Since Christmas is right around the corner I have been doing lots of baking for the various events I have had to attend. I wanted to share some of my favorite recipes for now…
1. Yummy Bread
2 tubes of crescent rolls (I use reduced-fat.)
1 12-oz container of cream cheese (I use the whipped.)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 stick margarine or butter
Cinnamon-sugar mixture
Place 1 unrolled tube of crescent rolls on bottom of 9 x 12 dish. In a separate bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spread mixture over unrolled crescent rolls. Unroll 2nd tube of crescent rolls and place on top of mixture. Melt stick of margarine (butter). Pour over top of dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes.
2. Monkey Bread
Paula Dean recipe. I will update soon.
3. Italian Cookies
Mix 3 eggs, 1 c of sugar, and 1 c of crisco
Add baking powder and let stand for 2 min
Add half a bottle of anice
Alternate 4 cups of flour and 1 cup of milk and blend.
(you will need to put flour on your hands an on the surface you will use to roll dough).
Scoop dough into your hand and roll into a rope, cut 1 inch slices at an angle.
Place cookies on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 min.
Icing: Mix 1tsp of milk, 2tbs of butter, and 1 c of powdered sugar.
Cool cookies and ice.
4. Corn Casserole
Mix jiffy corn muffin mix (follow directions of box) with 1 stick of butter, 1 can of cream style corn, 1 can and water in can of corn, and 8oz of sour cream or cream cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 min.
