UGLY DUCKLING PUDDING CAKE
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 pkg. lemon instant pudding (sm.
size)
1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail,
including syrup
1 c. angel flake coconut
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
Blend all ingredients except brown sugar and nuts. Beat 4 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix brown sugar and nuts and sprinkle over cake. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until tests done. (Do not underbake.) Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon on hot butter glaze. Serve warm or cold with whipped topping, if desired. –BUTTER GLAZE:–
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. evaporated milk
Boil 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/3 cups angel flake coconut.
AUNT MARGARET’S ROB ROYS
1 c. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. rolled oats
1 c. nuts
1 c. raisins
2 c. flour (white-wheat)
3/4 tsp. soda
1/4 c. sour milk
Cream shortening, salt, spices and sugar. Add eggs, then nuts, oats and raisins. Sift flour and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Spoon onto cookie sheet then flatten with damp fingers. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
–CRUST:–
3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. chopped pecans (opt.)
–FILLING:–
4 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/4 c. sugar or firmly packed brown
sugar
3 eggs
2 tbsp. flour
1 (30 oz.) can pumpkin pie mix
1/4 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 9 inch spring form pan or spray with non-stick spray. Combine crust ingredients and line sides and bottom of pan. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour and pumpkin pie mix and blend well. Stir in nuts. Pour into crust-lined pan. Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes or until center feels firm when touched. Cool in pan on wire rack. Brush top with maple syrup. Cool completely. NOTE: To substitute canned pumpkin for pumpkin pie mix, use 1 (1 pound) can pumpkin, increase sugar to 1 1/2 cups, use 5 eggs instead of 3, 1/4 cup flour instead of 2 tablespoons and add 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
UGLY DUCKLING CAKE
1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 pkg. Jello lemon instant pudding
1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail
1 c. Angel Flake coconut
4 eggs
1/4 c. Mazola oil
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
Blend cake mix and instant lemon filling together with mixer. Add fruit cocktail, coconut and oil, then beat eggs until foamy and add to cake mixture. Pour into 13 x 9 inch greased cake pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts over batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. –FROSTING:–
1/2 c. butter or oleo
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. evaporated milk
Mix oleo, granulated sugar and evaporated milk. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut. Pour on top of cake (when cooled).
TOLL HOUSE CUP CAKES
1/2 c. soft butter
6 tbsp. granulated sugar
6 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 c. plus 2 tbsp. flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
–TOPPING:–
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
6 oz. pkg. (1 c.) semi-chocolate chips
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Combine and beat until creamy first four ingredients then beat in egg. Sift together and stir in 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of flour, baking soda and salt. Spoon by rounded tablespoon (one to a cup) into paper lined 2 inch cupcake cups. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Top with the following mixture. Combine in bowl: 1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
Beat until very thick. Stir in chocolate chips, chopped nuts and vanilla. Spoon 1 tablespoon over each cupcake and return to oven (375 degrees) and bake 15 minutes more. Yield 16.
PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
1/3 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 eggs
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
Prepare pans. Cream shortening. Add slowly and beat in 1 cup brown sugar and peanut butter. In another bowl, beat together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Add this to the first mixture and beat well. Sift together flour, salt and powder. Add dry ingredients alternately to first mixture with 1 cup milk with vanilla. Pour mixture into pans and bake at once until firm in center. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
BAKED PANCAKES
1/4 c. margarine or butter
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. pancake or maple syrup
Mix these together in pan over low heat until butter is melted. Pour into a 9-inch round cake pan or pie pan. Pancake mix for about 10 pancakes. 4-6 servings. Mix as directed on package. Spoon batter over syrup mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Invert onto serving plate. A favorite breakfast for when the kids have a “sleep-over.”
TERIYAKI SAUCE WINGS
* 3 pounds chicken wings
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1 cup soy sauce
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground ginger
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1/4 cup dry sherry
Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Cut off wing tips and discard. Cut each wing into 2 pieces, cutting at the joint. Broil wings 4 inches from heat for about 10 minutes on each side, or until browned. Transfer to Crock Pot. Mix all remaining ingredients together and pour over chicken wings. Cook, covered, on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours. Stir once or twice to keep wings coated with sauce.
