Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Homemade pizza sauce

Tonight I was making french bread pizza but I forgot to buy pizza sauce at the store. So I didn't have to go back to the store just for that I looked on All-Recipes and found a recipe. I didn't follow it exactly. I took some suggestions from others who had left feedback and this is what I came up with. It was so good and super easy.

15 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can tomato paste
1 T Italian seasoning
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 T basil

Then I put everything in a blender and that was it. It made a bunch so I just put the rest in the freezer for another day. I was very happy with how it turned out. All my kids ate it (and they don't like pizza unless it is delivered) and loved it. I will never buy pizza sauce again!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Poppy Seed Bread

This is so yummy and can also be made as muffins.

3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/8 cup oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 T poppy seeds
1 1/2 vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix all but the first 3 ingredients with electric mixer. Sift in flour, baking powder, and salt and mix. Pour into 2 large or 4 small lightly greased loaf pans. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Poke holes in warm loaves and pour frosting over warm loaves.

Frosting:
3/4 C powder sugar
1/4 C orange juice
1 1/2 melted butter
1/2 tsp amond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla