Coconut-Raisin Cookies Apple Cake Banana Bread Coconut-Raisin Cookies This was one of my Grandmother's recipes, it makes wonderful, soft cookies. Sometimes I divide the dough before adding the coconut and raisins and add chocolate chips and nuts, then you have 2 different cookies from the one dough. They also freeze very well, just wrap tightly. 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed 2 eggs, well beaten 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup each, coconut (I usually add more to the mix) raisins and nuts a mixture of walnuts and pecans or macadamia nuts, chopped medium. If making one half chocolate chip add lots of chips. About 1/2 cup granulated sugar for top of cookies Cream butter and vanilla, add brown sugar gradually beating well after each addition. Add eggs, beating until fluffy-Mix the flour, baking soda and salt, add to the sugar mixture gradually mixing well after each addition. Add the nuts. If dividing the dough for 2 different cookies, do so now. Then, add the raisins and coconut to one half and the chocolate chips to the other half. Mix well. Drop by Tbsp onto ungreased cookie sheet (I line my cookie sheets with parchment paper) I also roll the dough into balls but either way is okay. Dip a glass into granulated sugar then mash the cookies a little. Bake 375� for about 8-10 minutes until light golden brown. Makes about 5 dozen. Apple Cake This is wonderfully moist: 2 cups granulated sugar 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. cinnamon 3 cups, peeled apples, diced small 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 cup raisins Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix all ingredients with your hands Do not try to use a mixer, the dough is stiff and will strain the mixer. Bake in an ungreased 9x13 pan for about 1 hour or until tested done. Cool. Banana Bread This is a recipe I developed to find the best banana bread . 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp. 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs Zest and 1/2 cup juice from an orange 4 very ripe bananas, coarsely mashed 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. banana extract 1 cup chopped pecans (I use some of the nuts to sprinkle in the bottom of the loaf pan, this keeps the bread from sticking) Preheat oven to 350 F. Greases and flour a loaf pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Add orange zest and juice and mix well. Add bananas and extract, then the dry ingredients. Mix just to combine the ingredients. Pour into prepared pan and bake 1 hour or until tested done. Cool on a rack 10 minutes the turn the bread out to cool completely. These can also be baked as muffins. Jan -- ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted each week. Please send recipes, requests, questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please allow several days for your submission to appear.
