Christmas Salsa - Jill Walker

1 12 oz pkg fresh cranberries, chopped
2/3 c sugar
1/2 green or red pepper
1/4 c cilantro
2 T red or yellow onion
2-3 T chopped green chilies
1/4 t salt
8 oz fresh pineapple (canned is okay too)

Chop fine. Mix & chill.

CARROT LYONNAISE - Kelly Neilsen

1 lb. carrots 1 chicken bouillon cube 1/2 c. boiling water 4 tbsp. butter 1-2 med. onion, sliced 1 tbsp. flour 1/4 tsp. salt Dash of pepper 3/4 c. water Pare carrots and slice or cut in julienne strips about 3 x 1/4 inch thick. Dissolve bouillon cube in the 1/2 cup boiling water. Add carrots and cook covered for 10-15 minutes. Don't overcook. Meanwhile, melt butter in skillet. Saute onions until done. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add the 3/4 cup water. Bring to boil. Add carrots and chicken stock. Bring to boil. Simmer 1 minute, stirring gently.

Mini-quiches - Trina Brumble

Ingredients

Crepes
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup milk

Filling (these amounts can be adjusted to taste)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 c chopped spinach
2/3 cup sour cream
3 eggs, lightly beaten
6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
OR 4 slices diced Canadian bacon
OR cooked & crumbled sausage
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste

Directions

For regular muffin cups:

1. In a bowl, whisk the flour, salt, eggs and milk until smooth. Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet; add 3 tablespoons of batter. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. cook for 1-2 minutes or until top appears dry. Place in a greased muffin cup. Repeat with the remaining batter.
2. In a bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Place 1/4 cup in each crepe cup. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until eggs are completely set. Makes 12 quiches (I think!).

For mini-muffin cups:

1. In a bowl, whisk the flour, salt, eggs and milk until smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter onto a hot griddle and spread it out to 3-4" diameter with the back of the spoon. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until top appears dry. Place in a greased mini-muffin cup. Repeat with the remaining batter.
2. In a bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Fill each crepe cup 3/4 full. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until eggs are completely set. Makes 24 mini-quiches.

Herman Cake - Trina Brumble

This is a sweet sourdough coffee cake that we have for breakfast on holidays. The sourdough starter that goes around for Amish Friendship Bread works for this (or let me know if you need some starter).

Herman cake

(OK to use metal utensils while mixing the cake.)

Mix at medium speed:

2 cups Herman

½ tsp salt

2 cups flour

½ tsp baking soda

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

1 cup walnuts

Pour into 9x13 pan, and pour topping over.

Topping

1 Tbsp flour

1 Tbsp cinnamon

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup melted butter

Pour over dough, swish through with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes (test with a toothpick). Remove from oven, poke with a fork. Pour powdered sugar glaze over all.

Powdered sugar glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2-3 Tbsp milk

½ tsp vanilla

Combine and mix with a wire whisk. Add milk, if needed, to make of drizzling consistency.

Zucchini Soup - Margaret Dyal

Zucchini Soup

1 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups sliced zucchini
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
4 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, then crumbled
grated cheddar cheese
sour cream

In a large saucepan cook onions in melted butter until tender.
Add sliced zucchini and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer
until tender (about 15 minutes). Add salt and pepper. Cool slightly.
Pour mixture into blender and puree it. Stir half-and-half cream.
Return to saucepan and reheat, but do not boil. Garnish with grated
cheese, sour cream, and bacon bits. Makes 6 small servings.

Zucchini Pie - Jill Walker

2 c chopped zucchini
2 c peeled and chopped tomatoes
1/2 c chopped onion
1/3 c Parmesan
1 1/2 c cheddar cheese, grated

Put in pie plate.

Mix:
3/4 c Bisquick
3/4 c milk
3 eggs
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper

Pour over veggies & cheese. Bake at 30 minutes at 400°

Vegetable Casserole - Jill Walker

1 large pkg Stove Top Stuffing, fixed according to pkg directions
9 c cooked squash (cook to tender crisp & drain)
*can use fresh or frozen vegetables, any variety
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
16 oz sour cream
shredded cheese

Butter 9x13 and put 2/3 of stuffing in bottom. Combine soup and sour cream. Mix in vegetables and put over stuffing. Put remaining 1/3 stuffing over. Top with shredded cheese.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.

