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[pirtykitty]

supper is out of the oven and the pound cake went in a few minutes ago.. now for the next hour and a half I can look for cheesecake recipes !!!

 

[arabianequine]

Hmmmm Pumpkin cheese cake sounds good. Pumpkin has gotten so expensive though, buy up in case there is a shortage again this year.

 

[justbugged]

I made zucchini bread last night. I made most of it into muffins.

 

[OvertheHenHouse]

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Those look delish...wishing I was at your house right now!

 

[peeplessinNC]

A week or more ago I made the Amish Friendship Bread starter - aka Herman. Yesterday I made 4 mini loaves of date bread that were delicious. If I ever did this starter back in the day, I've forgotten about it. I'm maintaining the starter to make more quick breads, I'm not giving it away just yet. My mom wants me to make mini loaves for her to give as gifts to the aides who take care of my dad.

There is a nice web site with lots of info and recipes on the starter if you are interested.

http://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/

 

[animalsRawesome]

mmm... if I had some active dry yeast, I'd be making some starters right now!

I LOVE amish friendship bread, but I haven't had any for soooo long.

 

[BettyR]

The kids call these "crack cookies" because they say they are addictive.

Sara's Sugar Cookies

1 1/4 c butter
1/4 c shortening
2 1/2 c dark brown sugar
2 eggs
4 c all purpose flour
4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt

Cream the sugar, butter, and shortening together. Then add the vanilla and eggs.

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Stir dry ingredients into creamed ingredients and stir to combine

Refrigerate for a few hours then form into walnut sized balls.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

 

[krcote]

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Crack Cookies! Yum

I just did a delicious apple cake that turned out so dense and perfectly moist. I've got a mix of apples so I just used those. I did not make the glaze because my honey was irreversibly crystalized, but made whipped cream instead

Also, we are not a fans of walnuts so I substituted an additional cup of apples for the cup of nuts. My cake was done to my liking after 1 hour 20 mins instead of the full 1 hour 30 mins.



Uncle Bob's Fresh Apple Cake

Ingredients
Honey Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons milk
Apple Cake:
3 cups diced Granny Smith apples, about 2 apples
1 cup lightly toasted chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
Directions
Glaze: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Set the bowl aside.

Cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a Bundt pan or tube pan.

In a bowl, mix together the apples, walnuts, vanilla, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

Using an electric mixer beat the sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Add in the dry ingredients and beat until completely combined. Fold in the apple mixture.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Allow the cake to fully cool in the pan, about 1 hour, and then turn it out onto a plate.

Drizzle the apple cake with some of the honey glaze, serve and enjoy!

 

[BettyR]

This is one of those cakes you make at the holidays.....Aunt Ruth isn't with us anymore but we still make her cake every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas and talk about her while we eat it. The cake is a cross between a cake and a pecan pie..... It is supposed to fall in the middle and be gooey there. If you over bake it and it doesn't fall in the middle it's just not right or nearly as good.

I cover the bottom of my cast iron skillet with either wax paper of parchment paper because this cake sometimes sticks.

AUNT RUTH'S PECAN CAKE

TIP: place a shallow pan of water on lower rack while baking cake.

In iron skillet melt:
2 sticks butter (swirl around to coat the sides)

In lg. bowl mix:
1 3/4 cup self-rising flour (I use all purpose and add 3 teaspoons baking powder and a pinch of salt)
2 1/4 cups sugar
3-4 cups pecans (broken into pieces)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
4 lg. eggs

In lg. bowl, add dry ingredients plus eggs & vanilla. Add melted butter. Mix with spoon & pour into skillet. (This is very heavy, thick & dense). Bake at 325 for approx 1 hour - 1 hr. 15 min. Check for doneness after 45-50 minutes in case your oven cooks faster....the sides should be set but the middle should still be slightly under done but not jiggly. I cover top with foil if it starts to get too brown.

DON'T OVERCOOK... After cake has cooled 10-15 minutes, I run a knife around the edges to release it then flip it over onto a plate. Make sure your skillet is seasoned real well to prevent sticking in the middle.

This freezes very well.

 

[KenK]

Can't wait to see the crumb on this beast. It's not "supposed" to be this big. Probably has one giant hole right in the middle.