
maria cousins
po box 138
great river, NY 11739
Zucchini Bread
by L.Porrino
In Large Bowl Combine:
4 eggs
1- Cups Sugar
Cup Vegetable Oil
In A Separate Bowl, Mix:
3 Cups Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
Stir Mixtures Together. Stir In:
2 Cups Grated Zucchini
1 Cup Walnuts
1- tsp Vanilla
Batter is thick. Spoon into a well-greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 75 minutes or until loaf tests done.
Brown Betty
by L.Porrino
Ingredients:
1 Can Pumpkin Pie Filling (2 Cups)
2- Cups Sugar
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/3 Cup Water
4 Eggs
3- Cups Flour
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
1- Tsp Salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1 Cup Raisins
Directions:
Mix all of above and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes in four (4) greased coffee cans(or small loaf pans).

Mango Bread or Pumpkin Bread
by M. Cousins
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 cups sugar
cup butter or margarine
3 cups chopped mango
cup nuts
1 cup raisins
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs, beaten
tsp salt
cup oil
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients, then mix in oil, butter, nuts, and raisins. Add mangoes, vanilla, and eggs last. Let stand about 20 minutes. Pour into 2 small greased bread pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes(1 loaf pan - 60 minutes).
To make pumpkin bread substitute 3 cups mashed pumpkin or butternut squash and substitute 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice for 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Shorten' Bread
by C. Matthews
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 lb. butter
1/4 cup white or light brown sugar
1/4 tea. baking powder
Directions:
Cream butter, gradually add sugar beating well. Add rest of ingredients. Knead together about 5 minutes. Roll out on floured board about 1/4" thick. Cut with biscuit cutter or any shape you wish. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and Bake at 350 deg. about 18-20 min.

Beer Batter Bread
by T. Mertell
Ingredients:
3 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or pepper jack)
1 cup Trail mix (mixed nuts and dried fruit any variety)(optional)
1 tsp finely ground pepper (jalapeno, habanera, or cerento) this will be mildly hot. For hotter tasteadd extra pepper, up to a tablespoon.
1 egg
1 12oz bottle beer (cheap) room temperature
1 cup water room temperature (for muffins only)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, sugar, cheese, trail mix and ground pepper in bowl. Whip egg in some of the beer, add to dry mixture then add the rest of the beer. Stir until well blended, (will be lumpy). Fold into a well greased 3x3x9 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degreesfor 45 minutes. Slice bread, toast then, SLATHER with BUTTER.
For muffins add a cup of water to the mixture for easy pouring into greased muffin pans, makes about 12 regular size (1 inch) or many bite size in small muffin pans. Bake muffins at 350 degrees for 15-30 minutes depending on muffin pan size (15 for bite size, 30 for regular size).

Memaw's Hush Puppies
by R. Davin
Ingredients:
1 cup self rising corn meal 1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp of all purpose flour 1 egg
1/4 cup chopped onion1 tbsp sugar
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and drop by teaspoon into hot deep fat or oil. They will float when done. Serve with favorite fried fish and slaw.

Corn Muffin Bake
by B. Younce
Ingredients:
2 Cans Cream Style Corn
2 Cans Whole Kernel Corn
2 Cups Sour Cream
1 stick Butter
2 Boxes Jiffy Corn Mix
Directions:
Soften butter. Mix all ingredients, including liquids from corn, put into large casserole or cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to one hour. Enjoy.

June's Cornbread
by June Matthews
Ingredients:
2 cup Martha White Buttermilk self rising corn meal mix.
1 Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 and 2/3 c milk
2 eggs
1/4 cup oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place 9" iron skillet in oven. (Put 1-2 Tbsp. oil in skillet} to preheat. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Combine eggs, oil and milk. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well. Pour batter into hot greased skillet {should sizzle when put in skillet} bake 450 25 min. {can be baked in muffin tins or cornbread stick pans 15-20 min or until golden brown}

Cornbread Casserole
by S. Okenquist
Ingredients:
1 can cream corn
1 can regular corn
8 oz. butter
8 oz sour cream
1 and 1/2 package of corn jiffy mix
Directions:
Mix together all ingredients in a bowl, then empty in a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees. ENJOY!
Nonna's Lemon Ricotta Biscuitsby R. Sambo Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar or more as needed for sprinkling
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
1 large egg
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/3 cup thinly sliced almonds
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Directions:
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl to blend. Using an electric mixer, beat 1 cup sugar, butter, and lemon zest in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the ricotta. Beat in the egg, lemon juice, and almond extract. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until blended (the batter will be thick and fluffy).
Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle the almonds and then the remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar over the muffins. Bake until the muffins just become pale golden on top, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

