The Taste of Summer Raspberry Coconut Bread Recipe

by | Aug 7, 2015

Summer comes in all flavors, but the combination of raspberries and coconut is absolutely outstanding!

Here’s a recipe for a Raspberry Coconut Bread that you will definitely love. It would be a great breakfast treat, a sweet afternoon snack and a surprise for dinner dessert. Bring the taste of summer into your home.

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Ingredients For The Bread:

  • 1-1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk of your choice — you may want to go for a flavored milk
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 cup fresh washed and cleaned raspberries

Ingredients For The Coconut Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract

Directions For The Bread:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Spray an 8-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar.
  4. In a medium sized bowl combine the milk, coconut oil, eggs, vanilla extract and coconut extract..
  5. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until combined.
  6. Gently stir in the coconut and raspberries.
  7. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.
  8. Bake for an hour or so or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Allow the loaf to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes or so before removing from the pan.
  10. Allow the loaf to cool completely on a wire rack.

Directions For The Coconut Glaze:

  1. In a small bowl combine powdered sugar, milk and coconut extract. Whisk until smooth.
  2. Drizzle the glaze over the bread.
  3. Cut the bread into slices and serve.

I love to change recipes . . . you can have flavored milk of the almond or coconut variety for this recipe. You can add some other berries or substitute them in this recipe. I do like the idea of a loaf rather than a round cake, but if that fits with the look you’re going for, use whatever baking pan you prefer.

I’m sure this recipe will be good all year round with frozen fruit.

Thanks for stopping by!

Delicious Potato Skins Recipe

by | Aug 3, 2015

I love quick and easy recipes, especially if I want a delicious snack. Easy-potato-skins-recipe-2

Too often we want to prepare something for the family, but it is so much like preparing a whole meal. I love having something quick, easy and delicious to take to get-togethers or to have for guests to munch on while talking or playing a board game. . . or telling ghost stories. 

This Potato Skins Recipe fits the bill.

Delicious Potato Skins Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Wash 4 large baking potatoes
  • 3 Tablespoons of melted butter
  • 2 teaspoons of kosher salt
  • 1-1/2 cups of shredded cheese
  • 7 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon
  • You may want some sliced green onions or maybe a garnish of black olives — anything that would make these potato skins look and taste delicious — use your imagination and have some fun.
  • After they’ve cooked and before serving a bit of sour cream might be nice.

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
  3. Wash the potatoes, cut the ends off, discard. Cut the rest of the potatoes into 1/2 inch slices.
  4. Brush both sides and edges of the potatoes with the melted butter and sprinkle with salt.
  5. Place on the foil covered pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn the potatoes over and brown the other side for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
  6. When potatoes are done, top with cheese, bacon bits, green onions, black olives or whatever you decide and continue baking for 3 to 5 minutes or until the cheese is a bit bubbly.
  7. Take them out of the oven, transfer to a serving dish and have some sour cream handy to top them off.

I think this is the best recipe for potato skins. They even look nice . . . and you can add so much to this recipe.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Cinnamon and Sugar Pita Chips Recipe

by | Aug 2, 2015

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Cinnamon and Sugar Pita Chips . . . are you kidding me?!!! What’s wrong with Cinnamon Toast?

I grew up on Cinnamon Toast. It’s a simple recipe:

  1. Toast your bread
  2. While hot spread on butter
  3. Sprinkle a bit of sugar over the melted butter
  4. Gently shake on some ground cinnamon over the sugar that’s melting into the butter
  5. Eat immediately!

There you have it — the old fashioned cinnamon toast without the frills! You can cut the crust off and cut into triangles, but we liked our cinnamon toast intact so we could savor every single bite. It was great for a snack and also while eating hot oatmeal. My dad would do this occasionally and, of course, my brother and I had to do the same. Absolutely delicious!

All right, now with the Cinnamon and Sugar Pita Chips Recipe

This recipe makes approximately 32 Pita Chips

Ingredients:

  • 4 pita rounds
  • 4 tablespoons of melted butter or coconut oil
  • 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.
  3. Cut each pita into eight equal wedges
  4. In a small bowl, stir together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon
  5. Brush both sides of each pita wedge with melted butter or the coconut oil.
  6. Sprinkle cinnamon/sugar mixture evenly over both sides of the wedges and place on baking sheet in a single layer.
  7. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until the wedges have become a bit crispy.
  8. Cool and enjoy.

Hope you enjoy both of these recipes.