Pumpkin Cake- A Hansen Thanksgiving Tradition

Pumpkin Cake- Drinda Hansen aka..Mamaw

1 box yellow cake mix (can use white)

1/2 C. melted butter

1 egg

1 lrg. can pumpkin

3 eggs

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 c. br. Sugar

1 sm. can evaporated milk

1/2 C. sugar

1/4 C. butter

set aside 1 C cake mix. Mix remaining mix, melted butter, 1 egg, and press into a greased 9 x 13 pan.

Mix pumpkin, 3 eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and milk and pour over crust. Crumble 1 C. mix, 1/2 C. sugar, 1/4 C butter and sprinkle on top of Pumpkin mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

This is great alone, or with vanilla ice-cream, or fresh whipped cream.

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Chicken and Broccoli

4 Chicken breast halves cooked, I cook them in my skillet, and then season them
 with Lawry's chicken seasoning blend.
Steam 3 - 16 oz. pkgs. broccoli, or cauliflower or a mixture or use 3 lbs. fresh*
Prepare 9 x 13 pan with PAM, place broccoli in pan, then the cubed chicken.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees-
In a bowl add 1 can Cr. chicken soup, 1/2 C. milk, 1 /2 C. Mayonaise,
1 C. grated Cheddar, 2tsp. lemon juice.
Spread over the chicken and broccoli
 Mix:
1 C. crushed corn flake crumb or corn chex cereal, and 1/4 C. butter or margarine
sprinkle on top of sauce-Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
*variation, you can add 1-2 C. cooked white or brown rice to replace some broccoli/or chicken.
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Garlic Dip

Mix sour cream with California blend garlic salt- to taste
about 1-2 tsp. per 2 C. sour cream.
This is wonderful for dipping veggies, or potato chips.
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Chicken Fajitas

 Chicken Fajitas
Frozen Chicken Breasts ( I use 6 for our family)
Put frozen chicken into electric skillet with lid on.
Cook about 10 minutes, slice with sharp knife and finish cooking,
cook until no l onger pink in middle.
Add: 1 pkg. Fajita seasoning (westesrn Family is good )
and 1 pkg. full of water to skillet, cook another 5 minutes,
add sliced peppers( red, green, or yellow, or a combination)
and a sliced yellow or white onion and stir fry, I leave the meat in the pan
(my skillet is 14" across and there's room) or take the meat out and put in a bowl, covered.
Veggies should be crisp tender, serve with meat on warm tortillas, with grated cheddar,
sour cream, salsa, lettuce, and guacamole. We have everyone build their own fajita!
Great served with salsa and chips!
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Oatmeal Pancakes- Kristi & Adam Cobb-Kuna, ID

2 C. quick oats
1/2 C. flour
3 T. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking pwd.
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 C buttermilk
2 large eggs (slightly beaten)
1/4 C. butter
1 tsp. mexican vanilla
Combine all dry ingredients. Add wet ingedients and let sit for 20-30 min., covered. Cook slowly on a preheated 325 degree griddle, ( I have better luck a little lower)
* The pancakes are easier to flip if they are not very big. Spray between each pancake, and let the pancake cook through on one side before flipping.
Serve with Buttermilk syrup! YUMMY!
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Our friends the Cobbs made this  for us when we went to State in Boise, we HAD to have this recipe- Thanks Cobbs!

Aunt Amy's Pizza Crust

In small bowl:
1/2 C. warm water (120 degrees) 1 T. sugar
2 T. instant yeast
in Mixer:
4 C. Hot water 3 T. Shortening (I use Olive oil)
4-5 C. flour
 2 T. salt
Mix until batter is formed, add yeast mixture
4-5 C. more flour
mix 6-8 min. in mixer, dough should be smooth.
Cover, let double, mix down.
Divide into pizzas, prepare pan, press dough onto pan,
Add: sauce, grated cheese, cooked and crumbled sausage, pepperoni, or our favorite-
Chicken Alfredo:Alfredo sauce, and grilled chicken breast pieces, green pepper, onion, and mozzarella Bake at 500 for 18-20 min.
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Favorite Playdough

1 C. Flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 C. Salt
Mix dry then add wet ingredients
1 C. Water
2T. oil
food coloring- if desired
Mix thoroughly in saucepan - cook over med. heat until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and
forms a ball. Knead a few seconds.  Let cool before playing, will be HOT!
Store in baggie or airtight container.
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I have made this playdough for 25 years! All 7 of our children and our grandson have loved
playing with this dough!

