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Member Recipes:

Amy's Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
1 1/2 C. flour
1 1/3 C. mashed bananas (2 medium size)
1 C. sugar
1/3 C. oil
1/4 C. cocoa
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
6 oz. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder

In a large bowl, combine the first six (dry) ingredients. In a small bowl, combine bananas, oil, and egg.  Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.  Fold in chocolate chips.  Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 1/2 full.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.   Enjoy!


Jennie’s Honey-Nutters or No- Bake Peanut Butter Balls
1 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup honey
½ cup non-instant milk powder
16 Mi-Del whole wheat graham crackers (or regular graham crackers)
chopped nuts, rice crispies, coconut, mini chocolate chips, toasted wheat germ, or other coating

Roll graham crackers into crumbs, add other ingredients and stir until well blended. (May be done with hands, blender or food processor). Roll mixture into balls, then into coating. Store in airtight covered container in refrigerator.


Peanut Butter Carmel Dip
7 single-wrap caramels (such as Kraft)
3 TBLS peanut butter
milk as desired, at least 2 tsp.

Unwrap caramels, add peanut butter and milk. More milk makes the dip more runny, less milk causes dip to be thicker. Microwave on high for 45 seconds. Stir. If caramels are not melted, microwave for 10-15 more seconds, stir, repeat as necessary. Great as dip for apples or bananas.



Kid Recipes!

Playdough: 1 ¼ cups flour ¼ cup salt 1 packet unsweetened flavored drink (like Koolaid) 1 cup boiling water 1 ½ TBLS vegetable oil In a mixing bowl, combine flour salt, and drink mix. In a separate container, combine oil and water. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the oil and water mixture. Mix thoroughly. On a large cutting board, knead dough until it is cool. Don’t use the counter top as the drink mix can stain before it is mixed into the other ingredients. After use, store in a sealed container in the cupboard for up to several months. After it is mixed, the dough does not stain.

Glop:
¾ cup water
1 ¾ cornstarch

Put water in a metal pie plate or large plastic bowl. It should be wide enough for a child’s hands. Slowly add cornstarch until well blended. It will be a thick liquid paste. The surface can be touched and it will act like quicksand. While clean up is easy with water, you should keep the mixture to easily mopped surfaces.

Rainbow Pasta:
Rubber gloves Disposable bowl with lid
1 TBLS rubbing alcohol
12-14 drops of food coloring
1 cup uncooked pasta
yarn

Without kids: Put on rubber gloves. Place alcohol and food coloring into a small bowl. Mix with a plastic spoon. Add half of the pasta, put lid on bowl and shake to color pasta. Scoop pasta out onto wax paper or newspaper. Repeat for rest of pasta. Let dry overnight, keeping out of reach of children until dry. Pasta can be made into necklaces or bracelets using yarn.

Winter/Indoor Sandbox:
Let children play with uncooked quick oatmeal or cheerios. Give them several bowls, ice cube trays, and other interesting containers.

Baking Soda Volcano:
3 TBLS baking soda
red food coloring
vinegar
1 clear plastic cup (or cut neck off of plastic bottle)

Place baking soda inside cup. Add a few drops of red food coloring. Pour vinegar into cup until volcano erupts.