SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

I follow a friends cooking blog and this was one of her recipes. I tried it today for food group. It is DELICIOUS. Hopefully there will be some left for my family for dinner tonight :)

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt

Filling:
1/3 c. flour
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
3 Tbs. melted butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 9x13 pan. In a large bowl cream together butter and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time and then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Spread 1/2 of batter in the prepared pan. Prepare filling: in a medium bowl mix flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Sprinkle cake batter with 1/2 the filling. Spread second half of batter over the filling and top with remaining filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Strawberry French Toast Casserole

1 loaf (20 oz) bread, cubed
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, cubed
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/3 cup powdered sugar
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup maple syrup

Place half the bread cubes in a greased 9 x 13” pan. Layer cream cheese cubes evenly over bread. Sprinkle strawberries over top, and then the powdered sugar. Cover with remaining bread cubes. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, & syrup. Drizzle egg mixture evenly over bread. Cover & refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350*. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 25-30 minutes more, or until center is firm & top is golden brown. Serve with strawberry syrup (recipe below), and maple syrup if desired.

Strawberry Syrup

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 T. butter or margarine
¼ c. cornstarch
2 cups mashed strawberries

Combine sugar, cornstarch, & water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and stir/cook until thick. Add strawberries and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add butter. Makes 4 cups.

Caramel French Toast

This is absolutely delicious! I may or may not have licked the pan when we were through.


Ingredients:

French Baguette, better if it's one day old
--you may use French Bread but it is not as effective bcse it absorbs more of the egg mixture


Egg Topping:
3 Eggs
1/2 C milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Caramel Sauce:
1 C brown sugar
6 Tbsp butter
1/3 C whipping or heavy cream
1 Tbsp corn syrup

Directions:
1. Slice bread into 1-1/4" pieces.
2. On medium heat, heat all caramel sauce ingredients just until the butter melts. Do not boil.
3. Pour into 9x13" glass dish.
4. Combine all egg ingredients into a shallow dish. Dip bread slices and coat both sides.
5. Place in 9x13"dish.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
7. Bake in oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes

Buttermilk Syrup

Amazingly yummy.....I was strictly a maple syrup kind of gal until I had this:

Buttermilk Syrup

1 c. butter
1 c. buttermilk (see below if you don't have buttermilk)
2 c. sugar
1/4 c. dark Karo syrup
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla

Place first 5 ingredients in large sauce pan. (baking soda makes it foam up and tends to boil over, so watch carefully) Simmer on low til sugar dissolves, remove from heat and add vanilla. Serve warm. Also great as ice cream topping.

If you don't have buttermilk, make your own. You can't tell the difference.

Buttermilk
Per one cup of buttermilk do the following:

1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice

Let these sit together in a glass measuring cup for at least 10 minutes.

Pioneer Pancakes

Mary mentioned I should repost this here. This is a great way to use that food storage wheat for your Saturday morning pancakes.

Pioneer Pancakes

Blend together:
1 cup milk
3/4 cup whole wheat

Blend for 4 minutes. Turn blender to low.

Add:
2 eggs
1T. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tsp. oil

Batter will be runny. Cook on hot griddle (mine worked best at around 300-350 degrees)

French Toast Casserole

Ingredients
1 loaf bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
8 eggs
3 cups milk
4 t sugar
1 t vanilla extract
3/4 t salt, optional

Topping:
2 T butter or margarine, cubed
3 T sugar
2 t ground cinnamon

Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt if desired. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Dot with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with syrup if desired. Yield: 12 servings