Giant Rasin Bran Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Raisin bran cereal, crushed To 1 1/2 cups 1 c Whole wheat flour 1 c All purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Butter, softened 2/3 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 2 Eggs stir together rasin bran cereal, flours and soda; set aside. in large mixing […]

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Harvest Spice Tea Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Water 2 Harvest Spice tea bags 3 Eggs 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt pn Nutmeg for garnish Butter for greasing the pan -and for garnish Harvest Spice Whipped Cream Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring the […]

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Peach Gingerbread Muffins

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Cooking (vegetable) oil 1/2 c Applesauce 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Egg substitute -or- 2 Egg whites 1/4 c Apple juice 1 cn (16-oz) peaches in juice; -drained and chopped […]

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Cheddar Biscuits With Fried Eggs, Ham, And Brown Butter

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE BISCUITS- 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 tb Cold unsalted butter; cut -into bits 2/3 c Grated sharp Cheddar 2 tb Milk -HAM AND EGGS- 1 tb Unsalted butter 2 lg Eggs 2 sl Imported ham Sliced scallion for garnish Make the biscuits: Into a bowl […]

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Mattie Ball’s 9-inch Pie Shell

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-Purpose Flour 1 ts Vinegar 1/3 c Lard Or Crisco 1/3 c Ice Water pn Salt Combine the flour, lard, and salt, breaking up with a fork until a crumbly consistency is reached. Add the vinegar and enough ice water to make a soft dough. Roll out on a floured […]

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Pumpkin Butterscotch Snacking Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Ground cinnamon 2 ts Ground nutmeg 1 2/3 c (15-16 oz can) Solid Pack -Pumpkin 4 Eggs 1 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Applesauce 2 1/2 c Chopped walnuts (pecans are -also […]

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Rhubard Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Rhubarb 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 c Flour 1/2 c Oleo 1 ts Baking powder 1 Egg 1/2 ts Soda 1 c Sour milk or buttermilk Cream sugar and oleo; add egg, salt and vanilla. Add sour milk alternately with flour and baking powder and […]

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Bubbly Pies

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1/2 c Butter or margerine 2 tb Sugar 2 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Ice water FILLING 5 c Blueberries 1 c Sugar 1/4 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Citrus juice 1 tb Butter or margerine; up to 2 Crust: Cut the butter into chunks, Combine the dry ingredients […]

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Lace Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour; sifted 1 c Coconut; flaked -or- 1 c Nuts; chopped 1/2 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 c Corn syrup; light 1/2 c Butter 1 ts Vanilla Mix flour and coconut. Combine syrup, sugar and butter in heavy saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stir constantly. Remove from heat, […]

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Nasty Spider Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Cake mix 1 pk Green jello prepared Black frosting 8 Licorice sticks 8 Gumdrops (once made as a tease for a woman who HATED spiders) Take your average cake mix. Bake it up in 2 metal bowls–1 bigger than the other. Once unmolded, cut the bigger one (the “body”) in half, […]

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