  Pour into 3 greased and floured bread pans.  Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees.  After baking, prick the top of the bread with fork.  Mix together the following ingredients in a small bowl:

1/4 C Orange juice
3/4 C Sugar
1/2 t almond flavoring
1/2 t butter flavoring
1/2 t vanilla flavoring

Pour over warm loaves of bread.  Cool on wire racks.  ENJOY!