Banana bread
2 cups buttermilk baking mix
1% cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
% teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace
VI cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
% cup mashed banana
% cup chopped dates
% cup chopped walnuts
1. Combine baking mix, brown sugar, flour, and
nutmeg in a mixing bowl, stir to blend. Com-
bine milk, egg, and banana in a mixing bowl
and add to dry mixture; stir only until dry
ingredients are moistened. Stir in dates and
nuts. Pour batter into a wax paper-lined 9x5x3-
inch microwavable baf dish.
2. Cook 10 to 11 minutes at Cook Power 7; shield
comers with foil halfway through cooking.
When done, top will appear moist and wooden
pick inserted near center will come out clean.
Let stand on a flat surface for 5 minutes.
Remove from dish and peel off wax paper.
Cool on rack
Makes 1 baf
Bran muffins
l/3 cup milk
1 egg
%
cup whole bran cereal
lY4 cup vegetable oil
% cup raisins
% cup molasses
% cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Vi teaspoon baking soda
‘YI teaspoon ground cinnamon
l/e teaspoon salt
Beat milk and egg together in a mixing bowl,
stir in bran cereal and let stand 1 minute. Stir in
oil, raisins, and molasses. Add flour, baking
powder, baking
soda,
cinnamon, and
salt;
stir
only until dry ingredients are moistened. Place
2 paper liners in each microwavable muffin ring
cup. Fill each cup two-thirds full (about 3
tablespoons).
i. code uncovered 2% to 3 minutes at Cook
Power 7. Remove muffins to a rack. Let stand
2 minutes.
Makes 6 muffins
Peachycheesecake
1 can (16 ounces) peach halves, drained
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
%
cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
% teaspoon vanilla extract
1 graham cracker crust
1. Puree peaches in blender or food processor.
Add remaining ingredients, except pie crust;
blend until smooth.
2. Pour mixture into crust. &ok uncovered 19%
to 20% minutes at Cook Power 7 or until center
is almost set. Cool. Chill 3 hours or overnight.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Cherry cordial pie
3 cups miniature marshmallows
‘A cup milk
% cup maraschino cherries, drained and
chopped
% cup cherry liqueur
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 g-inch baked chocolate cookiecrumb crust
whipped cream
maraschino cherry halves
1. Combine marshmallows and milk in a 2quart
microwavable casserole. Cook uncovered 1 to
1 H minutes at HlGH Power or until marshmal-
bws melt and puff, stir until smooth. Add
chopped cherries and liqueur; blend thor-
oughly. Cool to room temperature about 30
minutes.
2. Fold whipped cream into marshmallow mixture
and spoon filling into prepared crumb crust.
Refrigerate 4 hours. Garnish with whipped
cream and maraschino cherry halves.
Makes 1 pie
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