Pumpkin Crisp

Mom made this for dessert tonight. It was so good. We all ate so much that we felt sick. It is super rich and really good with whipped cream on top. It is like a tastier, more flavorful, more moist pumpkin pie. I would prefer this to pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving anyday.

2 16 oz cans pumpkin
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 (2-layer) yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cup chopped pecans

Combine all but last three ingredients. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top of the pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle pecans on top of cake mixture.
Drizzle melted butter over top.
Bake 350°F for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

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Quicker-to-Make 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Makes about 2 loaves...might want to cut recipe in half!
3 cups hot tap water (hot to touch, not hot enough to burn)
1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. honey
1 Tbs. dough enhancer
1 Tbs. instant yeast
1 Tbs. salt
1 Tbs. vital wheat gluten
6-8 c. freshly ground whole wheat flour ( could use half wheat and half white?)

Pour warm water in mixing bowl. Add approximately 3c. flour on top of liquid. Then add dough enhancer, oil, honey, yeast, and gluten. Mix well.

Add approximately 3+ additional cups flour and salt. Knead , continuing to ad flour 1/4 c. at a time until the dough pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl. Knead for another 5 minutes.

Oil or grease hands and counter. (I would probably use flour!) Divide dough into equal portions and shape into loaves. Putinto well-greased pans. Let rise till double in size. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or till golden brown on top. Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack. Brush top of loaves with butter or water for a shiny appearance. Dough can be used for pizza crust of cinnamon rolls.

Zucchini Apple Pie

I know what you're thinking...because Dave thinks it whenever I try and sneak zucchini into my spaghetti sauce. But this REALLY tastes like apple pie. Try it and don't tell your hubby. I swear, they will never know. That's thanks to a little miracle I like to call sugar. :)

4 cups large zucchini
2 T lemon juice
Dash of salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Dash of nutmeg
3 T flour

Peel zucchini (be sure to remove all of the dark green color). Cut in quarters lengthwise and remove seeds. Slice crosswise. Cook until tender crisp and drain very well.

Toss together zucchini, lemon juice, and salt.

Mix in bowl sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, nutmeg, and flour.

Add zucchini to above mixture and mix well (it willbe slightly runny). Place in 9" pie crust and dot with butter befoer adding top crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Apple Butter Jam

Apple Butter

10-12 Diced/peeled apples (about 14 cups)
2 c. apple cidar
3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Place apples and cidar in crock pot, add sugar. Can fill pot with more apples, if they will fit. Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 4 hours. Blend crock pot contents, along with cinnamon & cloves, until smooth. Return contents to crock pot and cook on low for 1 hour. Fill pint jars and process in water bath for 10 minutes.

Chicken Bacon Salad

Chicken Bacon Salad

Ingredients:
2-3 chicken breast, cooked & cubed
1/2 lb. bacon
1/2-1 cup craisins
1/2-1 cup nuts, chopped
1 C. Mozzarella cheese, grated
Mixed greens (I used 1 bag spring mix & 1 bag of chopped romaine)

Dressing: (this usually makes a little more than you need)
1/4 of red onion, chopped
1/2 c. Red wine vinegar
1 c oil
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dry mustard

Serves 8-10. This is a very filling salad and can be served for a brunch or light lunch with rolls.

Wheat Bread w/hard white wheat

Wheat Bread

**I half this recipe since my mixer doesn't accomodate 10+ cups of flour. And when it's halved it makes 2 loaves.

6 c hot tap water
sprinkle 6 c. wheat

2 T salt
2T yeast
2T gluten
2T bread enchancer

2/3 c oil
2/3 c honey

Start adding more flour (abt 5-7 cups) until dough easily pulls off sides
* I realized that I was making this recipe with a little too little wheat, so add more until it's a doughy consistency.

knead with dough hook 5 min (if you have a kneading function, you don't need to knead on counter or place on counter).

oil counter (INSTEAD OF FLOUR), place dough on counter and divide into loaves. Spray pans, let dough double in pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Easy Way Cinnamon Rolls

2 3/4 c. warm water
pinch of sugar
2 pkg dry yeast
1 pkg of yellow/cake mix
2 eggs
5 1/2 to 6 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water w/pinch of sugar. Add cake mix and 2 eggs and mix well. Add enough flour to create a soft dough. Knead for a few minutes, then let rise in a large, greased bowl on the counter for 2-3 hours, overnite in the frig, or quick-rise in a preheated oven for about an hour till doubled in size. More later.....