ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Two, Number 209, October 31, 2006
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Today's Recipes
Gravy To Put On Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- flour
- hot water
- milk
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 4 med. potatoes, peeled, cubed
- 4 eggs, cooked for 12 minutes
- approx. 1 lb. hamburger or sausage, fried
Directions
Melt shortening in skillet. Add enough flour to soak up all the shortening, then let it brown. Add some hot water, a little at a time; keep stirring. Then add milk and bring to a boil. Add enough milk until thin enough. Add Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper. Cook potatoes in a little bit of water. Add potatoes and water to hot gravy plus diced eggs and crumbled meat. Ready to serve with your favorite biscuits or toasted bread.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Out of This World Coffee Cake
Batter Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup cream
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Topping Ingredients
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla, then add cream and dry ingredients. Spread half of batter in 9x13 inch cake pan. Sprinkle half of topping on, then layer with rest of batter. Top with topping. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Mediterranean Dip
Cool and refreshing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup marmalade jam
- 1/4 cup honey mustard
- 2 Tbsp. pineapple juice
- 1 Tbsp. crushed pineapples
Directions
Microwave jam in a bowl for 2 minutes. Add mustard and juice. Blend in pineapples. Good for nuggets (fish or chicken) or fries or apples.
By LRP from LOWELL, MASS
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Egg and Sausage Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 slices of bread, crumbled
- 2 lb. sausage, browned and drained
- 2 cups cubed American cheese
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 3/4 tsp. prepared mustard
- 1 cup cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup milk
Directions
Place bread crumbs in greased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Add browned sausage. Blend eggs, 2 1/2 cups milk and mustard. Pour over ingredients in pan. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Blend soup and 1/2 cup milk. Pour over egg mixture in pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 3/4 hour. Cover while baking.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. (scant) salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 qt. canned peaches and half of the juice
Directions
Put peaches with the juice in a 9x13 inch cake pan. In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients in the order given. Pour batter over the peaches and bake at 350 degrees F. for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with milk. Canned blueberries can be used instead of the peaches.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Crock Pot Pork Chops With Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 package stove top (6 oz. pork flavor)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 tsp. curry powder
- 4-6 boneless pork chops
Directions
Grease crock pot, mix stuffing as directed on box (only 1 cup water). Layer 1/2 dressing in bottom, 1/2 soup, sprinkle curry, layer chops, add stuffing, top with soup. Cook on low 6-7 hours.
By Laurie from Nevada
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Baked Corn
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. lard
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. mustard
- 1/4 tsp. paprika
- 2 cups cooked corn
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- buttered crumbs
Directions
Makes a sauce of lard, flour, milk and seasonings. Add corn, egg and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into baking dish, cover with buttered crumbs and bake at 350 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Chocolate Bit Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups shortening
- 6 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. salt
- 4 tsp. soda
- 4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 7 cups flour
- 2-3 packages chocolate chips
Directions
Cream together sugars and shortening. Add eggs and beat well. Then add rest of ingredients. We like these since they don't take so much sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Butterhorn Crescent Rolls
My favorite recipe for Thanksgiving or any special dinner
Ingredients
- 2 packages dry yeast,
- 3/4 cup warm water,
- 1/3 cup sugar,
- 1 teaspoon salt,
- 2 eggs,
- 1/2 cup soft butter,
- 4 cups all purpose flour
Directions
Rinse a large bowl with hot water to warm it. Combine water, sugar and stir in yeast to dissolve. When it begins to form bubbles, add the salt, eggs, butter, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Knead dough until smooth, place it in a greased bowl, turn once and cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. If you want to hurry this process, place a small terry towel in your slow cooker, place the bowl with dough on the towel, turn your slow cooker just on warm, cover with another towel. keep an eye on it until it is double. Punch dough down and divide into three equal portions. Roll each portion into a 12 inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges. A pizza cutter works well for this step, cutting first into quarters then, cutting each quarter in half. Roll up the wedges starting with the wide end, Press the point into the roll slightly and place on a greased cookie sheet with the point down against the pan, shaping them like a crescent moon. Cover and let rise until almost double. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 12 -15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. I usually put mine back in my warm slow cooker surrounded by towels. or you can wrap them in foil and reheat in the oven.
By Harlean from Arkansas from Hot Springs, Arkansas
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