Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Pecan Pie

3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup Karo syrup
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 unbaked pie crust

In a large bowl, stir together first 5 ingredients until well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes.

Coconut Cream Pie

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup hot water
3 egg, separated
1/2 stick butter
1 cup coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all dry ingredients first, then add a little of the evaporated milk to wet the dry ingredients. Add 3 egg yolks and beat good. Add remainder of the evaporated milk and hot water. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly. When thickened, remove from heat stir in butter, coconut and vanilla. Pour into cooked pie shell. Cool and top with cool whip.

Chocolate Cream Pie

1 1/4 cups Sugar
1/4 cup Cornstarch
1 cup Evaporated Milk
1 cup Hot Water
3 eggs, Yolks only
1/2 stick Butter
2 ounces (melted) unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all dry ingredients first, then add a little of the evaporated milk to wet dry ingredients. Add 3 egg yolks and beat good. Add remainder of cream and hot water. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly. When thickened, remove from heat add butter, melted chocolate and vanilla. Pour into cooked pie shell. Cool and top with cool whip.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Pumpkin Bread

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
  3. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.