Peanut Butter Cake

Peanut Butter Cake

1/4 C Peanut Butter
1 C    Water
1/2 C Butter
1 C    Sugar
1 C    Brown Sugar
2 C    Flour
1 tsp  Salt
1 tsp  Baking Soda
2       Eggs
1/2 C Buttermilk
1 tsp  Vanilla

Frosting:
1/2 C Butter
1/4 C Buttermilk
1/3 C Peanut Butter
2 1/2 C Powdered Sugar
1 tsp  Vanilla

Combine PB, water and butter in a saucepan.  Boil.  In a separate bowl, mix sugars, flour, salt and soda.  Mix PB mix with dry ingredients.  Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla.  Bake in greased cookie sheet at 375 for 15-17 min.

For frosting, mix butter, buttermilk and PB in saucepan.  Boil.  Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.  Mix with mixer until smooth.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

2 cups sugar
1 cups butter/margarine, softened
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 & 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease bunt pan or two loaf pans.  In large bowl beat together sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and vanilla for two minutes.  In seperate bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add dry ingredients and sour cream alternatively to the wet ingredients.  In a small bowl, prepare filling: mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts (optional).  Spread about 1/3 of batter into pans/pans, sprinkle each with 1/3 of filling; repeat twice. Bake for approx. 1 hour, or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.  Cool slightly and remove from pan/pans to cool.  Excellent eaten warm, and even better the day after!

Becky's Breakfast Casserole

1/2 lb sausage
1 med. onion, chopped
4 cups frozen diced hash browns
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 eggs beaten
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp pepper
1 crescent roll pkg (use half of the rolls for a 8 x 8 pan, or all the rolls for a 9 x 13)

In a skillet cook up sausage and onion. Drain fat. Using an 8 x 8x 2 dish place the crescent rolls on bottom of pan like a crust. Then layer ingredients in this order: potatoes, 1/2 the cheese, sausage, potatoes, until used up, then top with the remaining cheese. In a bowl combine eggs, milk, and pepper and pour on top of the casserole. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.

Jenni's Fantastic French Toast

1 large egg
3/4 cup milk
2Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbs. sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
6-8 slices sandwich bread

Beat egg in a shallow pan or pie plate, whisk in the melted butter, then the milk and vanilla, and finally the sugar, flour, and salt, continuing to whisk until smooth. Soak bread about 30 seconds on each side. melt 1 tablespoon of butter on skillet before cooking the prepared bread slices.

Makes about 6 slices.