Our Family Recipes

1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/4 c warm water 1 c. milk, scalded 1/4 c shortening 1/4 c sugar 1 tsp salt 3/4 c mashed potatoes (instant maybe used) 2 eggs, beaten 5 to 6 c sifted flour 1 lb confectioners sugar 1 tblsp vanilla 6 tblsp water Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine milk, shortening, sugar, and salt. Cool until lukewarm. Stir in yeast, potatoes, and eggs. Gradually add enough flour to make soft dough. Turn onto floured surface; knead until smooth and satiny. Place in lightly greased bowl; turn over to grease top. Cover . Let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Roll to 1/2" thickness; cut with 3" cutter. cover, let rise 30 minutes. Meanwhile, stir sugar, water and vanilla together. (will look like thick cream). Fry in deep hot fat (375) Drain, drop hot doughnuts into glaze. Place on rack until glaze is set. 3 1/2 doz.

9 c Chex cereal 1 c semi-sweet choco chips 1/2 c creamy peanut butter 1/4 c (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1 tsp vanilla 1-1/2 c powdered sugar Place cereal in large bowl. Place chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in high for 1-1/2 minutes or until mixture is smooth when stirred. Stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Pour mixture into large plastic bag with powdered sugar; shake until all pieces are coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator. Makes about 9 cups. Instead of putting this all into a plastic bag like it asks, I have a big "that's a bowl" from tupperware that I put everything into. I put on the lid and shake it. I don't spread it on waxed paper to cool, I just make sure there is enough powdered sugar to cover all the pieces. Then you can transfer it to a clean container for serving.

1 (18-ounce) package refrigerated cookie dough 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or other flavoring (almond, orange, or lemon) Fresh blueberries, banana slices, mandarin oranges sections, seedless grapes, strawberry halves, kiwi- fruit )or any other fruit) 1/2 cup orange , peach or apricot preserves 1 Tablespoon water Preheat oven to 370 degrees F. Line an ungreased 14-inch pizza pan with cookie dough cut in 1/8-inch slices, overlapping slightly. Bake 12 minutes or until light brown; remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract or other flavoring; spread over cookie crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese layer in any design you want ( use your imagination). In a small saucepan over very low heat, make a glaze by heating preserves and water. Brush glaze over fruit, making sure to cover the fruit that will turn dark . Refrigerate until ready to serve. Note: This does...

Fill pie crust to top with Rhubarb, then sprinkle tapioca about 2 TBS over Rhubarb. 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 c of half and half 1/2 can canned milk Mix together and pour over Rhubarb. Then sprinkle cinnamon on top and bake. Start at 400 until crust turns light brown turn down to 350 and finish baking 1 hour or more.

This is our favorite cake, it is hands down the best chocolate cake we have ever had. 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 6 tbsp cocoa 2 tsp soda 1 tsp salt I mix these all together then add: 2 tsp vinegar 3/4 cup oil 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups cold water Mix and pour into cake pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes, depends on the humidity, if it is raining it has to cook for 40 min. if not 30 or 35 so start with 30 minutes. Cream Cheese Frosting 1 8 oz. package cream cheese 1 square butter (1/2 cup butter) or margarine 2 tsp. vanilla 1 pkg powder sugar. Mix well.

This is a new recipe to us, but we have really enjoyed it. 1 lb. Hamburger 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 (8 0z.) can tomato sauce 1 tbsp mustard 1/4 cup brown sugar (to taste) 1/4 cup ketchup 1 can sliced mushrooms 2 cloves minced garlic 1 tbsp worchestersire sauce 1 tsp season all 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce Brown hamburger with onion, garlic, season all, worchstershire sauce. Drain grease. Add remaining ingredients and simmer.

Mild and tangy sloppy joe mix. Great for lunch or watching the ball games. 20min/5/min/prep/SERVES 4 1 lb lean ground beef 1/3 cup catsup 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 garlic powder 1 can chicken gumbo soup (undiluted) 4 hamburger buns, toasted 1. Crumble beef in 2 quart microwave casserole dish. (I did mine in a skillet on the stove.) 2. Cook on High power (100%) for 3-5 minutes, stirring to break up meat, once or twice. 3. Drain hamburger. Add the remaining ingredients except for buns. 4. Blend well and heat on High power for about 3 minutes, or until very hot and heated through. 5. Spoon meat mixture onto buns and serve. This is a variation of Lora's Sloppy Joes