Pumpkin Chip Muffins

Replacing some of the oil with applesauce works. If you use mini chocolate chips you can decrease them by 1 cup.

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 can pumpkin
1-1 1/2 cups oil
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips

In a large bowl beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil till smooth. Combine dry ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes.

Emily's Chili Beans

2 cans, #2 size, Hunts Chili Beans
2 cans tomatoes
2 pounds hamburger, browned
1 onion, chopped

Simmer all together.
Serve with corn muffins and a green salad.

Pepperoni Pizza Chili Recipe

A good one for chili contests because it is unusual and good. It originally came from Taste of Home.

8 Servings

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 40 min.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  
• 1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
  
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian stewed tomatoes
  
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  
• 1-1/2 cups water
  
• 1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni
  
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  
• 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning or Italian seasoning
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, optional
  

Directions

• In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, pizza sauce, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, pepperoni, green pepper, pizza seasoning and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until chili reaches desired thickness. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Yield: 8 servings.
  

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 236 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 1,102 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 18 g protein.

Pepperoni Pizza Chili published in Taste of Home February/March 2001, p25

Diana's French Apple Pie

In a bowl mix:

6 or more peeled and sliced cooking apples (Granny Smith or Golden Delicious are good)

½ cup sugar

In a cast iron pot mix:

1 cube butter (melted or chopped up)

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup flour

2/3 cup sugar

Cinnamon

Cloves

Toss in apple mixture

Pie crust:

1 cup flour

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/3 cup lard

Pinch of salt

4-5 Tablespoons ice water

Mix and roll out piecrust. Put piecrust over apple mixture in a cast iron pot. Bake at 350° for one hour or until pie bubbles for 10 minutes. Let it cool then serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Old Fashioned Popcorn Balls

Halloween just wouldn't be the same without these sticky little cornballs.

2 quarts popped corn

1 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup corn syrup

1/3 cup water

¼ cup butter

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a 2 quart saucepan, stir together sugar, syrup, water, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil (270° on a candy thermometer or until syrup dropped into cold water separates into hard--but not brittle--threads). Remove from heat. Add vanilla, stirring just enough to mix with hot syrup. Slowly pour over popcorn, stirring to coat every kernel. Cool enough to handle. Shape into balls with buttered hands. Cool on wax paper or foil. Makes about 12 medium.

Diana's Applesauce Cake

"I've been making this cake for over 30 years," says Diana. "It's the very best moist cake. I use my homemade applesauce from our orchard, the eggs from our chicken coop, my homemade yogurt and fight the squirrels for the walnuts from our trees!"

In a small bowl mix:

2 cups applesauce

2 teaspoons baking soda

In a large bowl alternating mixing dry and wet ingredients:

Cream

1 cup sugar

½ cup shortening

1 beaten egg

2 ½ cups flour

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon clove

1 cup chopped raisins

½ -l cup nuts

1 ½ cups plain yogurt

Combine with applesauce mixture. Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans or a 9x12 pan to bake at 350 ° for 50 minutes.

Melanie's Minestrone

There are no set proportions for this recipe. Just follow your instincts.

Brown ground beef/turkey and onions together, drain

Add what you have on hand:

Stewed tomatoes

Green beans

Kidney beans

Garbanzo beans

Celery

Red cabbage

Green Pepper

Corn

Zucchini

Carrots

And anything else that sounds good

Then add to taste:

Beef soup bouillon

Garlic

Oregano

Basil

Pepper/Salt

Then throw in pasta (macaroni or whatever you have)

Homemade Root Beer

Cold water

4-5 lbs. sugar

1 small bottle of Hires Root Beer flavoring

5 lb. block of dry ice

Fill a five gallon container 2/3 full of water. Add sugar, root beer extract, and medium chunks of dry ice from the larger block. Be very careful handling the dry ice and never use your bare hands! Stir and watch it smoke and bubble, then serve.

Chicken Delight

Layer in buttered 9X13 pan:
10 oz. pkg. frozen broccoli
6 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed

Mix and pour over chicken:
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup mayo
1 tsp. curry powder
1 T. lemon juice
1 small pkg. sliced almonds

Top with 2 cups shredded cheddar. Cover loosely with foil. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes taking the foil off the last 10 minutes.

Molasses Cookies

Cream:
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar

Add:
2 eggs
1/4 cup heaping molasses

Sift and add:
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Chill dough one hour. Roll a teaspoon of dough into ball and coat with cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until cookies crack on the surface.
Let cool 5 minutes. Drizzle with frosting. Makes 7 dozen.

Frosting
1/4 cup water
1/2 lb. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
dash salt

Corn Chowder

3 T. margarine
1 T. olive oil
1/4 cup each chopped onion & bell pepper
1 large clove garlic, minced
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 cup zucchini
2 cups corn
1 medium tomato
2 T. diced green chilies
1/2 cup half and half
3 T. flour
1/2 cup milk
salt and pepper

In large saucepan add butter, oil, onion and bell pepper. Saute over medium low hear. Stir in garlic. Add broth, cumin, zucchini, paprika and simmer covered 15 minutes.
Add tomato, corn and chilies. Simmer 5 minutes.
Transfer 1 cup mixture to blender and add half and half. Puree mixture. Leave in blender for a moment.
In a small cup, mix flour and milk. Bring soup to a boil. Stir in flour mixture. Add pureed mixture. Heat until steaming hot but do not boil.
Season with salt and pepper if needed.

Good served with biscuits, fried ham slices and a green tossed salad.

Bierrocks

Basic Roll Dough

1 T. yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 egg

1 cup milk, scalded

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup shortening or margarine

3 1/2 cups flour



Soften yeast in water. Combine egg and milk, sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Add 1 1/2 cups flour. Add yeast mixture. Add remaining flour.
Rise 1 1/2- 2 hours.



Filling

3 cups chopped cabbage

1 cup onions

1/2 pound ground beef

1 T. bacon drippings (optional)

1 cup sharp cheddar, grated



Brown beef in drippings. Add onions and cabbage. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper, fold in cheese. Cool.



Roll dough 1/4" thick, cut into squares. Put filling in each square. Pinch sides down and shape like a bun. Set on greased cookie sheet. Let rise 20 minutes. Bake 20 minutes at 350.