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Traditional Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients Pastry 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup Tenderflake, cut into 1/3 inch cubes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg lightly beaten 4 tablespoon waters Filling 3 large whole eggs 1 large egg yolk 1 1/2 cups canned evaporated milk 1 1/2 cups fresh pumpkin puree ( 2 pounds small sugar pumkin roasted in bbq at …

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Traditional Apple Pie

Ingredients Pastry 2 cups of flour 1 cup Tenderflake(or butter), cut into 1/3 inch cubes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg lightly beaten 4 tablespoon water Filling 7-8 large tart apples (3 pounds) such as Granny Smith, Courtland or Northern Spy 2/3 cup sugar plus more for the pie top 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 cup butter, …

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Gretchen's Blueberry Pie

Ingredients Pastry 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup vegetable shortening, divided 1/4 cup cold water Filling 4 cups (1 quart) fresh wild blueberries 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 1/2 tablespoons corn starch Zest and juice of half a lemon 1 tablespoon butter Directions In a large mixing …

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Sweet Marie Squares

Ingredients 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup Chocolate chips 1/2 cup Peanut butter 1/2 cup Corn syrup 1 tbsp Butter 2 cups Rice Krispies Topping 1 cup Chocolate chips 1 tbsp Peanut butter Directions Lightly butter an 8″ x 8″ pan. In a large glass bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 …

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Wendy's Carrot Cake

Ingredients 2 cups Sugar 2 cups Unbleached flour 2 tsp Baking soda Pinch salt 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 1/4 cups Vegetable oil 4 Whole eggs 2 tsp Vanilla 3 cups Shredded carrots Icing 8 oz Cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup Butter, at room temperature 1 lb Icing sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp …

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Yogurt and Granola Breakfast Parfaits

Ingredients 1 cup Granola, see recipe below 2 cups Vanilla yogurt 3 cups Mixed berries: strawberries, raspberries and blueberries 2 cup Maple syrup Barbie’s Granola 4 cups Old–fashioned rolled oats 2 cups Sweetened coconut flakes 2 cups Sliced almonds 1/2 cup Sunflower seeds 1 cup Roasted unsalted cashews 1/2 cup Good quality honey 3/4 cup …

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Bryn's Mom's Butter Tarts

Ingredients 1 Recipe pastry dough (see below), rolled and cut into tarts or 1 dozen frozen prepared tart shells Pastry Dough 2 cups Unbleached all purpose flour 1 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Vegetable shortening, divided 1/4 cup Cold water Filling 1 1/2 cups Brown sugar 2 tbsp Butter 1 Egg, lightly beaten 2 tbsp Corn …

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 1/2 cup Shortening 1/4 cup Butter, at room temperature 1 1/4 cups Brown sugar, lightly packed 1 Egg 1 tbsp Milk 2 tsp Vanilla 1 3/4 cups Unbleached flour 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking soda 1 cup Chocolate chips 1 cup Pecans, coarsely chopped Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, …

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/4 cup Butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups Brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups Unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips
  • 1 cup Pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, butter, and sugar, and beat until light, about 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat for another minute.
  4. Combine flour, salt and baking soda and add to the creamed mixture. Mix until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
  5. Drop big heaping spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing well apart. Bake 10 minutes until golden in colour, but still appearing moist. Cool 2 minutes on sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe from Gathering Around The Grill Cookbook