Whole Wheat Waffles

Here's a recipe that we've been enjoying. I got it from here.  It's really easy & freezes well.

Whole Wheat Waffles
1 3/4 c. whole wheat flour (I've been using white wheat)
2 tbs. sugar
1 tbs. baking powder

Sift dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl mix:
2 eggs
1 3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. oil or melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine & cook.

Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Muffins

Okay, I'm going to go ahead & forwarn you that these are soooo good, just not so good for a diet. You'll see why in a second. This made a decent batch for my family so I stuck some in the freezer. I went to put something in today & they're still fluffy & moist feeling. I'll let you know how they warm up.


Beat together:

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 16 oz can pumpkin or 16 oz (that's 2 cups) pureed sweet potato
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. oil


In a separate bowl sift:
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. whole wheat flour (I used white wheat just because that was the first thing that I put my hands on-be sure to spoon it from the bag into the measuring cup so that the muffins don't end up too dense)
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt

Add to liquid ingredients. Stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips (I used one bag of semi-sweet, add more or less if desired).

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes for regular sized muffins, 8-11 for mini muffins.

I found this recipe here.

Whole Wheat Cookies

Yields: 1 dozen
I'm not sure that because they are made with whole wheat it means that you can eat twice as many. I'm still trying to convince myself that it is okay to do that though.

1/3 c. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 egg (or 1 Tbsp. dehydrated egg + 1/8 c. water)
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
4 oz. chocolate chips

Cream together butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. in a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture & beat well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop onto greased cookie sheet by heaping tablespoons. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Dutch Apple Bread

This is so yummy! One of my great childhood memories.


I guess you could use some of the freeze-dried apple slices for this recipe. We just really like it. It's easier with a kitchen aid mixer b/c the dough wants to travel up the dough hooks on a hand held mixer. I usually double the recipe. The recipe below is for 1 loaf.

1/2 c. milk
1/4c. margarine
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt (Heat these until mar. melts & sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm).

1 pkg yeast dissolved in 1/4 c. warm water (1 pkg yeast=2 1/4 tsp. yeast if you buy yeast in bulk)

2 eggs
3-4 cups flour (I started out with 3, mixed it, & added more if I needed to. It will still be a little gooey looking. I actually did half wheat half white flour when I made this yesterday & it was yummy).
1 medium apple-chopped

Mix it all on speed 2. Let rise in greased bowl. Punch down. Roll out in 9x14 rectangle. Sprinkle cinnamon mixture (recipe below) on it & roll it up. Sprinkle more on top. Bake at 350, 35-40 min.

Cinnamon Sugar Filling
2/3 c. plain flour
1/2 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. soft margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix well with pastry blender (I used a fork).

Pizza Crust (White, Wheat, or White-Wheat)

Did you catch that?


2 1/2 c. medium hot water
Dissolve 5 tsp. yeast in this water

2 tbs. sugar
3 tbs. oil
1 tsp salt
Add to yeast mixture

Gradually add 6 cups of flour (I do 3 white & 3 wheat)

Melt 1-2 cubes butter on a cookie sheet at 400 in the oven (it only takes a minute or two in the warmed oven-watch it so that it doesn't start burning on the cookie sheet). Put dough on top & spread out on the cookie sheet.

Allow to double (about 10-15 minutes).
Cook for 10-12 minutes.
Cut into strips or top with your favorite toppings.

Lasagna Noodles (or any noodle)

1 cup white flour
1 cup wheat flour
a dash of salt
1 egg
2 tbs. spinach puree (or puree of your choice)

Mix this. Add a little flour if you need to. Consistency should be a little thick so that it doesn't gom up your pasta roller. Run through a pasta roller. I ran it through the kitchen aid with the lasagna attachment on. Ryan didn't even know it had spinach in it & asked me to fix it again (even after I fessed up).