Paleo Banana Muffins

1 1/2 C Almond Butter or All Natural Peanut Butter
2 Ripe Bananas
2 eggs
1/4 C applesauce
2 Tablespoon Honey
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1/4 C Chopped Walnuts (optional)

Bake at 325 degrees F
Mini Muffins 20 minutes
Bread 45 minutes

Idea--Needs Testing--Orange Rolls

So I made some orange rolls over conference weekend, and after we had them I decided I wanted to figure out a way to merge 2 recipes together.
Both from Taste of Home. Orange-Cheesecake Breakfast Rolls Recipe and Orange-Glazed Bunny Rolls Recipe.


So this is an Idea, never been tested, merging of the 2. Just saving here till I want to make orange rolls again. Try at your own risk. (And leave me a comment on how it turned out!)

Bunny Orange Rolls

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 tsp Yeast
• 3/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
• 3/4 cups warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 7 to 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened (tofutti or similar non-dairy)
• 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Orange Zest (from 1/2 an orange)
• GLAZE:
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Directions

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and about 1 tsp of the sugar. After proofed Add the milk, cream cheese, orange juice, vanilla, rest of sugar, eggs, butter, salt, orange zest and 5 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. 
• Punch dough down; turn on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 21 pieces. Shape 20 pieces into 12-in. ropes. Fold each in half; twist top half of the open end twice to form ears. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Shape remaining dough into 20 balls. Place one on the loop end of each roll to form a tail; press into dough. cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients; beat until blended. Spread over rolls.

Zucchini Pecan Waffles

So I just have the list of ingredients, we just use the regular instructions of waffles. (Like separating eggs and beating egg whites, and what order things go in.)

Zucchini Waffles
* 3 C Flour
* 2 tsp Cinnamon
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp nutmeg
* 2/3 C Sugar
* 2 C Zucchini--shredded
* 1/2 C Oil
* 2 eggs
* Peel of 1/2 of an orange--Zested or see helpful hints.
* 1/4 - 1/2 C Pecans (can sub walnuts, but pecans are better)
*1/4 C Milk (this might be different due to altitude. Add slowly till right consistency.

Helpful Hints
--Make sure Waffle Iron is well oiled otherwise it sticks.
--Spread thin on Waffle Iron as these puff like mad. If you use the amount you are used to you'll end up with 2" high waffles.
--Peel an orange with a vegetable peeler, careful not to get too much of the white inner peel. Put in chopper (I use my mini chopper) with nuts. Chop till small (almost granual, like think of grinding your own whole wheat on the biggest setting).
--You can replace the zucchini with just about any squash, but what spices and nuts changes.
--Makes a great breakfast for dinner, a great brunch, a great middle of the night snack, okay really it's great at any time
--Make a double batch. =)

Burned Butternut Squash Soup

So last week I overcooked/slightly burned my butternut squash soup. In the crockpot! Yes, I am talented. So I basically had butternut puree that isn't as sweet anymore, since I hadn't had the (soy) creame cheese.

But what was I going to do?! You can't throw out 2 squashes worth of soup just because it doesn't taste good. Right?


So here is what I've done.

• Rolls. I used a potato bread recipe. This was okay, but I think I used too much flour.
• Spaghetti Sauce. Good. It makes a sweeter sauce then I am used too, but hey, more veggies.
• Waffles. That's right tonight I am making waffles. If I like them I'll post the recipe.