Cut lollipop sticks in half. Use a melon baller to scoop little balls out of medium sized apples, making sure each ball has a section of the apple peel. Push a lollipop stick into the peel of each apple ball. Blot apples dry with a paper towel. Melt a 14-ounce package of caramel candies with 2 tablespoons of water. Dip and swirl apple balls in caramel then roll in crushed Oreo cookies, nuts, sprinkles, nonpareils or mini-chocolate chips. Place on waxed paper to cool for 15 minutes.

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1 cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Plain pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
1 cup Milk
2 Tablespoons Canola oil
Optional: Raisins, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips and whipped cream

Mix dry ingredients.

Separate eggs (whites and yolks).

Combine yolks with pumpkin, milk and canola oil Add dry ingredients.

Beat egg whites until fluffy then fold into the batter.

Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto a greased griddle; flip when bubbles form on top.

Make jack-o-lantern faces or other fun things with the pancakes and optional ingredients.

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DEVIL’S FOOD CUPCAKES
1 cup Granulated sugar
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup Cocoa powder
1 Egg
2/3 cup Butter, milted
1 cup Buttermilk
½ cup Brewed coffee
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 ¼ cups Flour
½ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 teaspoon Baking powder
Powdered sugar for dusting cupcakes
2 Muffin pans (12 cup size)
24 Muffin cup liners
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.
In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, egg, butter, buttermilk, coffee, and vanilla and mix well until smooth. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and sad all at once to sugar mixture. Stir with a wire whisk until batter is smooth. Using a ¼ cup measure, pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until cakes spring back when lightly touched in center. Cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Frost with Buttercream frosting (below) or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Nutritional information per cupcake:
Calories 149.80; fat 5.77g; saturated fat 3.52gf’ tarns fat .15g; carbohydrates 23.31g; cholesterol 22.78mg.
Using cocoa powder instead of chocolate not only reduces the saturated fat content, but makes cupcakes that are velvety and smooth.
DECORATING CUPCAKES
It’s fun to decorate cupcakes; let your imagination run wild. You can place a doily on the top and sift powdered sugar over; carefully remove the doily for a lacy design. For a fun birthday-party theme, top each frosted cupcake with an animal cracker.

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1 cup Butter, softened
5 cups Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3 to 5 Tablespoons Whole milk
In large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup powdered sugar, beating until combined. Stir in vanilla. Then add the remaining powdered sugar alternately with the whole milk, until desired spreading consistency is reached. Fills and frosts two 9” cake layers or one 9×13” cake or 24 cupcakes.
Buttercream Frosting Flavorings:
To this recipe, add 2 squares of melted unsweetened chocolate or 1/3 cup cocoa powder for Chocolate Frosting. For a Peanut Butter Frosting, reduce the butter amount to 2/3 cup and add 1/3 cup peanut butter (you may need more milk). For Peppermint Frosting, fold crushed peppermint candies into the frosting. For Caramel Frosting, add ¼ cup caramel ice cream topping; reduce milk to 2 tablespoons.

Nutritional information per 2 tablespoons (recipe makes 48 tablespoons):
Calories 176.44; fat 7.79g; saturated fat 4.92; trans fat 0.10g; carbohydrates 27.53; cholesterol 20.69g
Tubs of prepared buttercream frosting are loaded with artificial trans fat. All of the trans fat in this recipe comes from the butter. It’s the natural version, which is good for you.
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ORANGE-SCENTED BROCCOLI

1 bunch Fresh broccoli
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
1 Tablespoon Butter
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Flour (all-purpose)
½ cup Orange juice
1 teaspoon Grated orange zest (can use dried from jar found in spice aisles)
2 Tablespoons Lemon juice
1/3 cup Sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Wash broccoli and cut apart into florets. Peel stems and cut into ½ slices. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add broccoli; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until broccoli is bright green. Drain into a colander and run cold water over; drain well.

In a saucepan, combine olive oil, butter, and garlic over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Add orange juice, zest, and lemon juice; cook and stir until mixture simmers for 1 minute.

Arrange broccoli in 2-quart casserole dish or 8”x8” or 11”x7” baking pan. Pour sauce over and sprinkle with almonds.

Bake for 20 minutes or until broccoli is tender.

Yield: 4 servings

Nutritional information per serving;
Calories 146.46; fat 10.79g; saturated fat 2.66g; trans fat 0.07g; carbohydrates 17.48g; cholesterol 7.63mg

Broccoli is one of the best foods you can eat. It’s packed full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. This method of cooking yields tender florets scented with orange.

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CHICKEN BREASTS ITALIENNE
1/2 RECIPE RECIPE
3 (1 ½ lbs) 6 (3 lbs.) Chicken breasts, skinned, boned and halved
1 ½ Tbl. 3 Tbl. Lemon juice
1 ¼ tsp. 2 ¾ tsp. Salt
1/8 tsp. ¼ tsp. Ground white pepper
6 Tbl. 12 Tbl. Butter or margarine
2 ½ cups 5 cups (1lb.) Sliced mushrooms
¼ cup ½ cup Onion, chopped
¼ cup ½ cup Flour
1 ½ Tbl. 3 Tbl. Olive oil
½ cup 1 cup Water
¼ cup 1/3 cup Dry white wine
1 ½ tsp. 1 Tbl. Original Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbl. 2 Tbl. Chopped parsley
Optional:
Hot cooked rice or noodles
• Sprinkle chicken breasts with lemon juice, salt and white pepper; set aside.
• Melt half of butter in a large skillet; add mushrooms and onion and sauté 5 minutes.
• Remove mushrooms and onion from skillet; set aside.
• Dredge chicken breasts with flour.
• Add remaining butter with oil to original skillet; heat until hot.
• Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; brown well on both sides, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken; pour off any fat remaining in skillet.
• Add ¾ of water, wine and Worcestershire sauce, heat, stirring to loosen browned particles in bottom of pan.
• Return chicken and mushroom mixture to skillet; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is tender about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove chicken to serving platter.
• Stir remaining water and parsley into liquid in skillet; bring to a boil.
• Pour liquid over chicken and mushrooms.
Serve with rice or noodles if desired.
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CHEESE BREAD
1 Egg
1 ½ cups Milk
3 ¾ cups Buttermilk baking mix (like Bisquick)
1 cup Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)

Heat oven to 350°.
Grease loaf pan, 9x5x3”.
Beat egg in large mixer bowl. Add remaining ingredients; beat on medium speed ½ minute. Pour batter into pan. Bake 1 hour.
Cool. (Can be served immediately.) If not served immediately wrap and refrigerate.
If prepared ahead: 25 minutes before serving, heat oven to 375°. Place wrapped (if plastic wrap was used, replace with foil wrap) Cheese Bread on oven rack; heat 15 minutes. Slice and enjoy.

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