Makes about 32 wings.
SWEET SWEET-POTATOES
2 pounds sweet potatoes—peel and grated
1/3 cup brown sugar—packed good
1/4 cup butter—melted
1/4 cup coconut—flaked
1/4 cup broken pecans—toasted
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
In a slow cooker/Crock Pot, combine potatoes, sugar, butter, coconut, pecans and cinnamon. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours. Stir in coconut and vanilla extracts.
SWEET POTATO AND PINEAPPLE PUDDING
3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and shredded
2 cans (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice, undrained
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
6 T. margarine or butter, cut in cubes
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
Lightly grease Crock Pot. In Crock Pot, combine sweet potatoes, pineapple, evaporated milk, brown sugar, margarine, eggs, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or on High 4 hours, stirring every 2 hours until the potatoes are tender. Serve hot or at room temperature.
NOTE: This dish may appear to be curdling, however it will come together toward the end of the cooking.
Serve 10 - 12. (This was for the 5 quart model).
SWEET AND SOUR SAUSAGE BALLS
* 1/2 c. brown sugar
* 2 lbs. sausage
* 1 1/4 c. ketchup
* 1 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1 tbsp. lemon juice
* 1 can chunk pineapple
Roll sausage in balls, brown and add other ingredients. Cook until done in slow cooker.
SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE
4 bacon slices, diced
1/4 cup packed
brown sugar
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
1 medium head red cabbage, shredded(about
8 cups)
1 small onion finely chopped
In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; reserve drippings. Combine 1 tbsp. drippings in a slow cooker with remaining ingredients, except cooked bacon. Cover and cook on LOW 6 1/2 to 7 hours or until cabbage is tender. Spoon into serving bowl; sprinkle with reserved bacon.
STREUSEL POUND CAKE
1 pkg. pound cake mix (16 oz.) size
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. flour
1/4 c. finely chopped nuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
Mix cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into well greased and floured 2 pound coffee tin. Combine sugar, flour, nuts and cinnamon and sprinkle over cake batter. Place can in crockpot. Cover top of can with 8 layers of paper towels. Cover pot and bake on high 3 to 4 hours.
RICE PUDDING
* 2 1/2 c. cooked rice
* 1 1/2 c. scalded milk
* 2/3 c. white or brown sugar
* 3 eggs, beaten
* 1 tsp. salt
* 2 tbsp. vanilla
* 1 tsp. cinnamon
* 1 tsp. nutmeg
* 1/2 c. raisins
* 3 tbsp. soft butter
Combine all ingredients. Pour into lightly greased Crock Pot. Cook on high 1 to 2 hours. Stir during first 30 minutes. Recipe can be doubled.
PUMPKIN TEA BREAD
* 1/2 c. oil
* 1/2 c. sugar
* 1/2 c. brown sugar
* 2 beaten eggs
* 1 c. canned pumpkin
* 1 1/2 c. sifted flour
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
* 1 tsp. soda
* 1 c. chopped walnuts
Blend oil and two sugars. Stir in beaten eggs and pumpkin. Sift dry ingredients together. Add and then stir in nuts. Pour batter into greased and floured 1 lb. 10 oz. coffee can. Place can in Crock Pot. Cover top of can with 6-8 paper towels; place lid on top. Bake on high 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours. No fair peeking until last hour.
ORANGE BURGUNDY CHICKEN
* 2 1/2 to 3 pounds frying chicken, cut up
* 1/2 cup orange marmalade
* 1/2 cup orange juice
* 1/2 cup dry red wine
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1 teaspoon salt
Remove skin from chicken. Rinse and place in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Serve with rice and spinach salad.
Serves 6.