*usually fills 9x13 to over-flowing. Use larger pan or divide between 9x13 and 8x8

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls - Kay Bragg

recipe by Jessica Crapo

Dough:
¼ c. Warm Water
2 ½ t. Yeast
1 t. Sugar
½ c. Milk
2 Eggs
1 c. Canned Pumpkin Puree
1/3 c. butter, melted
½ c. Sugar
½ t. Nutmeg
¼ t. Cloves
1 t. Salt
5-6 c. Flour

Filling:
2/3 c. Canned Pumpkin Puree
½ c. Butter, room temperature
1 c. Packed Brown Sugar
2 T. Cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature
3 T. Butter, room temperature
½ t. Vanilla
2-2 ½ c. powdered sugar

Directions:
1.Combine warm water, yeast, and teaspoon of sugar in small bowl. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until froth bubbles.
2. In mixer fitted with bread dough hook, combine milk, eggs, pumpkin, butter, and half cup sugar, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Mix until smooth.
3. Add 4 cups of flour to mixing bowl. Pour frothed yeast mixture on top of flour. Knead about five minutes, adding the rest of the flour half cup at a time. Dough should be smooth and moist but not sticky.
4. Spray bowl with non-stick cooking spray. Place dough in bowl. Cover with wet towel or plastic wrap that is sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Allow to rise until doubled, about one hour.
5. While dough is rising, prepare filling. Place room temperature butter and pumpkin puree in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth. In another small bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
6. Pour dough out on slightly floured surface. Roll into a rectangle 16x21 inches, dough should be about ¼ inch thick. Spread the pumpkin/butter mixture over rectangle. Next, evenly spread the cinnamon/sugar mixture on top, slightly pressing it into the dough.
7. Roll up long side of dough, forming a long tube. Cut tube with sharp knife about every two inches making 12 rolls. Place rolls in lightly greased 9x13 baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
9. Bake rolls in oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla to make frosting. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving. Optional: Sprinkle a little nutmeg on top as garnish.

I don’t make the dough by hand. I just put all the dough ingredients in my bread maker and set it on the dough cycle. Then I start with step 5. I also end up with more then 12 rolls so I usually put about 8 in a 9x13 and 6 in a smaller baking pan. I sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top and a tiny bit of nutmeg instead of only nutmeg. They end up HUGE and SO good.

Zucchini Cobbler - Jill Walker

8 c peeled, chopped zucchini
2/3 c lemon juice
1 c white sugar
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground nutmeg

4 c flour
2 c sugar
1 1/2 c butter, chilled
1 t cinnamon

Cook & stir zucchini & lemon juice until zucchini is tender, 15-20 minutes. Stir in 1 c sugar, 1 t cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 375°. Grease 10x15" pan. Combine flour and 2 c sugar. Cut in butter to resemble crumbs. Stir 1/2 cup of mixture into zucchini. Press 1/2 of remaining mix into bottom of pan. Spread zucchini mixture over and top with remaining crumb mixture. Sprinkle 1 t cinnamon over. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden.

Tastes and looks just like apple pie!

Grilled Bundle of Veggies - Jill Walker

8 oz whole fresh mushrooms
8 oz cherry tomatoes
1 c sliced zucchini
1 T olive or vegetable oil
1 T butter or margarine, melted
1/2 t salt or salt-free blend
1/2 t onion powder
1/2 t Italian seasoning
1/8 t garlic powder

Put veggies on double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Combine remaining ingredients and drizzle over vegetables. Fold foil and seal tightly. Grill, covered, 20-25 minutes or until tender.

Parmesan Zucchini Strips - Jill Walker

1/3 c seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 c Parmesan
1 egg
zucchini, cut into strips

Dip in egg, then in bread/cheese combined. Bake at 450° 20-25 minutes or until tender.

