Busy Weekend!

I was a busy bee over the weekend!

I know it's sooo hot, too hot for the oven, but I just couldn't help myself.

So I compromised and did it in the early mornings.

First I made 2 batches of Strawberry Fig Jam

Next came Fresh Fruit Crisp using up the rest of the Nectarines

Fresh Fruit Crisp

1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup butter or margarine

5 - 6 cups sliced fruit

2 tablespoons sugar

Vanilla Ice Cream

Combine oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and dash salt. Cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside. Core and slice fruit. Place fruit in a 10x6x2 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar. Sprinkle crumb mixture over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 - 45 minutes. Serve with ice cream. Serves 6.

And last but not least I needed to use up some of the Zucchini,

so 2 loaves of Zucchini Nut Bread was made.

Zucchini Nut Bread

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar

1 cup finely grated zucchini

1 egg

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In a bowl stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and baking powder, set aside. In another bowl beat together sugar, zucchini and egg. Add oil and mix well. Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture. Gently fold in chopped nuts. Turn batter into greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 - 60 minutes or until a a wooden toothpick insert in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool thoroughly on rack. Wrap and store loaf overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf.

Of course with this crowd it wasn't long before the Crisp and Breads  were gone!

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