HOT DOG HORS D’OEUVRES
* 2 (1 lb.) pkgs all beef hot dogs, sliced in half
* 1 lb. bacon, sliced in half
* Brown sugar
Wrap each hot dog half with bacon strip. Fasten with toothpick. Layer in slow cooker/Crock Pot, sprinkling each layer with a thin layer of brown sugar. Repeat layers until hot dogs run out. Cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring gently with wooden spoon every 30 minutes.
HOT DOG AND BACON ROLLUPS
* 2 pkg. hot dogs, cut in half
* brown sugar
* 1 lb. bacon, cut into in the middle
Take a piece of hot dog and piece of bacon, wrap bacon around hot dog. Stick a toothpick through bacon to hold. Place one layer in bottom of Crock Pot and cover with brown sugar. Repeat until all the hot dogs have been used. Cook 3 to 4 hours.
HOT CARAMEL APPLES
4 Lg. tart apples, cored
1/2 C. apple juice
8 Tblspoons brown sugar
12 red-hot candies
4 Tblspoons butter or margarine
8 caramels
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Peel about 3/4 inch off the top of each apple; place in crock. Pour juice over apples. Fill the center of each apple with 2 Tblspoons of sugar, 3 red-hots, 1Tblspoon of butter and 2 caramels. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until apples are tender. May serve immediately with whipped cream if desired.
Makes 4 servings.
FRANKS IN SPICY TOMATO SAUCE
* 1 cup ketchup
* 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 pound beef or chicken frankfurters, cut into 1″ pieces
Place ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, and garlic in the crockery pot. Cover and cook on High until blended. Stir occasionally. Add frankfurters and stir to coat. Cook until thoroughly blended. Serve with toothpicks or wooden skewers to spear franks.
CROCKPOT CRANBERRY CHICKEN
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen (unthawed) cranberries
12 skinless, boneless chicken thgihs (about 2 1/4 lbs. total)
1/4 cup catsup
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch blended w/2 tablespoons cold
water
salt
-In a 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine onion, cranberries. Arrange chicken on top. In small bowl, mix catsup, sugar, mustard and vinegar and pour over chicken. Cover. Cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced (6 1/2 to 7 1/2 hours).
-Lift out chicken when done, blend cornstarch mixture into cooking liquid. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times until sauce thickens (10 to 15 more minutes). Season to taste with salt; pour over chicken.
Makes 6 servings.
-REAL WORLD COOKING: I cooked at a higher heat setting than they did because I was in a hurry. I also did not remove the chicken, just threw the cornstarch in and stirred it in and then cranked up the heat a bit. Didn’t stir again more than once. Then dumped it onto a big platter. It was fine. I also chose to use 7 chicken breasts instead of the 12 thighs. It also didn’t take as long as 6 1/2 hours.
CROCKPOT COUNTRY STYLE RIBS AND KRAUT
12 oz sauerkraut
brown sugar to taste
1-2 lbs country style ribs
Place the ribs in a crockpot. Sweeten the sauerkraut to taste with the brown sugar.
Cook them all day while at work and come home to tender and delicious ribs and kraut. Mash a potato and dinner is ready!
CROCKPOT CHOPS OR RIBS
6 or 8 chops or ribs to fill CP (I made less)
1/4 C chopped onion
1/2 C chopped celery
1 C catsup
1/2 C water
1/4 C lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Mix together & pour over meat in pot. Cook until tender.
Note: Actually, I left out the onion & celery (didn’t have any) but put some cut up carrots in the bottom of the CP, then the pork chops & then the marinade. It tasted very good. I think I cooked it for 1 hour on high & then about 4 hours on low….my chops were frozen when I put them in.
CROCKPOT CAPONATA
1 lb plum tomatoes chopped
1 eggplant in 1/2″ pieces
2 med zucchini in 1/2″ pieces
1 onion finely chopped
3 stalks celery sliced
1/2 c chopped parsley
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 c raisins
1/4 c tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 Tbsp oil cured black olives (optional)
2 Tbsp capers (optional)
Combine tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, celery, onion, parsley, vinegar, sugar, raisins, tomato paste, salt & pepper in crock pot. Cook, covered on low heat for 5 1/2 hours. Do not remove cover during cooking. Stir in olives & capers, if using.
