Cinnamon Zucchini Bread

3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar (I use 3/4 cup)
3 tsp vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup cinnamon chips (or chocolate or walnuts)

Grease and flour two 8x4 inch pans.  Preheat oven to 325.
1. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together.
2. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together.  Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture and beat well.  Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined.  Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake for 40-60 minutes.  Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes.  Remove bread from pan and cool completely.

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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups shredded raw zucchini

Preheat oven to 350.  Prepare muffin tins.  Combine the first 7 ingredients.  Whisk together the eggs, oil, sugars and vanilla until well combined.  Add the zucchini and mix together.  Slowly add to the flour mixture.  Spoon into muffin tins.

Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.  Makes 12-14 muffins.

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Seminary Muffins

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 1/3 cups mashed bananas (3 medium bananas is what I used)
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup apple sauce (unsweetened)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup quick cooking oats (i used old fashioned kind and it worked fine)
1/2 cup semisweet choc chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease one 12 cup muffin pan. In a large bowl, mix egg, brown sugar, applesauce and vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Gently stir flour mixture and oatmeal into banana mixture. Fold in choc chips and walnuts. Pout batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 min.

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Cialntro Fried Rice

This is some of the best Indian rice we've made, probably because it's authentic.  This recipe makes a TON of rice.  The only problem is when you try to half the puree, it doesn't really work.  I've found that making the puree and then freezing 1/2 of it to use another time works out great.  Just don't forget to continue to 1/2 everything else from that point on.  It is pretty spicy so go lighter on the chilies if you prefer a milder rice.

5 cups basmati rice
5 green serrano chilies
3/4 of a head of garlic
1/4 cup water
6 carrots, roughly chopped
8 oz frozen peas
1 large onion, finely diced
4-5 whole cloves
2-3 cinnamon sticks
canola oil

Rinse rice and let it soak in water for 1/2 hr.  Drain and follow package directiops to cook rice in a rice cooker with 1 tsp salt.  In a blender, puree wahed cilantro leaves, chilies, garlic, and 1/4 cup waqter.  In a large pan, heat 2 Tbsp oil and sautee carrots until crisp tender.  Add frozen peas and a pinch of salt.  Cook until heated through.  In a separate pan, heat 2 Tbsp oil and roast cinnamon sticks and cloves (your house will smell really good at this point!).  Add diced onions and a pinch of salt and cook until translucent.  Add the cooked carrots and peas and cook for 5 minutes.  Add the cooked rice and cook for 10-12 minutes stirring now and then.

*Acquired by Padma Suresh

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever!

Beat well and cream for 2 minutes until lightly colored:
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup crisco

Mix well:
1 tsp vanilla and 2 eggs

Add and mix well:
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 1/4- 2 1/2 cups flour
1-2 cups chocolate chips

Roll into balls.  Bake at 375 for 8-11 minutes.  Cookies won't be very brown.

This also makes a beautiful cookie cake.  Flatten out on a round cookie pan and bake until cooked through.  About 15 minutes.

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Banana Cake/Muffins

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream or yogurt (any flavor)
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3)
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour (or 1 1/2 white, 1/2 cup wheat)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Variations: add nuts, blueberries, chocolate chips, etc.

Cream: sugar, sour cream, butter, eggs.  1 minute
Beat bananas and vanilla on low speed. 30 seconds
Beat in flour, salt baking soda. 1 minute scraping bowl.
Stir in add-ins.
Bake 375 degrees 20-30 minutes depending on pan.

Vanilla Glaze: Mix 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 Tbsp hot water.  Add more water for desired consistency.

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Bread Sticks

1 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp honey or sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Dissolve yeast in 1 1/2 cups warm water.  Add honey or sugar and salt.  Add flour and knead for 5 min in mixer.  Roll into strips.  Place on greased sheet.  Let rise for 30 minutes.  Bake for 15 min.  Brush with butter.

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Poppy Seed Bread

Muffins:
1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup veg oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 Tbs poppy seed
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond
3 cups flour

Glaze:
1 1/2 tsp almond
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Cream butter and sugar.  Add other ingredients one at a time ending with flour.  Beat 2 minutes.
Bake on 350 for 1-1.5 hours.  Cool 10 minutes then glaze.

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