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Month: September 2010

Grandma Betters’ Apple Bars

First:
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 c margarine
1 egg yolk (add milk to this to make 2/3 cup)

Then:
2 handfuls of corn flakes (or similar cereal)
8-10 apples peeled and cut in pieces
1 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg white
1TBS water
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix first 4 ingredients for crust. Mix and roll 1/2 dough to fill a 10 by 15 cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle corn flakes on crust and place apples over crust. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and roll other half of crust and place on top. Pinch edges. Beat egg white till stiff and brush on top. Bake 400 for 60 minutes.

Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 TBSP milk. Spread frosting while bars are warm.

Grandma’s Chili

1 to 1 1/2 lb of ground beef
2 16 oz chili beans (bush’s hot)
2 8 oz tomato sauce
1 8 oz diced tomatoes
2 c spaghetti or other pasta

chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper

Brown ground beef and drain. Add beans, tomatoes, sauce and water. Add spices to taste. Bring to a boil. Add pasta.

dumplings

Ingredients:

Servings:

16

Dumplings

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 tablespoons butter
* 1 cup milk

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Directions:

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

1. 1 Mix together in a bowl the flour, salt and baking powder.
2. 2 Bring to just a simmer in a small saucepan the butter and milk.
3. 3 Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients.
4. 4 Stir with a fork or kneed by hand 2 to 3 times until the mixture just comes together.
5. 5 Divide the dough into about 16 small puffy dumplings.
6. 6 Roll each piece of dough into a small rough ball.
7. 7 Gently lay the formed dumplings on the surface of your stew or soup.
8. 8 Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
9. 9 Serve immediately.