Easy things I can bake?!
Before I use to buy those cake mixes where I just add water and bake!. Now I'm starting to branch out to other ways of baking!. What are some easy foods to bake!? not limited to just pastries but chicken, casseroles, etc!. No recipe needed!. I'll just google it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
PEACH CRISP
Preheat oven to 375 degrees!. Put 4 cups peeled, sliced peaches in 2-quart casserole baking dish!. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar!.
Combine 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed, 1 cup rolled oats, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg!. Beat 1 egg and 1 tablespoon oil!. Add to dry mixture!. Stir with fork!. Crumble over peaches!. Bake 30 minutes or until topping begins to crisp!.
Makes 6 servings!.
DUTCH APPLE CRUMBLE
5 to 6 thinly sliced apples
1/3 c!. packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp!. salt
1/4 c!. sugar
Dash ground cinnamon
Toss apples with sugars, salt and cinnamon, pour into lightly greased 9 inch pie plate or square pan!. Top with Dutch Crumble Topping!. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes!. Makes 8 to 10 servings!.
DUTCH CRUMBLE TOPPING:
1 c!. butter
1 c!. flour
1 c!. sugar
1/4 tsp!. baking soda
DUTCH CRUMBLE TOPPING: Mix butter, flour, sugar and baking soda with pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal!. Gather small amounts of mixture and press together between palms to form sheets of dough; arrange over apples!. Repeat procedure until all topping is applied!.
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Chocolate Banana Cake
INGREDIENTS
1 (18!.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 cup mashed bananas
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!. Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan!.
Beat cake mix, mashed bananas, oil and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds!. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes!. Pour the batter into the prepared pan!.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 33 to 36 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean!. Let cake cool then frost with your choice of frosting, if desired!.
You need to add everything the back of the chocolate cake mix says to add plus the additional oil and eggs with the bananas!.
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CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE
(NO BAKE)
INGREDIENTS:
1 large package Vanilla instant pudding
1 small package Vanilla instant pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 8oz!. container Cool Whip
1 box Honey Graham Crackers
DIRECTIONS:
1!.) Mix together and beat for 3 minutes on low speed, vanilla pudding and milk!.
2!.) Fold in Cool Whip!.
3!.) Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with 1 layer of graham crackers, pour 1/2 pudding mixture over crackers!.
4!.) Make a second layer of crackers and pour remaining pudding over crackers!.
5!.) Make a 3rd layer of crackers over pudding!.
6!.) Prepare Topping!.
Topping
Beat until smooth with mixer:
6 Tablespoons cocoa
2 Tablespoons cooking oil
2 Tablespoons softened margarine
2 teaspoons white Karo syrup
2 Tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Spread evenly over chilled cake!. Refrigerate overnight before serving!.!.
JELL-O CAKE
CAKE:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 large box Jell-o gelatin
12 oz!. Can soda pop
Bake cake as directed on box!.
Remove from oven, using a wooden spoon handle (or fork) poke holes in cake while still warm!.
Prepare Jell-o, using more soda pop in place of water!.
Pour Jell-o/soda mixture over cake!.
Refrigerate 2 hours!.
TOPPING:
8OZ!. CONTAINER Cool Whip
1 small pkg!. instant Jell-o pudding
Mix pudding, as directed and let stand 15 minutes until thick!. Blend
in Cool Whip spread over cake!.
Hint: I used Fago Red Pop (which is strawberry flavored) for the liquid in the cake mix!.!.!.and the liquid in the Jell-o!. also added a large box of strawberry Jell-o gelatin to the topping!.
Could decorate with sweet slices of strawberries!.
PINEAPPLE CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
1 box Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained, save juice
1 small box vanilla instant pudding
1 cup milk
1 8oz!. container Cool Whip
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare cake according to package directions!.
On removing cake from oven, immediately punch holes in cake!.!.pour pineapple juice over cake!. Let cool!.
Mix pudding & milk until thick!. Add remaining ingredients and spread over cake!.
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Sugar Cookies
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)!. Lightly grease a cookie sheet!.
Cream together the butter or margarine, white sugar, brown sugar, and eggs!. Add vanilla and stir!.
Add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and mix well!.
Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet!.
Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned
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*******SAUCY CANNED TUNA BAKE
2 c!. Bisquick baking mix
1 c!. shredded cheddar cheese (about 4 oz!.)
1/2 c!. cold water
1 (6 1/2 oz!.) can tuna, drained
1 (2 1/4 oz!.) can sliced ripe olives, drained (about 1/2 c!.)
1/2 c!. chopped celery
1/4 c!. chopped onion
1 (2 oz!.) jar diced pimiento, drained
1 (10 3/4 oz!.) can condensed cream of celery soup
1/4 c!. milk
Heat oven to 425 degrees!. Grease square 9"x9"x2" pan!. Mix baking mix, 1/2 cup of the cheese and the water until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes!. Pat dough in pan with floured hands, pressing 1/2" up sides!.
