Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

Easy and delicious!
From www.moneysavingmom.com


Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
• 3 ½ cups flour (I used freshly-ground whole-wheat. Doreen suggested doing half white and half whole-wheat.)
• 2 ½ Tablespoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ½ cup powdered milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tbls white sugar
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Filling
• 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons white sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
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Glaze (I made a little extra since we like lots of glaze around here!)
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 Tablespoons milk

Combine all ingredients in bowl. Turn onto a well-floured surface and knead at least ten times (the dough will be sticky). Roll dough out into a rectangle.
Mix butter and cinnamon together and spread over rolled out dough. Roll up and cut into 1/2 inch rolls.
Place in a greased 9x9 baking pan and bake at 400 degrees for 15-19 minutes.
Mix glaze ingredients together and drizzle over Cinnamon Roll Biscuits as soon as they come out of the oven. Serve warm.

FOR ORANGE ROLLS:
Replace 1/2 cup milk with orange juice. Add 1 tbls orange zest.

Icing:
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 tbls orange juice
1 tbls orange zest
1 tsp orange extract

Apple or Pear Muffins

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg or allspice
1/3 cup plain yogurt or applesauce (healthy alternative to oil)
1 egg
1/3 cup apple juice (you can use water or milk if you don't have this on hand)
2 cups apples or pears - diced

Topping optional:
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup oats
Melted Butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin pan or line with paper muffin liners.
Stir together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg/allspice. Mix in yogurt, egg and juice. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups until 2/3 full.

In a small bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cinnamon and oats. Mix and sprinkle over unbaked muffins. Drizzle melted butter.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Protein Bars

Homemade Protein Bars
inspired by recipe from Money Saving Mom

1 mashed banana
1 1/2 cups dry oatmeal
1 tbls ground sunflower seeds or flax seed
1 tbls whole wheat flour
4 scoops vanilla protein powder
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients together in bowl. Scoop into muffin pan- fill each cup 1/2 way.

Place the pan in the freezer for at least 2 hours and store in baggie.

Thaw slightly before serving.

Blueberry Muffins

Makes 12

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix in bowl:
2 cups flour (I use ww pastry)
1/2 c. powdered milk
1 tbls baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup sugar

Then add in:
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
2 tbls oil
2 tbls yogurt

Fold in:
3/4 cup blueberries (Frozen, thawed)

Bake for 14 minutes.

Granola Bars

2 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup raisins
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup milk

1 egg

1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For PB Chocolate take out the raisins and add in at the very end:
1/2 cup mini choc chips
1/2 cup mini PB chips

OR 1/4 peanut butter (add in with wet ingredients) and 1 cup chocolate chips at the end

1. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands.

2. Preheat oven to 350. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 16-18 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.

Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Muffins

Makes 12 Muffins

Mix:
1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

Add & Mix:
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 mashed bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until you can poke with knife and it comes out clean.

Egg & "Sausage" Casserole

Fast & easy to make, delicious and healthy.

Cook in skillet on med/high heat:
1 Ib Turkey Sausage (1/2 the fat and sodium)
1/2 tsp italian seasoning
1/4 cup chopped onion
(Drain if needed)

Meanwhile:
Cube 8 pieces of whole grain bread

Mix:
12 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
2 cups grated cheese

Lightly grease 9x13 pan. Preheat oven to 375.
Lay bread in pan. Dump turkey sausage over it. Pour egg mixture over and mix. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Frittatas

Makes 10 mini single serving frittatas

1 cups finely chopped frozen broccoli

1 1/2 cups diced potatoes

10 thin slices of ham (you can also use turkey or canadian bacon)

1/3 cups diced onion

1/3 cup diced bell pepper

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp pepper

6 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup shredded cheese

Microwave potatoes for 6 minutes in bowl. Add in broccoli, onion and bell peppers and microwave for an additional 3 minutes. Mix in chili powder and pepper.

Meanwhile preheat oven to 375. Lay the slices of ham in well-greased muffin cups. Mix in bowl eggs, milk and cheese.

Scoop in potato mixture into each ham "cup". Pour spoonfuls of egg mixture over ham cups.

Bake for 25 minutes at 375 or until slightly golden brown on top.

Whole Wheat Waffles

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups ground oats
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups milk
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whole Wheat Pancakes

No sugar added- yay!

In medium bowl mix:
2 eggs
1/8 cup canola oil
1/4 cup apple juice
2 cups milk
2 tbls lemon juice

Add:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground oats
2 tsp baking soda
dash of salt

On a griddle sprayed with PAM over medium heat, pour 1/4 cup of batter. Brown each side. **Due to the whole wheat these turn out darker than a white flour pancake.

Whole Wheat Poppy Seed Muffins

Makes 24 muffins

Mix:
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup apple juice or cider
1 cup canola oil

Mix in:
1 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond exract

Mix in JUST until mixed:
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbls poppy seeds
3 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

Bake at 350 for 17 minutes.

