Grape Salad (eyeballs) (Laura S.)

3-4 lbs grapes

take off stems. wash. dry.

8 oz cream cheese
8 oz sour cream
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla

mix together. stir in grapes.. spread in a cookie sheet or cake pan.

1/2 c brown sugar
1 c pecans (or any chopped nuts) (optional)

spread over top. refrigerate and serve.

Pumpkin or Applesauce Cookies (Laura S.)

1/2 C shortening
1 C sugar
2 eggs

cream

1 C applesauce or pumpkin

cream

2 C flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg

mix together. Add in Chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Pumpkin Roll (Laura S)

3 eggs
1 C. sugar
2/3 C. canned pumpkin
1 tsp. lemon juice

3/4 C. flour
1 tso. baking powder
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 C. chopped nuts
Combine

beat eggs on high for 5 min. Beat in sugar, add pumpkin and lemon juice. Fold in flour mixture. Pour in jelly roll pan and sprinkle with nuts (optional). Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and roll up on a towel (dust towel too!) Chill for 2-3 hours. Mix 8 oz. cream cheese, 4 Tbsp butter, and 1 tsp vanilla, and 1 C. powdered sugar. Frost cake and roll it back up (remove the towel). Put in fridge or can be wrapped in plastic and put in freezer.

Meatballs (Gail)

1 lb hamburger
1 egg beaten
2 potatoes, grated
2 carrots, grated

Mix all together, form into meatballs. Cook in oven 350 for about 10 minutes or until done.

I put them over rice with a sweet and sour sauce over. You can freeze them and use them in any ways you prefer.

Apple Snack Pizza (Keri)

How do you split one apple between three kids? Make this simple snack for
after school and they'll never complain about sharing an apple again!

1 flour tortilla
1 apple, peeled and thinly sliced
Butter
Sugar
Cinnamon
Caramel ice cream topping

Butter tortilla. Sprinkle with sugar to taste. Arrange apple slices on tortilla.
Sprinkle with a little more sugar then cinnamon. Bake at 350 till apples are
firm tender. About 20 - 30 minutes depending on thickness of apples. Let cool
about ten minutes then drizzle with Caramel ice cream topping. Cut with
pizza cutter.

Apple Dumplings (Keri)

2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking pwd.
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. milk (or a little more)
3 - 5 peeled and grated apples

Mix everything but apples together to make dough. Roll dough into rectangle and spread apples over top.
Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll and cut like cinnamon. (Makes about 12)
Put rolls in a 9x13 pan and cover with sauce. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour.
Sauce:
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. water
1/2 c. margarine
Bring to boil then pour over rolls and bake.

Cool slightly then serve with whip cream or ice cream.

Waldorf Chicken Salad (Judy)

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Dutch Oven Potatoes (Mary)

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Chili Cheese Potatoes (Peggy)

4 large potatoes microwaved 8-10 min
1 can chili heated
1 cup shredded cheese
split potatoes on plate. Pour chili over the top and then top with cheese.
Opt. minced onions and olives add flavor and color.

Apple Walnut Salad (Donna)

2 apples cubed
1 cup diced celery
½ cup chopped walnuts

Cover with yogurt and serve(We like French Vanilla)

Apple Enchiladas (Donna)

1 (21 oz) can apple pie filling
6 (8inch) flour tortillas
Ground cinnamon
½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup water

Preheat oven to 350 , Grease a 2 quart baking dish
Spoon about one heaping quarter cup of pie filling
Evenly down the center of each tortilla, Sprinkle
With cinnamon; roll up, tucking in edges; and place
Seam down in dish.

In a medium saucepan, combine butter, brown
Sugar and water, Bring to a boil, stirring constantly:
Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
Pour over Enchiladas and let stand 30 minutes.

Bake 20 minutes, or until golden

Caramel Apple Dip (Joycelyn)

1 17 oz. jar Mrs. Richards Butterscotch Caramel Sauce
1 8 oz. package cream cheese

Let cream cheese soften to room temperature. Mix caramel sauce and cream cheese together until smooth.

Chill and serve with granny smith apple wedges.

Bunny Bread (Gail)

Thaw 1 loaf Rhodes Bake and serve bread.
Divide in pieces and shape into body, arms, legs, head, ears etc, to make a bunny.
Bake and serve.
Place raisins for eyes and sliver almonds for teeth.
Isn't he cute!!

Candy Stuffed Eggs( Reba)

Easter would not be complete without plastic eggs filled with candy!
Reba shared this Easter treat with us. What a fun colorful basket.

Cream Puff Cake (Laura S)

1 cup water
1 cup flour
1 cube butter
4 eggs

Preheat oven to 400. Heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour overlow heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat and wait until cool to touch. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth. Spread on cookie sheet. Cook 35 minutes. Let crust cool. Top with 1 small chocolate and 1 small vanilla pudding made and mixed together. Top with cool whip. Drizzle chocolate syrup on top or grate a chocolate bar of choice.

Deviled Eggs (Christy)

These were very yummy! Easter just would not be Easter without deviled eggs.

Orange Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole (Joycelyn)

8 oz cream cheese--room temperature
4 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup sugar

Blend ingredients together in blender and pour over 3 cups bread crumbs torn in about 1 inch pieces that have been placed in a greased casserole dish.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Serve with maple syrup.
You can also serve this with Orange Syrup and it add to the orange flavor.

Cheesy Stuffed Hard Rolls (Joycelyn)

1 1/2 lbs. grated cheese
1 can chopped olives
2 tablespoons finely chopped green pepper
1 small onion finely chopped
4 hard boiled eggs grated
1 can tomato sauce
Mix together and put in hard rolls. Wrap in waxed paper and bake at 200 for 20 minutes.

