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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

3/27/2020

These are just precious. They are low in the amount of sugar usually required. Best of all they are packed with apples, butterscotch morsels, and oats.

While you're in with COVID-19 restrictions, try to make your trips to the store less. I still have friends who are out there everyday doing their normal shopping. It's just crazy. Why not make wholesome snacks at home so you can bypass the germs?

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 package (3.4 ounces) cook and served butterscotch pudding
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 medium apple, peeled and chopped.
1 cup butterscotch morsels

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and pudding mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs; mix well. Beat in applesauce. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and apple.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Cool on pans 3 minutes. Serve warm or remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

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Canned Peach Pie

2/1/2020

Looking for a way to utilize that delicious pie recipe I included last week? Here's your chance to combine two luscious recipes and make a totally awesome pie in the meantime. Or, simply purchase the pie crust at your local grocer.

2 packages of roll-out pie dough
3 (15.25 ounce) canned peaches in syrup
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tab. all purpose flour
4 tab. salted butter
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
dash cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Grab a 9 inch pie pan, and add in one of the store bought pie crust . Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl drain peaches reserving syrup.

In a saucepan use syrup and add vanilla, flour, lemon juice and zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until well combined. cook over medium heat for five minutes until mixture boils and thickens. Add butter

Next, pour the peach mixture into the pie dish on top of the cooked crust.

Top off with the remaining crust. You can leave the crust whole or do a lattice topping!

Bake the pie in the oven for 50-55 minutes.

Serve with ice cream & enjoy!

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Butter and Shortening Dough Pie Crust

1/25/2020

A Butter Shortening Pie Crust is the happy medium between an all butter pie crust and an all shortening crust. It has the flakiness of shortening and the flavor of butter, making it a perfect pie crust recipe.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tab. cold butter diced
8 tab. cold vegetable shortening
1/2 cup ice water

Place all ingredients in a bowl to combine except ice water.

With clean hands work the mixture until ingredients resemble cracker crumbs.

Sprinkle ice water over mixture and stir slightly with fork.

Squeeze a handful of dough to see if it holds together. Mix in more as needed

Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic, and chill for an hour.

Turn out dough onto a sheet of wax paper and form it into a disk. Top with another sheet of wax paper and roll into a circle that’s about 12” diameter and 1/4” thick. Lift wax paper from the top to loosen, then replace and carefully flip the crust and do the same with the bottom wax paper.
Carefully transfer the crust to your pie plate and crimp edges as desired. Chill until ready to use.

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Magic Peach Cobbler

4/28/2019

Here's an amazing, yummy recipe taken from a dusty, old southern cookbook. It's a bit of effort, but heck, with peaches in season, isn't your family worth it?

Sometimes something so simple, and thrifty can make such a splash at the dinner table especially during the beginnings of sunshine and spring.

1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup or pancake syrup
5 large peaches, peeled, pitted, and cut into slices

TOPPING
cups of sugar
1 cup self rising flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup whole milk mixed with 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
2 tab. margarine, melted
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Set oven to 350.

In medium pot, mix water, sugar, syrup and bring to boil. Add beaches and cook for 10 min. over medium heat stirring a couple of times. Let peaches cool a bit in the pot, off the heat.

Pour the melted butter into a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Tip the dish around to cover the bottom well. Pour the peach concoction into the dish and spread evenly.

Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl. Whisk in the milk and lemon extract blend until most of the lumps are gone. Pour over peaches in pan.

Sprinkle cinnamon over top.

Bake for about 45 min. until top is golden brown. Serve warm.

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Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie

4/7/2019

I was in my local produce discount store and noticed they had 1/2 gallons of ice cream for only $1.99. What better way then to serve up this delicious, warm-weather recipe to your family.

With only a few ingredients, and any toppings you may have on hand, you can whip up this thrifty dessert for an extra special treat for tonight's dinner.

1 chocolate pie crust
6 Snickers candy bars (1.86 ounces each), chopped
6 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
1/2 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
Additional ice cream toppings, optional

Fold candy bars into ice cream; spread into prepared crust.
Drizzle with fudge top after you've place 1/2 of the ice cream mixture into shell. Drizzle remaining on top after remaining ice cream mixture is topped.

