Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

I love to make fun breakfasts for General Conference mornings. This is one that I found here.

Pumpkin Pancakes

1 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
2 Tbsp. oil
2 cups flour
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt

--Whisk milk, vinegar, pumpkin, egg, and oil until smooth. Combine dry ingredients and add. Whisk just until blended, batter will have small lumps. Bake on heated skillet.


Buttersauce

1 cube butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

--Mix the butter, sugar, milk and vanilla in a sauce pan. You do not want it to boil until the milk is in. Once all the ingredients are in the pan, slowly bring it to a boil This keeps the sauce from becoming grainy. Remove from heat, cool slightly and add vanilla.



I usually don't love pancakes, but I couldn't stop eating these! The sauce is to die for!

Taco Soup

I know this is such a basic recipe, but that is what this blog is all about. I had a roommate when I lived in Washington D.C. that would make this all the time. I forgot the recipe she used and then my sister gave it to my sister-in-law for her wedding. My sister-in-law just gave it to me yesterday. Thanks Stacey, I have missed how good and simple this recipe is!

1 lb of ground beef (I don't use as much, if you like more go ahead!)
grated cheese to taste
2 cans of garbanzo beans, undrained
2 cans of kidney beans, undrained
2 cans of pinto beans, undrained
2 cans of corn, undrained
2 cans of stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 packet of taco seasoning
Fritos corn chips
sour cream

In a stock pot brown beef (I usual saute some onion as well to brown with the beef). Then add cans of pinto beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, corn and stewed tomatoes. Add packet of taco seasoning. I let this simmer for about 15-30 minutes to combine the flavors. Serve with sour cream, cheese and Fritos.

Apple Raisin Oven Pancake

1 apple, cored, peeled and sliced
1/3 c. raisins
2 T brown sugar, packed
1/2 t. cinnamon
4 eggs
2/3 c. milk
2/3 c. all purpose flour
2 T. margarine, melted
Garnish with powdered sugar

Combine apple slices, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon together; spread into a lightly buttered 9" pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes; remove from oven and set aside. Whisk eggs, milk, flour, and margarine together; pour over apple mixture. Bake at 450 degrees until golden. About 15 minutes; sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Raised Doughnuts

I love doughnuts. I have two recipes that I love to make, but they aren't like this one so I decided to try these kind of doughnuts. So good! The kids loved them.

2 c. boiling water
1/2 c. sugar
1 T. salt
2 T. shortening
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
2 eggs, beaten
7 c. all purpose flour
oil for deep frying (I use shortening)
additional sugar for coating

Stir water, sugar, salt and shortening together in a large mixing bowl; sprinkle yeast on top. Set aside; cool to room temperature. Blend in eggs; gradually add flour. Cover and let rise until double in bulk. roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a doughnut cutter. Set aside; cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Deep fry in 360 degree oil until golden; drain, spoon sugar into a paper bag; add doughnuts and shake to coat.

The fun thing about this is that the kids can help shake the doughnuts in the sugar.

Note-doughnuts frying is a little tricky. If they cook too fast the inside will be doughy. Just watch the oil and if you feel they are starting to cook faster and faster, turn it down.

My finished product. The neighborhood kids loved them (I am fine with them eating them as I just like making them, not gaining all the weight from eating them)

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies

One of my favorite fall traditions

2 3/4 c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 c. butter, softened
1-1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1 t. vanilla extract
1 egg

Combine flour and baking soda; set aside. In another bowl, blend butter and powdered sugar together; add pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and egg. mix in flour mixture; blend well. Cover dough; refrigerated for 2 hours. roll dough out on a lightly floured surface; cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters, Bake at 350 degrees on ungreased baking sheets until golden, about 8 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.

Forgotten Kisses

These cookies are a little tricky, but so good and pretty quick to make.

2 egg whites
3/4 c. sugar
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
dash of salt
1 tsp of vanilla

Beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Slowly (must be very slow) add sugar. Add rest of ingredients. Bake @ 350 degrees until light brown on top. Line cookie sheet with white paper (I just use computer paper).

This is what they will look like when you are done, toasty brown on the top. We sometimes will color them for different occasions.

Fruit Pizza

This is so easy!

Favorite sugar cookie recipe (I have heard that the refrigerated kind works great)
7oz marshmallow creme
8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
assorted fruit (I used peaches, kiwi, and strawberries)

Spread it on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 10 minutes until the center is no longer doughy.

Cool.

Mix marshmallow creme and cream cheese until smooth, spread on cooled cookie crust.

Place fruit in pattern on top. Eat!!!