Homemade Granola (Low Sugar Version)

(Original recipe was one of my favorite recipes from Jil Abegg's "How to Save Big Money Grocery and Household Shopping Savers' Seminar", and Marie Rick's homemaking class)

6 c. regular oats

½ - 1 c. toasted wheat germ

1 c. unsweetened shredded coconut

1 c. unsweetened ribbon coconut

1/4 c. sesame seeds

1 c. chopped nuts

½ c. shelled sunflower seeds

1-2 tsp. cinnamon

¼- ½ tsp. nutmeg

1 c. vegetable oil

¼- ½ c. honey (regular recipe called for 1 C)

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. raisins (optional)

METHOD

Pour honey, oil and vanilla mixture over oat mixture, and stir until well mixed. Turn onto lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake in 300° oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown, turning over occasionally. May stir in one cup raisins and bake for an additional five minutes.

Bisquick's Coffee Cake

2 cups Bisquick baking mix

⅔ cup milk or water

2 tbsp sugar

1 egg

Streusel topping (below)

Heat oven to 375°. Grease round pan, 9X1½. Stir all ingredients except Streusel Topping in medium bowl until blended. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with Streusel Topping. Bake 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. 10 servings.

Streusel Topping:

⅓ cup Bisquick baking mix

⅓ cup packed brown sugar

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

2 tbsp firm margarine, butter or 65% veg oil spread

Mix all ingredients in small bowl until crumbly.

Homemade Bisquick Mix recipe here.

Chicken Delight

(From the Gourmet Pantry, 13^th and Lighthouse in Monterey, California.)

Lay vegetables on bottom of casserole dish. (Frozen broccoli, mixed veges, fresh cut veges, or whatever you like.)

Boil one chicken with ½ to 1 teaspoon each: allspice, cinnamon & nutmeg. Debone and shred chicken and lay it on top of the vegetables.

Whip together topping: 1 can cream of mushroom soup, equal amount mayonnaise, (NOT salad dressing), 1 t curry, 3 t lemon juice.

Spread topping over vegetables and chicken, and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake in 350° oven for 30 to 60 minutes. Serve over rice. Enjoy!

Hamburger Pie

Heat together: Ground beef, onions, undrained green beans, can of tomato soup, and salt and pepper.

Drop mashed potatoes (mixed with an egg) atop meat mixture in casserole. Sprinkle with cheese.

Bake uncovered in 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Makes 4-6 servings.

Pizza Dough

(From my Betty Crocker Cookbook, 1983 edition.)

1 pkg active dry yeast or 1½ tsp Saf-Insant yeast

1 cup warm water

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2½ cups all purpose flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water (if it’s active.) Stir in remaining ingredients; beat vigorously 20 strokes. Let rest about 5 minutes.  (I've started adding italian spices to the dough, 1 tsp each garlic, basil, oregano, for added flavor - mmm!)

For pizza - Roll out on pizza pan and top with favorite pizza toppings or make bread sticks. Bake for about 18 mins in 425° oven.

For deep dish pizza - See the recipe here.

My addition: For bread sticks - Spread with melted butter, grated mozzarella cheese and little salt, bake 10+ minutes at 425°.