Zucchini Provencal - Jill Walker

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
• 1 medium zucchini, cubed
• 2 plum tomatoes, peeled, quartered and chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley (optional)
  

Directions

1. In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the zucchini, tomatoes, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.

** For the record, the leftovers are really good in scrambled eggs the next morning!

Lime Zucchini Muffins - Jill Walker

From the Recipe Shoebox

The ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-2 tsp. lime or lemon zest*
2 Tbs. lime or lemon juice*
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups shredded zucchini

TOPPING:
1 Tbs. sugar
1/4 cup sliced almonds, slightly crushed

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, zest, and juice. Stir in dry ingredients, then zucchini. Spoon into well-greased or paper lined muffin cups. Sprinkle with sugar, then almonds. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes. Makes about 15 muffins.

Enjoy!

* I used orange zest and orange juice instead.

Salsa - Dawn Johnson

SALSA
1/2 bushel tomatoes
6-8 large onions
4 green peppers
4 red peppers
3-5 jalapenos
6 Anaheim peppers
1 1/2 - 2 cups vinegar
1 large handful brown sugar
Small handful salt

AFTER COOKING FOR 2 HOURS add to taste:
garlic powder
onion salt
chili powder

PROCESS IN JARS FOR 20 MINUTES

** Notes: The brown sugar adds sweetness.
Always remember that the seeds of the peppers are very hot,
so protect your hands and do not touch your face while preparing.
You can add the seeds or not. I did not add the seeds.
This recipe was shared through out our married student housing ward at BYU.

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches - 2010 Stake RS Conference

8 oz. Cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup Mayo
¼ tsp. Garlic powder
¼ tsp. onion salt
Dash of Worcestershire Sauce

Combine ingredients and set aside.

Slice Cucumbers thinly and marinade for 30 minutes in

½ cup vinegar
½ cup water

Drain cucumbers.

For open faced sandwiches- remove crusts from bread and cut into quarters. Spread bread with cream cheese mixture. Top with cucumber slices and sprinkle with paprika.

For closed Tea Sandwiches: Spread 2 slices of bread with cream cheese mixture. Top with cucumbers and sprinkle with paprika. Top with second slice of bread and trim off crusts. Cut into quarters.

Poppy Seed Tea Bread - 2010 Stake RS Conference

Poppy Seed Tea Bread

***** Fabulous!

3 cups flour

2 ½ cups sugar

1 ½ tsp. Salt

1 ½ tsp. Baking powder

3 eggs, slightly beaten

1 ½ cups milk

1 cup oil

2 Tbsp. Poppy seeds

1 ½ tsp. Vanilla

1 ½ tsp. Almond extract

1 ½ tsp. Butter flavoring

Grease the bottom and ½ inch up sides of two8x4x2 inch loaf pans; set aside. In an extra large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture, and set aside.

In another bowl, combine the eggs, milk, oil, poppy seeds, vanilla, almond extract, and butter flavorings. Add egg mixture all at once to the dry mixture. Stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 60-70 min. At 325 until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove loaves from pans. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight.

Note: I prefer this bread without the butter flavoring. It overpowers the almond flavor which I prefer.

High Tea Lemon Cookies - 2010 Stake RS Conference

2 cups butter, room temperature*
2/3 cup powdered (confectioners') sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cornstarch**
Lemon Frosting (see recipe below)

* Very important - please read! You must use room temperature butter (not softened or melted butter). I get emails from bakers saying that their cookies turn out all crumbly. It usually turns out that they have not used room temperature butter. I, personally, make these cookie every year for our Spring Teas. The recipe is correct. These cookies are always the favorite at our teas. NOTE: If you live in a high humidity area, check out comments below. ** Yes, this is correct - use 1 1/2 cups cornstarch.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy looking. Add powdered sugar; mix until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest and vanilla extract; beat well. Add flour and cornstarch into butter mixture and mix well until well combined. NOTE: At first the dough will look dry - but don't worry, as the dough slowly comes together as you mix it and the butter melts into the dry ingredients.

