#336 - Cinnamon Almonds

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 egg white
1 tsp. cold water
4 cups whole almonds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Lightly grease a 10" x 15" jellyroll pan. Lightly beat the egg white in a bowl--add water and beat until frothy but not stiff. Add the nuts and stir until well coated. Mix the sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle over the nuts. Toss to coat the nuts, and spread the mixture evenly on the prepared pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir occasionally and bake until golden. Allow to cool, then store nuts in airtight containers.

#333 - Easy Apple Crisp

(by Shirley McNevich)

6 cups sliced tart apples, peeled or not depending on your preference
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup white sugar (if apples are not tart, use only 1/2 cup white sugar)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Butter an 8-inch square baking dish and arrange sliced apples in the bottom of it. In a bowl using a spoon, combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and egg--blend well. Sprinkle this mixture over apples. Drizzle melted butter evenly over crumb mixture. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm (preferably with vanilla ice cream).

#307 - Cream Cheese Squares

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 - 8oz. cans refrigerated Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls
2 - 8oz. packages softened Philly cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg, slightly beaten
3/4 cup white sugar
2 TBSP ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unroll one of the cans of crescent dough and press the pieces on the bottom of greased 13 x 9 x 2" baking pan--press the seams between the pieces together to seal them. In a mixer, beat cream cheese, vanilla, egg and 1/2 cup of the sugar on medium speed until well blended. Spread mixture onto crust. Unroll second can of crescent dough onto large sheet of wax paper. Pat out dough to form 13 x 9 x 2" rectangle and press the seams together to seal. Invert this dough over cream cheese mixture to form top crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 min. or until golden brown. Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in small bowl and sprinkle over squares before cutting. Keep refrigerated.

#261 - Pumpkin Bread

(by Rachel Guarini - friend)

2 eggs
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup Miracle Whip Dressing
1/4 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 tsp. Calumet baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup Planter's Chopped Pecans


Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Add sugar, pumpkin, Miracle Whip and milk - mix well. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, then add dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture. Stir just until moistened. Gently stir in pecans. Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.