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Thursday, January 13, 2011

MY HOLIDAY FAVS

Okay these will be recipes that I love to make around the holidays! Some are old, but some are new ones that I found this year...Hope you enjoy!


SPICED CREAM PUFFS W/Sweet Honey Filling

1 C water, 1/2 Cup butter, 1/8 t salt, 1 C flour, 1 t ground cinnamon, 1/2 t ground nutmeg, 1/2 t ground ginger, 1/8 t ground allspice, 4 lg eggs.

1)Pre-heat oven 375. line baking sheet with parchment paper (or spray). 2) in med saucepan, combine water, butter, salt. Bring to a boil. 3) In sm bowl combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Add to butter mixture, and vigorously stir with wooden spoon until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 min. In a lg bowl, add flour mixture. Add eggs one at a time beating until smooth. Spoon dough into mounds on baking sheet. Bake 30-35 min or until puffed golden brown. let cool. Split in half (Remove any soft dough inside)Spoon desired amount of sweet Honey Filling in bottom of cream puffs. Can drizzle honey over the tops.

SWEET HONEY FILLING
1 Pkg cream cheese (8oz), softened, 1/4 C heavy whipping cream, 1/4 C sour cream,
2 T honey, 1/4 t ground nutmeg.
Beat together and chill for 4 hours.


COCA COLA CAKE

2 C flour, 2 C sugar, 1 t baking soda, 1/2 t ground cinnamon, 1/4 t salt, 1 C butter, 1 C coca cola, 1/2 C whole buttermilk, 1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder,
2 lg eggs, 1 t vanilla extract.
1) Preheat oven 350. Spray 13x9 cake pan. 2) In a lg bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt. 3) in a med saucepan, combine butter, coca cola, buttermilk,and cocoa. Bring to a boil over med-high heat, whisking constantly. Remove from heat, and add flour mixture, whisking until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, whisk until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 30-35 min or until tooth pick comes out clean. Pour Coca-cola frosting over hot cake. let cool before serving.

COCA-COLA FROSTING
1/2 C butter, 1/2 coca-cola, 1/4 C cocoa powder, 4 C Powder sugar, 1 C chopped pecans
Bring butter, cola, and cocoa to a boil, whisking constantly. Remove from heat, gradually add powder sugar whisking until smooth. Stir in pecans.


EASY MICROWAVE FUDGE
3 C milk choco chips, 1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1/2 C cube butter
Optional- nuts, pb cups, candy canes, etcs

Put above ingredients in a med microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 3 min, take out, then stir, put back in for 20 sec and stir. repeat until all is melted. Pour into a well greased brownie pan. Put in fridge and let set.
*I like to put PB cups on top after I put it in the pan, so they melt into the fudge. You can also stir in nuts or put them on top. This works for any topping you like.

SCOTCH-A-ROOS
Some people call this something else, but I grew up with this name, so that's what it will be called on the blog. It doesn't matter what you call it though, because they are YUMMY!!!

6 C Rice Crispies, 1 C Sugar, 1 C Karo, 1 C Peanut butter, 1 C Choco chips, 1 C Butterscotch chips.
1. Cook Sugar, Karo and Peanut Butter in Sauce pan until melted on low heat. Take off heat and add Rice krispes. mix until well blended. Press down into a buttered cake pan (Butter hands or it will stick to them). Melt the chips together in microwave. Spread onto bars. Let cool.
*If you use a little less rice krispies, it will stay soft longer.



JINGLE BELL WREATH COOKIES
I didn't make these this year, but I have made them in the past and they are cute and fun to give to neighbors!

1 C sugar, 1 C Margarine (softened), 1 egg, 1 1/2 t Almond extract, 3 1/2 C flour,
1 t baking powder, 1/4 t salt, 1/2 C milk, Green Food coloring, cinnamon candies

Directions:
Cream sugar and margarine in a lg bowl. Add egg and extract, beating until fluffy. In a seperate bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixtue alternating with milk. Divide dough in 1/2. Tint half green (about 5 drops). Leave other half white. chill dough for 1 hr. Pre-heat oven 375. sprinkle sugar on work surface. for each wreath shape 1 t white dough and 1 green. Roll both into 4-in ropes. Twist ropes together to make a wreath. Place on cookie sheet. press 2-3 cinnamon candies on tops of each wreath to look like holly berries. Bake 9-12 min. cool on wire rack.
*You can sprinkle sugar on top before baking as well. I wish I had a pic of these, so you could see how cute they are.

HERB CHEESE CESCENT ROLLS

I'm not sure if you want my short version of this or Paula Deens, so I will give both. Mine is quick & easy and still tasted as good.
Mindi's version: Crescent rolls (quanity Depends on how many people you are serving)
Then find any flavor spreadable cheese (Not cream cheese). I used Rondele' Garlic and herb.
Spread cheese on each crescent and roll. Use directions for baking on the package. These were quick and a good appetizer on New Years. They would also taste good as your dinner roll.

Paula's Version: Sorry it Has way to many instructions. If you want her version Call me or e-mail me.

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