Apple Banana Bread with Rice Flour ~ Recipe

Here is another recipe from the Grain Mill blogger Challenge back in late 2012! Wow, has time really flown by. I had this recipe sitting in the blogs draft folder since then! 

Our Family favorite bread is Banana bread and we have a go to recipe that I have been using for years. This recipe I came across one day in a fundraising cookbook for Bell Canada from 1999. I picked up the cookbook in a thrift store as I saw a few dinner recipes I was interested in trying out.

It is a really simple and quick recipe and your family will be sure to love it.
First you will need to use your WonderMill to make rice flour. I used 2 1/2 cups of white rice to make 2 1/2 cups of rice flour.

Apple Banana Bread with Rice Flour

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine
2 large bananas, mashed
2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups  rice flour
1 cup milk
1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Cream together white sugar, brown sugar and margarine. 
3. Add mashed bananas, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla and salt. 
4. Add rice flour and milk alternately.
5. Stir in apples.
6. Bake for 1 hour.

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Super Easy Dog Biscuits

Here is another recipe that I made when I was doing the Grain Mill blogger Challenge. We love making all natural treats for the WHOLE family. 
 

This recipe uses Rice flour that I made using the grain mill. You will need a small cookie cutter approximately 1-1 1/2 inches. It can be a bone shape or any other shape you would like. I have a small heart on hand and that is what we used. They were just the perfect size for our medium sized dog. If you have a large breed you may want to use bigger.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour 
• 3/4 Cup Rice Flour
• 1/4 Cup Rolled Oats
• 2 tsp Baking powder 
• 6 Tbsp smooth natural peanut butter
• 1 Tbsp of Molasses
• 1/2 Cup milk  

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 F 
• Mix together the flours, oats and baking powder.   
• Add peanut butter, milk and molasses, mix well. 
• Form mixture in a ball and roll out between two pieces of parchment paper to 1/4 inch thickness (thicker for bigger dogs if you would like but then your baking time is increased).
• Cut out treats and place on cookie sheet.  
• Bake for 20 minutes (this will also depend on your oven and thickness of treats)
• Cool on rack and store in air tight container. You can keep them in freezer or fridge. 
• We made close to 65 treats but it will depend on size of cutter and thickness. 

 

 
~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Ziploc has Holiday Baking Covered!

Last weekend was the last weekend hubby and I had off work before the holidays so we were busy doing a lot of holiday decorating and baking! We trimmed the tree and put up lights around the house. Sunday we spent most of the afternoon baking shortbread cookies for the holidays. This is one thing my hubby likes to bake and I leave it up to him to make them. I will bake most of the other treats which will be baked today or early next week with help from the kids. 

Each time I bake I am always trying to get containers that are festive, sturdy, can be frozen and are also inexpensive because it is nice to be able to give away treats or bring them to family gatherings. This way you don't need to worry about forgetting your containers and they are festive enough to package your Holiday goodies. 

Ziploc has Holiday baking covered with their holiday festive containers in red and green. Three sizes are available so they are great for squares, loaves, cookies or other yummy holiday treats. They come in - Large rectangle (2.12L, 2 count), Large round (1.41L, 2 count) and Medium square (1.18L, 3 count). I am thinking a large rectangle may be holiday some party mix! 

The Holiday Ziploc containers have a One Press seal! You just push down in the middle to make sure they have their tight seal and a way you go. Ready for the freezer, gift giving or to take along to gatherings.

For more information visit Ziploc.ca or "Like" Ziploc on Facebook.

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. I received the above product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Kellogg's Rice Krispies Halloween Treats

Are you looking for easy, fun and tasty treats to make with your little monsters this Halloween? Kellogg's Rice Krispies are an easy and fun way to make some special Halloween treats.

Head over to RiceKrispies.ca for some fabulous ideas like this cute Halloween bats. All you need is a bats cookie cutter and let the kids decorate the faces.

source: RiceKrispies.com

You can also make Halloween pumpkins by rolling the rice krispie treats into a ball and adding a pretzel or more treat to the top for the handle.

source: RiceKrispies.com

We will be making our treats this weekend! So many super cute treats can be found on either the Rice Krispies Canada or US site.

Happy Halloween! 

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. I am part of the Kelloggers Network and received a special package for Halloween. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Sweet Halloween Treats from Hasbro

For the last couple of years we have opted to hand out some other treats to the Trick or Treaters that arrive at our house before we head out with the kids. Usually these are the smaller children with their adorable costumes. Our children love to hand out some treats and we have given out small containers of Play-Doh the last couple Halloweens.

If you are looking for a sweet alternative to sugary candy Hasbro has a few ideas to offer.

Halloween colored Play-Doh are a big hit with the little ones! Each bag comes with 15 mini containers of Play-Doh.

Littlest Pet Shop blind bags are a fun treat for Halloween Parties. Each bag comes with a surprise mini Littlest Pet Shop pet! You never know which pet will be inside. My daughter is a HUGE fan of these and will be giving out some of these sweet treats to her friends this Halloween.

