Date Nut Bread (pressure cooker recipe)

Date nut bread (pressure cooker recipe)

Book: Steve's Diabetic Recipe Book ll

Chapter: BakeryEasy quick bread.

Very tasty. Inspired by a recipe from the Official Presto Pressure Cooker Cookbook posted to the internet by Robert-Miles@usa.net Aug 19, 98.

Serves: 16

1 1/4 cups AP flour

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons splenda

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup chopped dates

1 egg

2/3 cup water

1/4 cup miracle whip or mayo

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Served with Danish or other cream cheese

Mix flour, walnuts, dates, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Beat the egg, water, Miracle whip, and vanilla until smooth.

Add to the flour mixture.

Stir until moistened.

Spray Pam into a 1-quart casserole or souffle dish that fits loosely in a 6-quart pressure cooker.

Pour in batter.

Cover casserole with aluminum foil.

Place cooking rack and 3 cups of water in pressure cooker.Place casserole on the rack.

Cook for 40 minutes at 15 pounds pressure.

Let pressure drop by natural release.

Remove and cool in casserole on wire rack.

Remove bread from casserole.

Refrigerate at least one hour.

Cut into thin slices and serve with cheese.

NUTRITION FACTS

Amount Per Serving Daily Value*

Calories 102

Calories from Fat 38%

Total Fat 4g 7%

Saturated Fat 0g 2%

Cholesterol 10mg 3%

Sodium 170mg 7%

Total Carbohydrate 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber 1g 3%

Sugars 6g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 1%

Iron 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Cracker Barrel Baked Macaroni & Cheese

This is a good copycat recipe from some restaurant I have never been to.
I just get email copycat recipes sometime.
The topping get reals crusty.

Cracker Barrel Baked Macaroni & Cheese
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour 1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 1/2 cups milk
2 cups cheddar (8 oz.), divided
2 cups elbow macaroni (8oz.) Dreamfields is better.
1/4 cup buttered bread crumbs
paprika

In saucepan, melt butter.
Blend in flour, salt, and mustard.
Add milk, stir constantly until sauce thickens a little.
Add 1 1/2 cups cheese, heat until melted, stirring.
Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, cook macaroni as directed; drain.
Combine with sauce in a buttered 2 quart casserole; top with remaining cheese, then buttered bread crumbs and sprinkle with paprika.

Bake at 375" about 20-25 minutes or until nicely browned.

Thai Banana Salsa

Thai Banana Mint Salsa with Shrimp
Book: steve's recipes 3Chapter: Appetizers
Serves: 24

This is a very diabetic friendly appetizer. Everybody that tried it, loves it.

3 bananas sliced with some lime juice drizzled to prevent browning
3 cucumbers 3/4 peeled and diced
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves
1 cup chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 sliced, mild to medium heat, red chili pepper
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 pounds medium to large shrimp cooked,peeled and deveined
24 lettuce leaves OR
24 wheat crackers

In a bowl, mix bananas, cucumbers, mint, cilantro, ginger and chills to make a salsa.

In a second bowl, blend lime juice, fish sauce and brown sugar until sugar has dissolved.

Add to first bowl and gently mix.

Serve shrimp and salsa in lettuce cups, as wraps (using toothpicks) or on crackers.

You can set the ingredients out for "make it yourself" appetizers.

NUTRITION FACTSAmount per ServingCalories
43 Calories From Fat 1 % Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 50mg 17%
Sodium 290mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars 1g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 1%
Iron 1%


* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.