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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe
1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 5 tablespoons cold butter or margarine 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground allspice In a bowl, combine […]
Continue readingSweet Potato Pie Recipe
This is a “must-have” on our Thanksgiving table. Fortunately for me, my husband has this recipe down and he makes two of these pies for us every year. It’s so nice to have something I don’t have to worry about fixing on Thanksgiving myself. 2 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and drained 4 tablespoons margarine, melted […]
Continue readingTryphena’s Pumpkin Pie
Here is the Pumpkin Pie recipe that I use all year long. My family would NEVER stand for it if I only made it during the holidays!!! I have some friends that will come to our house anytime if they know I am baking these pies! PIE CRUST 1 c. Shortening- like lard or Crisco […]
Continue readingChocolate Cream Pie Recipe
1 baked pie crust 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 6 Tablespoons of flour 6-7 Tablespoons powdered cocoa 3 egg yolks ( save the whites for the topping) Mix all ingredients (except pie crust) together in a medium saucepan & heat over medium heat until thick ..stirring constantly. […]
Continue readingCranberry Apple Sauce Recipe
1 can cranberry sauce (can use jellied or whole berry) 1 pint applesauce Mix well and chill before serving. This is good with turkey or ham, even pork chops or grilled chicken. Submitted by HBHW reader Susan Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will […]
Continue readingPlum Bread Recipe
2 cups sugar 1 cup oil 3 eggs 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) 2 small jars baby fruit…(plums, apricots or peaches) 2 cups flour ~ all purpose~ (If using self rising flour omit the following ingredients) 2 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon […]
Continue readingPumpkin Pie Cake
Crust: 1 box (2 layer size) yellow cake mix, reserve 1 cup 1 stick margarine/butter, softened 1 egg Mix together and press into a 9 x 13 baking pan (this is where I warm it so it smooths well) Filling: 1 large can pumpkin the big one (30 oz.) 3 eggs 1 can (2/3 cup) […]
Continue readingSpeedy Pat-in Pastry
For those busy days when you want pie, but not all the mess. Put directly into a 9″ pie plate & mix with a fork: 1 1/2c. flour, 1 1/2 tsp white sugar, 1/4 tsp salt. Combine slightly less than 1/2 c. veg. oil & 3 Tbsp cold milk in a cup. Beat with a […]
Continue readingChocolate Cobbler
This gives us our “chocolate fix” without breaking the bank. 1 stick of butter or marg. 1 cup milk 1 cup s.r. flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 cup sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In 8 x 8 inch pan or casserole dish place marg., put pan […]
Continue readingNo bake fancy-looking “marble” cookies
Ingredients: Approx. 25 plain vanilla cookies, broken in tiny pieces (vanilla wafers, animal crackers, etc.) 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla Mix all ingredients, except cookies, in a saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously. When begins to boil, stir until mixed. Remove from heat. Add […]
Continue readingChocolate Upside Down Cake
3/4 cup sugar 2 TBL butter 1 cup flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla Cream the sugar and butter, sift the flour w/ the baking powder and add alternately with the milk and vanilla. Pour batter into an 8 x 8 ungreased pan. Topping: 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown […]
Continue readingChocolate Summer Squash Cake
I make this when we have a lot of zucchini or other squash. It is a very moist cake. I have also used leftover spaghetti squash or other mild flavored squash. I grate and freeze 3 cup portions of squash to use later in breads and cakes. Chocolate squash cake (lower fat version) 1/2 cup […]
Continue readingSpice Cake
2 cups of flour self-rising 2 cups of sugar Jar of apple blue berry baby food cup of walnuts 3 eggs cup of oil 2 teaspoons of cinnamon Mix together and bake at 350 until knife comes out clean. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, […]
Continue readingPineapple Angel Cake
Sooo easy and delicious! I box Angel Food Cake mix 1 20 oz crushed pineapple Mix together well and pour into a 9 x 13 pan that is only greased on the bottom. Bake 350 degrees for about 30 min. or until nicely browned on top. You can sift powdered sugar on top if desired. […]
Continue readingCinna-Sticks for Pizza Night
I go to Aldi and get $1.99 pizza for “Pizza Night” at our house but the family misses having those horribly expensive “cinna-sticks” that you can get at Pizza Hut, Dominoes, etc. so I do this and it’s a hit: I buy a can or two of generic cinnamon rolls (generic refrigerated cans) at Aldi […]
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