Whole Grain Waffles

These waffles are done in the shape of Hello Kitty, but it is a nutritious and delicious recipe for any waffle maker! This is now the only waffle recipe I'll ever make!

I love to add cool whip topping and frozen fruit (unsweetened and microwaved until hot and syrup develops) So much better than maple syrup!
Recipe from MrBreakfast

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup flax seed meal (I omitted this and added an extra 1/4 of flour instead)
1/4 cup wheat germ
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs - beaten
1 and 3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flours, oats, flax meal, wheat germ, baking powder, sugar and salt). In a seperate bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, applesauce, oil and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Cook waffles in a lightly-greased preheated waffle iron according to manufacturers instructions.

Delicious Oat & Wheat Bread

Brynlee and Raelyn would gladly eat this bread with butter on top for every meal if I let them. This recipe is SUPERB for a breadmaker. The original recipe was taken from allrecipes, but again, I fiddled with it to add some wheat flour while still allowing the bread to rise properly for a breadmaker. The oats disappear completely too!

INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons oil (I use canola)
2 tablespoons honey (use the same spoon so it slides right out after measuring the oil!)
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

If using a breadmachine, set loaf on regular white bread setting for a 1.5lb loaf with medium crust. Add ingredients in the order listed and you're ready to push start!

If making by hand, mix together all ingredients in order listed and knead for 5-7 minutes. Let rise until double in size. Punch down/knead and place into loaf pan. Allow to rise until double in size and bake in oven for 35 minutes at 350 F.

Baked Fresh Cherry Pie

I made this for Father's Day and Trevor said this was the best cherry pie he's EVER had!
This recipe is found here at allrecipes.com

1 pastry for a 9 inch DOUBLE crust pie (or in other words, two crusts. I used refridgerated & ready to roll pillsbury kind, but NOT the kind in the tubes)

4 tblsp quick-cooking tapioca

1/8 tsp salt

1 cup white sugar

4 cups pitted cherries
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Place bottom crust in piepan. Set top crust aside, covered.

In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, salt, sugar, cherries and extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Turn out into bottom crust and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, flute edges and cut vents in top. Place pie on a foil lined cookie sheet --- in case of drips!

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.