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Banana Cream Pie with Vanilla Wafer Crumb Crust
By beth_h
This is a recipe I have played around with until I got it perfected, this is so good you won't believe it!
- Vanilla Crumb Crust:
- 1-1/2 cups fine ground vanilla wafers, (measure wafers before you grind).
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter melted
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Banana Cream Pie:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 Tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large bananas, sliced
Cream Cheese Mints
By beth_h
This recipe was given to me by a very dear friend, thanks Becky!!! These can be made ahead and frozen for later use...
- 3 oz. "Philly" cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Peppermint Flavoring
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3-1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- Paste Food Coloring (I use Wilton)
Chocolate Buttercream Icing
By beth_h
Cream Crisco, flavoring and water or milk
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 1 teaspoon clear (Vanilla, Almond or Butter) flavoring
- 8-9 teaspoons Milk or Water
- 3/4 cup Cocoa
- 1 lb. Confectioners' Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Meringue Powder
- pinch salt
Pumpkin Cake Roll
By beth_h
This is a favorite of my family and friends, I'm always ask to bring this for potluck during the holidays
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup pumpkin
- 1 t. lemon juice
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 t. ground ginger
- 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 t. ground cloves
- 1/2 t. salt
- Filling;
- 1 cup powered sugar
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 6 T. butter
- 1 t. vanilla
Company Corn
By beth_h
I ran across this recipe in "The Junior League at Home" cookbook and tried it several years ago at Thanksgiving din...
- 1/2 lb. bacon fried crisp and crumbled (I use Hormel Black
- Label-Original)
- 2 Tablespoons bacon drippings
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons chopped onions
- 4 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 (16oz.) cans whole kernal corn, (1 can drained)
Strawberry Shortcut Cake
By beth_h
Prepare Cake mix according to directions on box
- 1 package Strawberry Cake mix
- 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup powered sugar
- 1/4 cup Cognac
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 - 3 oz. package strawberry-flavored Jell-O
Whoopie Carrot Cakes w/Cream Cheese Frosting
By beth_h
Preheat oven to 350*F. In bowl of an electric mixer, combine sugars and butter and beat on medium speed until light...
- 1 cup Light brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1-1/2 cups finely grated carrots
- 1 cup raisins
Sugar Cookies
By beth_h
Preheat oven to 375*F. Blend butter and cream cheese together until smooth
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Pineapple Meringue Pie
By beth_h
This is a very good and unusual pie, its hard to find a Pineapple Cream Pie recipe
- 1 Baked Pie Crust
- 2 cups Crushed Pineapple
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 2 Egg Yolks, slightly beaten
Coffee and Cinnamon Fudge
By beth_h
A very dear friend sent this to me via: Folgers Holiday Recipe E-Card
- 3 cupa semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (14oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- dash salt
- 1 Tablespoon Folgers classic instant coffee crystals
- 1 teaspoon hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon