Amy's Pumpkin Roll
Beat 3 eggs on high speed for 5 minutes.
Gradually beat in 1 cup white sugar.
Stir in 2/3 cup canned pumpkin & 1 tsp. lemon juice.
Stir together:
3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmug
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Fold four mixture into pumpkin mixture; spread in jellyroll pan lined with waxed paper.
Top with 1/2 c. very finely chopped walnuts or pecans.
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
Turn out on kitchen towel that has been generously sprinkled with powdered
sugar, and remove waxed paper immediately.
Starting at narrow end, roll towel & cake together; cool COMPLETELY
(I put it in the frige).
Unroll. (Remove towel - duh!) :)
Beat the following mixture until smooth:
1 c. powdered sugar
6 oz. cream cheese -- use the light or fat-free (know one will know
but you!)
4 T. margarine or butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Spread on cake and re-roll. (At this point, I wrap it in plastic wrap or
aluminum foil, so it will keep it's shape while chilling) . CHILL AGAIN.
Cut in slices and serve! :) YUMMYYYY!!!
Rockin Rhonda's Peanut Bark
2 pounds white confectionery coating*
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
2 cups minature marshmallows
Place confectionery coating in a large microwave-safe bowl; microwave at
50% power until melted, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Drop by heaping tablespoonsful onto waxed paper or divide between two
greased 9-in. square pans.
Yield: 10 dozen
*Editors note: White confectionery coating is found in the baking
section of most grocery stores. It is sometimes labeled "almond bark"
or "candy coating" and is often sold in bulk packages of 1 to 1-1/2
pounds. This recipe was tested in an 850-watt microwave
Place finished product in "Holiday Tins" and give to neighbors, friends,
family, mailman, hairdresser, teachers and more!
Ruth's Crescent Cheese Stollen
1 pkg. (8) crescent rolls
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar, mixed with 1 TBSP flour
1 TBSP lemon juice
1 egg
cinnamon
Beat well all ingredients except crescent rolls. Lay out the 8 rolls on ungreased
cookie sheet to form a rectangle, pinching edges together well. Pour filling down middle of
dough. Bring edges of dough up all around filling. Sprinkle cinnamon over top of cheese mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.
Michele's Easiest Cinnamon Rolls
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream (not whipped)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tubes refrigerated buttermilk or country-style biscuits
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugar, cinnamon, and whipping cream together
in bottom of 9 x 13 cake pan. Divide each biscuit into quarters and roll into
balls. Place close together on top of sugar mixture. Bake at 350 for 20-25
minutes, until totally golden brown. Immediately turn upside down onto platter
(or a jelly roll pan) and serve.
QUICK AND EA$Y CHRISTMAS CRAFT$
by Becky Breaux
a.. Use tri-colored macaroni to make garland with the kids.
They are the perfect colors. You can also make shaped ornaments with floral
wire and macaroni. String the pasta on the wire and then bend the wire
to the shape you want.
b.. Paint a grapevine wreath white and hot glue a red or gold bow to it
for a quick and elegant wreath. You can also glue on pine cones
or ornaments.
c.. Even the youngest children can make ornaments out of pipe cleaners.
Just twist and shape them. You can string jingle bells on them
and make miniature bell wreath. You can also twist together white and
red ones to make candy canes.
d.. Make ornaments with cookie cutters and sheets of
Styrofoam. Spray paint them gold, glue objects to them, or use glitter to add
some pizazz to them.
e.. Make paper mache gift bags. Cover a small box with plastic wrap and
wrap the paper mache around it. When it is dry, paint it and decorate it
with ribbon, glitter, etc. Punch holes in the top for yarn or string for the
handles. Give them as a gift or decorate with them. You can do bowls this way, too.
f.. Spray paint a thin, leafless tree branch (or branches) white - it
should have lots of offshoots and twigs. Put it in some floral foam, or
sand, in a flower pot or even a wrapped up gift box. You can leave it as is,
or decorate it with bows and white lights.
A Recipe from the Hershey Kitchens!
HERSHEY'S MINI KISS CHOCOLATE BLOSSOMS
Ingredients:
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
Additional sugar
1-3/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Semi- Sweet Chocolate
Instructions:
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1. In large bowl, beat butter, 1-1/2 cups sugar, eggs and vanilla
until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt;
gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
2.Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-1/8-inch balls; roll in
sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from oven. Place 3 MINI
KISSES on each cookie, pressing down lightly. Remove from cookie
sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.
Candle Poem
(Include this poem with a candle)
Here's an early Christmas greeting
For your family to share.
Let it brighten up your season
& spread gladness thru the air.
You can start a new tradition:
Every night 'til Christmas day,
To burn the Christmas candle
While the family doth play.
You can bake, draw or read stories,
Sing songs or just play games & by the season's finish
Only memories remain.
It is hoped that you'll enjoy
A special season full of fun
& that love will burn more brightly
When your holiday is done.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Food items to hand out as a gift with a nice note
Loaf of Bread - for being there when you were "kneaded," for "rising" to the
occasion, large or small. For never "loafing around" on the job, for helping
others "heel" with TLC. No matter how you "slice it," you do a terrific job
loving others. Merry Christmas!
Bananas - If we could choose our friends, and we searched the whole world
through, we'd go "bananas" trying to find a better "bunch" than you! Merry Christmas!
Paper Towels - "Blot" out your troubles, "absorb" the Christmas Spirit!
Pasta - Have a "pasta-tively" happy holiday!
Bubble Gum or Bubble Bath - May your holidays "bubble" over with fun!
Sprite - May your Christmas be Merry and "Sprite"
Popcorn - Just "popping" by with a Holiday Hi!
Rootbeer -We're "rooting" for you to have a Happy Holiday Season and a Wonderful New Year!
Cookie Dough - Here's a little extra "dough" for Christmas
Jar of Jam -Hoping your holiday is "jam-packed" with fun or...Have a
"Berry" nice holiday season!
Veggies and Dip - Dip into a wonderful Holiday Season and a Healthy New Year!
Muffins or Muffin Mix - You're getting "Muffin" for Christmas!
Eggnog - Have an "undderly Moovalous" Holiday!
Santa - Ho-Ho Hoping your Christmas is Merry! ...Be "clause" you are our
friends, we wish you a Merry Christmas!
Ice Cream - Have a cool Yule!
Grater and cheese - To a "grate" neighbor"
Note pad and pencil - Merry Christmas from our pad to yours!
Box of Light Bulbs - Have a bright and radiant Christmas! (This would be
great for newlyweds and give them Christmas lights for the tree or house)
Strainer with a Christmas bow - We couldn't restrain ourselves from wishing
you a very Merry Christmas!
Hand out "Squeeze-its, Hugs and Kisses with this poem-For the hustle and
bustle of the holiday season, here's a kiss, a hug, and a little squeeze'n
From Elissa!
A while back a friend of mine gave me this poem and I have been using it for
an inexpensive gift for teachers and others at Christmas time. I pick up a
dozen or two bayberry votive candles and glass votive holders (you can get
some for as little as $.59) I tie it up in some nice tulle or a metallic paper and print the poem on the tag
I have given it to CCD teachers, gym teachers, librarians and others that
have contact with the kids on a regular basis through the year. To me this is
a lot easier than baking and give a nice sentiment
This Bayberry Candle Comes From A Friend
So On Christmas Eve
Burn It Down To The End
Because A Bayberry Candle Burned To The Socket
Will Bring Luck To Your Life
And Money To Your Pocket