Pick up your Hasbro Sweet Treats at Walmart, Target, Superstore, Toys R Us.


~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. We received the above products for review purpose. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Apple Raisin Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffin Recipe

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With Apples everywhere you turn right now I thought it would be a great time to make a new Apple muffin recipe.

Now that I have kicked into full swing with my fitness workouts I thought this would be a great time to find the time and energy to start baking again. I still eat treats here and there and it will be great to know what I am eating. 

I love making muffins and I also love playing around with different recipes. Usually I will find something that looks good and will start adding or removing ingredients to make it more of something my family will like or healthier.

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick oats
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk or 1/2 cup of each milk & water
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 cup apple, peeled and cut into chunks (about 2 medium apples)
1/2 cup raisins that had been soaked in hot water.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F.
In a small bowl cover raisins with hot water and let soak while making batter.
Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl, add milk/water and vegetable oil. Fold in apples and raisins (drain water off raisins before folding in to batter). Be sure not to over mix batter.
Pour batter into greased/lined muffin tin. 
Cook for 12-15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 regular sized muffins

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Easy Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce ~ Recipe

We have had an over abundance of Apples in our house as of late for some reason or another. I decided to make homemade applesauce to get some used up before losing them. Here is a super easy recipe that wont take much time but will make your house smell so tasty and fill your belly with a just as tasty applesauce. You can make the recipe as is or remove the skin but by keeping the skin on you will keep more nutrients in your sauce. I know some people don't like the skin though so it is okay to remove it.

Easy Cinnamon Applesauce

Ingredients:

12 apples
1 cup of white or brown sugar
1 heaping Tablespoon of Cinnamon
A splash of vanilla if you like

Directions:

Wash apples (remove skin if you wish) core and chop.
Add to a big pot, cover with sugar, fill bottom of pot with water and put on medium heat on stove. Shimmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and mash apples to the consistency you like.

Serve while warm and enjoy! 

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Sweet Valentine Treats

As Valentine's Day is fast approaching my kids are getting very excited to hand out their Valentine's day treats to their classmates. Both the kids will be in class that day and I think it is making it extra special for them.

We have been talking about what they can hand out along with their cards and A has decided she will be handing out some Play-doh. It isn't just any kind of Play-doh it is a special Valentine's Day Play-doh in the colors of red, white and pink.

This is a great idea as many children these days have allergies to foods and also I know my kids come home with lots of little candies. This makes an awesome sugar free treat!

Each package comes with 15 mini tubs of Play-doh. Check out Hasbro Canada for more information on these and all their other great items.


~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn on behalf of Hasbro Canada. We received a the above product in exchange for this post. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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Betty Crocker Snickerdoodle Cookies #LMDConnector

This New Years Eve we decided we would add some home baked goodies to our evening treats. We were looking for quick and easy recipes as we have already baked up a storm throughout the month and I am also on a mission to use up our food in the pantry and freezer.

I found a few cake mixes that need to be used so we decided to make mini cupcakes in A's new cupcake maker (post to follow) and also Snickerdoodles! 

Can you imagine I have never made snickerdoodle cookies before? I have baked many types of cookies, cakes, pies and bars but not snickerdoodles. I have put them on the to be made list many times and then never made them. 

This weekend I decided it was time to try them out and we found a super simple 5 ingredient recipe on Life Made Delicious website that uses a Betty Crocker white cake mix. Being a recipe with only 5 simple ingredients the kids were able to put them together by themselves with little help from myself. They love to bake and as A says bake all by herself.

Preheat oven to 350, mix cake mix with 1/2 melted margarine or butter and one egg. In a separate bowl mix 2 Tbsp white sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon. Roll into 1-inch balls (this will make about 42 cookies) or you can make bigger ones like we did. We ended up with 22. Roll the ball in the cinnamon sugar mix and place on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack and consume! 

The cookies turned out nice and fluffy and very tasty! I look forward to making other cookies with cake mixes as they are just so quick and simple. Great for last minute desserts or treats for the kids to take to school.

To find more great recipes check out the Life Made Delicious website and their Facebook page that offers quick and easy meal and treat ideas.

Happy New Year!
 
~*Disclaimer: I am part of the Life Made Delicious Blogger program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.*~

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Play-Doh for Halloween Treats

With the cool air approaching and pumpkins everywhere we turn the kids are very excited for Halloween to arrive. We still have a few things to pick up to finish off costumes and hope to get most of this done this weekend. We are ready for the trick-or-treaters.

This year we will be giving out a mixture of sweet chocolates for the older kids and also some sweet mini Play-Doh, which we will give to our smaller guest that will be visiting this Halloween.

You can pick up these bags at Wal Mart for $4.99 and they come with 20 mini containers of Play-Doh. These are a great treat without the sweet and I know my kids would be very excited to receive a couple of Play-Doh containers along their trick-or-treat route!

These would also make a great addition to grab bags at your next Halloween party!

Happy Halloween! 

~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Canadian Coupon Mom on behalf of Hasbro Canada. We received a package of Play-doh mini's for review purpose. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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