Potato Pancakes

This is a very good side dish. They went fast here!!

1 lb. baking potatoes , about two medium 2 T. all-purpose flour
1/2 small chopped onion 3/4 t. salt
3 egg whites 1/4 t. pepper
oil, for skillet

Peel potatoes; cut into chunks. Combine potatoes, onion, egg whites, flour, salt and pepper in food processor or blender ; (I used a blender, and it worked well) process until almost smooth. (mixture will appear grainy)

Heat large nonstick skillet 1 minute over medium heat. Add oil to the skillet. Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons batter per patty into skillet. Cook the patties 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batter, adding oil with each batch.

I made 20 patties out of this recipe. It all depends on how much batter you spoon out per patty.

~Britta

Chocolate chip oatmeal muffins

This recipe is a favorite around here. Usually they do not last that long. :)

1 egg 3/4 c. milk 1/2 c. oil 1 c. flour 1/3 c. sugar
1 T. baking powder 1 t. cinnamon 1 c. rolled oats
1/2 c. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400*. Grease a muffin tin, or place baking cups into a muffin tin.

Stir all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. (I usually start with all of the wet ingredients, then add the dry ones) Spoon into muffin tin/cups. (you need to fill the tin/cups two-thirds full. Do NOT fill any further, as it is very hard to get them out when they are any fuller than that.)

Bake for fifteen minutes, or until muffins are golden brown. (I usually let the muffins cool for about 10-15 minutes before gettin them out of the pan. If you try any sooner, they fall apart.)

This recipes yields about 12 muffins. Do NOT double the recipe, the recipe ends up sour due to the excessive amount of baking soda. If you wish to bake 24 or more, just remake the batter for the desired amount of muffins.

~Britta