Thursday, March 22, 2012

Yummy Banana Bars

1 ¼ C. sugar
1 C. sour cream
½ C. butter
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
½ C. chopped nuts (optional)

Combine sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs; beat 1 minute. Add vanilla and bananas. Add dry ingredient; beat 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread in greased 9x13 pan; bake at 350` for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool; frost with cream cheese frosting.

-Cream Cheese Frosting:

2 tbsp. margarine or butter, soft
4 oz. cream cheese, soft
2 C. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla

Combine ingredients and blend well. Thin with milk if necessary.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pannukakku (Finnish oven baked pancake)

3 eggs
4 tbsp. sugar
1 C. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 C. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

Beat all ingredients very well! Heat oven to 400`. Put 1/4 C. margarine in pan. Put into oven to melt, pour beated ingredients into 9x13 pan. Bake 15 to 20 mintues.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 C. peanut butter
½ C. butter flavored Crisco
1 ½ C. sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 ½ C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
¾ C. M&Ms or 6 oz. chocolate chips

Beat peanut butter, Crisco, and sugar together then add eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in the remaining ingredients and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375` for 11-13 minutes.

Breakfast Casserole

16 eggs
2 C. ham, cut up
2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
2 C. milk
2 tsp. onion flakes
1 tsp. seasoning salt

Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased 10x15 pan. Bake at 350` for 30 minutes. You can also add sausage (cut up) or bacon pieces.

Friday, March 2, 2012

24 Hour Salad

6 C. milk
4 boxes instant vanilla pudding
1 pt. heavy cream
2 cans mandarin oranges
1 lg. cans pineapple chunks
3-4 bananas
2 C. grapes
2 C. mini marshmallows

Whip heavy cream. Mix milk and pudding. Drain fruit and mix all ingredients together; refrigerate until ready to serve.

Peanut Butter Bon Bons

1 C. margarine, melted
2 C. peanut butter
2 C. graham crackers, crushed
1 C. coconut
1 lb. powdered sugar
12 oz. semi- sweet chocolate chips
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix first five ingredients and roll into balls. Melt chocolate chips and oil together. Use a toothpick or spoon to dip balls until covered. Chill on wax paper.