30 Day Bran Muffins
by L. Turner
(Make a double mix)
When this is all mixed you can leave it in the fridge for up to 30 day (not that it lasts that long), and bake only as needed on the day. *
In first bowl;
2 Cups Digestive bran
2 Cups Nutty wheat flour
Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoons Bicarbonate (baking soda)
In second bowl;
Beat 2 eggs and 1 Cup Brown Sugar
Add Cup oil and beat again
Add 3 Cups milk and 1 Teaspoon vanilla, beat again
Add liquid to dry ingredients and mix well
Add 1 Cup mixed cake fruit or raisins
Mix all together. At this stage mixture can be left in the fridge for up to 30 days.*
Bake in muffin pan at 200C for 10-15 min.
Enjoy!

Banana Carrot Muffins
By Nicole Cousins
Ingredients:
1cup sugar
4 eggs, large
5 bananas
1/3cup orange juice
1(16ounce)can carrots, drainedor 2cups gratedcarrots
4cups flour
2teaspoons baking soda
1teaspoon salt
11/4cup butter, room temperature
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.
In medium bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
In large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Mix in eggs and juice.
Using a fork or an old fashioned potato masher, mash carrots and bananas thoroughly. Mix the carrots and bananas into the egg-sugar mix. Stir in dry mix; stir only to moisten.
Put in lined muffin tins. Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes, until light golden. Makes 24 muffins

by C. Pearson
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1and 1/4 c sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup each raisins, nuts, coconut
1 apple cored, peeled andgrated
3 eggs
3/4 cup neutral(vegetable) oil
2 tsp vanilla
Directions:
In bowl mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in carrots, raisins, nuts, coconut and apple. In small bowl beat eggs, oil, and vanilla and stir into flour mixture until combined. Spoon into muffin cups bake at 350 deg. for 20 min.

byA. Okenquist
Ingredients:
3/4 cup + 1 tbsp half-n-half cream
1/2 pint of fresh blueberries
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1 large egg beaten
1/2 cup cold butter cut up into very small pieces.
2-1/4 cups flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet, or use a seasoned baking stone. Combine cream and egg in small bowl until well blended, lightly stir in blueberries and almonds. Next in large bowl, stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Cut in butter till fine crumbs. Stir in cream mixture, need 4 or 5 turns taking care not to crush the blueberries too much. Pat dough 3/4" thick and then cut. Can be cut into rounds or wedges. Bake in preheated oven 18 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy with a hot cup of tea!

Old-Fashion Hotcakes
One of my wonderful Mom's recipes
by A. Noser
Ingredients:
Servings: 4-6
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk
3 tbs. butter
2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tbs. sugar
Directions:
Beat eggs, vanilla &milk together. Add butter. Sift all dry ingredients and beat lightly as you gradually add the flour mixture. All liquid may not be used to reach pouring consistency needed for fluffy hot cakes.
Pour onto hot oiled griddle coking over medium heat until you see bubble starting to pop on the hot cake turn and let cook until light brown on other side.

by M. Tippets
Dough:
1 package fast rise yeast (or 2 tsp)
2 tbsp sugar
cup lukewarm water
6 cups flour
cup powdered milk
2 cups lukewarm water
tsp sugar
3 tbsp oil
2 tsp salt
Filling:
1 tsp melted butter
cup heavy cream
cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Icing:
1 cup sugar*
1 cup heavy cream*
Directions:In a small bowl, put yeast, 2 tbsp sugar, and cup lukewarm water. Let sit until it foams-about 20 minutes. In a large bowl put powdered milk, flour and 2 cups lukewarm water. Add cup sugar, oil, and salt. Add yeast mixture. Mix well. Knead until dough looks satiny (5-10 minutes). Rub a thin layer of oil on dough to prevent it from drying out. Cover. Let sit in a warm place until double-about 2 hours.
Once dough has double in size, divide in half and place on floured surface. Roll out to a circle or square inch thick.
Spread Filling over Dough.
Roll into an oblong roll and slice into individual rolls inch thick. Place in baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cover. Let rise in a warm place till double in size (about 1 hour).
Mix together the sugar* and heavy cream* in an separate bowl to make icing.
Pour Icing over the rolls before putting them into a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Once cooked through turn entire pan upside down on tin foil or platter to reveal the gooey bottoms of the rolls.
*increase topping for gooier icing.
maria cousins
po box 138
great river, NY 11739