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Cherry Corn Flake Cookies

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:41 +0000

3/4 c. butter or margarine

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries

1 c. sugar

2 T. milk

2 1/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 c. nuts or dates

2 1/2 c. sugar frosted flakes

Combine all ingredients except frosted flakes and cherry halves, mix well and shape dough into balls. Roll balls of dough in crushed corn flakes and top each ball with a maraschino cherry half. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375* F for 15 min. or till light brown.

Fresh Apple Cake

Administrator — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:59:25 +0000

Cake:

3 Cups peeled & finely chopped apples……

2 Cups sugar
3 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups veggie oil
1/4 Cup orange juice
3 Cups flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tbl spoon Cinnamon
1 tbl Vanilla
1 Cup Coconut
1 Cup pecans

Bake at 325 for 30 to 40 mins. Until light brown.

Glaze:

1/2 Cup butter (1 stick)
1 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp Baking soda

Bring to rolling boil for 1 min. and pour over hot cake when removed
from the oven.

My sister made this for Christmas dinner, and it was delicious………

Banana Muffins……….

Administrator — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:46:47 +0000

1 egg
2 cups buttermilk baking mix
1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbs. milk
2 Tbs. vegetable oil, or butter, melted
1/4 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, or line with paper baking cups. Place egg in a bowl and beat slightly. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake 15-17 minutes, until golden brown.

If your interested in making a loaf, pour mix into a greased loaf pan and bake about 20 mins.

Happy Valentines

Administrator — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:57:39 +0000

Vanilla Wafer Pie Crust

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:08:02 +0000

If I don’t have graham crackers in the house to make a pie crust for my cheese cake, I’ll use Vanilla wafers instead.

40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed

1/4 c. sugar

1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

Blend ingredients together and press mix firmly against bottom and sides of 9 in. pie plate. If desired, bake for 8 min. at 375*, cool.

Pie Crust

Administrator — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:19:10 +0000

1 1/2 cup of flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tbs white sugar

6 tbsp VERY COLD butter, diced into small chunks

2 tbsp + 2 tsp VERY COLD shortening

3-4 tbsp ICE COLD water

Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter pieces and shortening. Pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine pulsing, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

My Pecan Pie

Administrator — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:57:39 +0000

As you can tell this is all that’s left of my pecan pie……..I know that if I get a taste of it I will have to eat one………maybe two pieces….

There’s another story to this as well………….the evening I was baking the pies……….sad but true,……..I dropped one as I was taking it out of the oven…….right in the floor………so, I only had one left……..talking about a few choice words……..I was so mad……….and my feelings were hurt……because my spouse laughed at me………….then I was really mad……

Tequila Cookies

Administrator — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:14:51 +0000

If you are looking for that special cookie recipe to share during the
holidays, this is the one we make on Christmas Eve to enjoy everything.

TEQUILA COOKIES

1 cup of dark brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup of granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 cups of dried fruit, such as dried cranberries or raisins
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila (silver or gold, as desired)

Sample the Cuervo to check quality.

Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again, to be sure it is of the highest
quality, pour one level cup and drink. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one
cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it’s best to make sure
the Cuervo is still OK, try another cup just in case.

Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in
the cup of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit off floor.

Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry
it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.

Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Check the Jose Cuervo.

Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon
of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.

Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don’t forget to beat off the turner.

Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Cose Juervo and make
sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.