I know that we're retired and all, but there's still something about Saturdays that makes them special. I made a coffee cake this morning that I haven't made in quite some time. Isn't it strange how some things just disappear off the mental menu list? The recipe is from the quite substantial cookbook that came with my very first microwave, back about 1981. It was a GE and of course it was huge. Anyway, this recipe has stood the test of time and I'll share it with you.
Microwave Coffee Cake
1 1/2 c. Bisquick
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 egg
2 T. oil
Topping:
1/3 c. Bisquick
1/3 c. brown sugar
2 T. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
Mix Bisquick and sugar. Beat milk, oil, and egg together and add. Mix well, by hand. Pour into greased 8" round dish. Blend topping ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle over coffee cake. Microwave 5-7 minutes (although in my newest one, 4 1/2 does it).
Couldn't be easier, or quicker, and it's just perfect. It's often made at Ann's house, too.
I finished my socks and they're on my feet today. And that cute little knit pumpkin? A present from Ann last Thanksgiving.
And I've started another pair. I think I'm in sock addiction right now! I'm loving this Oyster tweed from Knit Picks.
We had frost yesterday morning, and while the sun makes its appearance almost every day, it's cool, cool weather. The trees continue to respond!
Dan invited me out to lunch today and we went to Subway. We haven't eaten there in a long time and we discovered their rotisserie chicken. We ate it on their flat bread and enjoyed every last bite. What a fun thing to do on the spur of the moment!
And now I'm taking my half-finished hot chocolate and heading for the sofa and my knitting needles. Happy weekend!! ♥
Thanks for the reminder on coffee cake. Sister Joni used to make Bisquick coffee cake, and I'll bet it's the same recipe modified for microwave.
ReplyDeleteMy first big 'ol microwave was a Toshiba, I think, and it served my family well for 20 years. Son Milo said just recently that for as much as I used the microwave, I still made ramen soup on the stovetop. It never occurred to me to boil water in it.
Yes, I made a similar one in my oven when we were first married. I think it was on the Bisquick box. This is so much quicker, and no oven heat in the summer. I often made on Sunday mornings when the kids were growing up.
DeleteMy first microwave lasted for years. I had it in my classroom so it was still in use ten years ago! The kids loving having it to heat up their leftover pizza etc. in their lunches.