Cranberry Sweet Bread Loaf

Cranberry Sweet Bread Loaf

Ingredients:
1 Homemade Gourmet® Basic Sweet Bread mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
8 ounces mixed-fruit applesauce
1 cup dried cranberries (craisins®)
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Stir together, bread mix, oil, eggs and applesauce. Add cranberries and nuts.

2. Pour mixture into greased 5"x8" loaf pan. Bake 60 to 80 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

3. For muffins, fill 2/3 full, (yields about 18), bake 13 to 18 minutes.
For mini-loaves (yields 4 to 6), bake 25 to 30 minutes.
For mini-muffins (yields about 3 ½ dozen) bake about 10 minutes.

Comments: Craisins may be chopped into smaller bits to have more fruit pieces throughout baked product.

Cook Time 10 minutes
Preparation Time 10 minutes

Cranberry Orange Scones

Cranberry Orange Scones

Servings Per Recipe: 15 servings

1 Homemade Gourmet® White Chocolate Cran Orange Cookie Mix

1-1/4 cups regular flour
1-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
2 sticks cold butter/margarine, cut into chunks
1 cup cold buttermilk

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove chocolate/craisins packet from mix and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine the cookie mix, flour, and baking powder. Using a pastry cutter or two knives to cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly. Stir in chocolate/craisins packet. Add buttermilk and stir until all mixture is moistened.

3. On a generously floured surface, knead dough 15-20 times until dough is no longer sticky. Pat dough flat in rectangle about 1 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes, approximately 3 inches in diameter, with knife or cookie cutter.

4. Place scones 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake about 15 minutes until lightly browned on top.

Cook Time 15 minutes
Preparation Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Cranberry Almond Lemon Cake

Cranberry Almond Lemon Cake

Ingredients:

1 Homemade Gourmet® Lemon Blueberry Muffin Mix
1 package instant lemon pudding
4 eggs
1-1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sliced almonds
1-1/4 cup fresh cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease bundt pan. In a large bowl, combine bread mix, lemon pudding, eggs, sour cream and oil, beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed.

2. Fold in cranberries and almonds. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan.

3. Bake 55 minutes or until toothpick insert in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Invert the pan on a wire cooling rack and release the cake. Cool completely.

4. Generously dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients:


1 Homemade Gourmet® Basic Sweet Bread Mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
7-1/2 ounce can pumpkin
6 ounces mini chocolate chips



Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and stir together bread mix, eggs, oil, pumpkin, and chocolate chips until well blended.

2. Pour mixture into greased mini muffin pan and bake about 10 minutes. Insert toothpick near center; when it comes out clean, muffins are done.

3. Serve warm or allow to cool and store in an airtight container.

Coconut Truffles

Recipe Yields: 30

Ingredients
8 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 14-ounce package flaked coconut
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 stick butter, softened (use butter for best results)
1 24-ounce package chocolate almond bark
1 Homemade Gourmet® Basic Cheesecake Mix

Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine cheesecake mix, 6 cups powdered sugar, coconut, condensed milk, and butter. Using stand mixer or heavy duty spoon, combine ingredients until well blended. Dough will be thick and firm.

2. Dust a large serving platter with powdered sugar, roll truffle dough into 1 inch balls (if dough is too sticky to roll into balls easily, add powdered sugar in ½ cup increments and work into dough). Place balls on prepared platter. Repeat until all truffle dough is used. Freeze for 30 minutes or until truffle balls are firm.

3. Break almond bark into large pieces and place in small deep microwave safe bowl. Melt bark on high for 45 seconds; stir. Microwave on high in 15 second increments until bark is completely melted.

4. Lay out a long sheet of wax paper on countertop. Remove truffles from freezer. Insert toothpick in truffle, dip into melted bark until coated, tap the side of the bowl to remove excess bark. Place coated truffle on wax paper and twist toothpick to release truffle; using a small spoon, dab small amount of melted bark on truffle to cover toothpick hole. Repeat with remaining truffles. Allow truffles to dry at room temperature until bark has hardened, about 30 minutes. Store coated truffles in airtight container.

Gifts from Your Heart and Your Kitchen...

Home-baked goodies are the perfect gift for family and friends! Not only do they taste delicious...they say, "I made this because I love you!" Plus as an added bonus if you included your children not only will you bond but you will also be creating holiday memories that they will always cherish!

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Here is a list of some Homemade Gourmet baked goodies.

A. Great Baked Cookies: Add in ideas...pecans, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips
White Chocolate Cran-Orange cookies
Awesome Oatmeal cookies
Chocolate Chunk cookies
Peanut Butter cookies

B.Muffins:
Mocha Cappuccino muffins
Mini Pecan Pie muffins
Strawberry Bread muffins

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Banana Nut Bread
Apple Spice bread
Pumpkin bread

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Butterscotch Blondies
Coconut Truffles


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* Decorative Tins
*Cloth Lined Wicker or Metal Baskets
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*Santa Claus Cookie Plate
*Christmas Stocking

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Baked Lemon and Honey Turkey
Hearty Green Bean Casserole
Little Apple Pie Crisps
Nanny Winn’s Dressing
Pumpkin Roll

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