Saturday, July 23, 2011

One Ingredient Ice Cream--www.thekitchn.com/.../

Below, are the instructions. The web site is more informative. I got there by googling "frozen bananas" and the article is "How to Make Ice Cream With Just One Ingredient"


"That mystery ingredient, of course, is banana! The smidgen of fat in bananas makes a magic trick when they are frozen and blended up. They turn creamy instead of crumbly, with a smooth texture any home ice cream chef would love to have in their frozen treats."

Here's a step-by-step (slideshow online) of how to do it. The major tips can be summed up as:

• Peel your bananas first.
• Cut them into small pieces.
• Freeze for just 1-2 hours on a plate.
• Blend, blend, blend - scraping down the bowl when they stick. Use a food processor or blender. At first it just seems crumbly. Keep blending and scraping down the container. Then, it turns smooth and creamy.
• Enjoy the magic moment when they turn into ice cream! You can add peanut butter, etc. if you want.
When it is first done, it is like soft serve. If you put it in an airtight container in the freezer, it gets more like regular ice cream.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Orange Smoothies also called Orange Julius

Ingredients:

1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
10 cubes ice

In a blender, combine orange juice concentrate, milk, water, vanilla, sugar and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

JaNae Munden's Luscious Lemon Cupcakes AND Sweet Strawberry Cupcakes

LUSCIOUS LEMON CUPCAKES
Linda Ercanbrack
JaNae Munden

1 Lemon cake mix
small pkg. lemon pudding
¾ c. oil
¾ c. water
4 eggs
1 c. sour cream
Mix dry ingredients together. Then add oil, water, sour cream and eggs. Beat well. Fill muffin tin 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 16 minutes. Cool before frosting.

FROSTING:
1 c. softened butter (real butter)
½ lemon, juiced
1 tsp. lemon zest
6-8 c. powdered sugar


SWEET STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES
Linda Ercanbrack
JaNae Munden
1 White cake mix
1 3 oz. strawberry jello
½ c. water
½ c. frozen sliced strawberries
2/3 c. oil
4 eggs
Mix dry ingredients together. Then add oil, water, sliced strawberries, and eggs. Beat well. Fill muffin tin 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 16 minutes. Cool before frosting.
FROSTING:
2/3 c. frozen sliced strawberries, pureed
1 and ½ c. real butter softened
6 c. powdered sugar
Mix butter and strawberries and 4 cups of powdered sugar. Mix well. Then add in the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar.