Healthy Food Recipes

Ingredients :

Flavoring ingredients (choose one):

·         Lemon—6 drops lemon extract and grated peel of 1 lemon

·         Chocolate—3 tbsp. cocoa mixed with enough water or milk to make a stiff paste

·         Coffee—1 heaping tbsp. instant coffee mixed with 1 tbsp. boiling water

Cake ingredients:

·         2 eggs 1/2 c. (1 stick) margarine or butter 1/2 c. superfine sugar 1 c. plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

·         sifted together with 2 tsp. baking powder  

Frosting ingredients:

·         1.5 c. powdered sugar 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) margarine flavoring (choose one from list

·         below)

Flavoring ingredients for frosting (choose one):

·         Lemon—6 drops lemon extract mixed with a little lemon juice and grated peel of half a lemon

·         Chocolate—1.5 tbsp. cocoa sifted together with the powdered sugar and mixed with a little water

·         Coffee—1 tsp. instant coffee mixed with a little hot water

How To Make :

·         Mix flavoring of your choice in a cup and set aside.

·         In a medium bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer until frothy. In a large bowl, beat margarine or butter and sugar until light and frothy.

·         Add a little egg to margarine/sugar mixture and beat well. Add a little of the flour and baking powder mixture and beat. Repeat alternate additions of egg and flour, beating constantly until all is well blended.

·         Preheat the oven to 375°F. Mean­while, add flavoring to batter and beat well. Grease and lightly flour the sides and bottom of two 7-inch cake pans about 1¥ inches deep.

·         Spoon equal amounts of cake mixture into each pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Make the center a little lower than the sides because the center always rises more.

·         Bake cakes in the middle to upper part of the oven for 20 minutes, or until their edges come away from the pans. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pans. Then tip cakes onto wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting :

·         Beat sugar and margarine together with an electric mixer until completely smooth.

·         Mix flavoring of your choice and add sugar/margerine mixture. (For chocolate frosting, you will already have mixed the sugar into the flavoring. Now beat flavoring and margarine together.)

·         To assemble cake, place one cake bottom-side-up on a serving plate and spread the top with half the frosting.

·         Place other cake right-side-up on top and press gently. Then spread the top with remaining frosting.

Preparation time: cake—25 minutes,(plus 10 minutes to cool)

frosting—10 minutesBaking time: 20 minutesServes 10

Ingredient:

·         2 c. all-purpose flour

·         1 tbsp. baking powder

·         1/2 tsp. salt

·         1/2 c. butter (1 stick)*

·         2 tbsp. sugar

·         1 egg

·         1/3 c. milk or buttermilk (enough to make a stiff dough)

·         1/3 c. currants or raisins (if desired)

How To Make :

·         Preheat the oven to 450°F.

·         In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter with your fingers as lightly as possible until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir in sugar. Add the egg and mix with a fork. Gradually stir in the milk or buttermilk to form a stiff dough. Mix in currants or raisins, if desired.

·         On a lightly floured surface (such as a board or tabletop), roll dough out until it is æ-inch thick. Cut into 2-inch circles with a cookie cutter or the rim of a small drinking glass.

·         Place scones on a greased, floured cookie sheet and bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 10 minutes or until the tops are light golden brown.

·         Remove from oven and place on a wire rack. Serve while still warm with butter, jam, and whipped cream, if you like.

Ingredient:

·         margarine or butter for greasing cookie sheet

·         1/2 c. (1 stick) softened unsalted butter

·         3 tbsp. superfine sugar

·         1 c. all-purpose flour

How To Make:

·         Grease a cookie sheet with margarine or butter and set aside.

·         Beat 1/2 c. butter and 3 tbsp. sugar to a light, frothy texture. Stir in flour as lightly as possible until mixture is like fine bread crumbs.

·         Turn mixture onto a floured surface and knead gently until it forms a smooth dough.

·         Form dough into a circle 6 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick and transfer it to the cookie sheet. Prick surface of dough lightly with a fork. Refrigerate dough for 20 minutes.

·         Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake shortbread for 30 minutes. Then turn the oven down to 300°F and bake for 30 to 40 more minutes, until it is crisp and lightly browned.

·         Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. With a sharp knife, cut shortbread into 8 triangles. Let triangles cool slightly on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

·         Serve shortbread immediately or store in an airtight container.

Preparation time: 45 minutes Baking time: 1 hour Makes 8 triangles