Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour, sifted
12 egg whites (the closer to room temperature the better)
1/3 cup warm water
1 teaspoon orange extract, or extract of your choice
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a food processor spin sugar about 2 minutes until it is superfine. Sift half of the sugar with the salt the cake flour, setting the remaining sugar aside.

3. In a large bowl, use a balloon whisk to thoroughly combine egg whites, water, orange extract, and cream of tartar. After 2 minutes, switch to a hand mixer. Slowly sift the reserved sugar, beating continuously at medium speed. Once you have achieved medium peaks, sift enough of the flour mixture in to dust the top of the foam. Using a spatula fold in gently. Continue until all of the flour mixture is incorporated.

4. Carefully spoon mixture into an ungreased tube pan. Bake for 35 minutes before checking for doneness with a wooden skewer. (When inserted halfway between the inner and outer wall, the skewer should come out dry).

5. Cool upside down on cooling rack for at least an hour before removing from pan.

Note: Since they're easier to separate use the freshest eggs you can get

recipe:via Food Network and my friend Kristen. :)

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Recipe by Our Best Bites

Ryan and I made these shakes together for our date night this week...and they were AMAZING. We started out making the recipe as shown, and then decided that we needed MORE so we doubled it in the end. It is the perfect treat for this time of the year!

1/3 C pumpkin, canned or homemade

1/4 – 1/2 C milk

1/4 t vanilla

1/2 t cinnamon

1/16 t cloves (just use a 1/8 t measure and fill it half way, or do a pinch)

1/16 t nutmeg

2 T brown sugar

2 C vanilla ice cream

1-2 graham crackers



Pop everything but graham crackers in a blender. Start with 1/4 C milk and then slowly add more if needed to make the blender process it all. I used somewhere between 1/4-1/2 C.

Our Favorite Brownies

2 cups Sugar

1 cup butter'

8 TBSP cocoa

4 Eggs Beaten

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

Directions

Melt Butter, cocoa, and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, vanilla, and flour. Pour into 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes, or at 350 for 25 minutes (still gooey).

THE BEST Chocolate Cake Ever!

THE BEST Chocolate Cake EVER :D

from Kevin and Amanda
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 package Jello instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a VERY large bowl (4 qt), mix together everything except chocolate chips. Batter will be thick. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into cake pan of choice (I normally use two 9-inch pie pans). For cooking time, I use the cooking times on the back of the devil’s food cake box as a guide and usually add 10 mins to whatever it says. Then I do the toothpick check, and if it’s not done, I check on it every 5 mins after that. So yummy!

Chewy Chocolate Oat Cookies

1/2 cup Butter or Hard Margarine softened (at room temperature)

1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed

1 Large Egg

1/2 tsp. Vanilla Flavoring

1 cup All Purpose Flour

1 cup Quick Rolled Oats

1/2 tspBaking Soda

1/4 tsp Salt

1 cup Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put the butter or margarine into the bowl. Add the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla flavoring. Beat on medium until smooth.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Stir with the spoon until all of the flour is mixed in. Grease the cookie sheets. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. This will allow room for the cookies to spread out. Bake on the center rack in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Makes about 3 Dozen Cookies

Bite Sized Caramels...from scratch!

(Dips 12-15 Apples)

1 cup Margarine

2 1/4 cups brown sugar

pinch of salt

1 cup white corn syrup

1 can condensed milk (Eagle Brand)

1 tsp. Vanilla

Melt butter in large heavy pan. Add brown sugar and salt. Cook, stirring constantly till well mixed. Add Syrup. Mix Well. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Cook and stir to 155 degrees C. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Pour in buttered pan or let cool slightly and dip apples.

I usually cool in buttered pan, then cut into bite-sized squares and freeze. Yum!