Chocolate Chip Strawberry Shortcakes
Serving: 16
Prep Time: 18 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter or margarine, cut up (we recommend Land O Lakes® Butter)
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Nestlé® Toll House® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 container (12 oz.) frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawed
4 cups (2 pints) sliced strawberries
 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease baking sheets.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in morsels. Stir in buttermilk with a fork just until moistened. Knead 2 or 3 times on floured surface. Pat to 3/4-inch thickness. Cut into 2 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch diamonds; place on prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
4. Cut one shortcake in half horizontally. Spread bottom half with whipped topping; top with strawberries. Cover with shortcake top; layer with more whipped topping and strawberries. Repeat with remaining shortcakes. Serve immediately.
Cinnamon Sweet Cakes
Serving: Serves: 16
Total Time: 45 minutes
For the Sweet Cakes:
 Margarine
1/4 cup sunflower oil
1 egg
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon unbleached white flour
1 tablespoon margarine
1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Sweet Cakes:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9- by 9-inch baking pan with margarine. In a large mixing bowl, beat together sunflower oil, egg, and skim milk. Add sugar, whole-wheat flour, white flour, baking powder, and salt and beat until smooth. Spoon batter into baking pan. For the Topping:
Combine brown sugar, walnuts, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Melt margarine and stir into mixture. Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Pumpkin Pie Squares
Serving: 24
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 80 minutes
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1-pound can of pumpkin
1/2 cup quick oats
1 13-ounce can evaporated milk
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
6 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1. Combine flour, oats, 4 tablespoons margarine, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in bowl.
2. Mix until crumbly and press into 13 x 9" pan. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
3. Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, and spices in bowl; beat well; pour onto crust. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
4. Combine nuts, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons margarine. Sprinkle over pumpkin filling. Return to oven and bake 15-20 minutes, or until filling is set.
5. Cool in pan. Cut into 2" squares.
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