Cherry Bars

Cream together:

1 3/4 C sugar          

1 C butter (I've tried using less but it's never as good)           

1 t vanilla                  

Add 4 eggs.

 Add:      

 

4 C flour             

 

1 1/2 t baking powder                     

 

Spoon 2/3 of batter onto greased jelly roll pan (15" x 10").  Spread one can of cherry pie filling over batter. Top with rest of batter.   Bake at 350 til done. (15 min?)

When cool, top with glaze.             Glaze:  

    

1/2 t almond extract                       

1 C powd. sugar

1-2 T milK

 

This recipe was from Holly Allred in Guam and is Rachel's favorite dessert.

No-bake cookies

Boil for one minute in saucepan--       

1 C sugar                     

1/2 C milk                    

2 T butter (or 2 T corn syrup)              

 2 T cocoa

Remove from heat and add: 

 

1 t vanilla       

 

1/2 C peanut butter       

 

2 1/2 C quick  oats      

 

Mix, then spoon onto plate and  chill.

Rice Pudding

2 C milk         
1 1/2 C cooked rice         
1/2 C raisins, optional        
1/3 C sugar       
1 t cinnamon          
 1 t vanilla          
2 eggs

Mix everything together.  Pour into a buttered 9" square glass dish.   Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Carefully stir pudding.  Cook an additional 10-20 minutes, until firm enough for your liking.  Serve warm or cold, for breakfast or dessert.

Easy Coconut Pie

2 C milk             
¾ C sugar                
 4 eggs               
 ½ C flour            
1 t vanilla               
½ t salt     
(Optional: add melted butter)

Blend the above in a blender for 10 seconds. Scrape the sides and blend for another 10 seconds. Add 1 C shredded coconut and blend for another 10 seconds. Pour into greased pie pan and bake at 350 for 50 minutes. This pie makes its own pie crust as it cooks!

 

Note for vegans:  do NOT try to substitute flax seed for the eggs in this recipe.

Lowfat pie crust

1 1/3 c. flour            
1/2 tsp. salt           
1/3 c. oil (Puritan, Canola, etc.)             
3 tbsp. skim milk

Combine flour and salt in bowl. Blend oil and milk in bowl. Add to flour mixture. Stir with fork until forms large clumps. Press into ball. Flatten to form 5-6 inch "pancake". Roll between sheets of wax paper. Peel off top sheet. Flip into 9 inch pie pan. Remove other sheet. Press dough into pie plate. Trim and flute.

This recipe really is "easy as pie."  My 11-year-old makes this by himself because he loves apple pie all year long, and I usually only make pies at Thanksgiving (and we eat enough for the whole year that week).

Another crust:  Oat crust

1 1/3 C oats
1/3 C brown sugar
1 t cinnamon
5 T melted butter

Apple Cake

2 C sugar     
¼ C oil         
1/4 C water            
2 eggs  (or flax seed)          
4 C diced apples   

Combine.

2 C flour        

1 t salt        

 2 t cinnamon         

1 t nutmeg      

2 t baking soda

Combine dry ingredients and add to apple mixture.  Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.  Bake at 350 for 40 min. or so.

Another good one:

DUTCH APPLE CAKE

1 1/2 C flour            

2 t baking powder            

1/2 t salt              

1/2 C sugar  

              

 1 cube butter, melted ( I substitute part applesauce for lower fat)                    

1/2 C milk                

1 egg

Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients and add to dry. Stir. Pour in greased 8" square pan.

Lay peeled apple slices (about 5 apples) on top of cake in pan (before baking). Press them down. Sprinkle 1/2 C sugar (+ 1/2 t cinnamon) over it, plus 2 T raisins, if desired. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.

Oatmeal Raisin Muffins

1 cup rolled oats          
1 cup buttermilk            
1 cup flour               
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder             
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda           

1/4 teaspoon salt              

 

2 T soft butter or oil             

6 T applesauce             

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar        

1 beaten egg  (or flax seed)      

1 cup raisins  (or craisins, or blueberries, or chocolate chips)                

 

Mix dry ingredients.  Mix wet ingredients.  Add wet to dry.  Stir.  Bake at 350   for 25 min