Waffles

Glamorize Sunday morning waffles with bits of dried apple,

pineapple, or apricots.

2 eggs, separated

2 teaspoons baking powder

2-1⁄2cups buttermilk

2 teaspoons baking soda

1⁄2 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon salt

l 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour

1⁄2 cup finely chopped dried apple,

1 1⁄2 cup corn meal

pineapple or apricots

Preheat waffle iron. Separate eggs. In small bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Set aside. In medium bowl, beat egg yolks, buttermilk, and vegetable oil until blended.

In large bowl, sift together dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, corn meal, baking pow- der, baking soda, and salt. Add finely chopped dried fruit and stir. Add liquid ingredi- ents to dry ingredients, stir only until dry ingredients are moist. Pour onto hot waffle iron and bake until indicator light goes off.

Serve hot with syrup, jam, or yogurt. Makes 6 nine inch waffles.

Awesome Bran Muffins

Make these for breakfast, and pop the extra in your children’s lunch box!

1 cup bran

2-1⁄2

cups all-purpose flour

1 cup boiling water

2-1⁄2

teaspoons baking soda

1⁄2 cup margarine

2 teaspoon salt

2 cups buttermilk

1 cup chopped dried apple,

2 eggs, beaten

 

dates, raisins, pineapple

1 cup granulated sugar

1⁄2

cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1⁄4

cup coarse sugar

2 cups bran

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Fill 24 muffin pans with muffin liners. Spray muffin liners with vegetable spray. In large bowl, pour boiling water over 1 cup bran and let stand. Add 1⁄2 cup margarine to bran/boiling water mixture. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, sugars and additional bran. In large bowl, sift together dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Add chopped dried fruit and stir.

Combine with wet ingredients and stir only until dry ingredients are moist. Mixture should be lumpy. Spoon into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle coarse sugar on tops. Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan and place on rack to cool. Makes 24 of the best bran muffins you’ve ever tasted!

Variation: Substitute 1 cup oat bran for wheat bran for an oat taste.

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Food Dehydrator specifications

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