Pumpkin Bread

2/3 cup oil

2 2/3 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 can 29 oz. pumpkin or 1 quart fresh pumpkin

2/3 cup water (if using fresh pumpkin use less water)

3 1/2 cup flour

2 tea. soda

2 tea. salt

1/2 teas. baking powder

1 tbs. cinnamon

1 tea. cloves

2/3 cup chopped nuts

2/3  cups raisins

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 2 loaf pans.  Cream oil and sugar till fluffy.  Stir in eggs, pumpking, water.  Blend in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.  Stir in nuts and raisins.  Pour into pans and bake 70 min.

Thanks to Marilyne H

For a change use dried cranberries instead of raisins.  To make it spicier add 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and or 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE

1 Chocolat e cake mix

1 (3oz.) instant choclate pudding mix

1 pint sour cream

4 eggs

¾ c. oil

1/3 c. Kahlua coffee liqueur*

1 cup chocolate chips

 

Mix with mixer all ingredients except chocolate chips. Mix about 2 minutes. Add chocolate chips last and mix gently. Put into bundt pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake 1 hour at 350º.

 

*Note: Kahlua evaporates while baking the same as vanilla extract.

 

Glaze:           1 c. chocolate chips

                    2 T. Kahlua, optional

                    3 T. butter

Melt in microwave stirring every minute or so until smooth.

Thanks to Roylene

Hot Taco Salad

Kathy K’s casserole from the picnic.

Crush a bag of Dorito’s in a 9″  X 13″  baking dish. Spread the following on the chips:

1 C cooked rice

1 can chili without beans

2# browned hamburger

Layer of each: chopped onion, lettuce, and tomatoes.

Make the following cheese sauce in a saucepan and pour over above (Stir the sauce as it is cooking to keep it from burning):

1/4 C butter

1/4 C flour

2 C milk

1# Velveeta cheese

Bake at 400 for 10 min.

Clara’s Chocolate Maple Nut Bars

Chocolate Maple Nut Bars

 

1½ cups unsifted flour

2/3 c. sugar

½ teas. salt

¾ c. cold butter

2 eggs

1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

1½ teas. maple flavoring

2 c. chopped walnuts

1 c. Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

 

Preheat oven to 350°. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg. Press evenly into 13×9-inch baking pan. Bake 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, remaining 1 egg and flavoring; stir in nuts. Sprinkle chips evenly over prepared crust. Top with nut mixture; bake 25 minutes longer or until golden. Cool. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Cookie Cheesecake Squares

Cookie Cheesecake Squares, (Nancy W served this at the day meeting today.)

A 1968 Pillsbury Bake-off winner.

Slice one roll of pillsbury refrigerator sugar, butterscotch nut, or peanut butter cookies into 1/4inch slices.  Place slices in bottom of ungreased 13 x 9″ pan.  Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 min. until light & puffy.  Gently spread with 3/4 cup strawberry preserves. (any flavor may be used)  In a large bowl, combine 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg & 1/2 tsp vanilla.  Beat until smooth at med. speed.  Then pour over preserves, spreading filling to edges.  Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 min.  Cool. Cut into 12 dessert squares or 24 bars.