Waffles

Another Better Homes and Gardens recipe that I use often.

1 3/4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat waffle iron.
2. In medium bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
3. In another bowl, beat eggs slightly. Stir in milk, oil and vanilla.
4. Add egg mixture all at once to dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened.
5. Bake according to manufacturer's directions.

Basic Muffins

This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens, and since I use it quite frequently, I decided I needed to have it handy. I often mix 1/3 cup chocolate chips in the batter. Other options include: grated cheese (1/3 cup), blueberries (3/4 cup), cranberries (1 cup chopped cranberries and increase sugar to 1/2 cup), poppy seeds (1 tablespoon seeds, maybe increase sugar to 1/2 cup), banana (reduce milk to 1/2 cup), oatmeal (reduce flour to 1 1/3 cups and add 3/4 cups oats).

1 3/4 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil

1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease 8-10 muffin cups.
2. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl combine eggs, milk and oil.
4. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
5. Spoon batter into prepared muffins cups. Top with streusel topping, if desired.
6. Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Streusel Topping

3 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter

Double Chocolate Bars

This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens Cookies and Candies cookbook (1966), a wonderful cookbook that somehow made its way from my mother's kitchen to mine. These used to be a movie night staple for us and are responsible for a number of extra pounds.

1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 eggs
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla til fluffy. Add syrup and continue creaming. Beat in eggs and chocolate. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into batter. Fold in chocolate pieces and walnuts. Spread in greased 9x9x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Cut in bars when cool.