Serve warm or cold.
CROCKPOT CANTONESE PORK DINNER
2 pounds pork steaks
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
In a heavy skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add pork strips and brown.
Drain off excess fat. Place meat, onion, mushrooms, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and Worcestershire sauce in a slow cooker. Cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Serve hot.
CROCKPOT CANTONESE DINNER
1 1/2 lb pork steak 1/2″ thick cut into strips
2 Tbsp oil
1 onion large, sliced
1 green pepper small cut into strips
1 4 oz mushroom, drained
1 8 oz tomato sauce can
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp vinegar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
Directions:
Brown pork in oil in skillet. Drain on double paper towel. Place pork strips and all remaining ingr. into crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 Hr (high 4 hr) Serve over hot fluffy rice.
CROCKPOT BOSTON BAKED BEANS
1 lb small dry white beans
1 medium onion, chopped
4 slices bacon, chopped
1/4 cup light (mild) molasses
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
-Rinse beans with cold running water and discard any stones or shriveled beans. In a large bowl, place beans and enough water to cover by 2 inches. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight. (Or, in a 6-qt sauce pot, place beans and enough water to cover by 2 inches. Heat to boiling over high heat; cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.) Drain and rinse beans.
-In 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 quart Crockpot, stir 3 1/2 cups water with beans and remaining ingredients except salt until blended.
-Cover CP with lid and cook beans on low setting about 14 hours or until beans are tender and sauce is syrupy. Stir salt into bean mixture before serving.
CROCKPOT BEEF STEW I
2 lbs. stew beef
1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. paprika
4 lg. carrots
3 lg. potatoes
1 c. condensed beef broth
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/3 c. soy sauce
1 lg. onion
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz.)
Layer potatoes, then carrots. Top with meat; sprinkle meat with soy sauce, salt, paprika, pepper & flour.
Spread with chopped onions. Combine beef broth & tomato sauce & pour overall. Cover & cook on low 7 - 8 hrs. or high 4 - 5 hrs.
NOTES:
Instead of sprinkling the meat with soy sauce, salt, paprika, pepper & flour as the recipes says, I mix those all together in a small bowl. This prevents the flour from becoming clumpy.
-Instead of chopped onions, I use 3 or 4 small yellow onions whole (I’m not an onion fan but still like the taste they give the stew.)
-I add about 1/4 cup barbecue sauce to the top, before putting the cover on. I use whatever variety of sauce that I have on hand. I don’t usually buy the “regular”
flavor of any brand, but instead have hickory, brown sugar or garlic and onion
flavors. The BBQ sauce adds an extra “kick” to the meat and gravy.
-For the beef broth, since I don’t usually keep that on hand, I dissolve 1 beef bouillon cube into 1 cup boiling water.
CROCKPOT BAKED BEANS IV
24 to 32 oz. canned Pork and Beans, undrained
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar-I use light rather than dark
1 cup ketchup
1 large onion, diced
1 tsp. prepared mustard
2 to 3 slices bacon
Combine all ingredients in CP. Cover and cook on low about 6 hours. If you prefer, can be baked in oven. Use a greased 2qt casserole. Put bacon on top and bake at 350°F 1 1/2 hours. The CP version is soupier.
CAJUN BREW PORK N BEANS
5 cans Pork-n-Beans (2nd to smallest size)
2 8oz cans tomatoe sauce
2 onions (chopped)
6 hot links (sliced)
1/4 bottle barbeque sauce (average size)
The following are “to taste”
Worcestershire sauce
Hot sauce (I like Crystal hot sauce)
Cajun Seasonings (I like Tony Chacere’s seasonings)
Liquid smoke
Mustard
Brown Sugar
Mix all ingredients in a crockpot and crank it up to high. Let it cook all day, stirring occasionally.
Can also be made on the stove top, but let it simmer for several hours stirring occasionally.