Recipes

[KingstonsMom]

Grandma's Cranberry Cake Pudding  

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Dash salt
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed

• SAUCE:
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• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan.
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• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in egg. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. If desired, coarsely chop cranberries. Fold cranberries into batter.
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• Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
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• In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, sugar and butter; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Cook and stir until slightly thickened; stir in vanilla. Serve warm with cake.

[KingstonsMom]

Classic Apple Cranberry Crisp

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped peeled tart apples
• 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
• Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine apples, cranberries, 1/4 cup brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. In a small bowl, mix flour and remaining brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit.
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• Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly. If desired, serve with ice cream.

[Kachina624]

@KingstonsMom   Sound good and they're so pretty, especially the first one.  Thanks!

[KingstonsMom]

PECAN PIE BARS

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch salt
• 1 package (8 ounces) milk chocolate English toffee bits
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press firmly onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat the milk, egg, vanilla and salt until smooth. Stir in toffee bits and pecans; spread evenly over baked crust.
• Bake until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool. Cover and chill; cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

[KingstonsMom]

Grandma's Pecan Rum Fruitcake Bars

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped pecans, divided
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2-1/4 cups red candied cherries
• 1-1/2 cups chopped candied pineapple
• 1/2 cup chopped candied citron
• 1/3 cup rum

Directions

• Sprinkle 3 cups pecans over a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture, beating well.
• Spread batter into prepared pan. Combine candied fruit and remaining pecans. Spread fruit and pecans evenly over creamed mixture; press gently to help mixtures adhere. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Sprinkle rum over the top; cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.

[Boomernichols]

@KingstonsMom You had me at pecan!   Your recipes fit in in with my southern roots, they all look good.  It is too bad we do not have access to taste  on the forums.

[KingstonsMom]

Gran's Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1-2/3 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups chopped peeled tart apples
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

• FROSTING:

• 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in apples and pecans.
• 3. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 4. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar (mixture will be soft). Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

[KingstonsMom]

@Boomernichols 

My southern roots too, I'm in GA so I have a couple of large bags of pecans in the freezer I need to use!

[deepwaterdotter]

The crust on my pecan pie bars is similar, but the filling is taken from my recipe for pecan pie:

3/4 cup melted butter

1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

3 tbsp heavy cream

1/4 tsp salt

3 eggs

2 1/2 cups chopped pecans

[deepwaterdotter]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@KingstonsMom   Sound good and they're so pretty, especially the first one.  Thanks!

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I agree, tailor-made for a holiday dessert table.