Smores Bars

Ingredients:
      2 cups crushed graham crackers
     3 cups mini marshmallows
     3/4 cup melted butter
     1/3 cup sugar
     1 12oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
     1 egg


Grease a 7x11x2 glass pan, set aside.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In a medium bowl combine sugar, graham cracker crumbs, egg and butter. Take 2/3 of the crumb mixture and press into the bottom of the glass pan. Bake for 5 minutes. Spread marshmallows and chocolate chips on top of crust and then sprinkle remaining graham cracker mixture on top. Bake for 8 minutes. Take out of oven and with a fork gradually spread out chocolate and marshmallows. Put back in oven and bake for 5 more minutes.

Cinnamon Belgian Waffles

Ingredients

    2 egg yolks

    1 tsp vanilla

    1 cup buttermilk

    1/4 cup butter, melted

    1 cup flour

    1 1/2 tbs baking powder

    1/2 tsp baking soda

    2 tbs sugar

    1/4 tsp salt

    2 egg whites

    2 tsp cinnamon

Whisk together egg yolks, vanilla, buttermilk and butter in a large bowl, set aside. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, soda, sugar, salt and cinnamon; stir into buttermilk mixture. Whip the egg whites until stiff and then immediately fold into the batter.

Spoon batter into a hot waffle iron.

Yields: 4 large waffles.

 

Pine State Biscuits

In Portland, Or there is a popular breakfast place that is famous for its southern style buttermilk biscuits. In our family, biscuits and gravy was a staple at many a breakfast (and dinner). While my grandmother made some damn fine biscuits, in this one instance I will admit that Pine State does it better. Here is my attempt to recreate their recipe. I've gotten close, but have yet to match their flaky goodness.


Ingredients
     3 1/2 cups flour
    3 tbs baking powder
    2 tsp soda
    1 tsp salt

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

    (now comes a tricky part!)

Mix in with the dry ingredients 1 cup of salted butter. The best way to do this is freeze the butter before hand and then grate it into the mixture. Then blend until the ingredients are combined.

In a separate bowl mix:
    3/4 cup buttermilk
    1/2 cup yogurt
    2 eggs

Combine dry and wet ingredients together, adding flour until dough is workable.

Roll out dough until it is 1/4 inch thick. Fold dough and continue to keep rolling out until multiple layers are created. With a floured biscuit cutter, cut biscuits and place on cookie sheet. Brush tops with melted butter.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 minutes or until tops are golden brown.