Quick Italian Inspired Flatbread

I made up a savory pot of carrot-cashew-coconut-chicken-cranberry-apple soup for dinner and craved a hearty bread to have with it. Not quite a flatbread it isn’t cracker crisp yet it isn’t a focacia bread either. It is between the two. Pulls together quickly and bakes in 12 minutes, it works great as a bread and [...]

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Double Cream Cheese Danish

Had a sweet tooth today on a really cold/wet/gray day. Played with a recipe to see if I could lower the fat and it worked great! I swapped out the butter called for and instead used low fat cream cheese. Don’t use non fat though, it doesn’t bake well.

Double Cream Cheese Danish
Ingredients:
Cream cheese filling:
3-ounces [...]

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Blueberry Banana Oat Quick Bread

The second loaf of quick bread I made for yesterday was this one:
Blueberry Banana Oat Quick Bread
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups Bisquick Heart Smart® mix
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
2 medium size mashed very ripe bananas
1/4 cup non fat milk
2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (see note below)
Directions:
Heat oven to [...]

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Cranberry Orange Bread

We had a get together to go today so I made a couple quick breads early this morning. The first was a moist cranberry orange bread. I was very happy how it turned out – it went over well and I brought no left overs home
Cranberry Orange Bread
Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups Bisquick Heart Smart® [...]

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Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy

Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy
Ingredients:

Biscuits:
1 3/4 cups biscuit mix
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp dried rubbed sage
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Gravy:
Drizzle of olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 breakfast sausage patties, thawed and chopped
1/4 cup biscuit mix
2 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp dried diced garlic or 4 cloves fresh
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper [...]

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Sweet Orange Biscuits

These quick to make biscuits are awesome right out of the oven for breakfast or for dessert. I used for the baking mix Bisquick© Heart Smart – it has less fat, calories and sodium than regular. Use what you prefer/have on hand though. With the jam, I used more of my good friend Cat’s homemade [...]

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A Little Bit Healthier Snicker Doodle Cookie

My guys love homemade cookies (who doesn’t?) and I love making them, so it can be a win-win for us I had an idea for a somewhat better-for-you Snicker doodle. It isn’t super low in fat or calories, but has a lot less than a normal recipe! Still, is there a cookie that [...]

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Low Fat (Yet Tasty!) Fudgy Brownies

Every once in awhile a low fat brownie idea works – and yum, this one came out well. I have been playing with using unsweetened applesauce in baked goods and chocolate covers the apple flavor well. Be sure to use unsweetened and not one with extra spices added (though cinnamon flavor works well in spice [...]

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