Monday, September 28, 2009

Uncooked fudge

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
4 c powdered sugar
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
nuts optional

Place cream cheese in bowl and slowly add the powdered sugar while mixing. then add the melted chocolate and stir well. Then add vanilla and nuts. Great a 8x8 pan and press into the pan using spatula, chill until firm and cut into squares

Microwave Fudge

14 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cube butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 C chopped nuts optional

Put the first three ingredients into glass bowl and microwave for 3 minutes. Mix well, add nuts and our into greased or waxed lined 8x8 pan. Peanut butter chips may be substituted for the chocolate chips. Or you can make two batches and pour the peanut butter batch over the chocolate batch when it is cool

Snickerdoodles

1 c shortning
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 2/4 c flour
2 t cream of tartar
1 t soda
1/2 t salt

Beat shortning and sugars then add dry ingredients. Form into balls and roll in mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 8-10 min

Mom's Candy Cane Popcorn

4 quarts of popped corn
2 c whole nuts, your choice
3 c mini marshmallows
1 1/2 c gum drops, cut up if they are large
1 C butter
1 1/3 c sugar
1/2 c light karo syrup
1 tsp vanilla

Mix first four ingredients in a large bowl.
Put butter, sugar and syrup in pan and bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes, then add the vanilla and pour over the popcorn. You can shape it into a shape or just eat from the bowl...best when warm and fresh!

Banana Split Brownie

1 pkg 9x13 brownie mix (plus ingredients to make mix)
1 pkg 8oz cream cheese softened
1 can 8oz crushed pineapple
2 T sugar
2 bananas sliced
1 c strawberries, sliced
1/2 c nuts chopped
1/4 c chocolate topping

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions, bake as directed and cool.
Mix cream cheese, pineapple and sugar until blended. Spread over the brownies. Arrange fruit on top of cream cheese and drizzle chocolate over the top. Refridgerate until served.

Roz's Cashew and Macadamia Chews

In a pot combine:
3/4 c chopped macadamias
3/4 c chopped cashews
1/2 C butter
2 tbs. Karo syrup
1/2 c sugar

Simmer till golden brown about 10-15 min. Line a 9x9 square dish with foil, butter the foil.
Spread 1 bag milk chocolate chips on bottom of a dish. Pour macadamia and cashew mixture over chocolate chips and smoot around until all chocolate is covered. Let cool then put in refridgerator to harden for 1 hour

Maori Bread

2 pkg yeast
3 C warm water
6 T sugar
2 tsp salt
10 C flour

Soften yeast in water. Stir in sugar, then add 3 C flour and salt. Cover and let rise in warm place till doubled

K that is all the recipe says....I assume you add the rest of the flour and kneed till good consistancy, divide into three loaves and bake 1 hr at 375