Muffins

1 egg

2 c flour

1/3 c sugar

1 T baking powder

1/2 c oil

1 t salt 

3/4 c milk

Mix wet ingredients in one bowl and dry in another.  Combine together.  Bake in muffin tin at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.

Variations:  Add blueberries, crasins, etc to make your desired muffin.

by Amy Kamoe

Monkey Bread Hawaiian Sweet Bread

2 c warm water (approx 115 degrees)

1 T yeast

1/4 c sugar

1/4 c brown sugar

2 eggs

3 c flour

4 T canola oil

3 1/2 c flour

Sprinkle a tsp of sugar over the yeast in the bowl to help the yeast activate.  Then pour the water over the yeast.  Mix a couple seconds and let stand for 15 minutes to fully activate.  Mix in the sugars & eggs.  Gradually add in the flour.  Then add the oil.  Gradually add the second round of flour which is the 3 1/2 cups.  Let rise in bowl until doubled.  Punch down and cut into circles. Butter the circles and place them back to front in a pan and let rise again.  Bake for 30 minutes on 350 degrees.  Butter top when they come out.

by Hannah Kamoe

Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 c margarine (room temp.)

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

3/4 c peanut butter

1/2 t salt

1/2 t baking soda

1 t vanilla

2 eggs

Cream margarine, peanut butter, vanilla and eggs. Mix the salt, soda, and sugars together before adding it to the peanut butter mixture.

Then add:

1 1/2 c flour

Mix well then add:

1 1/2 c oats

Mix well then bake for 10-12 minutes on 350 degrees.

Take out of oven and spread 1 cup of creamy peanut butter on cake and then sprinkle 1 cup chocolate chips on top to melt then spread the chocolate chips evenly to make a chocolate top.

by Shelly Pehrson

Butter Cookies

1 lb butter (room temp.)

6 eggs (room temp.)

2 c sugar

1 lemon rind fine grated

Cream butter & eggs. Gradually add the sugar and lemon rind and mix well for 3 minutes in mixer.

2 t baking powder

8 c flour

Mix flour and baking powder together, so the baking powder is evenly distributed throughout the flour. Then add this to the butter mixture above. Let dough chill overnight in fridge.

Bake at 300 degrees for 12 minutes.

Icing:

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese (softened)

1/2 c butter (softened)

1/4 c milk

1 t vanilla

41/2 - 5 c powdered sugar

Cream the butter, cream cheese, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Then add the powdered sugar gradually, until you achieve the right consistency.

by Laverd Smith