Squash Bread / Magic Bread

1- 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs
3/4 c sugar
1/2 c vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1-1/3 cup shredded yellow squash

Combine all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients. Add to dry ingredients mix just until moistened. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

I call this magic bread because my Dad called me late yesterday afternoon to tell me he had made this with chopped apples instead of the squash and it turned out delicious. I made a loaf last night using some chopped apples and leftover applesauce and he was right! I only got one slice because the boys and Thane gobbled it up it was that good! Now that Dad has got my mind turning we are going to try to substitute with blackberries, blueberries, mmm the possibilities are endless! Thanks Dad!!

Old Fashioned Biscuits

2 Cups all- purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
4 Tablespoons shortening
1 cup of milk or buttermilk

Preheat oven to 450.

In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder. Mix in shortening with hands until well blended.

Add just enough milk to make a firm dough. If you have added too much milk just add a little more flour.

Put dough on a lightly floured board and pat out dough to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into biscuits with a jelly jar (wide mouth for big biscuits)

Place on an ungreased pan and bake until golden brown.

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

With the cost of groceries getting higher and higher every little bit helps. I cook most everything homemade but have never attempted bagels before. Homemaking Mama posted her cinnamon raisin bagel recipe her blog. I am going to try and make these this week.

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
1/4c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2c raisins
2tsp cinnamon
1c warm water
1c bread flour
1 1/2c whole wheat flour
2 1/2tsp yeast
1. Put the ingredients into a bread maker in the order it is listed. Put breadmaker onto dough cycle.
2. After the dough cycle has completed. Take dough and cut into 6 pieces. Shape into bagels. Drop into a large pot of rapidly boiling water for 30 seconds on each side (they float so you need to flip them over)
3. Drain bagels on paper towel and then put on a baking tray that has been dusted with flour. Brush egg wash over bagels then bake in a 180c oven until golden brown.