Easy & Fast Breakfast Skillet

I was craving a hearty breakfast, but didn't have a lot of time. So I came up with this fast skillet breakfast. Easy, nummy and the possibilities are endless.

Serves 4

4 Potatoes

2 tbls olive oil

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 cup chopped bell pepper

1/2 cup onion

8 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
Scrub and wash potatoes. Make a slit in the potatoes and put on microwave safe plate. Microwave for 8 minutes on high.

Meanwhile in skillet over med/high heat pour olive oil in pan and saute the onion and bell pepper for 2-3 minutes. (This is where you would add any other veggies you'd like... zucchini, tomato, mushrooms etc.) Set aside until potatoes finish.

When potatoes are done chop into cubes and place in pan with the veggies. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Beat the eggs and milk together. Add the egg mixture to pan. Add the chili powder and garlic salt. Stir until eggs are cooked. Add cheese on top. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve and eat.

You can add all the veggies and meats you'd like to this breakfast skillet! Whatever is in your fridge!

Crepes! Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!

There is a local restuarant that my husband and I enjoy that serve all sorts of crepes! They have breakfast and lunch/dinner crepes. On a whim I made some crepes from a recipe I got from my cousin Megan and grilled up some chicken for a fiesta style crepe. It was GREAT! I will definitely get more creative with the fillings, but for now here is the crepe recipe. Let me know if you tried something of your own.

Crepes
Mix:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tbls sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbls melted butter

Fiesta Crepe:
1 grilled chicken breast
1 tbls salsa seasoning
1 cup salsa
1 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped onion
chives and sour cream for toppings

Apple Crepe:
Melt in pan..
1 tbls butter
Add and cooke for 3 mins...
3 apples cubed
Sprinkle with and cook for 5 mins...
3 tbls sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Add and cook for 2 minutes...
1/4 cup apple juice

Baked Oatmeal

Jacob doesn't even like oatmeal (he's says it's too mushy) but he will eat this!

2 cups oats
2 cups chopped apple
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup applesauce (pureed apple or apple juice also works)
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup oil or plain yogurt
1 egg
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

In bowl mix and add each ingredient. Pour into greased pan or bowl (Just needs to be oven safe). A 9x9 pan will give you a thinner crispier oatmeal and if you use a pyrex bowl it will be mushier. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

You can also add any of your favorite fruit for an even healthier meal that will also last longer! Blueberries, strawberries, raisins, banana etc.

This recipe is extremely flexible. I didn't have apples or apple sauce, so I used a can of pears and the pear juice! Just keep the liquids and solids equal and it will turn out fabulous!
TIP: Prepare the night before and pop in the oven when you wake up.

Muffins

With this basic recipe create any delicious moist whole wheat batch of muffins!

3 cups fruit (sliced/diced/mashed)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients. Add and mix wet ingredients. Fold in fruit.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake in oven at 375 for 15 minutes. Makes 18 Muffins.

Ideas:
Banana (with splash of vanilla and chopped nuts)
Blueberry (with lemon zest or juice)
Zucchini & vanilla
Apple Chunks
Pear Chunks
Peach/Raspberry

Do you have any other muffin creations?

Breakfast Pockets

Family recipe!

Makes:8 pockets
Prep Time:20
Cook Time:20
Ready In:40
Servings:8

Ingredients
1 12oz package pork sausage or ground beef seasoned w/ sausage spices (browned and well drained)
1 cup shredded carrots
3 green onions (chopped)
2 cups shredded jack cheese
1 tsp yellow mustard
1 tsp italian seasoning
1 tbls parmesan cheese
1 tsp pepper
2 eggs
2 cans of Pillsbury cresent rolls

Directions
Preheat oven to 375.
In large bowl combine first 9 ingredients.
Roll out dough onto ungreased 9x13 baking pan. Separate dough into 8 rectangles. Press perforations to seal.
Spoon 1/3 cup mixture into each.
Fold dough over filling. Press edges to seal.
Bake 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

Whole-Wheat Apple Breakfast "Cookies"

I think these taste like nutrigrain bars!

Makes:36 cookies
Prep Time:10
Cook Time:10
Ready In:20


Ingredients
2 cups Apples (cored and chopped)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup applesauce (OR 1/4 cup honey OR 1/4 cup apple juice and 2 tbls karo syrup)
1/2 Butter
3 egg whites OR 2 eggs
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1/2 cup dried cranberries OR raisins

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Core and chop apples leaving the skin on. Set aside.
Beat brown sugar, honey and butter in mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg whites one at a time. Mix well.
Add oatmeal, flour, salt, baking soda, allspice and cinnamon. Mix well.
Fold in dried cranberries and apples.
Drop in heaping tablespoonfuls onto ungreased pan.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.