Diamond's Surprise Muffins (Conni's Doughnut Muffins)

This is a home ec recipe Diamond got a couple years ago & I just love them! They come out wonderful every time! And they're super simple to make.

Diamond's Surprise Muffins
3 1/2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups milk
2/3 c vegetable
2 eggs
Your favorite Jelly or Jam or chocolate or Nutella, etc

Topping:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
2/3 c sugar or Splenda
2 tsp cinnamon


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a larging mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar.
In another mixing bowl, beat milk, oil and eggs.
Pour milk mixture into flour mixture, and stir to combine.

Spoon 1 Tb batter into each cup of a paper-lined muffin pan.
Top with 1 tsp of your favorite jelly or jam.
Cover with batter, filling the cups about 3/4 full.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until test done with a toothpick.

While they are baking, melt butter and place in a small bowl.
Combine additional sugar and cinnamon in another small bowl.
When the muffins are done, carefully remove a hot muffin from the pan, and dip the top into the melted butter.
Then immediately dip it into the cinnamon sugar.
Repeat with all of the muffins.
Let the muffins cool a couple minutes.
Eat warm or room temperature.

Num Yummy!!

Bob's Spiced Pumpkin Tartlets

Ingredients:
1 package (15 oz. size) double-crust refrigerated pie crusts
1 can (15 oz. size) solid pack pumpkin
2 cups thawed Cool Whip
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 package (3.4 oz. size) cheesecake instant pudding mix
Powdered sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans, optional
1 small orange, optional

Directions:

Heat oven to 400. Allow pie crusts to stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Roll 1 crust into a 12" circle.

Using a buscuit cutter/bread tube/or glass, cut out 12 pastry pieces (9 from outer edge and 3 from center of pastry circle); press one into each cup of a mini muffin pan. Prick bottom of pastry with pastry tool. (Can usually roll out dough again to get a few more.)

Bake 14-18 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Remove tart shells from pan to cooling rack; cool completely. Repeat with remaining crust to make rest of tart shells.

Meanwhile, combine pumpkin, whipped topping and spice in a bowl; whisk until smooth. Add pudding mix; whisk until smooth and thickened. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Lightly sprinkle tart shells with powdered sugar, if desired. Attach open star tip to a decorator; fill with pumpkin mixture, or fill in a zip top bag & cut corner. Pipe into tart shells.

Chop pecans; sprinkle over tartlets if desired. Zest orange; sprinkle zest over tartlets, if desired.

Spicedoodles (Snickerdoodles with a kick)

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Topping
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with
an electric mixer on high speed. Add the egg and vanilla and
beat until smooth.

2. In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and
cream of tartar.

3. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.

4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees while you let the dough rest for
30 to 60 minutes in the refrigerator.

5. In a small bowl, combine the sugar with the pumpkin pie spice for the
topping.

6. Take about 2 teaspoons of the dough and roll it into a
ball. Roll this dough in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and press it
onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat for the remaining cookies.

7. Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes and no more. The cookies
may seem undercooked, but will continue to develop after they are
removed from the oven. When the cookies have cooled they should be
soft and chewy in the middle.

Makes 16 to 18 cookies.

*I double the recipe - 2 sticks of butter, etc*

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are so good!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip-Muffins/Detail.aspx

Paula Deen's Donut Recipe

These are so good. Diamond learned a similar recipe in home ec. Then, we used a cinnamon & Splenda mixture & different jellies, sf jellies, & apple butter.
Enjoy!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/canned-biscuit-dough-donuts-and-holes-recipe/index.html

Bob’s Famous Brownies

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/3 cup AP flour
1 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350. Melt cocoa & butter in sauce pan over low heat. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread in greased 13x9" pan.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes; cool.


*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder & salt.

Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pumpkin-bars-recipe/index.html

I used a disposable pan with a lid because I'm taking it to a fundraiser.

Rhonda's No Fail Dark Chocolate Fudge

3 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

2 C mini marshmallows

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 C chopped nuts (optional)

Line a 9x9" pan with buttered/sprayed waxed paper.

Mix chips, milk, & marshmallows in sauce pan.

Stir over medium heat until everything is melted.

Remove from heat and add vanilla & nuts.

Pour into prepared pan and chill until firm.

Turn pan over removing fudge & waxed paper.

Peel off waxed paper.

Cut into squares & store in airtight container.

Makes 2 lbs of candy.

*This time I let it cool just a bit & then pressed sprinkles into the top before cooling completely.

Butter Pecan Peach Mini Loaves

Butter Pecan Peach Mini Loaves

1 Butter Pecan Cake Mix
½ cup oil
1 small box Coconut Cream or Toasted Coconut Instant Pudding
1 cup Boiling water
4 beaten eggs
1 cup chopped/minced pecans or walnuts (optional)
1 can diced peaches (if can’t find diced, get sliced & dice yourself)

Mix cake mix, oil, pudding, & water in a bowl.
Add beaten eggs, mix well.
Add your nuts.
In bottom of a mini loaf pan, lay sliced peaches in a row.
Pour batter on top of peaches.
Put sliced almonds (or another nut) on top.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
Invert onto a platter so peaches are on top.

Carb count guess:
Pudding box: 76g
Cake Mix: 408g
Peaches: 48g
Divided into 4 mini loaves: 133g each.

Peach Dessert

Peach Dessert from my friend Jami

1 Butter Pecan Cake Mix + ingredients on package
1 stick butter
1 can diced peaches (if can’t find diced, get sliced & dice yourself)

Mix cake mix according to package directions.
Pour mostly drained can of diced peaches into sprayed cake pan.
Pour cake mix on top of peaches.
Melt butter and pour over cake batter.
Bake according to cake mix directions.

Butter Pecan Loaf Bread

Butter Pecan Loaf Bread

1 Butter Pecan Cake Mix
½ cup oil
1 small box Coconut Cream or Toasted Coconut Instant Pudding
1 cup Boiling water
4 beaten eggs
1 cup chopped/minced pecans or walnuts (optional)

Mix cake mix, oil, pudding, & water in a bowl.
Add beaten eggs, mix well.
Add your nuts & pour into 2 sprayed loaf pans.
Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. (Oven vary)

Sex In A Pan

Here's Bob's Sex In A Pan recipe (originally from our friend Jami)
Trying to figure out how to make it sf.

1 brownie mix
8 oz. cream cheese
½ c powdered sugar
1 box instant chocolate pudding
Cool Whip
nuts (optional)
Bake brownies according to package and cool.
Mix softened cream cheese and powdered sugar.
Spread on top of brownies.
Make pudding and layer on top of cream cheese.
Cover with Cool Whip.
Sprinkle nuts on top if desired.
Refrigerate.

*Can make homemade brownies or use already made products.