NO BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

This is one of the tastiest, easiest cookies you will ever make without even turning the oven on! But you will use the stove top - and they are so EASY!

NO BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

1 stick butter

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

2 cups sugar

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 cups oats

Boil butter, cocoa, milk, sugar, vanilla and peanut butter for 1 minute. Add oats and mix well. Spoon out onto wax paper. **I usually spoon the peanut butter in after it boils really good and then the oats - but it will work either way.

Be sure you bring it to a rolling boil and stir it constantly.

Delicious!!!

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

One of my friends who works at Ben Richey Boys Ranch sent me this earlier today - her name is Gayla Trojcak and she has grandchildren that I bet she will make this for. I bet they love to go to "Gigi's" house - especially when she teaches them to make this easy Chocolate Cake - and they can put it in their most favorite mug and feel so special. So, thanks Gayla - can't wait to try this - you know that I don't have any grandchildren and you can't feed chocolate to dogs, so I'll be forced to have to just sample this one myself.

FIVE MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 Tablespoons Flour

4 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons Milk
3 Tablespoons oil
3 Tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small Splash of Vanilla Extract
1 large coffee mug (Microsafe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT!!! (THIS CAN SERVE 2 IF YOU WANT TO FEEL SLIGHTLY MORE VIRTUOUS).
AND WHY IS THIS THE MOST DANGEROUS CAKE RECIPE IN THE WORLD?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night.

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

This is a recipe that EVERYONE has had at one time or another. Our General Sales Manager, Chris Larum, has brought the bread to us here at KTAB and KRBC before - he says that he makes it, but we don't believe him - we're all pretty sure that his wife, Sherry makes it! No matter, though, because it is so tasty! I thought everyone would enjoy having this recipe. Be sure and follow it closely so that you can give some of the starter to your friends. I'm including the Starter as well as the Bread recipe. It's a little tedious - not hard - and well worth the wait for the 10 days.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER

INGREDIENTS

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 1 gallon ziplock bag, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Seal bag and mash ingredients together. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave out at room termperature.

Once you have made the starter, you will consider it Day One. You can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures on Day 1 for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room termperature to thaw before using.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD

DO NOT use any type of metal spoon or bowl for mixing.

DO NOT refrigerate; it is normal for the batter to rise and ferment

Day 1: Do nothing with the starter

Day 2: Mash the bag

Day 3: Mash the bag

Day 4: Mash the bag

Day 5: Mash the bag

Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Mash ingredients together in the bag.

Day 7: Mash the bag

Day 8: Mash the bag

Day 9: Mash the bag

Day 10: Do the following

Pour the entire contents of the bag into a non-metal bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir. Measure out 1 cup batter into 4 separate gallon size ziplock bags and be sure to date it. Keep a starter for yourself and give 3 to friends along with a copy of this recipe (note: if you keep a starter, you will be baking every 10 days). Should this starter not be passed along to someone on Day 1, be certain to tell the person which day the starter is at when it is presented to them so they know where to start from.

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 2 large loaf pans (metal is fine for baking). Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the greased pans with half the mixture. Set other half aside.

To the remaining batter in your bowl, add the following ingredients and mix well by hand.

1 cup oil (can also use 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup applesauce)

1/2 cup milk

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well by hand:

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 large (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla or chocolate puddling

1 cup nuts (optional)

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Sprinkle remaining sugar and cinnamon mixture on top. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Let cool until bread loosens evenly from the sides of the pan.