Creamy Lemon Squares

Ingredients

1 pound pork sausage
6 (1 ounce) slices bread, cubed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
6 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard

Directions

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside.

Layer bread cubes, sausage, and Cheddar cheese in a lightly greased 7x11 inch baking dish. In a bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, salt, and mustard. Pour the egg mixture over the bread cube mixture. Cover, and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

Remove the casserole from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Cinnamon Rolls

Raisin Cinnamon Sweet Rolls

Ingredients:
2 cups scalded milk, col to luke warm
½ cup shortening (use real butter)
½ cup warm water
2 Tbl dry yeast
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
1 cup cold mashed potatoes
7 cups flour (about)
½ cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup raisins (can add more, if desired)
Butter, softened
Cinnamon and sugar

Directions:
Pour milk over shortening. Cool to luke warm. Soften yeast in warm water. Beat eggs. Add to the milk-shortening mixture. Add sugar, salt, mashed potatoes and yeast mixture. Sitir in 4 cups flour and mix well. Soften the raisins with hot water. Plour the nuts and raisins and add, blending well. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Let rise in warm place for 1 ½ hours or until double in bulk. Punch down and allow to rise again until doubled. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a rectangle ½ - inch thick. Spread with softened butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Roll up jiffy-roll style and cut into 1 – inch slices. Either place in greased muffin tins to bake or place in greased baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Allow to rise again until doubled and bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes or until done. Frost with *powdered sugar glaze.

*Powdered sugar glaze
1 cup powered sugar
2 Tbl milk
2 drops vanilla
Brush lightly over bread

Very Good Cookies

Cream:
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Beat in:
2 eggs
salt
2 tsp vanilla
3 T milk

Mix and add:
1 1/2 tsp soda
3 1/2 cup flour

Grind 1 cup raisins and mix into dough. Roll into balls and press. Cook at 350 F until golden brown.

*Mothers note: put shortening, sugar, milk, vanilla and raisins into food processor. Chops raisins perfect.

Everyday Waffles

1 3/4 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 stiff beaten egg whites
2 beaten egg yolks
1 1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup oil or shortening (melted)

Sift together dry ingredients. Combine egg yolks and milk; stir into dry ingredients. Stir in oil. Fold in egg whites, leaving a few little fluffs - don't over-mix. Make in preheated waffle iron. Makes about 8 waffles.

Orange Julius

1 6oz can of frozen orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
enough ice cubes to fill blender

Blend until mixture is as slushy as desired.

Streusel Macadamia Slice

(Australian recipe… I tried to convert the recipe, but I am not sure that I am right.)

175g unsalted butter softened ( 3/4 cup)
¾ cup caster sugar (brown sugar)
2 tsps finely grated orange rind ( ½ of an orange juice)
2 eggs
¾ cup plain flour
¾ cup self-raising flour
Icing sugar mixture, to decorate

Streusel Macadamia Topping
¾ cup plain flour
2 tsps ground cinnamon
60 g cold unsalted butter, chopped ( 1/4 cup)
1/3 cup brown sugar
150 g raw macadamia nuts (2/3 cup)
1 Tbs water

Directions
Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamination pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, making sure it extends 2cm above edges of pan.

Beat butter, caster sugar and orange rind in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Combine sifted lours and stir into egg mixture. Spread cake batter over base of prepared pan.

To make streusel macadamia topping, process flour, cinnamon and butter in a food processor until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add brown sugar and nuts and process until nuts are coarsely chopped. Add water and process for another 30 seconds, or until mixture resembles, coarse breadcrumbs.

Sprinkle topping evenly over cake batter.

Cook in a moderate oven, 180 C (350 F) for 40 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Stand slice in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

To serve, cut slice into small squares and dust with sifted icing sugar mixture.

Muddy Buddies

9 cups Chex cereal (any variety)
1 6-oz pkg semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup margarine or butter (do not use spread or tub)
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Directions
Measure cereal into large bowl and set aside. Microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter minute. Stir. Microwave 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into large ziplock bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag. Shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator. Makes 9 cups