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Easy Home-made candy canes

Things needed

1 1/2 cups semisweet or
white chocolate chips, 9 oz.
1 tsp. oil
36 pretzel rods
snowflakes sprinkles, sprinkles, crushed candy, and any other candy

DIP PRETZELS:

  1. Line baking sheets with wax paper. In microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and oil; microwave on High in 20-second intervals, stirring, until melted and smooth.
  2. Dip each pretzel halfway or three-quarter way into chocolate, spreading with small spatula or back of spoon and allowing excess to drip off.

    SPRINKLE COATING:

3. Immediately sprinkle pretzels with sprinkles, or candies. Place on baking sheets. Let dry, about 1 hour.

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Fun Cake and Brownie Recipes for Every Taste

There are so many different types of cakes and brownies, and some can be really fun to make. My husband prefers cakes without frosting or icing, while my daughter loves the frostings and icings. The main idea is to enjoy the cakes and brownies together.

Cakes

Brownies

Bars

Muffins

Frostings, icings, and Glazes

Fun and Easy Recipes for Every Baker

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Homemade Apple Pie: Step-by-Step Guide to a Family Favorite

Ingredients

CRUST

  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ table

FILLING

  • 8 cups thinly sliced apples (peeled, quartered, cored, and sliced crosswise)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
  • 1 tablespoon flour

Directions

  1. For the crust:
    • Preheat oven to 400°F.
    • Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are the size of small peas.
    • Sprinkle in ice water, one tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork until all flour is moistened and a ball of dough can be formed. Add more water if necessary.
    • Refrigerate dough until ready to roll.
  2. For the filling:
    • Mix all ingredients with the apple slices.
    • Roll out refrigerated pie crust dough, place in pie pan. Add apple mixture.
    • Top with remaining crust.
    • Cut a few small slashes in top crust for a steam vent.
    • With pastry brush, brush on egg wash (beat one egg with 1 tablespoon of milk).
    • Bake in a 400°F oven for 10 minutes.
    • Reduce heat to 375°F and continue baking for another 20 minutes.

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Delicious Garlic Rosemary Turkey for Thanksgiving

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1/2 hours + standing Makes: 15 servings

What you need

  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 8 to 10 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary or 3 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • ½ tsp. coarsely ground pepper
  • 1 bone-in turkey breast (5 lbs.)

What you need to do

  1. In a food processor, combine the olive oil, garlic cloves, rosemary, salt, paprika and pepper; cover and process until the garlic is coarsely chopped.
  2. With your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from both sides of turkey breast. Spread half the garlic mixture over the meat under the skin. Smooth skin over meat and secure to underside of breast with toothpicks. Spread remaining garlic mixture over turkey skin.
  3. Place turkey breast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325º until a thermometer reads 170°, 12-2 hours. Let turkey stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Discard toothpicks.

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Classic Pecan Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide

INGREDIENTS

CRUST

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup Crisco shortening (cold)
  • 3 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Filling

  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2cup dark corn syrup
  • ½ cup light Karo corn syrup
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups pecan halves

Directions

  1. For the crust:
    • In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt.
    • Using a pastry blender or a fork, cut in the Crisco until particles are the size of small peas.
    • Sprinkle flour mixture with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork.
    • Add water until dough is just moist enough to hold together.
  2. For the filling:
    • In a large mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs until they are slightly frothy.
    • Stir in both of the corn syrups, butter, sugar, and vanilla. Mix well.
    • Add the pecan halves.
    • Pour filling into a prepared unbaked pie shell and cover the edge of crust with foil.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  4. Bake the pie for 25 minutes and remove the foil.
  5. Continue to bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted close to the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool the pie completely and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide

INGREDIENTS

CRUST

  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ tablespoons water (ice-cold)
  • 1/4 tablespoon vinegar

FILLING

  • 1 small cooking pumpkin (4 to 6 inches)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 smidgen fresh ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

Directions

  1. For the crust:
    • Mix flour, salt, and sugar, then cut in shortening with fork or pastry cutter until crumbly.
    • Add egg, water, and vinegar.
    • Scrape out of bowl onto floured surface. Roll into ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate ½ to hour.
    • Roll dough out on a floured surface and place in pie pan.
  2. For the filling:
    • Cut pumpkin in half and scrape out seeds and string membranes of pumpkin.
    • Quarter pumpkin. In a double steamer, steam pumpkin until soft and skin peels off by touch (45 minutes to 1 hour).
    • Mash with potato masher, then squeeze water out of mashed pumpkin through cheesecloth.
    • Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
    • Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, and vanilla, and mix well.
    • Add eggs and milk. Mix well.
    • Pour into unbaked pie crust. Bake for 15 minutes.
    • Reduce heat to 350°F and cover crust edge. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
    • Let cool 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate.

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Easy Quick Microwave Pralines Treat

Things Needed

  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups pecan pieces
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • Stirring Spoon
  • microwavable bowl

Steps

  1. Melt margarine in 8 cup microwavable bowl. Stir in evaporated milk and sugar.
  2. Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Remove and stir. Microwave on high another 4 minutes.
  3. Remove and stir again. Add pecans and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Add vanilla and stir until mixture begins to thicken. Drop on wax paper and let cool overnight. Enjoy!

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Easy Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Makes 2 loafs

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp yeast
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1/2 Cup cinnamon sugar
  • 1 cup Raisins
  • 2/3 cup shortening

UTENSILS

  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 Mixing Spoon
  • Baking Pans
  • Measuring cups and Spoons
  • Towel for covering the dough

Directions

  1. Microwave water for about 1 minute in a glass Measuring cup [1cup], get out of Microwave and put in a mixing bowl.
  2. Put the yeast and Syrup in the mixing bowl.
  3. Add in flour, cinnamon sugar, and raisins in the bowl, mix well.
  4. Let it raise in the mixing bowl, With a towel over it, For about 1 hour.
  5. Get out pans, spray with cooking oil then preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  6. Cook for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Let it cool a little then put butter over the bread to eat and enjoy.

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Smart Laundry and Cleaning Hacks for Every Home

Here are some house cleaning tips.

  • A damp cloth is better at catching dust than a dry one. A dry duster just scatters it around and into the air. It then resettles elsewhere later.
  • A swifter can be used with a dust cloth. Wet the dust cloth and you can dust mop.
  • A mop is good for cleaning the bottom of the bathtub. It can save your back on bending over.
  • If you have to move something more than 1 time per day because it is in the wrong place, and that item needs a new location.
  • Put things back where they belong when you are finished with it.
  • Sort the mail as it comes in. I find it helpful to stand near the trash can.
  • Laundry tips
    • Dawn Dishwashing liquid is good as a laundry boaster for greasy and oily stains
    • Peroxide is good for
      • cleaning stains out of underwear
      • removing blood from clothing
      • disinfecting
  • Major dusting should be done about every three months. I personally try to align it with seasonal decoration swapping.
    • It is easier to dust when the stuff has just been put into a container to save until next year.
    • It is more fun when you know that you will get to put out things that has been put up for a while.
  • Basic weekly house cleaning
    • wash the clothes
      • wash at least 1 load of top clothes every week
      • wash at least 1 load of towels every week
      • wash the bedding at least once every two weeks
    • wash the dishes
      • every day
    • clean the counters
      • every day
    • clean the eating area
      • every day
    • take out the trash
      • when needed
    • sweep and mop
      • mopping should be done at least once per week
      • sweeping at least once a week but generally speaking as needed.
    • clean Bathroom
      • once a week

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Delicious Drummer Boy Chocolate Cake

PREP: 10 min. plus baking and cooling
MAKES: 18 servings

What you need

  • 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (frozen), divided
  • 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix or your favorite cake recipe
  • 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Instant Chocolate Pudding
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar, divided
  • 1/2 tsp. milk
  • 11 NILLA Wafers
  • 4 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 jar (10 oz.) cherries, well drained, chopped
  • 1 strip peelable red licorice
  • 2 Marshmallows
  • 2 pretzel rods

Make it!

  1. REFRIGERATE 1/3 of the COOL WHIP. Return remaining COOL WHIP to freezer.
  2. Prepare cake batter, blend in dry pudding mix. Bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers.
  3. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; invert onto wire racks. Cool completely.
  4. MEANWHILE, mix 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar and milk. Brush onto wafers.
  5. Microwave frozen COOL WHIP and chopped chocolate on HIGH 1-1/2 min, or until chocolate is melted, stirring after 1 min. Cool 15 min to thicken.
  6. BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar with whisk until well blended. Stir in cherries and thawed COOL WHIP.
  7. Stack cake layers on plate, filling with cream cheese mixture. Frost with chocolate mixture. Decorate with wafers and remaining ingredients to resemble drum and sticks. Refrigerate leftovers.
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