Saturday, March 19, 2011

vanilla pound cake 7pts per slice (12 servings)

1 spray(s) cooking spray
2 large egg(s)
3 large egg white(s)
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
8 oz light cream cheese
3 1/2 Tbsp regular butter
1 1/3 cup(s) sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp table salt
1 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, vanilla extract and almond extract; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until blended. Beat in sugar, baking powder and salt until blended. Beat in flour and egg mixture, little by little, beginning and ending with flour.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 55 to 65 minutes.

Cool cake in pan on a wire rack

Thursday, March 10, 2011

PB & Banana Streusel Muffins

2 cups + 3TB whole grain pastry flour
1/2 cup + 3 TB packed brown sugar
1 TB butter, melted
1 ts honey
2 ts baking powder
1 ts ground cinnamon
1/2 ts salt
1/2 c pureed ripe banana
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
1/3 c peanut butter
1 egg
3/4 c 1% milk
1 ts vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400.

Coat a 12 cup muffin pan with coking spray or line with cupcake liners
Stir 3 Tb of the flour, 3 TB of the sugar, butter, and honey with spoon in small bowl until mixture forms wet crumbles. Set aside.

Whisk baking powder, cinnamon, salt and remaining flour in large bowl until combined. Whisk banana, applesauce, peanut butter, egg and remaining sugar in another bowl until blended. Whisk milk and vanill into banana mixture until combined. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture jut until blended. Do not overmix.

Spoon batter into prepared cups, dividing evenly. Crumble streusel mixture on top of muffin batter, dividing evenly. Bake 16- 18 min until done.

Remove from pan and serve warm.

Grilled Chicken Tacos (9 pts per taco)

1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts cutlets
1 ts adobe seasoning salt
1 package sm flour tortillas (8 per package)
Toppings : salsa, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole

Pound chicken to even thickness, sprinkle adobe seasoning on top.
Grill chicken 5-6 minutes till cooked. Cut into think strips.
To serve, spoon about 1/4 cup chicken strips onto a tortilla. Add toppings.