Toast and Asparagus Gravy

10-12 asparagus spears cut into 1 inch pieces

Milk

Flour

Bread

Salt and pepper to taste

Saute asparagus pieces in butter or oil until tender. Add enough milk to make desired amount of gravy, cook on medium heat until bubbling, stirring occasionally.

Make a roux out of 2-3 Tbs. flour and enough milk to make a 'Elmer's glue-like' consistency.

Add roux to milk/asparagus mixture slowly while stirring. Turn heat off.

Let gravy cool a bit and thicken, stir occasionally. (If you need gravy to be thicker just make another roux.)

Add salt and pepper to taste!

Eat gravy over buttered toast for breakfast. Mmmmmm.

This is one of my favorite breakfasts!

Corn Chowder

This is originally Marsha's recipe. My family loves it. It's especially good with bread sticks or Italian bread to dip in it. Yum!!!

1 ½ C. chopped onion

4 Tbsp. butter
2 C. frozen hash browns

2 C. diced cooked ham
20 oz. frozen corn

2 C. cream-style corn

5 C. milk
2 cans cream of Mushroom soup

salt, pepper, parsley flakes

Combine everything in crockpot and cook on high 4-5 hours, or all day on low.

Pumpkin Rolls

This is for Brooke! They are really easy and most people LOVE them! I always make them in batches of 3 or 5.

PUMPKIN ROLLS - (makes 3)

9 eggs

3 c. sugar

1 sm. can pumpkin

3 tsp. lemon juice

2-1/4 c. flour

3 tsp. baking powder

2 Tbs. cinnamon

1 Tbs. ginger

1 -1/2 tsp. ginger

1- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 -1/2 tsp. salt

3 c. chopped nuts

powdered sugar

Beat eggs on high for 5 minutes. Beat in sugar. Add pumpkin and lemon juice. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into 3 cookie sheets (lined with parchment paper and sprayed with "Pam". Sprinkle 1 cup nuts on each one. Bake 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Loosen edges and dump out onto dish cloth sprinkled generously with powdered sugar. Roll up in towel(from long edge) and let cool. When cool - unroll - frost with cream cheese filling - roll back up (without towel!) and freeze. (roll in aluminum foil to freeze). They freeze very well for a long time!

Filling:

3 c. powdered sugar

2 - 8 oz. cream cheese

1 -1/2 cubes butter

1 -1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine and beat until smooth. Divide between 3 pumpkin rolls.

Delicious Breakfast Recipes

Shara, Tawnya, Amy (Jeanie's daughter-in-law), Grandma, and I (Marsha) got to eat a yummy breakfast for lunch at Aunt Jeanie's house a while ago. So of course we had to get the recipes. Thanks for the great food, Aunt Jeanie!
Amish Breakfast

Saute, drain, and then set aside:

1 lb. sliced and diced bacon
1 small purple onion - diced

In a mixing bowl:

6 eggs slightly beaten
4 C. frozen hash brown
2 C. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 C. swiss cheese
1/2 C. small curd cottage cheese - blend
1 green or red bell pepper - chopped
salt and pepper

Add bacon mix and pour into a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min. just until set. Cool for 10 min. before serving.

Bobbi's Apple Pancakes

2 medium-size green apples
(Jonathan or Granny Smith),
peeled, cored, and chopped
2 eggs
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp butter, softened
2 cups evaporated milk
2 cups Bisquick All-Purpose baking mix

Mix all the batter ingredients in a large bowl. Spoon onto a greased pancake grill or frying pan and cook over medium-high heat. Serves 4.

Cinnamon Syrup

2 cups light corn syrup
4 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 cups evaporated milk

Combine all ingredients except the milk and bring to a full boil in a medium-size pot. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Let cool a full 5 minutes. Add milk, and serve warm.

Fruit Salad Sauce
Boil for 2 min. and cool:
1 1/2 C. sugar
2 C. water

Add:
1/2 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 C. orange juice
1/2 tsp rum flavoring
2 tsp lemon juice

Chill in refrigerator. Serve over any variety of fruit.

Delicious Breakfast Recipes

Shara, Tawnya, Amy (Jeanie's daughter-in-law), Grandma, and I (Marsha) got to eat a yummy breakfast for lunch at Aunt Jeanie's house a while ago. So of course we had to get the recipes. Tawnya took pictures and will add them later. Thanks for the great food, Aunt Jeanie!

Amish Breakfast

Saute, drain, and then set aside:

1 lb. sliced and diced bacon
1 small purple onion - diced

In a mixing bowl:

6 eggs slightly beaten
4 C. frozen hash brown
2 C. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 C. swiss cheese
1/2 C. small curd cottage cheese - blend
1 green or red bell pepper - chopped
salt and pepper

Add bacon mix and pour into a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min. just until set. Cool for 10 min. before serving.

Bobbi's Apple Pancakes

2 medium-size green apples
(Jonathan or Granny Smith),
peeled, cored, and chopped
2 eggs
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp butter, softened
2 cups evaporated milk
2 cups Bisquick All-Purpose baking mix

Mix all the batter ingredients in a large bowl. Spoon onto a greased pancake grill or frying pan and cook over medium-high heat. Serves 4.

Cinnamon Syrup

2 cups light corn syrup
4 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 cups evaporated milk

Combine all ingredients except the milk and bring to a full boil in a medium-size pot. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Let cool a full 5 minutes. Add milk, and serve warm.

Fruit Salad Sauce

Boil for 2 min. and cool:
1 1/2 C. sugar
2 C. water

Add:
1/2 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 C. orange juice
1/2 tsp rum flavoring
2 tsp lemon juice

Chill in refrigerator. Serve over any variety of fruit.

HOT SPICED PUNCH

Tonight was our Young Women in Excellence and I was in charge of refreshments. We served pumpkin rolls and Wassail. This recipe is in Grams Cookbook (pg. 3) by Melanie. I think it's the best Hot Drink (Wassail type) ever!

5 qts. water
1 tsp. ground cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
4 c. sugar
1 large pineapple juice
1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 c. lemon juice
Boil water, sugar, cloves and cinnamon together for 5 minutes. Add the juices. Heat all together and serve hot.

Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce

Photo courtesy of Pinch My Salt

I found this recipe on the website Pinch My Salt. It was delicious! You must try it with the Salted Caramel Sauce.

Adapted from Gourmet

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup peeled and chopped baking apple (I used granny smith)
heaping tablespoon of raw sugar (demerara, turbinado or Sugar in the Raw)
extra cinnamon for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan*

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; set aside. In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about two minutes. Add vanilla and egg and beat well. With the mixer set to low speed, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture. Add half the buttermilk and continue beating on low speed until incorporated. Scraping down sides of bowl as necessary, beat in another 1/3 of flour mixture then remaining buttermilk. Finally beat in the last 1/3 of the flour mixture until just combined.

3. Scrape batter into the cake pan, smoothing the top with a spatula. Scatter apple pieces evenly over the top of the cake batter then sprinkle evenly with raw sugar. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.

4. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan for ten minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool until warm. Invert onto a plate. Serve plain, or with whipped cream and salted caramel sauce.

Salted Caramel Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Stir together sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small saucepan, place over medium-high heat, and bring to a boill. Let boil until amber in color, about 3 minutes.
2. Immediately add butter and stir to incorporate. Remove from heat, add cream and salt, and mix well. Serve immediately or let cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate

Blonde Brownies

Melt 2/3 c. butter in sauce pan
add 2 c. brown sugar and mix in well. Let cool for a minute.

stir in:

2 slightly beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

add:

2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Spread in greased cake pan.

Sprinkle 1/2 pkg of chocolate chips over top.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes