Thank you for this recipe! I prefer to only use natural sugar and whole wheat flour, so I was excited to try these cookies. I don't use margarine (I'd recommend using butter instead as there is nothing natural about margarine) and we have dairy and egg allergies in the family, so I replaced the margarine with the same amount of unsweetened applesauce and used 1/2 a mashed banana for the egg. I also didn't feel like cutting up an apple, so I used 1/2 cup raisins. I love the way they came out: moist, chewy, just the right of sweetness, and all wholesome ingredients! My two year old and I gobbled them up! In fact, my biggest problem was not eating all the cookies in one sitting. They're so small; it's easy to have just one more! I'm looking forward to experimenting with this recipe and will definitely try with the apples. Yum!

Reviewed On: Jul. 10, 2007

The reviews don't lie - this is a great recipe! I make it every week and have stopped buying bread at the store. I realized that my bread machine overcooks everything, so based on other reviewer's suggestions, I make the dough in the machine, let it rise, and then bake at 350 for 40 minutes or so. The result is a sweet, tasty bread with a light crust that can be sliced for sandwiches (something I never got with my bread machine). I have made it by hand too, just so that I can make more than one loaf at a time. I leave out the milk powder, and have used milk, rice milk, or just water for the liquid and they all worked well. I don't use shortening but butter or olive oil will the give the bread another hint of flavor. I am so glad I found this recipe so that my family can enjoy homemade bread all the time!

Reviewed On: Jul. 3, 2007

This is great on steak tips - it makes them taste like the pricey Italian steak tips from our local deli. I use olive oil instead of vegetable, omit the rosemary (don't care for it), and haven't added poultry seasoning since I'm using it on steak. The recipe makes enough marianade for about 3 lbs. of meat!

Reviewed On: Jul. 3, 2007