Flavored Popcorn Treats Candy Miller

Pop 1 1/2 cup dried pop corn. Spray large bowl with Pam. Place popped corn in bowl.
In sauce pan add the following ingredients:
1/4 c butter
1 c sugar
1/2 c corn syrup
pinch of salt
1tb vanilla

Bring tro a full boil. Take off heat and add food coloring and 2tsp flavoring. pour a thin stream of sauce over the popcorn making sure you cover all popcorn. then with a spoon bring up the syrup from bottom of pan to cover remaining popcorn.

Flavor suggestions:
Jello flavor: one half of a 3 oz box. add to mixture at the beginning and boil with sauce.
Watermelon was the favorite at the cooking group nite
pina colada
cinnamon
flavorings can be found at any cooking store even Walmart

Romanian Meatballs by Amy Anna

4-5 eggs (beaten)
2 lbs. ground beef (chicken or turkey)
2-1/2 lbs bround pork (must be pork)
parsley (handful chopped)
1 head of garlic (chopped small/med size)
Onion (2 small chopped small)
potatoes (grated 4-5 medium)
salt and pepper to taste

Make mixture, form into 2-3 inch balls. Heat 2-3 inches of oil in fry pan for frying. Fry meatball turning as needed. cook approximately 8-12 minutes till all sides are brown and inside is throughly cooked.

Zucchini Cake and Chocolate chips by Diane Chu (visitor)
Cream: 1/2 c. soft margarine
1- 3/4 c. sugar

Beat in: 2 eggs
Add: 1/2 c. oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk
Beat ingredients above well. sift and then add to first mixture:
2 1/4 c. flour
4 tb. cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Then add 2 cups of diced zucchini and blend well.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan and spread mixture into pan.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cups walnuts.
bake: 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

Cream Puffs

For the Puffs:

¾ cup all-purpose flour ¼ tsp salt

Pinch of nutmeg 6 TBSP unsalted butter

¼ cup water 3 Eggs

1. Preheat oven 400 degrees and butter a baking sheet

2. Sift together flour, salt and nutmeg. In a medium sauce pan bring butter and ¼ cup water to a boil, remove from heat and add dry ingredients all at once. Beat with a wooden spoon for about 1 minute until well blended and mixture starts to pull away from sides of pan, then set the pan over low heat and cook mixture for about 2 min, beating constantly. Remove from heat.

3. Beat one egg in a small bowl and set aside. Add remaining eggs 1 at a time to flour mixture, beating well. Add the beaten egg gradually until the dough is smooth and shiny. It should fall slowly when dropped from a spoon.

4. Using a tablespoon drop dough onto baking sheet in 12 mounds. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until pastry is well risen and browned.

5. Split puff in ½, scoop ice cream, arrange on platter and pour sauce over top. Serve immediately.

6. If adding pudding make a hole on the side and squeeze pudding in. You may also cut the top off add the pudding and put the top back.

Praline Sundae Topping

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 16 large marshmallows
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, marshmallows, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Stir in evaporated milk, pecans and vanilla; mix well.

I found this recipe at allrecipes.com

Microwave Brownies

5-Minute Brownies

1/2 cup butter or margarine melted in the microwave
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt

Grease a glass baking dish and coat with sugar. Bake in microwave on high power for 5 minutes.

Note: if you want to add a handful of mini chips or nuts — add 2 Tbsp. corn starch to your dry ingredients. This will help to keep them from all settling to the bottom.


Directions:
Note -- I like mine a little more cooked than my microwave cooks them... so I go for 6 minutes. They taste best the second day -- but usually don't last that long.

Walking Group - need more sisters

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