Quick No-Bake Cookies-"Tom Who's"-Grandma Daily

In a saucepan combine:
2 C. sugar
 3 T. cocoa
mix well, add:
1/2 C. milk
 put on med heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat stirring constantly while boiling. Boil 3 min.
Take from heat and add remaining ingredients:
1/2 C. peanut butter
 1/2 C. butter
 1 tsp. vanilla
 2 C. qucik Oats
 1 C. chopped nuts (optional)
mix well until thickeneds, drop by spoonful on a cookie sheet covered in plastic wrap.
Cool in freezer if you want them NOW..when set up, store in airtight container- if there are any left..
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***A long time ago, my Grandma made these cookies for my parents to take to my sisters husband Tom..
On the several hour drive, my Dad ate some... my mom said they were for Tom, he said, "Tom Who?"
So they are offically "Tom Who's"

Raspberry Pretzel Salad

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees
2 1/3 C. broken Pretzel (pretty Chunky- using rolling pin)
1 1/2 cubes melted margarine(Imperial) or butter
Mix and press into 9 x 13 pan, bake- 10 min.
2nd layer- cream together in a mixing bowl
 1/2 C. pwd. sugar
 1 8oz. pkg. Cream Cheese ( I use 1/3 less fat Nufchatel)
Fold in 1 small coolwhip (9 oz.)
Spread in Pretzel crust while still warm, seal out to all edges.
Top Layer:
1 6 oz. raspberry jello
 2 C. Boiling water
 2 cartons raspberries ( still frozen- about 2 C.)
8 oz. crushed Pineapple
 Dissolve jello in water, stir in frozen berries, add pineapple, poir over cool whip layer- set in fridge covered with plastic wrap. Let cool several hours. Cut into squares to serve.
Great as a salad,dessert, or snack!
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Chicken Roll-Ups

4 C. Chicken cooked and cubed, or shredded ( can use canned chicken too)
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 C. choopped onions-we prefer 3-4 green onions
3 containers of cresent roll dough
2 C. grated Cheddar cheese
optional 2 C. frozen peas ( we don't do this but the originl recipe did!)
mix ingredients- roll into cresent rolls and pinch the edges closed
bake at time and temperature on roll can
SAUCE: heat in sauce pan over low heat,stirring constantly:
1 Can cream of Chicken Soup, 1 C. Sr. Cream
Serve sauce with Roll-Ups.
Great as a leftover warmed up too!
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Guacamole- adds flavor and color to mexican food!

Fresh, ripe Avacados
about 1 per 3 people you are serving
cut avacado in half, remove seed, discard..
(or if you are McKayla, you stick toothpicks in it
set it in a glass of water in the window...and try to grow a tree..)
then you scoop out the soft green avacodo with a spoon, and
mash into a bowl with a fork, adding a sprinkle of california
blend garlic salt...add a little squeeze of lime or lemon to prevent
it from oxidizing( turning brown)
serve on mexican food, or on a turkey sandwich or dip with corn chips!
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Easy Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Easy Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas
In Crock Pot:
6 -10 frozen Chicken breasts
1 large can Green Chili Enchilada Sauce
Let cook on high 5-6 hours
When chicken is done-
Prepare 9 x 13 pan with PAM
Cut an 8 oz. cream cheese into 10 strips the short way
Spread one strip on the middle of tortilla( I use flour)
Then add shredded chicken, a little sauce, and grated cheddar,
roll up and place in pan, continue with the rest of the meat mixture.
Serve with Fresh Guacamole, Sr. Cream, and salsa or Taco Bell mild sauce!
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Mamaw's Quiche- Drinda Hansen( My Mom) Orem, Utah

2 cans cresent rolls

2 small zuchini sliced or 2 C. broccoli     2-4 geen onions chopped

1/2 C. sliced mushrooms canned or fresh (optional)    

1 C. milk

3-4 eggs

1/4 tsp. each- thyme, and rosemary

12 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled or tiny ham cubes

1 1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Pres Cresent roll dough into a 9" deep pie pan.

