Betty Crocker

I think I am turning into Betty Crocker. I went on a bit of a rampage in the kitchen today- first I used half of the eggs we dyed for Easter to make some deviled eggs- my first attempt at it, and I must day I didn't do too bad : ) I've also had some bananas sitting in the kitchen getting way too ripe to eat... so I tried my first Banana bread- again, better than I expected it to be. I also decided to make some pumpkin muffins- I have made these before, they are so ridiculously simple to make it's silly, and they only have 180 calories per muffin, so they make a great breakfast that no one can feel guilty about- I even put a little bit of low-fat cream cheese on them. So after being a busy bee this morning, figured I'd post some recipes and some pics. Enjoy : D

Deviled eggs: http://www.deviledeggs.com.

• 6 hard boiled eggs
  
• 1/4 cup mayo (calls for light but I just used regular)
  
• 1/2 tsp dry white mustard (according to deviled eggs specialists, this is key, to use dry mustard rather than regular yellow mustard)
  
• 1/2 tsp white vinegar
  
• 1/8 tsp salt
  
• 1/4 tsp black pepper ( I used less because Mike isn't a big black pepper fan)
  
• Paprika as a garnish

I followed the steps it shows on how to get the yolks centered, how to boil, how to cool, how to peel, etc... pretty useful actually.

Banana Bread: Betty Crocker Cookbook

Fruit Loaf recipe

• 2/3 c sugar
  
• 1/3 c softened shortening
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 3 Tbsp buttermilk (or sour milk, wherever you get that)
  
• 1 cup mashed extra ripe bananas
  
• 2 c flour
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt

Mix the first 3 ingredients thoroughly. Add the buttermilk and bananas and mix. Sift together dry ingredients and mix into bowl with other ingredients. Pour into a well greased bread loaf pan (9"x5") and let sit for 20 min before baking. Bake at 350 degree in preheated oven for 50-60 min or until browned and tests done.

Pumpkin Muffins: sparkpeople.com recipe

• 1 15 oz can of pure pumpkin
  
• 1 standard box of spice cake mix (betty crocker, duncan hines, etc.)
  

Mix ingredients together in large bowl. Will be a think consistency- spoon into muffin liners in a muffin tin, bake at 350 degrees in preheated oven for 20-25 min. Muffins are a little sticky on the outside but are delicious! : D