Sunday, November 25, 2007

The Cookies Kevin Won't Like

So, I made these new cookies for the work day at church a couple weeks ago. I thought they sounded good, but they had raisins in them. Kevin doesn't like raisins, so I threw the recipe away after I made them. And, of course, he then tried them and decided they were the best cookies ever.
Fortunately, we found the recipe again on another bag of the 7-grain cereal it calls for. Here it is:

Old Fashioned 7-Grain Cookies

3 eggs, well-beaten
1 c raisins
1 c butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c white sugar
1 t vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 t salt
1 t cinnamon
2 t baking soda
2 c Wheat Montana 7-grain cereal

Combine eggs, raisins, and vanilla. Let stand for approximately 1 hour, covered.
Cream butter and sugars. Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and soda to sugar mixture. Mix well. Blend in egg-raisin mixture, and 7-grain cereal. Dough should be stiff. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 6 dozen.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Apricot Barley Casserole

2/3 cup pine nuts or slivered almonds
1/4 cup butter, divided
2 cups medium pearl barley
1 cup sliced green onions
7 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup diced dried apricots
1/2 cup golden raisins

In a large skillet, saute nuts in 2 tablespoons butter until lightly browned; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the barley and onions in remaining butter until onions are tender. Add broth; bring to a boil. Stir in the apricots, raisins and reserved nuts. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/4 hours or until barley is tender. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 290 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 710 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 8 g protein.

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