HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-11-21, Page 44microwave peanut brittle
[Power level high 10]
1 cup sugar
1 /2 cup white corn syrup
In large bowl, stir together and
micro at high for four minutes, then
add 1 cup peanuts and stir. Micro at
high for 3 - 5 minutes until light
brown. Add 1 tsp. butter and 1 tsp.
vanilla and blend well. Micro at
high for 1 - 2 minutes. Peanuts will
be light brown and syrup very hot.
Add 1 tsp. baking soda, stir well.
Mixture will be foamy.
Pour onto lightly greased cookie
sheet. Let cool for 1/2 hour. Break
into pieces.
Marg Siertsema
Auburn.
SNOWBALLS
[unbaked]
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup Rice Krispies
1 tsp. butter
1 /2 cup chopped nuts
Cream together peanut butter,
icing sugar and butter until smooth
Add Rice Krispies and walnuts and
shape into 1” balls. Mix up a thin
icing sugar and water mixture and
dip balls into it. Then roll them into
coconut. Place on cookie sheet.
May be frozen or serve at once.
Marg Siertsema
Auburn.
MAPLE WALNUT SQUARES
Base:
1 cup all-purpose flour
114 cup brown sugar
112 cup butter
Topping:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup maple syrup
2 eggs beaten
114 cup softened butter
114 tsp. salt
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
112 tsp. vanilla
21/2 tbsp, all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Rub flour, sugar and butter
together. Press firmly into a 7” x
11” pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Combine sugar and syrup -
simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.
Cool slightly. Pour over beaten
eggs, stirring well.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Spread over partially baked dough.
Bake approximately 30 minutes or
until center puffs up. Cool and cut
into squares.
Baked just right, they’re nice and
gooey and delicious!
Pauleen Kerkhof
Brussels.
Page 16
SNOWBALLS
Cream together:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp, 'butter
Add:
1 cup rice cereal
112 cup chopped nuts
Roll immediately into fine coco
nut and place on waxed paper on a
cookie sheet or tray. Put in refriger
ator until firm.
Sheron Stadelmann
Blyth
CHRISTMAS CHERRY DROPS
112 cup coconut
3/4 to 1 cup icing sugar
112 cup butter
1 tbsp, canned milk
Almond Extract to taste
Mix all the above ingredients
together and form dough around
maraschino cherries for round ball
or leave a portion of the cherry
showing at the top of ball. Refriger
ate.
Sheron Stadelmann
Blyth.
RASPBERRY DELIGHT
11/4 cups graham wafers
112 cup icing sugar
114 cup melted butter
Mix and pat in 8 x 8 pan. Reserve
1/4 cup for topping.
Dissolve 1 pkg. raspberry jello
and one cup hot water. Add 1 pkg.
frozen raspberries, stir until set,
pour over crust.
Melt 20 marshmallows in double
boiler with 1/2 cup milk. Cool. Fold
in 1/2 pint whipping cream, whipp
ed, or 1 pkg. dream whip. Pour over
raspberry mixture in pan and
sprinkle with remaining crumbs. *
Mary Walden
Blyth. ~ ’ - -
MARSHMALLOW DELIGHT
30 graham wafers (single, rolled)
26 marshmallows
1 small pkg. red & green glazed
cherries
When the stove won't cook...When the microwave won't
cook...When the washer won't wash.. When the dishes
don't wash... CALL THE EXPERTS FOR YOUR
APPLIANCE REPAIRS...
NEW & USED PARTS AVAILABLE
[5191887-9287 '<£, R.R. 3, Brussels
stydiance. ^tcC.
Your Authorized Cameo Service Depot
•Beaumark »Hot Point • General Electric *McClary •Moffat
1 tin sweetened condensed milk
dessicated coconut
Cut marshmallows into quarters.
Combine with rolled graham
wafers, condensed milk and halved
cherries.
Line 9x9” pan with coconut.
Press in above mixture and sprinkle
with more coconut.
Press down with a fork. Chill
thoroughly before cutting into
squares.
Betty McCall
Walton.
CHERRY FRUITCAKE
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
11/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 pkg. (71/4 oz. ea.) pitted dates
1 pound diced candied pineapple
4 cups red maraschino cherries
51/2 cups pecan halves
6 eggs
113 cup dark rum
1/2 cup light corn syrup
Grease 2 - 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans.
Line with foil and grease again.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder
and salt. Add to fruit. Toss ’til well
coated. Beat eggs and rum, pour
over fruit mixture, toss till well
mixed. Pour into prepared pans,
pack tightly.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 1 %
hours. Cool in pan 15 minutes,
remove from pans. Brush with corn
syrup. Cool thoroughly.
Diane Radford
Blyth.
CHERRY BALLS
112 cup butter
11/2 cups icing sugar
11/2 cups desicated coconut
1 tsp. almond flavour
Cream together. Drain 12 oz.
bottle cherries [well]. Make a small
ball around cherry. Roll in graham
wafer crumbs. Chill.
Mary Walden
Blyth.