Do not refrigerate this dough, as the butter will harden and make the dough unmanageable for rolling to a ball. Using your hands, roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from oven, carefully remove from baking sheet, and cool on wire cooling racks (when warm the cookies are delicate). Yields 6 dozen cookies. When cookies have cooled, spread Lemon Frosting onto top of cookies.

Lemon Frosting:
This recipe makes enough for a double batch of cookies.

1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/3 to 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 cups powdered (confectioners) sugar

In a medium bowl, combine butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, and powdered sugar; stir until well mixed. NOTE: Additional lemon juice may be needed to get the frosting thin enough. NOTE: After making many batches of Lemon Frosting, I now thin the frosting with additional lemon juice or water and dip the top of the cookie into it. This technique is much faster and easier.

Mock Devonshire Cream - 2010 Stake RS Conference

4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup whipping cream

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and salt; stir until well blended. Stir in whipping cream.

With an electric mixer, beat mixture until stiff. Store in refrigerator.

Note: I used 4 tablespoons sugar in the recipe

Sweet White Scones - 2010 Stake RS Conference

Sweet White Scones

Martha Stewart
6 ¼ cups flour

Pinch of salt (1/4 teaspoon)

¼ cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar

1 heaping Tablespoon baking powder

¾ cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

3 large eggs

1 ¾ cups plus 2 Tablespoons whole milk

1 egg, for egg wash

Sanding sugar
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Add butter and working with you fingers work butter into flour until a crumbly, sandy mixture is formed.

In a bowl whisk the 3 eggs then all the milk and whisk to combine. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll out to about a ¾ - 1 inch thickness. Using a biscuit cutter cut out the scones without twisting the cutter. Dip cutter often in flour. Gently transfer to prepared cookie sheets.
In a small bowl, whisk remaining egg and brush the tops of the scones. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until brown and cook through. Transfer to a wire rack.

Serve with Devonshire Cream and Jam. These are so fantastic. I fell in love with them…..really!
Note: There is a video on Martha Stewart.com that shows how to make these scones. The real name of the scone was something like My Mum’s Sweet White Scones

Ham Asparagus Rolls - 2010 Stake RS Conference

Place asparagus on a baking sheet. Lightly drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper. Broil for 7-8 minutes. Cool

Season cream cheese with Ranch Dip. Spread ham slices with cream chesse. Lay down one asparagus spear and roll ham around it.

Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches - 2010 Stake RS Conference

Putting on the Ritz Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches

8 hard-cooked eggs*
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon finely-chopped fresh dill
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
20 slices best-quality white bread**

** * Choose the best-quality white or wheat bread as possible. Never serve end slices. Freezing the bread before cutting and then spreading makes for easier handling.

Peel eggs and place into a medium bowl. Slice eggs and then coarsely mash them with the back of a fork. Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and dill; stir until well blended. NOTE: This mixture can be refrigerated, covered, up to two days.

Spread butter onto one side of each slice of bread. Spread the buttered side of 10 slices of bread with 2 tablespoons egg mixture. Top with remaining slices of bread, buttered side down.

Carefully cut the crusts from sandwich with a long, sharp knife. Cut in half diagonally, then cut in half again. If desired, decorative shapes can be made with cookie cutters.

Yields 10 whole sandwiches or 20 halves or 40 fourths.



Making Sandwiches Ahead of Time:

If you need to make tea sandwiches in advance and need to keep them from drying out, cover them loosely with a sheet of wax paper and then place a damp kitchen towel over the wax paper (never place a damp towel directly on top of the bread because the sandwiches will become soggy). Refrigerate.

When ready to serve, remove from refrigerator. Uncover sandwiches just before serving.

Chicken Curry Tea Sandwiches - 2010 RS Conference

2 cooked whole chicken breasts, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely-chopped nuts (I used pecans)
4 celery stalks, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Mayonnaise (just enough to moisten)
Curry powder or paste to taste
16 slices best-quality white bread*
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

* Choose the best-quality white or wheat bread as possible. Never serve end slices. Freezing the bread before cutting and then spreading makes for easier handling.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, nuts, celery, salt, and mayonnaise; stir until well blended. Add curry powder or paste (Remember, a little goes a long way with curry - be careful).