Mix tuna, olives, celery, onion, pimiento and 1/4 cup of the soup; spread over dough!. Bake until edges are light brown, about 15 minutes!.
Heat remaining soup, remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the milk over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot!. Serve over casserole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Preheat oven to 375 degrees!. Put 4 cups peeled, sliced peaches in 2-quart casserole baking dish!. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar!.
Combine 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed, 1 cup rolled oats, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg!. Beat 1 egg and 1 tablespoon oil!. Add to dry mixture!. Stir with fork!. Crumble over peaches!. Bake 30 minutes or until topping begins to crisp!.
Makes 6 servings!.
DUTCH APPLE CRUMBLE
5 to 6 thinly sliced apples
1/3 c!. packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp!. salt
1/4 c!. sugar
Dash ground cinnamon
Toss apples with sugars, salt and cinnamon, pour into lightly greased 9 inch pie plate or square pan!. Top with Dutch Crumble Topping!. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes!. Makes 8 to 10 servings!.
DUTCH CRUMBLE TOPPING:
1 c!. butter
1 c!. flour
1 c!. sugar
1/4 tsp!. baking soda
DUTCH CRUMBLE TOPPING: Mix butter, flour, sugar and baking soda with pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal!. Gather small amounts of mixture and press together between palms to form sheets of dough; arrange over apples!. Repeat procedure until all topping is applied!.
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Chocolate Banana Cake
INGREDIENTS
1 (18!.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 cup mashed bananas
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!. Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan!.
Beat cake mix, mashed bananas, oil and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds!. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes!. Pour the batter into the prepared pan!.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 33 to 36 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean!. Let cake cool then frost with your choice of frosting, if desired!.
You need to add everything the back of the chocolate cake mix says to add plus the additional oil and eggs with the bananas!.
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CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE
(NO BAKE)
INGREDIENTS:
1 large package Vanilla instant pudding
1 small package Vanilla instant pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 8oz!. container Cool Whip
1 box Honey Graham Crackers
DIRECTIONS:
1!.) Mix together and beat for 3 minutes on low speed, vanilla pudding and milk!.
2!.) Fold in Cool Whip!.
3!.) Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with 1 layer of graham crackers, pour 1/2 pudding mixture over crackers!.
4!.) Make a second layer of crackers and pour remaining pudding over crackers!.
5!.) Make a 3rd layer of crackers over pudding!.
6!.) Prepare Topping!.
Topping
Beat until smooth with mixer:
6 Tablespoons cocoa
2 Tablespoons cooking oil
2 Tablespoons softened margarine
2 teaspoons white Karo syrup
2 Tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Spread evenly over chilled cake!. Refrigerate overnight before serving!.!.
JELL-O CAKE
CAKE:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 large box Jell-o gelatin
12 oz!. Can soda pop
Bake cake as directed on box!.
Remove from oven, using a wooden spoon handle (or fork) poke holes in cake while still warm!.
Prepare Jell-o, using more soda pop in place of water!.
Pour Jell-o/soda mixture over cake!.
Refrigerate 2 hours!.
TOPPING:
8OZ!. CONTAINER Cool Whip
1 small pkg!. instant Jell-o pudding
Mix pudding, as directed and let stand 15 minutes until thick!. Blend
in Cool Whip spread over cake!.
Hint: I used Fago Red Pop (which is strawberry flavored) for the liquid in the cake mix!.!.!.and the liquid in the Jell-o!. also added a large box of strawberry Jell-o gelatin to the topping!.
Could decorate with sweet slices of strawberries!.
PINEAPPLE CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
1 box Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained, save juice
1 small box vanilla instant pudding
1 cup milk
1 8oz!. container Cool Whip
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare cake according to package directions!.
On removing cake from oven, immediately punch holes in cake!.!.pour pineapple juice over cake!. Let cool!.
Mix pudding & milk until thick!. Add remaining ingredients and spread over cake!.
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Sugar Cookies
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)!. Lightly grease a cookie sheet!.
Cream together the butter or margarine, white sugar, brown sugar, and eggs!. Add vanilla and stir!.
Add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and mix well!.
Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet!.
Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned
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*******SAUCY CANNED TUNA BAKE
2 c!. Bisquick baking mix
1 c!. shredded cheddar cheese (about 4 oz!.)
1/2 c!. cold water
1 (6 1/2 oz!.) can tuna, drained
1 (2 1/4 oz!.) can sliced ripe olives, drained (about 1/2 c!.)
