Sweet Potato Muffins

1&3/4c. flour
1/4c. sugar
1T. baking powder
1T. brown sugar
1t. salt
1/2c. chopped nuts (optional)
1&1/4c. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
3/4c. milk
1/4c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/2c. sugar
1/2t. cinnamon

Combine flour, 1/4c. sugar, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, and nuts in a large bowl, stirring well.  Make a well in the center of the mixture.  Combine sweet potatoes, milk, butter, and eggs in a separate bowl; stirring well.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.  Spoon batter into greased muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.  Combine 1/2c. sugar and cinnamon together; sprinkle over each muffin.  Bake at 425℉ for 20-25 min. or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Yields about 1&1/3 dozen.  

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Orange Juice Muffins with Honey Spread

2c. biscuit or baking mix (i.e. bisquick, jiffy, etc.)
2T. sugar
1 egg
1t. grated orange peel
2/3c. orange juice
2T. sugar
1/4t. cinnamon
1/8t. nutmeg
honey spread (recipe below)

Combine egg, 2T. sugar, orange peel, and orange juice in a large mixing bowl.  Stir in the biscuit mix until all ingredients are moistened.  Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.  Combine remaining 2T. sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl; sprinkle over muffin batter.  Bake at 400℉ for 15 min. or until golden brown.  Serve hot with honey spread.  Makes 1 dozen.

Honey Spread:

1/4c. softened butter or margarine
1/4c. honey

Combine the 2 ingredients and mix well.  Makes 1/3c.

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Thanksgiving Cranberry Bread

1/4c. butter or margarine
1c. honey
2 eggs
1c. orange juice
2c. wheat flour
1/2c. instant dry milk
1t. baking powder
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
1c. chopped nuts (optional)
2c. whole cranberries

Cream butter, honey, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl.  Mix in orange juice.  Add dry milk, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Mix well.  Stir in flour and nuts.  Fold in cranberries.  Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake at 325℉ for 1 hour.

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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies (excellent holiday recipe)

1&3/4c. flour
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
1/2c. shortening or butter or margarine
1/2c. peanut butter
1/2c. sugar
1/2c. brown sugar
1 egg
1t. vanilla
1 bag candy kisses

Cream together the egg, butter, peanut butter, and both sugars in a mixing bowl.  Add salt, baking soda, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Stir in flour and mix thoroughly.  Shape into balls, using a rounded teaspoon for each.  Roll in sugar and place on greased cookie sheets.  Bake at 375℉ for 10 min.  Take cookie sheet out and top each cookie with an unwrapped candy kiss, pressing the candy kiss down on each cookie until edges crack.  Bake 2-5 min. longer, until golden brown.

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Chewy Noels

2T. margarine
2 eggs
1c. brown sugar
5T. flour
1/8t. baking soda
1c. chopped nuts (optional)
1t. vanilla
powdered sugar

Melt margarine in a 9-inch square pan.  In a mixing bowl, beat eggs.  Stir in sugar, flour, baking soda, and nuts.  Add vanilla last, but do not stir.  Pour over butter.  Bake at 350℉ for 30 min.  After baking, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Perfect Divinity

2c. sugar
1/2c. light corn syrup
1/2c. hot water
1/4t. salt
2 egg whites, room temperature
1t. vanilla
1/2c. chopped nuts (optional)

In a 2 qt. saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, hot water, and salt.  Cook and stir till sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.  Cook to hard-ball stage (250℉) without stirring.  Wipe crystals from sides of pan now and then with fork wrapped in damp cloth or paper towel.  Remove from heat.  In a separate large mixing bowl, beat egg whites till stiff peaks form.  Gradually pour hot syrup over beaten egg whites, beating constantly with a  wire whisk.  Add vanilla and contine beating until mixture will hold its shape when dropped from a spoon.  Stir in nuts.

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Applesauce Fruit Cake

2c. sugar
1c. shortening, butter, or margarine
2c. cooked apples
2t. baking soda
1t. cinnamon
1/2t. cloves
1/2t. nutmeg
1c. chopped nuts (optional)
2c. raisins (optional)
3 eggs
1T. cocoa
1t. vanilla
pinch salt
Flour to make a medium stiff batter

Combine cooked apples with baking soda and set aside.  In a larger mixing bowl, combine eggs, shortening, and sugar.  Mix well.  Add cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cocoa, vanilla, and salt.  Stir well.  Stir in raisins, nuts, and apple-baking soda mixture.  Gradually add flour to make a medium stiff batter.  Pour into a greased 9x13-inch cake pan.  Bake at 350℉ for 1&1/2 hours. 

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