Caramel Apples

From your great-Grandma S.

These are so fun to make, and are a tradition in our family each fall.

1/2 C. butter
2 C. brown sugar
1 C. light corn syrup
Dash salt
1-14oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
10 apples- Haralson are usually the best- washed and dried

In 2qt. pan, melt butter, add brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Cook over medium, stirring occasionally until mixture comes to full boil. Stir in milk, continue cooking and stirring constantly until candy thermometer reaches 245* (about 20-25 minutes)- seriously, pull up a stool and STIR!

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool just slightly.

Insert posicle stick into core-part of apples and dip in caramel, twirling to remove excess.

Set on wax paper and chill.

To serve, remove from fridge at least 10 minutes prior to soften caramel.

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Pumpkin Bread

From Mama's cousin M.

1 1/3 C. sugar
1/3 C. shortening
1/3 C. water
1 C. pumpkin
2 eggs
1 2/3 C. flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
3/4 tsp. salt

Mix all ingredients well; pour batter into greased 9 x 5 loaf pan.

Bake @ 350* for 45-50 minutes.

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Baked Caramel Corn

From great-Grandma S.

5 qts. popped popcorn or puff corn
1/2 C. butter
1 C. brown sugar
1/4 C. dark corn syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 250*, place popcorn on large pan and keep warm in oven.

In large pan, cook together butter,brown sugar, syrup, and salt.
Boil for 5 mins without stirring. Keep it on low heat or it will scorch.

Remove from heat and add soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn and bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

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Apple Crisp

From Mama's auntie A.

Fill 9 x13 pan 2/3 full of peeled and sliced apples.

Top with:
1 C. sugar and 2 T. cinnamon.

Mix together 2 C. flour, 1 C. brown sugar, 1 C. butter, and 2 tsp. baking powder.

Sprinkle over top of apples.

Bake @ 350* for 30-60 minutes until browned and bubbly.
(wide variance of cooking time depends on type of apples used)

Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!

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Apple Pie Bars

Your buddies big T. and little T. have a great-grandma who makes these bars, but she calls them apple slices.
You have a great-grandma who makes these, too! Lucky little kids.

5 C. tart peeled and sliced apples
1 1/4 C. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Combine ingredients together in bowl.

Prepare crust:
2 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 egg, separated
Milk enough when added to egg yolk makes 2/3 C.
2 T. sugar
1 C. crushed cornflakes

Make crust, roll half to fit bottom of 10 x 15 pan, put cornflakes on crust, top with apples, then sugar mixture. Top with other half crust, pinch edges. Brush top crust with the reserved egg white and sprinkle with a mixture of 2 T. sugar, and 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon.

Bake @ 400* for 45 minutes - an hour, or until crust is lightly browned.

Drizzle with icing:
1 C. powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

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Marble Pumpkin Cheesecake

From Grandma G.

1 1/2 C. gingersnap cookies, crumbled
1/4 C. unsalted butter
2- 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 C. sugar, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 C. canned pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Combine crumbs and butter. Press firmly on bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake for 5 minutes @ 400*. Remove from oven and cool.
In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/2 C. sugar, and vanilla.
Beat in eggs, one at a time. Reserve 1 C. o f batter.
Add remaining sugar, pumpkin, and spice to batter and mix well.

Alternately layer pumpkin and cream cheese batters over crust. Cut through batters with knife several times for marble effect.

Bake @ 325* for 45-50 minutes, or until cheesecake springs back when lightly touched.

Serve chilled.

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Pumpkin Bars

From your great-Grandma S.
This recipe is so simple and the perfect dessert for the entire month of October!

2 C. sugar
4 beaten eggs
2 C. canned pumpkin
1 C. oil
2 C. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Mix sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and oil.
Sift dry ingredients together, and add to pumpkin mixture.

Pour into greased 10x15 pan.
Bake @ 325* for 20-30 minutes.
Cool completely before icing.

Cream Cheese Icing
3oz. cream cheese
3/4 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cream
1/2-3 C. powdered sugar

Add all ingredients and mix well, adding powdered sugar in even amounts until desired consistency and flavor is achieved.

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