Loosely cover and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours. If not serving right away, cover securely after it's frozen firm. If desired, drizzle with additional fudge before serving.

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Southern Peanut Butter Pie

3/2/2019

Many years ago when first entering Florida, my family enjoyed stumbling upon local diners that catered to 99 cent breakfasts. I know you're thinking, "What age was that in?"

But a long long time ago there were signs all over stating "99 cent breakfast" in facilities located in out-of-the way strip malls. You could get 2 eggs, grits, and toast any way you like'em. That included a stout cup of coffee.

One glorious sunny day we stumbled into this hole-in-a-wall with a tempting display of homemade pies behind glass doors. We decided to split a piece of peanut butter pie. And ever since this discovery, I have been en-route to find this pie recipe.

It was light, delicate an absolute sublime accommodation to an ever slightly breakfast. My taste-buds had never merged with such a creamy delight. i have been perusing it ever since and finally came upon an old family heirloom I'm including below. Enjoy, my friends.

For the Crust:
1/4 c sugar
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate cookie crumbs

For the Filling:
1 cup cream cheese
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 tab. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

Mix crust ingredients by hand and press into pie plate. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

In a bowl blend cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, butter, and vanilla until creamy. Fold in whipped cream gently. Pour into prepared pie crust.

Garnish with peanut butter cups, chocolate chips, or shaved chocolate. Chill for 4 to 6 hours before serving.

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Baklava Thumbprint Cookies

3/2/2019

If you're in love with a good piece of Baklava when it's available at festivals, then this may be an ideal recipe to make at home on short notice.

Quick and thrifty, you can make these delights in about the ordinary time it takes to make your basic cookie.

This recipe got the thumbs up from my youngest Baklava enthusiast in the household.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

TOPPING:
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Wrap dough in plastic; refrigerate until firm enough to form into balls, about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375°. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; refrigerate again if dough becomes too warm. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8 minutes. Press a deep indentation in center of each cookie with the back of a rounded teaspoon. Fill each with honey and walnuts; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Return to oven and bake until edges begin to brown, 7-9 minutes longer. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

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Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies

2/9/2019

I have come upon the most delicious recipe in my recipe archive. There are so many newer versions, but nothing comes close to the good ol' fashioned molasses cookie.

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tab. sugar
1 cup molasses
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 egg

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine shortening and boiling water. Stir in Sugar, molasses, vinegar, and spices. Add flour and baking soda.

Break egg into mixture and blend.

Drop small spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheets, and bake for 5-6 minutes.

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Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

2/9/2019

I don't know about you guys, but I've stopped buying prepared hot fudge sauce even when that 1/2 gallon of ice cream is on sale. Gosh! Those teeny tiny jars are almost $3 now! Oh, the good ol' store bought is still under $2, but who wants that for a GREAT ice cream sundae? Not I!

Here's a recipe I put together instead from time to time. It makes a decent quantity for a lot less dinero. And, you can make those fabulous ice cream sundaes when finances allow.

1 c sugar
1/4 c cocoa
1 tab. butter
5 oz. can of evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar and cocoa in saucepan until warm. This is tricky because it can burn easily.

When it gets a bit hotter, but not melting, add butter. Stir. Add evaporated milk.

Let mixture boil for 1 minute. Be sure to stir frequently.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve immediately.

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Apple Pie Cupcakes

12/29/2018

Let's keep those easy, thrifty treats coming! Here is simple recipe that takes minutes to put together.

All you need is one can of $1 Musselman's apple pie filling at the Dollar Tree. While you're there, pick up one of their $1 yellow cake mixes.

1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 tsp cinnamon

FROSTING:

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Thinly sliced apples, optional

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes.

Place apple pie filling and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in a mini food processor. Pulse several times to chop apples in 1/2 inch pieces.

Using a paring knife, cut a 1-in.-wide cone-shaped piece from top of each cupcake; discard removed portion. Fill cavity with apple mixture.

In a large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. If desired, top with apple slices to serve.

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