Mix eggs, veggies, spices and cheese together into the pie pan and bake at 375 degrees

about 30 min.- until a knife in center comes out clean- not wiggly in center. 

Serve with French bread and tossed green salad. Great as a leftover!

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Rocky Road Fudge- Yum!

Prepare a 9 x 13 with PAM-

In a double boiler- 

2 C. Chocolate Chips ( Semi Sweet or milk)

1 Can Sweetened Condensed milk

2 T. butter

#c. dry roasted peanuts

1 tsp. mexican vanilla

1 pkg. (10 1/2 oz. ) mini marshmallows

combine chips, milk and butter- melt unitl smooth.

Remove from heat and add peanuts and marshmallows. 

Spread in prepared pan, cool, cut, enjoy!

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Fruit Pizza- Kristin's Recipe

Fruit Pizza- Kristin's favorite!

1/2 C. butter (soft)  1/2 C shortening (don't substitute)

1 1/2 C. sugar         2 tsp. Cream of Tartar

2 3/4 C. flour          1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

2 eggs

mix all together and spread into a greased 10 x 15 jelly roll pan. 

Bake at 400 degrees for 10 min.

Let cool

sauce: 8 oz. cream cheese 3/4 C. sugar, 2 T pineapple juice, spread evenly on top of crust.

 Top with fruit of your choice: mandarin oranges, sliced bananas, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, peaches, pineapple, etc.

score into squares before decorating and make each piece the same, or make them all different.

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Buttermilk Scones- Willie Dean Topham- Parowan, Utah

Great for Navaho Tacos, Elephant ears, etc. 
In a large mixing bowl:
4 C. flour
 2 T. instant yeast
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. b. soda
1 1/2 tsp.  salt
Add:
1 Qt. buttermilk ( 4 C. hot water & 3/4 C. pwd. milk, whisk till smooth-add 2 tsp. lemon juice or vinegar) 120 degrees
2 T. Oil
4 T. honey
2 eggs
Mix well, add about 4 C.- flour, 'til dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Not too Dry!
Let rise until double, punch down. Roll out on oil covered counter ( flour makes the frying oil yucky)
cut out - and fry in 365 degree oil- till golden and puffy!
 drain- serve with cinnamon sugar, or pb&j, or jam or honey, or honey butter!
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Clabber Girl Baking Powder Biscuits- Drinda Hansen (My mom)Orem,Utah

Light, Tasty Biscuits -
preheat oven to 475 degrees
Sift together 2 C. flour, 2 1/2 tsp. B.pwd., adn 1/2 tsp. salt
Cut in 1/3 C. shortening ( I use imperial margarine)
I use my hand mixer until it looks like coarse corn meal.
Add 3/4 C. milk and blend lightly with fork only until flour is moistened.
(if you mix too long the biscuits will not be light or fluffy!)
Turn out on lightly floured counter.................. knead lightly
and roll 3/4" thick. Cut dough into hearts, or circles( I use a glass)
stack 2 high on a lightly greased cookie sheet bake 12-15 minutes,
until golden- because they are 2 high, they break apart perfect, and they are
light ,fluffy, and delicious! Just like my Mom made!
I have to double this recipe for my crowd!
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Sour Cream Sugar Cookies - Diane Spackman, Vernal, Utah

Cream 2 C. Sugar  and 1/2 C. Margarine, 1/2 C. Butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. sour cream
5 C. flour (may need a little more)
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking pwd.
1 tsp. salt
Roll out on a floured surface
Bake 10-12 min. @350
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