Apple pie

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

pumpkin pie

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 (14 ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes.
2. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Chicken and bell peppers

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• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped

• 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
• All purpose flour
• 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers and garlic and sauté until pepper are tender, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer peppers to bowl.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over chicken to coat evenly. Add chicken to skillet and sauté until light brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Return peppers to skillet; add broth and wine. Increase heat to high. Boil until liquid thickens to sauce consistency, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Return chicken and any juices to skillet. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer chicken and peppers to platter. Sprinkle with parsley.

snicker doodle

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

Witches Hats

quick, easy and cute :)

All you need:

oreos

candy kisses

frosting

Take the oreo and twist the two cookie ends apart from each other. Than take frosting and place it on the cookie or the creme depending on what side you use, and place the kiss on top. Its a fun way to add a halloween treat to your party. 

homemade doughnuts

 So this is a little halloween treat! 

Take Pillsbury biscuit dough and cut it into fourths. Than put them into a pot of cooking oil on the stove. They will cook and will be ready when they are a golden brown. Then comes the fun part. Have a variety of options for toppings. You can have maple frothing, chocolate fudge, carmel, powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar. Anything you want. You take the donut and roll it in whatever topping you want. Then enjoy!

Maple Frosting:

1-1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar
1/4 cup Maple Syrup
3 tablespoons soften butter

Mix together until smooth.