Individual round nut breads make attractive gifts for Christmas and other holidays.
Nut breads will keep a week in the refrigerator if wrapped tightly in aluminum foil, and will keep well wrapped in foil in the freezer.
Pancakes and Waffles
Waffles are topped with cherry jam, pancakes stacked with 1 cup warm chunk pineapple.
Pancakes: Add 1⅔ cups milk and 1 egg to 2 cups Bisquick. Beat with rotary beater until smooth. Grease griddle if necessary. Turn pancakes when bubbles appear. Between bakings, stir to thin out batter. Makes about 18 pancakes.
For thinner pancakes, use 2 cups milk.
Waffles: Follow Pancake recipe—except add 2 tbsp. cooking (salad) oil or melted shortening. Waffles are baked when they stop steaming. Makes 2 large or 6 small.
Note: Griddle or waffle iron is right temperature for baking when a few drops of water sprinkled on it jump around.
| Dress up your pancakes or waffles 8 ways | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Add to recipe | Serve with |
| Banana | 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 med.), 1 tbsp. lemon juice, and 2 tbsp. sugar. | honey, currant jelly, or confectioners’ sugar. |
| Blueberry | 2 tbsp. sugar. Then fold in 1 cup fresh or drained canned blueberries. | honey or confectioners’ sugar. |
| Corn | 1 cup cream style or drained whole kernel corn with ½ tsp. paprika. | syrup, creamed dried beef or ham, or white sauce and bacon. |
| Cheese | ½ to 1½ cups grated, sharp cheese. | syrup, creamed meats or vegetables. |
| Ham | 1 to 1½ cups chopped cooked ham. | syrup, cranberry sauce, cheese sauce, creamed vegetables. |
| Nut | ¾ to 1 cup finely chopped pecans, peanuts, or walnuts (toasted, if desired). | syrup, ice cream and caramel sauce. |
| Onion | 1 to 1½ cups finely chopped onion, sautéed until golden brown in 2 or 3 tbsp. fat. | browned ground beef and gravy. |
| Spicy | 1 tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp. allspice, ½ tsp. cloves, and ½ tsp. nutmeg. | syrup or sweetened applesauce. |