Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins

I know that many of us cheat with these and buy the box mixes. But these are SO easy, probably include all the ingredients already in your cabinet and are SO MUCH better. Melt in your mouth delicious. I like to make the big jumbo muffins and then just the extra batter to make the mini-muffins to freeze for my little 1 year old. We all end up with chocolate all over our face after eating these, but SO worth it!


Taken from: Mr Breakfast.com Collection


Preheat oven to: 400 degrees                                                  Cook time: 15-20 min

Ingredients:
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/3 c. light-brown sugar
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 c. milk
- 1/2 c. butter - melted and cooled
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 package (12 oz) chocolate chips
- Optional: 1/2 c. walnuts or pecans, chopped

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease your muffin cups. Keep in mind that cooking times might vary depending on size of muffin cups.
2) In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt.
3) In another bowl, stir together milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla until blended. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; add the milk mixture and stir to just combine. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
4) Spoon batter into muffin cups; bake 15-20 min or until knife inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean. Remove muffin tin to wire rack; cool 5 min and remove from tins to finish cooling.

Alteration:
- For a dessert twist - add cranberries and white chocolate chips
- Add your favorite fruit - blueberries or cut up raspberries, etc.

Carmel-Soaked French Toast

THE BEST FRENCH TOAST I HAVE EVER HAD!  YUMMMMMMMMM....

Submitted by:  Karen Newbrough

Preheat oven to:  350 degrees                                 Cook time:  45-50 min
Refrigerate overnight

Ingredients:

     -  1 1/2 c. brown sugar

     -  3/4 c. butter

     -  1/4 c. + 2 Tbl. light corn syrup

     -  10 ( 1 1/2 in. thick) french bread slices
     -  1/4 c. butter, melted
     -  4 large eggs
     -  2 1/2 c. milk
     -  1 Tbl vanilla extract
     -  1/4 tsp. salt
     -  3 Tbl sugar
     -  1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
     -  Optional garnish:  fresh fruit

Directions:
1)  Stir together brown sugar, butter (3/4 c) and corn syrup in medium saucepan over medium heat.  Cook, stirring constantly for 5 min or until bubbly.  Pour evenly into a greased 13"x9" baking dish.  ARrange bread slices over syrup.
2)  Whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and salt; gradually pour over bread.  Cover and chill overnight.
3)  Stir together sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over bread.  Drizzle evenly with 1/4 c. melted butter
4)  Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until golden and bubble.  Let stand for 10 minutes

NO BAKING SAUSAGE BISCUITS!

Bob Evans recipe!  Constantly receive requests for when guests come into town!

Preheat oven to directions on Crescent roll package.  Set cooking time accordingly.

Ingredients:

     -  1 lb. favorite sausage (I love the hot!)

     -  mustard

     -  2 pkgs of crescent rolls

     -  Shredded cheese optional

Directions:
1)  Cut sausage into patties and grill until no longer pink. 
2)  On large, flat cooking sheet lay out crescent roll triangles.  In center of triangle, spread a little bit of mustard (and add cheese if desire), then place down suasage pattie.  Fold each corner onto center of patty so that they are overlapping. 
3)  Cook according to crescent package instructions and voila!  Makes about 10 crescent/sausage "biscuits."

Sausage Fondue

FAMILY FAVORITE - SERVED EVERY CHRISTMAS MORNING!

Submitted by:  Angela Silverthorne and Tia Bach

Preheat oven to:  350 degrees                           Cook time:  1 hour
Needs to be prepped night before

Ingredients:
     -  10 slices of bread, crumbled (toasted french bread is the best)
     -  1 lb sausage, drained
     -  1 1/2 c. cheddar cheese
     -  5 eggs
     -  1 1/2 c. milk
     -  1 can Cream of Chicken or Cream of Mushroom soup

Directions:
Prep night before:
1)  Crumble bread and cover bottom of lightly greased 13"x9" casserole dish.  Fry sausage in a skillet, drain and crumble.  Distribute crumbled sausage on top of bread crumbs.
2)  Put 1 1/2 c. grated cheese on top. 
3)  Beat 5 eggs and 1 c. milk and pour over top.  Cover and refrigerate overnight

Next day:
1)  Mix 1 can soup and 1/2 c. milk.  Pour over top. 
2)  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Cindi's Homemade Granola

THE BEST GRANOLA I HAVE EVER EATEN!

From:  Yelton Manor Bed & Breakfast (click this link - many other great recipes!  Plus, a wonderful B&B to vacation to in South Haven, Michigan) and submitted by Dana Newbrough

Preheat oven to:  300 degrees                         Cook time:  30-45 minutes

Ingredients:
     -  Cooking spray
     -  4 c. Old Fashioned Oats
     -  1 c. sliced Almonds or chopped Pecans
     -  1/2 c. light brown sugar (packed)
     -  1/2 tsp. cinnamon
     -  1/3 c. Canola oil
     -  1/8 tsp. salt
     -  1/3 c. honey
     -  1 1/2 Tbl. sugar
     -  1 1/2 Tbl. vanilla
     -  1 c. dried cranberries
     -  1 c. golden raisons

Directions:
1)  Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Place oven rack in center position.  Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray.
2)  Mix together oats, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and fruit in large bowl.  Set aside.
3)  Combine oil, honey and sugar in small saucepan.   Simmer over low heat until sugar has melted.  Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
4)  Pour liquid over dry mix.  Mix completely and spread out on baking sheet.  Bake 30 min (or until golden brown); stirring occassionally
5)  Cool and place in airtight containers.  Makes 10 cups and can be stored for 3 weeks.
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