1/2 c!. chopped celery
1/4 c!. chopped onion
1 (2 oz!.) jar diced pimiento, drained
1 (10 3/4 oz!.) can condensed cream of celery soup
1/4 c!. milk
Heat oven to 425 degrees!. Grease square 9"x9"x2" pan!. Mix baking mix, 1/2 cup of the cheese and the water until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes!. Pat dough in pan with floured hands, pressing 1/2" up sides!.
Mix tuna, olives, celery, onion, pimiento and 1/4 cup of the soup; spread over dough!. Bake until edges are light brown, about 15 minutes!.
Heat remaining soup, remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the milk over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot!. Serve over casserole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You should try good old Toll House Cookies!. My family also like Oatmeal Scotchies!.!.!.they're the cookies you make from the Butterscotch Morsels!. You can also Google Betty Crocker!. They have lots of easy, delicious recipes!.!.!.and so does Rachel Ray!. Whether you like her or not, her recipes are easy and very tasty!. Go to the Food Network, and look up her show!. If you see a recipe you like, click on it!. To the left, you'll see a rate/review icon!. Click on reviews and you'll see how many people have tried the recipe!. Most of hers get good reviews!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Chicken divan casserole
Green bean casserole (on the back of every can of cream of mushroom soup)
Anything in a crockpot: roast beef, creamed chicken, etc!.!.!.
Salmon is pretty easy!. Roasted, baked, etc!.!.!.
Chicken and rice is just about as easy and you can get, and yummy too!. I use to live off this stuff in college!.
Roasted/grilled vegetables!. Pretty much just toss in olive oil, season with salt and pepper or whatever, pop on a grill or in the oven!. I taught my friend how to make these and he could barely boil water a few months ago!. He had no problem with it and said it was a hit!. Oh, if you roast tomatoes though!.!.!.be sure and take out the seeds/juicy bits!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Green bean casserole (on the back of every can of cream of mushroom soup)
Anything in a crockpot: roast beef, creamed chicken, etc!.!.!.
Salmon is pretty easy!. Roasted, baked, etc!.!.!.
Chicken and rice is just about as easy and you can get, and yummy too!. I use to live off this stuff in college!.
Roasted/grilled vegetables!. Pretty much just toss in olive oil, season with salt and pepper or whatever, pop on a grill or in the oven!. I taught my friend how to make these and he could barely boil water a few months ago!. He had no problem with it and said it was a hit!. Oh, if you roast tomatoes though!.!.!.be sure and take out the seeds/juicy bits!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Flan, its super easy!. Im a horrible cook but iv had people actually pay me for my flan!. heres the recipe:
6 eggs
1 whole bar of philadelphia cream cheese
1 can of "Lechera"
1 can of "Leche Carnation"(carnation milk)
1 tablespoon of vanilla
you put all this in the blender, but b4 this!. u have to grab the dish where ur gonna bake it, and pour sugar on the bottom of it, u then cook the sugar on the stove until it turns like caramel and make sure its evenly spread out along the whole dish!. once the caramel is hard, then u pour everything from the blender into the dish!. to put it in ur oven, first get a dish that is bigger than where ur going to bake it and fill it with water, u put the smaller dish (with everything inside) into the bigger dish with water!. u leave this in the oven (about 200 degrees) until it gets golden brown!. when its ready, u take it out and wait till it cools down!. once its cool, flip it and its ready!. totally easy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
6 eggs
1 whole bar of philadelphia cream cheese
1 can of "Lechera"
1 can of "Leche Carnation"(carnation milk)
1 tablespoon of vanilla
you put all this in the blender, but b4 this!. u have to grab the dish where ur gonna bake it, and pour sugar on the bottom of it, u then cook the sugar on the stove until it turns like caramel and make sure its evenly spread out along the whole dish!. once the caramel is hard, then u pour everything from the blender into the dish!. to put it in ur oven, first get a dish that is bigger than where ur going to bake it and fill it with water, u put the smaller dish (with everything inside) into the bigger dish with water!. u leave this in the oven (about 200 degrees) until it gets golden brown!. when its ready, u take it out and wait till it cools down!. once its cool, flip it and its ready!. totally easy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I like to go to the Pillsbury and Betty Crocker websites!. A lot of their recipes start with the already prepared dough or the mixes and jazz them up into something beyond the standard cookie or cake!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can bake about anything!. Hamburger meat, bacon, eggs, breaded veggies etc!.
In cooking; I always think outside of the box!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
In cooking; I always think outside of the box!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here is one of the best websites! I get most of my recipes from:
http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/ch/main_dishes!.!.!.!.
Be sure to put it into your "Favorites"!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/ch/main_dishes!.!.!.!.
Be sure to put it into your "Favorites"!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
take regular cookie dough and put just a tiny bit or jam or jelly in the middle!. they are amazing!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try sites like kraftfoods!.com and foodtv!.com
They have awesome recipes at both sitesWww@FoodAQ@Com
They have awesome recipes at both sitesWww@FoodAQ@Com