Applesauce Muffins

 2 cups sifted self-rising flour

1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons shortening melted or oil

Heat oven to 425*F. Grease 12 muffin cups; set aside. Sift flour, sugar, and spices into bowl; set aside. Break egg into separate bowl; beat lightly with fork. Add applesauce. milk, and shortening. Add flour mixture; stir just until blended. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
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Popovers

 3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 cup milk
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour

Grease six 6oz custard cups. Place 1/2 teaspoon butter in each cup. Place cups on ceramic cooking shelf in preheated oven 5 minutes. Beat milk, eggs, and salt in small mixing owl. Beat in flour until smooth and thickened. Pour batter into hot custard cups. Heat oven to 400*F. Bake 45-60 minutes until crisp and well browned.

Caraway Breadsticks

 1 pkg active dry yeast
1 1/4 cups warm water (105-115*F)
3 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon caraway seed, divided into 2 teaspoons and 1 teaspoon
1 1/2 t salt
1 tablespoon butter

Grease large bowl; set aside. Dissolve yeast in water in another bowl. Add flour, sugar, 2 teaspoons caraway seed, salt, and butter; blend well. Turn out onto lightly floured board or pastry cloth. Knead 8-10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Shape into ball. Place in prepared bowl. Turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, 1 hour, or until double in size. Punch dough down. Grease 2 large baking sheets; set aside. Shape dough into long roll. Cut into 24 pieces. Use palms of hands to roll each piece into 12 inch stick. Place sticks 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle lightly with remaining teaspoon caraway seed. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, 2 hour, or until double in bulk. Preheat oven to 400*F. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

Potato Breadsticks

 Makes 20-24 sticks

1 medium potato, washed, cooked, peeled, and mashed; reserve 2/3 cup potato water
3 1/2 to 4 cups flour, divided
1 pkg yeast
1/4 cup oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoons alt
1 egg white
toasted sesame seeds

Grease a baking sheet; set aside. Heat reserved potato water in small saucepan to 120-130*F. Combine potato, warm potato water, 1 1/2 cups flour, yeast, oil, sugar, and salt in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on high 2 minutes. Stir in remaining flour. Divide into 20-24 equal parts. Roll each part into a 1/2-3/4" rope. Place 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheet. Cover with oiled waxed paper. Let rest 2- minutes. heat oven to 350*F. Beat egg white and 1 tablespoon water with fork in small bowl. Brush over breadsticks. Sprinkle with sesame seed. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool before serving.

Six Way Muffins

2 Cups sifted flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup milk 1 egg 1/2 cup soft shortening Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 12 2 1/2 inch muffin pan cups. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into medium size bowl. Put remaining ingredients into blender container in order listed. Blend on low speed until well mixed. Pour over dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until done. Date-Nut muffins Add 3/4 cup pitted dates and 1/4 cup walnuts to ingredients in blender container. Blend at low speed until dates and nuts are finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Raisin Muffins Add 1 cup seedless raisins to ingredients in blender container. Blend at low speed until raisins are finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Carrot Muffins Add 1 carrot, pared and cut up to ingredients in blender. Blend at low speed until carrot is finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Cranberry muffins Add 1 cup whole cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar to ingredients in blender. Blend at low speed until cranberries are chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Blueberry muffins Prepare batter in Six Way Muffin recipe. Fold in 1 cup washed blueberries. Bake as for Six Way Muffins

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