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- Chocolate Chip cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons hot water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
- Dissolve baking soda in hot water.
- Add soda/water to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
- Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.
- Double Chocolate Cookies
- 3/4 cup oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- In a large bowl sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate large bowl cream together oil and sugar. Add the egg and milk and mix well. Add the vanilla.
- Fold in the dry ingredients in batches. When it starts to get too stiff to mix with a spatula, use your hands until a nice stiff dough forms. Add the chocolate chips and mix with your hands again.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls and flatten into a disc that's about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes, then set them on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Banana Muffins
- 4 Large bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 slightly beaten egg
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- Directions:
- Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg and margarine together. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients all together, being careful not to over-stir!
- Pour into greased muffin tins, and bake in 180 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes.
- Gingerbread
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup golden syrup
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tbsp ginger
- 3 tbsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp milk
- Directions:
- Boil butter, sugar, and syrup in a pan until sugar has dissolved.
- Sift flour, ginger and mixed spice into a large bowl.
- Mix in the melted mixture and then add baking soda to milk then add to dough.
- Form into dough using spatula, and cover and put aside for 15 mins.
- Roll out and cut out into shapes, then bake on lined baking tray for 10-15 mins at 170
- Crunchy Lemon Muffins
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 5 Tbsp oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, preferably size 7
- Grated rind of 2 lemons.
- Directions:
- Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix the oil, milk, egg, and lemon rind together.
- Tip the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and fold them together, preferably with a flat bladed stirrer. Mix just until the flour is dampened but NOT until the mixture is smooth.
- Bake for about 10 minutes at 200C, until lightly browned.
- While muffins cook, put about 1/4 cup lemon juice (or lemon and other juice) in a small bowl. Have 1/4 cup of sugar ready to add to the juice after the muffins come out of the oven.
- Dip the top half of each muffin into the juice and sugar mixture, and turn it slightly before lifting it onto a rack. If there is still some juice left, re-dip the muffins or brush the mixture onto the muffins.
- Mocha Chip Muffins
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients (flour through salt).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (milk through vanilla) until emulsified.
- Pour wet into dry and combine until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill muffin tins almost to the top. Bake 18 - 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- Chocolate Glaze:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp margarine
- 2 tbsp soy milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 175C.
- Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt with a fork, making sure it is really blended together.
- Add the water, vanilla, oil, and vinegar, and again, mix together so that it's really blended together. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides if necessary.
- Pour into small cake tin.
- Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. Cool on a rack completely.
- For the glaze, in a small saucepan, bring sugar, margarine, milk, and cocoa to a boil. Stir frequently; then reduce heat to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir for another 5 minutes.
- Add vanilla, stir, and immediately pour onto cake. Glaze dries really quickly, so spread it immediately and add any sprinkles now. Let this cool for an hour.
- Carrot Muffins
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 175C.
- Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- Beat the eggs and sugar until frothy and lightened in colour.
- Stir in the oil, vanilla extract, and grated carrot; fold in the flour mixture.
- Pour the batter into muffin tins.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to cool on wire racks.
- Meanwhile, prepare the icing by beating together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Frost the cooled muffins and chill until ready to serve.
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