Thursday, November 25, 2004

Chicken Cranberry Bake

This recipe is easy to make and absolutely delicious!

6 boneless chicken breasts
1/3 c. chopped onion
1 Tb. oil
1 c. ketchup
1/2 c. brown sugar packed
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
1 c. whole cranberries in sauce

Bake chicken in 9 x 13" dish at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
Cook onions in oil until tender.
Add ketchup, brown sugar and orange peel. Blend until sugar dissolves.
Stir in cranberries. Bake 20 minutes longer.

Blueberry Coffeecake with Streusel Topping

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter flavored Crisco
1 c. milk
1 egg
1 c. blueberries

Streusel Topping:
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1/c. brown sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 tsp. butter or margarine

Glaze:
1 c. confectioner's sugar
2 Tb. milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat all ingredients except for blueberries, in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Prepare streusel topping, mixing all ingredients until crumbly.
Grease or spray 13 x 9 x 9 " square pan. Spread 1/2 the batter in the pan. Sprinkle blueberries over batter then top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Mix glaze ingredients together and drizzle over cake.

Sweet Potato Bake

Everyone loves this recipe!
Even though it's a side dish,
it's sweet enough to seem like a dessert.

3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes without milk or butter
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 Tb. butter softened
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp maple flavoring
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 chopped pecans
1/4 cup flour
2 Tb. cold butter

1. Beat sweet potatoes, white sugar, milk, butter, salt and maple flavoring until smooth.
2. Put into greased 2 qt. casserole.
3. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans and flour.
4. Cut in butter until crumbly.
5. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
6. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.