Leave cherries and nuts whole. Mix all ingredients in order listed; Bake 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.
Bake 2 hours if baked in fruit juice cans.
Put pan of water in oven while baking. Makes 10-12 1lb. loaves.
Make day after Thanksgiving; keep in cool moist place. We use the small aluminum loaf pans for
most of it; one or two large loaf pans for the rest. One of the best fruitcakes you will ever eat. Enjoy!
Combine apples and cranberries in lightly greased baking dish, sprinkle with lemon juice, top with white sugar. Combine oats, walnuts, brown sugar, and butter. Stir mixture until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 325 for 35-40 min. (apples are done). Serve warm with ice cream
Recipe from Dolores Knutson
Quick Pralline Bars
Praline bars made with brown sugar, graham crackers, and butter and pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
- 24 graham cracker squares
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
PREPARATION:
Heat oven to 350°. Arrange graham crackers in single layer in ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Heat brown sugar and margarine to boiling; boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over graham crackers, spreading evenly; sprinkle with pecans. Bake until bubbly, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly and cut into squares.
Pot Pie
1 large potatoe cubed
1 cup chopped onion
Bring these 2 items to a boil and cook covered for 7 minutes or until tender
Drain off liquid
Stir in:
1 can cream soup
1/3 cup of milk
1/3 cup of parmesan cheese
1 tblsp. lemon juice
3/4 tsp. dill weed (I don't always use this...but does add flavor)
1/4 tsp pepper
Cook and stir until bubbly
Add a bag of frozen vegetables and about a cup of cooked chicken, turkey or a can of tuna.
Pour into a greased pie plate or casserole dish and cover with a pie crust. Cut holes in pie crust
Bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees
Submitted by Terri Ryan
Pastor Jay's Old Fahsioned Fruitcake
1 cup of shortening
4 1/2 cups of flour
4 tsp. soda
2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
8 oz. currents
1/4lb. orange peel (optional)
1/2lb. pecans
1/2lb. of white/golden raisins
2 cups of sugar
3 cups strained apple juice
1 tsp. nutmeg
3-4lbs. cut-up dates
1lb. candied cherries
1/2lb. of walnuts
1/2lb. of brazil nuts
Leave cherries and nuts whole. Mix all ingredients in order listed; Bake 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.
Bake 2 hours if baked in fruit juice cans.
Put pan of water in oven while baking. Makes 10-12 1lb. loaves.
Make day after Thanksgiving; keep in cool moist place. We use the small aluminum loaf pans for
most of it; one or two large loaf pans for the rest. One of the best fruitcakes you will ever eat. Enjoy!
Easy Fudge
4 1/2 cups sugar.
10oz. can of evaporated milk. Boil for 8 minutes.
Add 3-6oz. packages of chocolate chips; 1 stick of margarine and 2 tsps. of vanilla.
Stir and pour into buttered 9X13 pan.
Taco Soup
1 # hamburger and 1 onion chopped brown these
Add: 1 can chili mex. Beans
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1 16 oz can tomato sauce
1 small can green chilies
1 pkg taco seasoning
1-2 cups water
Bring to boil, simmer 15 minutes, serve with nacho
chips and shredded cheese, sour cream if you like.
(use 15 oz size cans) VERY GOOD!
Diane Klasen's recipe
Easy and Delicous Popcorn Treat
Pop three of four bags of microwave popcorn...remove all the unpopped kernels.
Melt a large bag of white chocolate chips and pour over popcorn. Put on cookie sheets and break apart and let cool. And you'll be surprised at what a good treat you have!
Ice Cream Treasures
Makes: 16 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes Refrigerate: 4 hours or overnight
4 cups toasted rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies), slightly crushed
1 cup sliced toasted almonds
1 cup toasted sweetened flake coconut
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened prepared caramel sauce optional
In a large bowl, mix together cereal, toasted almonds, toasted coconut, brown sugar and butter. Press half of mixture into the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish and chill slightly. Spoon softened ice cream over chilled crust and press evenly, using
waxed paper and your hands. Top with remaining cereal mixture. Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours of overnight.
To serve, cut into equal squares. Cut each square diagonally into triangles. Drizzle with caramel sauce if desired.
Submitted bv Sharon Smith
Meringue Dessert