Chocolate Covered Marshmellow Easter Eggs (Laura S)

Fill several cake pans with flour about 2 inches deep. Press a plastic mold(Easter egg) into flour making about 35 medium impressions.

Soak 2 Tablespoons Knox unflavored gelatin (2 envelopes) in 1/2 cup cold water.
Boil 2 cups sugar and 2/3 cup water to the soft ball stage.
Stir in softened gelatin to the syrup and let it stand 1 minute. It will foam as you stir.

Beat 2 egg whites until stiff. Add syrup mixture into egg whites slowly while beating on high with your mixer. Beat about 10 minutes until beater marks disappear in 10 -15 seconds when you turn it off.

Add 1 tsp vanilla flavoring and a few drops of food coloring if you wish.
Spoon out marshmallow into hallow molds. Do not over fill.

Let set 10-20 minutes. Dust tops with flour. Coat with melted chocolate. When dry may draw designs or put names on eggs with frosting or eat plain.

Egg Idea (Julie)

My idea, if you want to share it, is one I got from Homemaking years ago. Cinnamon rolls again. Arrange them to look like a sheep, cut out feet and ears to attack and a bitty tail. The egg ring is cool, too. Don't cut the cinnamon rolls all the way through, then twist them into a circle with the uncut portion inside the circle. Spread the rolls and place a colored, cooked egg in between each roll and bake it. Cute, but not all that practical.

Main Dish Idea (Julie)

An idea for bread dough, I roll the dough, as though for cinnamon rolls, and make a dinner meal using themed ingredients . Spread the dough with appropriate sauce, add meats and toppings.Pizza toppings. Ham and peas with cheese sauce. Hamburger, onions and peppers. Cream of whatever soup, chicken, mushrooms,etc... Whatever you like, then roll and cut. Add more sauce over rolls after baking, if desired.

Cinnamon Rolls (Christy)

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Garden Veggie Pizza Squares (Mary)

Prep Time:5 Min Cook Time:15 Min Ready In:1 Hr 30 Min



Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls or pizza roll
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (1 ounce) package Ranch-style dressing mix
2 carrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped red bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup fresh broccoli, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onions

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2.Roll out crescent rolls onto a large non-stick baking sheet. Stretch and flatten to form a single rectangular shape on the baking sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow to cool.

3.Place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Mix cream cheese with 1/2 of the ranch dressing mix. Adjust the amount of dressing mix to taste. Spread the mixture over the cooled crust. Arrange carrots, red bell pepper, broccoli and green onions on top. Chill in the refrigerator approximately 1 hour. Cut into bite-size squares to serve.

Toasty English Muffins (Joycelyn)

1 pkg. yeast
1/4 cup warm water
3 cup flour
1 1/4 cup scalded milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 cup corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup margarine

Soften yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt and margarine and let cool to lukewarm. Stir in 1 cup flour and add yeast and cornmeal mixing well. Beat 2 min. on medium speed with an electric mixer or beat 300 vigorous strokes with wooden spoon. Beat in remaining flour to make soft dough. Cover and let rise in warm place until double. (About 1 hour) The dough will be very soft dough almost too sticky to handle.
(I use my Kitchen Aid mixer to mix the dough)

Stir down and roll out to 1/2 inch thickness on floured board. Sprinkle with corn meal. Cut in 3-4 inch rounds, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes.

Heat slightly greased griddle to 300 degrees. (I prefer to use an electric fry pan so I can control the temperature. I also place the lid on fry pan to aid in cooking the muffins through to the middle easier.)

Place muffins on griddle cornmeal side down. Cook each muffin for 4-5 minutes and then turn over and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Cool.

Use a fork to separate the muffins as cutting with a knife destroys the texture of the muffins.

Frozen Refrigerator Rolls (Joycelyn)

This makes a big batch so freeze them like Rhodes Rolls and pull them out when you need them. You can make any shape roll you desire.

4 cups warm milk add 1 cube margarine
6 eggs in a mixing bowl beat with 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. salt add milk and margarine
Dissolve 2 tbs. yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and add to mixture
Add enough flour to make a soft dough.

Let dough double in size on counter then shape and cook OR let sit in the refrigerator over night then shape and cook the next day.ORForm into balls and place on greased cookie sheet and freeze. After frozen place in a freezer bag to store until ready to use.

There are a couple options to thaw. Place them on a greased pan that you want to bake them in then cover with plastic wrap sprayed with nonstick spray so the wrap doesn’t stick to the rolls. They can sit covered over night in the fridge. Bring out and let rise half hour to 1 hour or until doubled.

For Cinnamon Rolls:
You can also roll the dough into a rectangle spread with margarine brown sugar and cinnamon and roll it up, then cut into slices and flash freeze (or freeze them individually before putting them together in a bag to freeze in the freezer) on greased cookie sheets.

For Monkey Bread or Sticky Buns:






Break pieces of dough into 1 inch balls and flash freeze.





Place 72 one inch frozen dough balls in a bunt pan. Mix together the following:
1 small pkg pudding mix vanilla OR butterscotch flavor (not instant)
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
4 Tablespoons cream

Pour caramel mixture over frozen dough. Let rise over night and bake in the morning or make in the morning and cook in the evening.

(Optional--mix 1 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice in with the 1 1/2 inch balls of dough before adding sauce)

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and invert onto a plate so warm caramel runs down sides. Enjoy!