Sunday, September 28, 2008

Meatballs

This isn't especially unique, but they were tasty!

1 and a half pounds ground beef
1 and a half cups bread crumbs
3/4 cup milk
egg
1/4 cup or so finely chopped onion
1 and a half tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Form into 2 inch balls and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Serve with Knorr pasta sides in Stroganoff flavor.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Mom's Creamed Corn

2 - 16 oz bags frozen corn
pint of whipping cream
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons salt
12 teaspoons sugar
pinch of pepper

Bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons softened butter and 4 tablespoons flour. Stir. Add gradually to corn to thicken.

Mamie's Pumpkin Bars

4 eggs
1 and 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:
3 oz. cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick butter
2 cups powdered sugar

Beat together eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix thoroughly. Spread batter in an ungreased 9x13 baking dish. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool. Frost with cream cheese icing.

Cream cheese icing: Cream together cream cheese and butter. Stir in vanilla. Add powdered sugar, a little at a time, beating until smooth.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Pumpkin Bread


From Cottage Living Magazine, November 2006

This recipe doubles and even triples really well. A single recipe will make four little loaves (bake for 36 minutes).

1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1-1/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons canned unsweetened pumpkin
1 large egg

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour an 8x4 loaf pan. Stir together the first 6 ingredients.

2. In a separate (large) bowl, combine sugar, oil, and pumpkin. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg, beating until well blended. Gradually add dry ingredients, beating at a low speed until blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan.

3. Bake at 350 for 1 hour 5 minutes or until loaf is golden and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan.