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 * Genre 2: Cookbook/Recipes**

Examples of Recipes:

//Chocolate Cake Recipe:// This excellent chocolate cake recipe is moist and delicious, and it's very easy to make. It's a one bowl cake, topped with a simple chocolate frosting.


 * Prep Time:** 25 minutes
 * Cook Time:** 25 minutes
 * Total Time:** 50 minutes


 * Ingredients:**
 * 3 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate
 * 2/3 cup butter
 * 1 cup water, heated
 * 2 cups flour
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
 * pinch of salt
 * 1-1/4 tsp. baking soda
 * 1/2 cup buttermilk
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * 2 tsp. vanilla
 * 2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate
 * 1/3 cup butter
 * 1/2 cup milk
 * 4 cups powdered sugar
 * 2 tsp. vanilla
 * pinch salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, melt 3 squares chocolate and 2/3 cup butter in the hot water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Mix well with a wire whisk or eggbeater. Then stir in buttermilk, eggs, and 2 tsp. vanilla and beat until smooth. Pour into 13x9" pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until the top springs back when touched with a fingertip. While the cake is baking, make the frosting. In a heavy saucepan, melt 2 squares chocolate and 1/4 cup butter together. Add powdered sugar, milk, 2 tsp. vanilla, and a pinch of salt and beat well. You may need to add more milk or powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency: the frosting should be pourable. When the cake comes out of the oven, let cool for 15 minutes, then beat the frosting again and pour onto the cake. Spread if necessary, and let the cake cool.
 * Preparation:**

//16 servings//

// Chicken Parmigiana //


 * Ingredients:**
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * 2 ounces dry bread crumbs
 * 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
 * 3/4 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
 * 2 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
 * 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Servings: 2
 * Directions:**
 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
 * 2) Pour egg into a small shallow bowl. Place bread crumbs in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken into egg, then into the bread crumbs. Place coated chicken on the prepared baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
 * 3) Pour 1/2 of the spaghetti sauce into a 7x11 inch baking dish. Place chicken over sauce, and cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses on top and return to the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

//Basic Pancakes// **Ingredients:** **Preparation:** Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and 1 1/2 cups of milk; add to flour mixture, stirring only until smooth. Blend in melted butter. If the batter seems too thick to pour, add a little more milk. Cook on a hot, greased griddle, using about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbly, a little dry around the edges, and lightly browned on the bottom; turn and brown the other side. //Servings: 4//
 * 2 cups all-purpose flour, stirred or sifted before measuring
 * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 2 large eggs
 * 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups milk
 * 2 tablespoons melted butter


 * Recipes: Characteristics and Criteria**

Characteristics:
 * Ingredients
 * Name/type of food
 * Instructions/directions
 * Number of servings

Criteria:
 * Appetizing picture
 * Simple directions
 * Specific ingredients
 * Easy replacements (for example, Splenda instead of sugar)
 * Eye-catching title/name
 * Well-established organization (title, then ingredients, then directions, etc.)

Eventually, I plan to make a few recipes of each category and make a recipe book for parents of children who are autistic. All of these foods are gluten or casein-free, which have been seen to reduce symptoms of Autism.
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