Spread one side of each piece of bread lightly with butter. Top the buttered side of 8 slices of bread with some of the chicken mixture and top with the remaining bread slices, buttered side down.

Carefully cut the crusts from each sandwich with a long, sharp knife. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally and then cut in half again.

Yields 8 whole sandwiches or 16 halves or 32 fourths.

Serendipity Bread - "Jesus Once Was a Little Child" Primary Activity

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 1/3 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 
  
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder (optional)
• 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Place the first set of ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select DOUGH cycle; press START. Do not put in the olive oil, garlic powder or feta cheese.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. When the cycle has ended, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and divide into 2 halves. Roll each half out into a circle that is about 9 or 10 inches across. Brush the top of each circle with olive oil.
3. Place the bread circles oil side down onto the grill. Brush the other side with olive oil, and watch carefully. When the bottom side is browned, turn over the bread, and grill the other side until golden. If desired, sprinkle with garlic powder and feta cheese.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 258 | Total Fat: 8.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg

Layered Enchiladas - Michele Hoak

15 tortilla shells
1 lb ground beef
1 can refried beans
1 can whole corn
1/2 c to 1 c sauteed onions (to taste)
1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
60 oz tomato sauce
1 pkg enchilada seasoning (or season to taste with garlic, cumin, chili powder, onion salt, etc.)

For sauce:
Cook ground beef and onion together. Stir in seasoning mix and tomato sauce.

Layer in 9x13 pan:
sauce, shells, cheese, sauce, shells, beans, corn, sauce, shells, sauce, cheese, olives (for decoration)

Bake at 350° for 45 mins or until hot

Kay Bragg's Cake

There were a few who asked for the Cake recipe I made for the Ward Picnic Saturday. 

Here's to the best of my remembrance of what I threw in there. 

1 yellow or white cake mix- prepare as directed and pour half the batter in a 9x13 pan

Crumb topping-
1 package crushed graham crackers (not box, just 1 package)
1/2 c white sugar (on occasion when I'm too lazy I'll use brown)
1/4 c flour (some times this doesn't make it in, but I think I did on Saturday)
1 t. cinnamon
mix these ingredients together, then pastry blend in
1 cube butter softened
1/2 package Butterscotch chips (some times this doesn't make it in either)

layer 1/2 the crumb topping over batter 
layer the rest of the batter over crumb topping
layer the remaining 1/2 of crumb topping 
bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes

Chicken Spinach Pasta Salad - Julie Vistaunet

½ c. olive oil

¾ c. sesame seeds

1 c. soy sauce

1 c. white wine vinegar

5-7 T sugar

24 oz. rotella pasta

10 green onions

4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts

10-20 oz spinach

parsley

Boil chicken and noodles. Cut up chicken, green onion, and spinach. Roast sesame seeds in half of olive oil. Combine remainder of olive oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. Put chicken, noodles, and green onion in bowl with half of sesame seed mixture. Let sit for 10 min. Stir in spinach. Pour remaining mixture into salad and sprinkle parsley on top.

Sesame Mandarin Quinoa Salad

1 Cup uncooked quinoa

1/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

1 Tablespoon sugar substitute, like splenda or something similar

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

Pinch of kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper

1/2 Cup sweet peppers, chopped

1/4 Cup chopped green onions, the green part

1/4 Cup fresh parsley, chopped

1/4 Cup crumbled feta cheese

1 Cup mandarin oranges

1. Prepare quinoa according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl to cool. In a small bowl whisk the oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar substitute, sesame oil, salt and pepper until well combined. Pour over cooled quinoa and mix to combine. Add the sweet peppers, green onions, parsley, feta and mandarin oranges. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

4 servings

Pecan Pear Muffins - Jill Walker

3 c all-purpose flour

2 c sugar

2 t baking soda

1 t ground cinnamon

1/2 t salt

2 eggs

1 c canola oil

1 t vanilla

4 c chopped peeled ripe pears (about 6 medium)

1 c chopped pecans

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in pears and pecans.

Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Yield: 2 dozen

259 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 160 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein