penne with mango chile sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package dry penne pasta
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 mango - peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 red onions, cut into strips
• 1 small fresh red chile pepper, diced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (4 ounce) can pitted black olives

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add penne pasta, and cook for 9 to 13 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and stir in mango, red onions, and chile pepper. cook for about 5 minutes, until onions are tender. mix in tomatoes and . stir in the bay leaf, cloves, and cinnamon stick. cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• remove bay leaf, cloves, and cinnamon stick from the mango mixture. season with salt. mix in honey and red vinegar. serve over cooked pasta with cilantro and olives.

Cinnamon Bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 pound maple-smoked bacon, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• heat a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• mix cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl. coat both sides of each bacon slice with cinnamon-sugar.
• place bacon in the hot skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. drain the bacon slices on paper towels.

banana crumb muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
• in a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. in another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. sprinkle topping over muffins.
• bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

clone of a cinnabon

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. select dough cycle; press start.
• after the dough has doubled in size turn it out a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. in a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• roll dough into a 16x21-inch rectangle. spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. while rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

downeast maine pumpkin bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
• in a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. in a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. pour into the prepared pans.
• bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

clone of a cinnabon

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. select dough cycle; press start.
• after the dough has doubled in size turn it out a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. in a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• roll dough into a 16x21-inch rectangle. spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. while rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

to die for blueberry muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
• combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. mix this with flour mixture. fold in blueberries. fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
• to make crumb topping: mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
• bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.