Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Use a fork to blend in the oil. Add buttermilk and stir until the dough comes together.
3. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough into biscuits.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:
3 Cups flour
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
1/3 cup white sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. In separate bowl, whisk egg. Blend buttermilk with egg and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour dough into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 65-70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight for best flavor.

Awesome Omelette

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup diced green pepper
1/4 cup diced red pepper
few slices red onion, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 lrg egg
3 egg whites(or just 3 lrg eggs instead of one egg, and egg whites)
2 tsp crumbled goat cheese

Heat oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add peppers, onion, and mushrooms. Saute until veggies are softened.When veggies are soft, remove from pan, and set aside.
Meanwhile, beat eggs with wire whisk in a small bowl until blended. pour eggs into skillet and cook several minutes over medium heat until  the eggs are set. Spread the veggies evenly over one side of cook egg, top with cheese,  and use spatula to fold Omelette in half onto itself. Remove from heat and let sit 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and serve.

Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies - #2

1 cup shortening
¼ cup margarine
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cup rice flour
2 tbsp tapioca starch
2 ½ tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream shortening, margarine, and sugar together. Add eggs then vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours (this is an essential step for rolling gluten-free dough). Knead until pliable before rolling dough on floured surface until ¼ inch thick (for best results roll on mixture of 3 parts flour to 1 part sugar). Bake for 10-12 minutes (time will vary based on thickness of rolled dough).

GF Homemade Oreos

Homemade Oreo Cookies

2 boxes chocolate cake mix
½ cup butter
4 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 F. With an electric mixer beat cake mixes, butter, and eggs together. Spoon dough onto ungreased cookie sheet (keep in mind, not too big). Bake for 9 – 12 minutes. When cool, ice bottom of one cookie with cream cheese icing then press another cookie to it making a sandwich. (With the Kinnikinnick Gluten-free cake mix you will want to use 1-2 extra eggs for best results—you’ll know it’s enough when the mixture is moist and can form balls)

Cream Cheese Icing

1-250g package of cream cheese
½ cup butter
3-4 cups icing sugar

Cream the cream cheese and butter together using an electric mixer. Add icing sugar gradually until desired consistency is achieved.

Fruit Smiles

I am looking forward to trying this one out this weekend when I have time to actually do this. Looks SO GOOD!

Kraft Canada - Fruit Smiles

Sweetheart Chocolate Lollipops

4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate

3/4 cup butter

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

4 squares Baker's White Chocolate

Assorted Valentine sprinkles

lollipop sticks

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is stiff.

SHAPE dough into 2-inch balls; insert lollipop stick into top of each ball. Place, 2 inches apart, on greased baking sheets.

BAKE 8 min. or just until set. (Do not overbake.) Let stand on baking sheet 1 min.; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely. Melt white chocolate as directed on package. Drizzle over lollipops; decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until chocolate coating is firm.