Old Fashioned German Apple Cake

Here it is! The cake that says "fall"!

Old Fashioned German Apple Cake
by Lorraine Branham

2 Cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 Cups sugar
4 Cups sliced apples
1 Cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Mix: Cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice with sugar. Pour over apples and let stand 15 minutes.
Beat eggs slightly, then add oil and vanilla. Add the sugar/apple mixture, then add flour and soda and baking powder. Stir in pecans. Bake in a bundt pan or a 9x13 baking dish, or 2 loaf pans that have been well greased. Bake at 350 or 45 minutes. Freezes well. (We love to sprinkle salt over the top after it's baked! This enhances the favor)

Pumpkin Pancakes

"Here is a concoction I made tonight that turned out wonderful and comforting."

Pumpkin Pancakes
by Leah Vincent

2 1/2 c flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
sprinkle of nutmeg, ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
Mix all that together then add:
1 cup pumpkin
2 eggs and then 1 or 2 cups of milk until it makes a pancake consistency


Make just as you would regular pancakes!

Pumpkin Bars

I have tried so many pumpkin bar recipes, and none quite touch this one. Its tried and true delicious and just in time for the holidays. 

Pumpkin Bar Recipe
By: Lori Jacobs

Combine:

2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups pumpkin

Add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt

Mix well. Pour into greased 10 x 15
Pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.

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Cream Cheese Frosting:

4 oz. cream cheese
1 TBSP milk
1 stick butter (softened)
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Submitted by Dara Singleton - with permission from Heart Pondering's Blog 

3 cups water

1 cup Trader Joe's Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats

2 teaspoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 apple grated

1 pear grated

1 teaspoon lemon juice, to keep fruit from browning

Bring the water to a boil. Add the oats and reduce heat. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring regularly. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and fruit. Cook one minute more. Remove from heat.

Alyssa and I like to eat ours with some Greek nonfat vanilla yogurt.

(4 servings)

Raspberry Cake

submitted by Becky Hansen

Raspberry Cake

1 white cake mix
1 pkg Raspberry Danish Dessert (follow pie filling recipe)
1-2 pkgs frozen raspberries
8 oz. cream cheese
16 0z. cool whip
1 1/2 C. powdered sugar

bake cake as directed-let cool completely

mix cream cheese & sugar until smooth, add in cool whip
spread evenly on top of cake

Boil raspberries & Danish Dessert - allow to cool slightly- pour on top of white topping

(hint-you will want to use a deep cake pan or a a 13x10 inch pan, otherwise the toppings tend to overflow)

Lasagna

submitted by Becky Hansen

Lasagna  

1 box lasagna noodles
2 jars Bertolli Burgandy Wine Marinara sauce
1 C shredded romano cheese
1 container Ricotta cheese
1/2 C shredded parmesan cheese
4 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1 small box spinach
1/2 lb. Graziano sausage
1/2 lb. ground beef

Brown meats together - drain
Mix together all cheeses except mozzarella
Rinse and drain spinach very well - add to cheeses

Start with sauce on the bottom of pan
add a layer of noodles - then cheese mix - mozzarella - meat - sauce
repeat as many times as necessary

top with mozzarella

bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour, let sit 15 minutes before serving

Koehler Buttermilk Cake

submitted by Lorraine Branham

2 Cups sugar
3/4 cup shortening
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon Almond flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream sugar and shortening together. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk.

Bake in greased Bundt pan at 350 for 45-50 minutes.