Vanilla Cupcakes or Sheet Cake

(Adjusted from lifeloveandsugar.com)
INGREDIENTS:
½ c. canola oil
1 c. water
2 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar

1 c. milk 

3 t. baking powder
1 T. vanilla
1 t. salt
2 eggs, beaten

DIRECTIONS:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350*
2. Stir dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Add remaining ingredients & mix well.
4. Grease and flour 24 muffin tins or a jelly-roll pan and pour on batter.
5.  Bake for 15-17 minutes... Until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.(Sheet cake takes about 20 min)

FROSTING:
6T. soft butter
3/4 t. vanilla
2-3 T. milk
3 c. powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:
1. Beat until smooth. 
2. Add milk slowly until desired consistency.
3. Spread over cake (can do while cake is still warm)

Plum Jam

LOW SUGAR Recipe
 (Makes 2 Pints)
Ingredients:
1 c. applejuice (or 1c apples, blended)
4 c. blended fruit
6 T. pectin (or 2T. cornstarch)
1c. sugar

REGULAR SUGAR Recipe
 (Makes 2 Pints)
Ingredients:
4 c. blended fruit
4 1/2 T. pectin
2c. sugar

Directions:
1. Blend juice and fruit
2. Blend in sugar and pectin (*you can leave out the pectin and just boil for a while until the jam is thick...30-60 min)
3. Bring to a boil on high, stirring constantly
4. Boil for 3 minutes
5. Pour into 2 pint jars.
6. Clean lids and tops of jars and boil in hot water bath for 30 min. (Or leave out the hot water bath and freeze the jam as freezer jam)


PLUM SAUCE (like applesauce)
3 c. blended plums (de-seed)
1 c. blended apples (core out)
1/2 c. sugar

Multi-Grain Pancakes

Dry Ingredients:
2 c. oats (1 c. blended + 1 c. quick oats)
2 c. wheat flour
2T. sugar
2 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. cinnamon

Wet Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. greek yogurt
1/4 c. oil
1/4 c. honey
2 large eggs

Directions:
1. Stir dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Stir wet ingredients and mix into dry ingredients (don't over mix)
3. Preheat skillet to 400*
4. Spray skillet and pour 2/3-3/4 c. batter onto skillet- spread out
5. Flip after 1 minute, then only cook for 30 more seconds (to keep moist inside)
6. Makes 8-9 large pancakes- they are good with jam on top.

MADE WITH NATURAL YEAST STARTER
Dry Ingredients:
2 c. oats (1 c. blended + 1 c. quick oats)
1/2 c. wheat flour
6 T. powdered milk
2 T. sugar
2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. cinnamon

Wet Ingredients:
3 c. natural yeast starter
1 c. greek yogurt
1/4 c. oil
1/4 c. honey
2 large eggs

Directions:
1. Stir dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Stir wet ingredients and mix into dry ingredients (don't over mix)
3. Preheat skillet to 400*
4. Spray skillet and pour 2/3-3/4 c. batter onto skillet- spread out
5. Flip after 1 minute, then only cook for 30 more seconds (to keep moist inside)
6. Makes 8-9 large pancakes- they are good with jam on top.